Inside Sales Account Manager

Core Duties Include:• Responsible for complete life cycle of orders from quote to invoice.• Negotiate and increase Purchasing margins.• Identify and act on strategic purchasing opportunities.• 24/7 AOG procurement.• Manage brokered repairs, including the negotiating of ‘cost-driving’ sub-components.• Manage Flat Rate and Cost + OH Exchanges.• Build and maintain relationships with FAA 145 repair stations.• Manage and negotiate freight costs.• Coordinate international shipments.• Monitor and reduce costs at every level of Operations.

• Responsible for $3,000,000 annual sales for a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial restaurant equipment and furnishings.• Work with engineering and franchisees to design custom fabricated restaurant equipment for account of nearly 6,000 stores worldwide.• Implemented and trained new and existing associates on new quoting system for international account that greatly streamlined quoting and allows for real-time performance tracking.

• Responsible for single orders and commercial restaurant equipment replacement for six national and international accounts.

• Designed and continuously improved Expeditor role. • Designed automation process that eliminated the majority of manual tasks. • Responsible for eBay sales of excess inventory or unsaleable "buyout" and custom fabricated restaurant equipment.

Product Specialist• Solved urgent customer problems by utilizing technical skills to collaborate with multiple engineering groups.• Developed and maintained relationships with over 400 domestic and international vendors.• Worked on behalf of major Integrated Supply partners on vendor sourcing, pricing negotiation and technical initiatives.• Introduced product cost reduction measures that saved Anixter and its customers several hundred thousand dollars.

• Responsible for every aspect of the purchasing process for inventory items.• Expedited procurement of emergency and unplanned non-emergency items.• Developed system of forecasting to significantly reduce multimillion dollar shipping costs and increase on-time order delivery by over 66%.• Designed database to eliminate unnecessary freight charges for just-in-time deliveries to customer. • Responsible for eliminating excess and obsolete inventory.

• Performed recorded music for Chicago bars, wedding and corporate events.

• Duties included traveling and meeting with the Congressman, constituents, business organizations and military organizations.• Assisted with project work and case management.

• Performed basic aircraft maintenance and inspections.

• Provided fuel, oil, parking, towing and other servicing needs of private and corporate aircraft.