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Simsbury, CT, US

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

Bloomfield, CT

* Manage all aspects of Supply Chain including MRP, Purchasing, and Receiving* Negotiate and approve all purchase agreements* Manage one employee in the Warehouse Supervisor position* Maintain raw material and purchase part inventories at or below budgeted levels* Provide material cost estimates to Contracts and Engineering for sales bids and proposals*.

Bloomfield, CT

* Coordinated procurement on early product development programs with Engineering, Production, Contracts, and Quality for maximum operational effectiveness* Solicited and evaluated proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost, and price analysis techniques while following industry standards and specifications from supporting organizations* Supplier.

Bloomfield, CT

• Process purchase orders for the Composite Structures division while meeting deadlines for both internal and external groups; resolves conflicts related to inventory, quality, delivery, and invoicing
• Utilize Material Requirements Planning to communicate timelines, deadlines and deliveries to all applicable teams including Receiving, Production, Warehouse and Accounting
• Monitor production control activities, assess requirements/plans for purchases to meet business needs
• Issue requests for competitive bids, evaluate and select suppliers, and execute the negotiation.
• Maintain adequate documentation to support government/customer contractual requirements
• Source and qualify new suppliers

South Windsor, CT

• Manage inventory at multiple warehouses for an international electronic wire and cable distributor
• Maintain positive business relationships with multiple vendors and warehouse contacts
• Perform daily tasks of low stock evaluation, purchase order entry, and ongoing inventory management
• Negotiate special pricing from vendors to meet competition and lower our costs
• Track commodity pricing to meet budgeting goals
• Evaluate, organize, and process annual stock rotations of old or inactive inventory

Tyngsboro, MA

• Responsible for inventory management; evaluation and replenishment of goods in multiple departments
• Supervised twenty five crew members in day to day responsibilities
• Trained new employees in daily responsibilities and superior customer service standards
• Received goods and managed logistics to move product from truck to shelves
• Maintained daily accounting tasks such as handling cash flow and balancing books
• Worked part time stocking shelves for 3 years prior to accepting full time position in July 2006

Boston, MA

• Assisted in managing, developing, and scheduling a thirty person team by utilizing excellent performance management skills and tools
• Lead the team through effective on floor management and served as a role model for complete customer satisfaction
• Planned and maximized floor presentations using square footage productivity through effective visual merchandising techniques that increased sales volume, customer experience, and overall satisfaction
• Managed P&L results to ensure steady, profitable growth for a growing multi-million dollar company

Durham, NC

• Promoted quickly, starting as a Receiving Manager after college graduation and moving to Operations Manager and then to Sales Manager positions at higher sales-volume stores in under two years
• Conducted Human Resources functions including conducting job interviews, annual performance evaluations, and associate training and counseling

Freedom, NH

• Summer Job from High School through College.
• Wilderness trip leader
• Lifeguard

Bachelor Of Science

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High School Diploma

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