Craig Opsal Email & Phone Number

Fishers, In, Us

Fishers, Indiana, United States

Carmel, In

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Streamline overall day-to-day activities of purchasing management and inventory control.• Deliver appropriate suggestions and executive-level assistance to the procurement team.• Spearhead and improve routine operations of employees in the purchasing departments in order to achieve work objectives.• Prepare, allocate, and administer an operational budget for inventory on an annual basis.• Perform several operations such as planning schedules, assigning tasks to staff, coordinating with vendors, and fostering relationships with key stakeholders.• Leverage strong communication skills to negotiates product pricing & programs with suppliers to enhance sales and margin.• Contribute to managing sales, engineering, quality control, warehousing, production, accounting, logistics, and HR activities by collaborating with other departments.• Determine and resolve complex issues and execute results-driven processes to maximize efficiency/accuracy and minimize costs.• Determine business development/expansion opportunities, while cultivating long-term business relationships with vendors.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Managed an institutional procurement process that continuously improved the purchasing activities of the organization.• Evaluated, selected, and acquired high-quality products as per requirements.• Held overall accountabilities for controlling orders purchasing and logistics.• Supervised non-capitalized assets, inventory, and stock items in an efficient manner.• Monitored and streamlined overall functions for the distribution of plastic materials and sign board.

• Developed and executed strategies for product need, oversaw review historical sales data, and administering budget in close collaboration with senior leadership.• Played an integral part in the CPFR process management in conjunction with key vendors.• Saved the cost of inventory through impact assessments of adding and deleting SKUs.• Created and fostered a long-term business relationship with vendors, while holding all vendors accountable for product needs aimed at achieving work objectives.

Responsible for ordering all major appliances into 14 distribution centers.Forecast product need; review historical sales data; and approve / track all purchase orders.Responsible for CPFR processes with LG and Samsung for Major Appliances.Resolved PO discrepancies including pricing, quantities, shipping, and returns.Lead point in Appliance stock communication with store management.Merchandising of products at store locations to ensure product appeal and profit growth. Strategically negotiated with major manufactures on pricing, promotions, and programs.Key role with Logistics for receiving, scheduling, and transportation of products.Proactively controlled pricing in store and on the web in compliance with vendor MAP policies.Accountable for Inventory control including budget and turns.

Responsible for every phase of day-to-day operations.Interviewed, hired, trained, mentored, coached and evaluated various store personnel.Maximized Sales and profitability assigned areas through execution of company strategy.

Streamlined processes and procedures so that all service levels were met with minimized inventory shrinkage.Acted as an escalation point to resolve critical customer service issues.

Established sales goals, managed budgets, and devised sales forecast. Managed all aspects of merchandising, window displays and stocking.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Kelley School Of Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General