Dan Uhrig Email & Phone Number

Carmel, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Print Production Account Specialist, Indianapolis, INManaged the procurement of both new products and reordering for the IT/Professional group of Pearson, a division with sales of over $59 million in 2016.
• Delivered more than 200 orders 100% on time to multiple warehouses and customers from up to 12 manufacturing facilities by scheduled dates.
• Saved 50% in costs by conceiving of and developing a better product insert.
• Reduced order release times multiple days by initiating and designing a Google Drive based spreadsheet, then coordinated with editorial production on the programming of the forms.

Indianapolis, IN

• Manufacturing Buyer II/Inventory Analyst, Indianapolis, IN, 2005 – 2016Managed the resource purchase and production control for the manufacturing of over 30 products monthly, and analyzed all finished goods inventory.
• Identified an estimated $451,000 savings in 2005 and $165,000 in 2006 and continued to save costs yearly by making product recommendations to publishing groups, transferring work to cost-effective suppliers, and.
• Reduced month’s coverage by a minimum of 5% year-over-year by reviewing inventory levels on a weekly basis factoring in prior sales history, known future demand, and seasonality, and making quantity recommendations to.
• Increased the use of digital printing 30% by consulting with inventory and editors in determining that the unit cost was feasible, and ensuring any specification change was acceptable.
• Achieved high levels of product quality by setting strict expectations with vendors, attending press checks for high-profile products at vendor plants and proofing complex or non-standard products in conjunction with.
• Developed strong and balanced vendor relationships by communicating needs and expectations clearly, listening carefully to their issues and needs and negotiating solutions that benefited both organizations.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Managed the resource purchase and production control for the manufacturing of 25 products monthly, and analyzed all finished goods inventory for more than 1500 active book titles sold to a wide variety of retail and.
• Reduced set up costs over 10% by negotiating and establishing standardized product specifications with vendor management teams.
• Recommended print and inventory quantity decisions to Pearson team members while focusing on positive outcomes for both internal and external customers.
• Obtained over 90% invoice payment approval in SAP by communicating with Pearson accounting and finance departments to clear any cost discrepancies or credits required from vendors.

Managed all resource purchasing and production control through more than eight vendors and 20 plants for monthly production of up to 25 new or reprinted books, in volumes up to 100,000 copies each and up to 1200 pages each.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed multiple simultaneous projects for diverse customers from order entry to order completion, while ensuring consistent customer satisfaction.

Dayton, OH

• Started as a Sales Representative and progressed through increasingly more responsible positions to Manager. Directed a staff of seven in all sales activities for the Cincinnati District with total sales in excess of.
• Recruited, hired and trained support staff that was instrumental in a two year, $2 million growth of the district.
• Developed a local training program for Customer Service Representatives that reduced their initial training time from three months to one month.
• Implemented an ActionGram that enabled sales representatives to communicate in writing with the support staff, increasing available selling time 100%.
• Developed procedures for district staff to verify manufacturing list pricing, reducing pricing errors more than 25% from the previous year.