Key component in the achievement of Operational objectives. This role will take a proactive approach in reviewing current systems and procedures, making recommendations and implementing changes. This is a key role to the Purchasing Department at WCIS, leading forward in securing quality suppliers and setting price, delivery, and quality expectations. This role has a clear project focus, supporting the purchasing function at a strategic level to help achieve objectives required to aid production of existing and new product development.Main Responsibilities• Managing all the company’s external suppliers with particular emphasis on the purchase of Materials and finished parts for production• Ensure parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time for production• Establish strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to the needs of WCIS• Identify new suppliers, negotiate supply agreements where appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates• Monitor accuracy of Purchase Orders created by the purchasing department• Foster close working relationships with associated departments eg. Sales, Engineering and Production• Continually improve purchasing methods and drive down external spend• To carry out a comprehensive review of the Purchasing function and its methodology and identify and implement improvements.Other DutiesFull involvement specifically with technical and sales departments on the evaluation of new and existing materials and their successful integration to the production end of the business. This will include identifying current and future trends in the market place. Responsible for procuring and directing necessary repairs

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Responsible for evaluating customer equipment service requirements, making sourcing decisions, administering orders, ensuring vendors meet on time delivery, arranging for payments, and resolving invoicing issues. Substantial amount of problem resolution. Worked autonomously, reacting quickly to requirements, maintaining a sense of urgency, and time management in a fast-paced environment.

Managed several multi-unit stores to provide operational direction and support to staff ensuring successful management of stores and high quality events; collaborated with staff to preserve partnership; hired, provided disciplinary action, scheduled, coached, conducted performance appraisals, on-boarding and training of staff to effectively succeed in providing sales advice to retail customers. Collaborated with retail account Management to build relationships and identify opportunities; communicated success, ensured successful communication. Interacted with Senior Retail Management to identify, communicate and resolve operational issues and problems, including current and future operational initiatives.

Directed sales, operations, and compliance with corporate standards for Region of 15 salons.Implemented directives from the corporate office, collected paperwork and feedback in the field and presented to the corporate office in an organized and timely manner.Reinvented how team interacts with prospective clients by developing innovative and creative sales experience that was implemented into sales team strategy in 2009.Recognized as top sales generator, consistently achieving quarterly goals in sales revenue and customer retention.Reviewed incoming memos, submission, and reports in order to determine their significance and plan for their distribution.Prepared agendas and made arrangements for meetings of staff, departments, and executive boards.Writing and editing reports and business correspondence, answering email, data entry, setting appointments, bookkeeping, and desktop publishing.Created spreadsheets, composed correspondence, managed databases, created presentations, reports, and documents using desktop publishing software and digital graphics.Conducted research and prepared statistical reports.

Managed sales and operations of District of 8 salons.Advised managers in their efforts to motivate employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.Ensured excellent customer service by providing information, resolving problems, and answering questions for managers, employees, and customers.Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of new memberships, rewards programs and improving the overall client experience.Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of new programs.

Managed daily operations of a high volume tanning salon in a competitive market.Recruited and trained staff from sales associates to salon managers.Implemented marketing strategies to increase customer base and profits.Top performing Manager/Salon quarterly in sales and salon cleanliness.