Christopher Cochran Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee Area

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Served as the main purchasing agent of the merchandise and supplies department.
• Purchased supplies and peripherals from a variety of vendors, and identifies and developed new purchasing sources.
• Planned sales strategies, and generated reports to track sales and maintain inventory levels.
• Raised sales 30% within three months with a sales plan focused on lower costs to customers.
• Worked on department layout and plans displays and sales areas on sales floor.
• Conducted employee training focused on ordering and arrangement of displays.

University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bookstore

• Purchasing agent who worked with hundreds of vendors and clients to research, adopt, and order over 4,000 unique titles per four month buying cycle.
• Sourced a number of titles to various used wholesalers to obtain an average of 50% savings per title.
• Worked with clients and vendors to obtain and process feedback, and improve functionality.
• Provided extensive customer service and utilized research and problem solving skills to meet the needs of a customer population of over 27,000.
• Managed inventory and returns, and maintained database to insure correct products are listed and ordered.
• Streamlined the return process to operate more efficiently, gaining a 10% increase in speed of returns.

Golda Meier Library

• Worked in the reference room of a university library, serving both students, and the general population.
• Worked with reference librarians to help provide information and research ideas to patrons.
• Maintained information databases and assisted with interlibrary loans and book returns and reshelving.
• Helped clients with interlibrary loan requests, to have books sent from other libraries for research purposes.
• Demonstrated extensive academic research and customer service in order to meet the needs of the client base.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Information Science/Studies, 3.4

Master Of Science (Ms), Business Administration, Management And Operations, 3.5

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.2