•Manage company inventory investment•Manage international sourcing program in accordance with group policy•Maintain vendor relationships•Negotiate price, availability, quality, and discounts from vendors•Prepare and maintain purchase orders•Ensure ISO 9001/14001 compliance

Responsible for negotiating and maintaining pricing structure with all suppliersMonitoring and managing all inventories of raw and WIP materialScheduling all deliveries based on MRP systemResponsible for tracking all purchase ordersCoordinates return of nonconforming raw materials with suppliersMonitors suppliers’ performance and creates a ratings databaseInternal ISO auditor

Design fire alarm, burglar alarm, closed circuit TV, and access control systems for customers specific needsConduct an average of 10 prospect visits per dayManaging northern New York territory

Managed $5,000,000 territory on the east coastAccountable for sales volume and profit contribution targets for Native Textiles fabrics for 30 accountsResponsible for increasing customer base by performing an average of 10 cold callsMonitored account orders through production to insure on time delivery

Responsible for managing 90 union employees and 10 management associatesOversaw and scheduled 103 knitting machines and 7 warping machinesResponsible for around-the-clock three shift operationDirected interview processAuthorized all hiring and firing of employeesPerformed performance evaluationsReviewed cycle time of raw material to finished productReviewed efficiencies of equipmentMonitored quality of product and developed corrective actions to eliminate problems

Accountable for monthly $1,000,000 purchase of raw materialsMonitored and managed inventory levelsNegotiated pricing levels of raw materials with suppliersCoordinated return of nonconforming raw materials with suppliersDetermined shipping schedules with suppliers as well as independent transport personnel

Scheduled daily production of all processing at Dye/Finish FacilityScheduled weekly production of Knitting FacilityProjected due dates of customer orders by facility capacitiesPerformed time studies on all processes to develop cycle timesDetermined facility constraintsDeveloped and implemented solutions to reduce cycle timeAdministrator of associate idea and recognition program

Designed and implemented a lab databaseUpdated all standard operating proceduresDesigned and supervised internal audit processPrepared for all customer audits (ISO, S.L.I.A.)Performed statistical process control on all stages of processingProduced monthly quality reports for customers