Dan Ferdinand Email & Phone Number

Responsible for all purchasing functions. We buy HRP&O, Cold Rolled, Galvanized, & High Strength Low Alloy in coil form. Among other metals products.

* ISO 9001:2000 Certified* Manager of the Inside Sales Department.* Responsible for running the in side sales department.* We sell Slit coils all thickness, most grades, Bar stock, Flat sheets & Plates, * Seven locations in The United States.

• (Steel Distributor) ISO 9001:2001 Certified
• Reduced inventory dollars on floor by 18.2% when steel prices increased 90% in one year.
• Turned inventory 8 times per year from 5 times.
• Maintained proper supply of the right product mix.
• Found and cultivated new sources of supply and built good vendor relations in which vendors worked with me to keep inventory down and off of my floor.
• Responsibilities included domestic and foreign purchasing from mills, warehouses and spot buying on the open market.

• ( Steel Warehouse )
• Bought and sold hot roll pickle and oil steel, cold rolled low and high carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum coils and sheets.
• I had four employees.
• Managed all aspects of business, including purchasing, sales, inventory control, accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer service and three employees.
• Developed a loyal customer base and long-standing relationships with superior vendors.
• Created a system using Microsoft Access software to track inventory status, including incoming and outgoing products and allocated items; calculate profit dollars, profit contribution and profit margin per sale, month.

• (Manufacture of Bathroom Medicine Cabinets)
• Responsibilities included inventory control, maintenance of vendor relationships, cost management and containment,
• I was in charge of two buyers in the Purchasing Department.
• Ran Purchasing Department that had ten assembly lines for production
• Purchased all supplies for manufacturing bathroom medicine cabinets, including steel coils, plastic resins, wood frames, mirrors, hinges, paint, packaging supplies, MRO products and other materials needed for.
• Utilized Material Resource Planning (MRP II) and Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Control.