Chris Haluska Email & Phone Number

United States

Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

Manage purchasing activities of all European suppliers for Permobil Inc.● Placing planned purchase orders as well as expedited air orders, as a soul source provider● Collaborating with demand planning and master data specialist to ensure forecast and system information is accurate.● Update part and price file accordingly to ensure data is correct.● Work hand in hand with global sourcing regarding pricing and delivery concerns.● Resolve all pricing, delivery, and invoicing discrepancies. ● Partner across departments to ensure KPIs and company/departmental goals were successfully met.● Assist with departmental reorganizations, onboarding and budgets.● Develop and streamline processes to increase departmental productivity by 32% in European markets.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Manage all purchasing activities for a $40 million federal government and healthcare contractor.● Established purchasing guidelines and procedures for ASE Direct and continually identifying and updating procedures to maximize company efficiencies while increasing profits.● Worked with existing vendors to provide the best quality and price to meet requirements.● Sourced and established new vendors to provide the company with the ability to be flexible in meeting customer’s needs.● Negotiated pricing, order terms and conditions and fees for required purchases.● Worked with vendors to identify applicable rebate programs to increase profit margins.● Placed, tracked, and expedited all orders through company systems while resolving shipping, billing and return issues.● Assisted sales personnel on large dollar orders.● Generated and reported cost saving measures between $250,000 and $500,000 annually.