Joel Bledsoe Email & Phone Number

Greenville, S

Procurement 08/10-present •Buyer III for Fluor Enterprises ATLS Division-Commercial $3.8 billion Eil Lilly Grasslands Project in Lebanon, Indiana. In process of developing potential vendor relations and background research. Learning the Procurement ProcessMes and Procedures specific to this project. Making Pcard purchases for site with sizable credit limit responsibilities and adding indirect, (site), purchases in near future. Interacting with various professional’s including Engineers, Material Management, Expediting, andLegal. • 8/10-3/23Materials Procurement Specialist III, (Buyer), working with U. S. Government specifications and regulations utilizing MatMan, to provide support for the U. S. Military where needed. 05/10-08/10 Material’s Management Specialist II • U. S. Government contractor providing logistics, billeting, and food service for the U. S. Military. Responsibilities included tracking orders and inventory, troubleshooting discrepancies between ordering and receiving involving two different software programs interfaced to form a validation process of the complete system.

Working with multi-concept owners (Darden Restaurants), Hurricane Grill, Crepemaker and various independent owners with layout design, fabrication requirements and purchasing negotiations. Possess basic Auto Cad knowledge and detailed Auto Quotes experience. Able to provide customers with solutions to their foodservice needs. Extensive interaction between customers and vendors. Complete consultation from concept start-up through opening day operation and beyond. Trained in LEEDS requirements and Energy Star ratings.

Develop new and remodel concepts with multi-concept owners and/or independent business persons. Facilitate layout, furnishings, fixtures, purchasing best equipment selections, costing, expediting, receiving, delivery, and installation with follow-up. Capable of reading construction blue prints. Utilize Auto Quotes, Excel, and word processing programs. Organize site visits before, during and after delivery to monitor site progress. Manage multiple projects simultaneously.Continuous bidding process with the awarding of 10 to 12 different project concepts ranging from $5000.00 to over $250,000.00 each.

Creation of equipment purchasing department and supervision of employees to effectively and efficiently provide equipment distribution services and corporate warehouse needs with original staff and resources as the number of stores increased from 150 in 1992 to approximately 335 units in 2007.

Creation of Equipment Purchasing Department and supervision of employees to effectively and efficiently provide equipment distribution services and corporate warehouse with original staff and resources as the number of stores climbed from 150 in 1992 to approximately 335 Ryan's and Fire Mountain stores at presentSupervise Equipment Purchasing Department at a tremendous cost savings to Ryan's. Negotiate purchases of commercial restaurant kitchen equipment with outside vendors for chain of 335 stores including researching, analyzing, testing and expediting functions for profitable steakhouse chain

Analyzed technical data relating to supplies and purchased stock for customers, organized product data, purchased equipment and smallwares from vendors including the functions of routing, scheduling deliveries, and customer service follow-up

Liaison between Sales and Purchasing departments with responsibilities for layouts, reading blue prints, bidding jobs, quoting individual items and sales support

Serviced end-user food service establishments in territory providing guidance in best products and prices for individual applications

Provided physical operations solutions to customers, analyzed, scheduled, dispatched, and followed-up on service calls. Compiled and organized Procedure Manual for service functions; Operated work measurement machines, served as Driver Cashier and operated switchboard

Functioned as Wastewater Treatment plant manager meeting pre-treatment limits for waste discharge levels

C.P.M. Study Courses And Exam, National Association Of Purchasing Managers

Achievement based on educational background, food service experience, and passing mark on written national examination.

A.A.S, Business Management

Activities and Societies: National Dean's List

Continuing Education, Wastewater Management

Wastewater Management , Class D Certification CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS 1978