Daniel Gibson Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, NC, US

Wilmington, NC, US

• Leading a team of 3 to manage Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC purchases of $37mm annually supporting 8 branch locations.
• Select and change vendors as market conditions fluctuate to have best service, pricing and terms
• Create reports and analyze data to determine growth and profit enhancement opportunities
• Worked with cross-functional team to develop sell matrix with product and customer stratification
• Conduct vendor meetings with suppliers negotiating pricing and rebate programs
• Actively maintain system product data and descriptions

Greater Wilmington Area

Cincinnati, OH

• Bought and managed inventory for all residential, commercial, and industrial commodities. Determined best sources for both new and existing product. Managed purchases and inventory of the rough-in plumbing category..
• Reduced inventory by 14% in the first 3 months of managing the commodity category while maintaining historic fill rates of over 97%
• Reduced inventory by 20% while keeping fill rates over 96% (within 1% of historical averages) for the rough-in category

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Managed plumbing, HVAC and electrical supplies and equipment totaling inventory on hand of $7.2 million to ensure correct product mix was being purchased to stock four regional distribution centers. Responsible for.
• Reviewed Logility forecasts and inventory to ensure proper stocking levels were available at RDCs
• Calculated buy-up and pre-season programs for cost effectiveness
• Consistently reduced cost through attention to detail of inventory over value, PO terms and pricing discrepancies
• Returned inherited unproductive inventory resulting in a reduction of carrying costs of $247,180
• Entered and maintained accurate item data in ERP system

UC Health

• In a temporary role, focused on processing requests for supplies, researching contract pricing, and using contract management tools to procure requested supplies and create Purchase Orders.
• Received and reviewed purchase requisitions for completeness, contract compliance, and conformity to policy and procedures
• Assisted with ERP system items, file maintenance and vendor adds
• Routed orders accordingly, expedited open orders, facilitated product substitutions on back ordered products, and verified pricing against contractual agreements.

Xenia Oh

• Worked to create sales, process contracts and improve operational procedures and policies while addressing needs for a business plan and departmental structure.
• Managed and prepared customer contracts, billing and payments
• Monitored and reported financial standings through profit and loss analysis
• Reviewed and identified discrepancies in financial budgets and projections
• Reduced department expenses by over 1%, within first 3 months

Orlando, FL

• Worked on a team that reported to the Chief Financial Officer for a $600 million international organization with 27,000 staff and a global presence in 191 countries. Responsible for leading adoption and cooperation.
• Reviewed and negotiated contracts with existing and new vendors
• Mined data to show untapped savings opportunities and evaluate spend levels
• Presented vendor solutions to management
• Conducted quarterly reviews of purchasing in excess of $5 million
• Worked with cross functional groups to implement change