Derek Williams Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Facilitate IT project management, business analysis, and technical expertise for the design, development, operation, and modification of Brame's ERP system.

Durham, North Carolina

Specializing in the purchasing and sales of commercial and educational furniture, school supplies, and office products. Build and submit purchase orders. Review orders acknowledgements to confirm lead time and resolve pricing discrepancies. Foster vendor relationships and negotiate terms and pricing. Work to ensure short lead times for customers and high inventory turns. Maintain product information including cost, reorder points, and rich content. Negotiate shipping rates and process freight claims and replacements. Facilitate returns and credits as necessary. Work with accounts payable department to resolve disputes and ensure timely payments to vendor partners. Advise sales team of changes to market conditions and make product and margin recommendations. Work to grow sales and improve customer satisfaction.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Utilized all available resources to respond to leads, contact prospects, and develop those prospects into customers. Collaborated with the management team to improve marketing materials and expand the company’s marketing efforts to school customers. Attended industry trade shows to accumulate new leads and make productive contact with existing customers. Stayed on top of market trends to identify potential opportunities for company growth. Generated sales reports weekly in order to improve sales strategy. Updated customer information in the company contact database.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Collaborated with management team to develop sales and operating goals and devise workflows. Identified new sources of revenue by surveying customers and exploring new product categories with sales team. Conducted sales analysis to identify and respond to trends and refine product offering.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Analyzed inventory, sales trends, turn-rates, and purchasing forecast in order to create optimal purchase orders. Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors. Confirmed lead times and estimated ship dates in order to ensure timely receipt of product for resale. Reported and settled order discrepancies. Maintained product and vendor files. Worked with accounts payable to ensure on-time payment of vendor invoices and resolve disputes.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Increased customer online engagement by 40% by developing marketing campaigns aimed at motivating customer responses, lead generation, and website conversions. Developed novel promotions with increased customer participation. Effectively communicated company messages to both customers and staff.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Designed and implemented new company website using HTML and CSS while abiding by WC3 design recommendations. Produced and maintained school products catalog consisting of over 4,000 product SKUs and utilized as primary marketing piece by the sales team.

El Rito, Nm

2015 NCSU Geology Field Course was based in El Rito, NM. Successfully completed field projects in bedrock mapping of sedimentary (Gallina Plaza), metamorphic (Benjamin tank), and igneous (Petaca Mill, LaJarita) rocks, geomorphology (Rio Ojo Caliente, Great Sand Dunes Nat’l. Pk.) and geophysics (Rio Ojo Caliente, Sapawee). The course was guided by NCSU faculty members Bohnenstiehl, Hibbard, and Wegmann.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geology

Activities and Societies: Geology Club

Associate’S Degree, Science

Activities and Societies: Science Club

Business

Activities and Societies: Mountain Biking Club, Frisbee Golf Explored career options and developed my interest while taking business.

Education record