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Latrobe, PA

• Created specific chemistry mixes, using scrap and virgin materials, to build various grades of steel and kept one Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) furnace and two Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) furnaces continuously.
• Maintained accurate raw material inventory levels to avoid interruptions in the melting process and purchased all required materials daily and weekly to ensure adherence to upcoming schedules. Reduced raw material.
• Supervised staff of 14 employees; made all daily assignments; maintained adequate staffing levels to meet daily goals; trained staff on safety and standard operating procedures.

Sewickley, PA

Called on accounts ranging from a small single employee business with annual purchases of $5K to a large distributor purchasing more than $250K. Contacted approximately 20 to 30 customers per day: resulting in increased sales and more cost effectiveness of deliveries to specific territories.

Squirrel Hill, PA

• Ownership encompassed: inventory control, equipment maintenance, customer service, marketing, personnel management and financial management.
• Hired and trained all employees and supervisors; scheduled up to 14 people on a weekly basis.
• Handled all customer service issues from product sales to resolving customer complaints.
• Completed and maintained all financial reports, bookkeeping, payroll and daily sale receipts.

Concordville, PA

• Managed sales of specialty fibre-metal composite safety and industrial equipment to distributors throughout western Pennsylvania, western New York, all of Ohio, and all of West Virginia.
• Prepared forecasts and marketing strategies and detailed sales and marketing reports. Introduced new products, trained and supported distributor sales personnel in sales of products.
• Presented product seminars at industrial companies, mining companies, and manufacturers.
• Served as liaison among Fibre-Metal, distributors, and customers to resolve problems.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Represented and promoted 18,000+ products manufactured by more than 100 companies
• Prepared forecasts and marketing strategies. Developed and maintained account relationships with intensive customer support and follow through. This initiative increased and strengthened customer base plus increased.
• Analyzed pricing and negotiated short and long-term supply contracts, determined packaging requirements and scheduled deliveries; improved on time deliveries and insured customer supplies were kept in inventory for.