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Aurora, Illinois, United States

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Purchase and Manage inventory for DC. Conduct data analysis to improve supply chain operations, increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for inventory management, quality management, PO placement, and providing local market intelligence to SBS planning organization. Managed 25 million at cost for 100 Suppliers, 1500 active SKU’s, 13,600 total SKU’s of cold and frozen COP products. Major categories include chicken, ground beef, meat, pork and imported cheese.►Expedite and adjust.

Cedar Falls, IA

►Manager of farm operations, overseeing financials, rental contracts and overall maintenance.

Purchasing Manager►Purchased and managed inventory of 15,000 SKU’s, sold through Store, B2B, and B2C E-Commerce web sites for central and western United States.►Directed the vehicle fleet program, created selector lists and work with fleet representatives to secure rebates and purchase/dispose of vehicles. ►Supported the upgrade of Microsoft Great Plains.

Aurora, IL

►Administered inventory of 92 company-owned and franchised stores with annual volume of $24 million and 10 categories of 1,000 SKU's.►Delivered a 7% sales gain over budget and an 8% gross profit gain despite a 16.1% decrease in inventory in 1999.►Identified an opportunity and successfully merchandised products through an extremely successful annual.

Wheeling, IL

►Devised and managed a replenishment system for a 105 SKU $5.5M watch program for 1,500 Wal-Mart stores.►Utilized the Wal-Mart Retail Link Internet System and MS Excel to replenish watches on a weekly, store-by-store basis by SKU.►Projected rebuys of branded watch lines for major retailers including JC Penney, Kohl's, and Mervyn's.

Chicago, IL

►Worked with Buyers to create assortment plans, sales forecasts, and planograms.►Ensured products were delivered from suppliers to distribution centers in a timely manner.►Communicated inventory, assortment needs, product information and customer service issues.►Liaised with the Marketing Department to ensure advertised items remained in stock.

Various In Chicago Area

Merchandise Manager, Lincolnwood, IL►Handled buying, merchandising and administered a $1.5M volume Home Department.►Assisted in managing the $15M store and oversaw the performance of 12 associates.Merchandise Manager, St. Charles, IL►Managed a $650K volume department including shoes, women's accessories and luggage.►Closed 1994 with a $50K sales gain and.