Responsible for procurement of item requirements to support the Master Production Schedule, Customer Orders, unscheduled demand and for the planning and maintenance of purchased parts inventory buffer levels. Responsible for setting up and maintaining a strong supply chain management system in support of corporate objectives using the material requirements planning system, forecasts, and production plan. *Duties: • Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships.• Establish, monitor and purchase inventory to buffer requirements based on: Master production schedule/forecast, customer demand, and production plan. • Negotiating contracts with vendors using target-pricing strategy.• Be an active participant or leader on teams for process improvement activities.• Communication of delays, shortages, problems, issues relating to purchase of items for inventory. Assisting in devising and carrying out plans to resolve issues effectively.• Carry out activities relating to policies, procedures and information from management to working team of planner/buyers.

*Responsible for procurement of item requirements to support the Master Production Schedule, Customer Orders, unscheduled demand and for the planning and maintenance of purchased parts inventory buffer levels. Responsible for setting up and maintaining a strong supply chain management system in support of corporate objectives using the material requirements planning system, forecasts, and production plan. *Duties: • Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships.• Establish, monitor and purchase inventory to buffer requirements based on: Master production schedule/forecast, customer demand, and production plan. • Negotiating contracts with vendors using target-pricing strategy.• Be an active participant or leader on teams for process improvement activities.• Communication of delays, shortages, problems, issues relating to purchase of items for inventory. Assisting in devising and carrying out plans to resolve issues effectively.• Carry out activities relating to policies, procedures and information from management to working team of planner/buyers.*As stated by Erickson HR department.

• Lead purchasing for 4 stores: 18 salespeople in 2 separate systems.• Maintain accurate pricing records for 750,000+ items.• Liaise with company and vendors, including negotiations and acquisitions.

Head softball coach. Ran softball program for high school. Player safety, parent communication, skills instruction, unlimited supervision, planning and problem solving. Certified with National High School Sports Federation, 2011 Skyline Conference Softball Coach of the year.

• Helped Inventory control for 3 warehouses and 1.4 million SKU.• Worked with team implementing new processes resulting in $1 million added revenue.• Maintained relations with 5 industry-leading vendors.• Facilitated cycle count programs and audit preparations tasks.

• Administrated business and personal retirement programs.• Performed advanced financial analysis and forecasting.• Scored 86 on Series 7 Securities Exam (Nat’l avg. is 73).

• Administrated employee payroll and compensation records and processes.• Managed employee onboarding, coaching, training, and corrective action.• Performed analyses and forecasts of sales, budgets, and inventory.

• Managed quality-control processes for specialty production line.• Completed total quality leadership course as part of vertical loading.• Developed and disseminated analytical inventory reports.

Head softball coach at Hidden Valley High School.