-Perform day-to-day purchasing functions-Actively work with suppliers to negotiate lower costs, improve service or material availability-Utilize ERP and JIT strategy to minimize inventory and inventory costs-Evaluate and/or monitor vendor performance using a vendor performance based on prices, delivery, and information received from departments

-Provide recovery plan for inventory shortages, overages, and other issues -Identify gating raw components and work with suppliers to mitigate their shortage in order to increase supplier output- Work with internal departments and suppliers to coordinate RMA (return merchandise authorization) and rework material-Manage material requirememt changes due to engineering change notification and product end of life. •Manage NPI Projects and ensure material arrives in a timely manner in order to meet CTB and launch date.-Oversee the transition from NPI to sustaining by working with internal team and suppliers to ensure material availability and infeed meets mass production requirements -Prepare and place Purchase orders

•Manage material availability for monthly production demand. •Perform weekly ROP sizing activities and monthly Safety Stock sizing activity.•Mitigate shortages by escalating both internally and externally.•Analyze daily material status and present shortages and mitigation plan to customer •Oversee material availability for NPI ( New Product Introductions) projects. •Manage material requirememt changes due to engineering change notification and product end of life. •Mitigate project shortages and ensure transition from NPI to sustaining by order planning.

•Responsible for one-on-one interactions of guest inquiries that take place across communication channels (email and live chat) and actively contribute to their experience•Provide guest with education and a cohesive experience in the areas of product, culture and community•Manage and resolve guest inquiries relating to order and product using online store backened system Oracle Service Cloud and CSC

•Created customer profile binders for over 40 customers in the energy and oil and gas industry, detailing specific requirements for the maintenance of contractual agreements•Internal Sales Representatives saw a 50% decrease in customer response time when utilizing the profile sheets •Binders are currently being used for the training of new employees and have been made public on the MRC intranet for all company employees to use

•Developed and implemented strategic marketing plans resulting in a positive comp of 12% in daily store sales •Strategically led a team of 12 through a 3 month store remodel while maintaining and avergae positive comp of 3.29% in daily sales•Managed store with over 200 employees including overseeing receiving product deliveries, customer service, delegating tasks, monitoring labor reports, and daily communications

•Decreased store inventory shortage from 5.2% to 3.9%, resulting in a $195,000 decrease in shrinkage within 8 months•Led a team of 11 associates in the process of unloading up to 22,000 unit trucks•Managed store Omni channel which resulted in an average order fulfillment rate of 95%