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Responsible for purchasing, inventory management, product discovery, product review and assisting sales for nine retail store locations. Work with vendors to create purchasing programs for product needs, marketing assistance and sales training. Negotiate prices and value added programs with vendors to maximize profit margins on product needs. Responsible for monitoring vendors fill rates, product quality, invoice issues and product returns when necessary. Work closely with 40 outside /inside sales associates and retail general managers to assist in pricing and procuring product needs.

* Managed a highly skilled team of Product Managers responsible for procurement, product review, fill rate, inventory turns and return on investment.* Member of management team that set corporate policy and strategic initiative of the company.* Responsible for maintaining budgets for customer focused corporate functions.* Responsilble for taking of bi-annual inventory for multiple locations.* In charge of procurement, product review and inventory management of manufacturing faclities.* Worked with manufacturing to create private label products.* Responsible for all marketing and product training of sales personnel.* Held accountable for Purchasing Departments contribution to bottom line profits.

Bachelor Of Science, Forestry And Wildlife

Education record

Effective speaking and Human Relations.