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Michael Thompson is an experienced and credible purchasing professional with 20+ years in buying, inventory planning/ control and procurement. Work assignments have included buying integrated circuits, buying contracted office equipment, buying fabrics and furniture parts in the textiles industry and most recently buying and planning products in the RV and Marine industry.Michael has succeeded in reducing costs through careful vendor selection and shipment consolidation and with his excellent inventory analysis, was able to streamline total inventories. Michael has developed exceptional negotiation skills through his dealings in both domestic markets as well as international markets. He gained experience in sourcing and vendor contracts while in the Mortgage and Finance industry. He is comfortable working at or with any organizational level, and has spent time as the Director and Manager of Purchasing departments.In addition to the daily challenges that purchasing bring and the art of negotiation, Michael values the relationships he has made over the past 2 decades which he feels were built on trust, service, and responsiveness to the value for both his organizations as well as the suppliers.Specialties: Inventory Planning, Material Management, Sourcing, Asset Management

Listed skills include Sourcing, Leadership, Negotiation, Materials Management, and 7 others.