Matthew Applegate Email & Phone Number

Port St. Lucie, FL, US

Vero Beach, Florida, US

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Issue Purchase Orders (PO’s), while expediting any PO that needs to be pulled in to meet the production schedule.
• Focused on safeguarding a secure supply chain during the year and well into the future.
• Process return RMA’s and other related functions.
• Train/Assist other Buyer/Planners within the global team.
• Provide solutions to problems from moderate to high complexity.
• Provide support to upper management in effort to meet corporate goals, objectives, and projects.

• Achievements:
• Implemented new request for quote system within SAP.
• Improved vendor relationships.
• Worked with SAP development team to perform major update.
• Worked with engineers to redefine drawing families in cost reduction efforts.
• Implement new procedures for sourcing team.

• Achievements:
• Reduced cost on all materials for all projects.
• Improved vendor relationships.
• Expanded the amount of vendors to obtain materials.
• Maintaining a 99% on time delivery.
• Implement new procedures for technical product purchases.Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities:
• Purchase all materials on going and upcoming projects.
• Manage Petty cash and all Petty cash Receipts.
• Purchase all office supplies and maintain inventory levels for office supplies.
• Build and maintain relationships with all vendors.
• Maintain Safety equipment and replace damaged safety equipment.

• Achievements:
• Reduced cost on all materials across the state.
• Improved vendors' relationships.
• Expanded the amount of vendors to obtain materials with in the state.Responsibilities:
• Purchase concrete, block and steel products for any jobs from Tampa to Jacksonville.
• Billing, Invoicing, Accounts Receivable and update all customer information.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Responsibilities:
• Taking and placing orders for all walk-in trade and phone orders.
• Arranging orders for shipment or customer's job site pick ups.
• Researching, placing and issuing purchase orders for all specialty orders.
• Dealing with vendors for tracking and arranging orders for regular and specialty items.
• Dispatch 5 trucks and warehouse employees.

US

• Dispatch ManagerAchievements:
• First Dispatch Trainee within the Company.
• Youngest Dispatch Manager in the Company.Responsibilities:
• Dispatching 2 offices, 45 Ready Mix trucks and employees for day to day operations.
• Purchasing materials, fuel and supplies for plant operations.
• Yard operations to make sure batch plant materials were maintained constantly, all materials were being maintained in correct locations and plant cleanliness.

Associate In Science, Business/Commerce, General

Business Specialist Technical Certificate

Contract Development And Management Certificate

High School Diploma, General Studies