Duane Herbert Email & Phone Number

15066

Currently seeking a Purchasing or NPI buyer position

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Led $750k renovation project of 12 loft apartments in downtown Pittsburgh.• Designed and built custom cabanas for upscale clientele.• Designed and managed all phases of commercial and residential remodeling projects.

Cranberry Twp.

• Responsible for Contractor delivery logistics.• Planning the contractor orders and ensuring accuracy of all products within the orders.• Performing all transactions to ensure inventory accuracy.

North Huntington, Pa

• Created and maintaining customer relationships within a predetermined region.• Expanded brand recognition in an effort to increase sales.• Acted as a product and application expert to be a resource for customers.

Warrendale, Pa

• Performed cost reduction through negotiation and alternate sourcing; saving $6.6 million over 1.5 years.• Accountable for all purchasing and supply chain management activities for major product line. • New product purchasing, component sourcing, supplier sourcing, and product planning.

Project budgets, purchasing expenditures, solving problems, time line and hitting windows of marketing objectives

Indianola, Pa

• Sourced, procured, and scheduled approximately $10 million of multiple commodities annually.• Lead quality improvement teams resulting in cost reductions of approx. $.75 – $1.5 million annually.• Involved in implementing JIT and Kan Ban systems to improve efficiency.