Scott Thomas Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Colorado, United States

• Lead, direct, and coordinate the activities of HRT personnel engaged in the quotation, sourcing, and placement of POs for raw materials, components, and finished goods according to historical consumption, forecasted.
• Acquisition of secondary or contingent suppliers to ensure non-interruption of manufacturing processes.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Through continued negotiation practices, ensure pricing of all components is competitive and achieves desired profitability.
• Support gross margin goals by negotiating and controlling component costs, lead times, inbound freight terms and purchase quantity requirements.
• Collaborate with the HRT Engineering team in the development of specifications for substitute materials, component revisions, new product development, or tooling/equipment needs.

United States

· Plan and administer Purchase Orders for raw materials, components, and finished goods according to historical consumption, forecasted demand, and production capacity.· Coordinate with Vendors/Suppliers to ensure that all incoming shipments arrive on schedule, within negotiated terms. Proactively work to expedite part deliveries to meet demands (when.

• Scheduled daily activities of service/ installation technicians and logistical support staff
• Planned and executed efficient allocation of inventory and non-inventory assets for distribution through sales, installation, service and emergency service
• Conducted national account support by fielding and scheduling regular and emergency service, and sourcing materials at competitive prices for accurate, on-time completion
• Managed and created new, master key systems for local, regional, and government accounts with on-site consultation, computer design, and installation

• Oversaw six guitar department sales associates in opening and closing duties, merchandising projects and maintenance, and approved trade-in’s, returns, and online order pick-ups
• Collaborated with store managers as directed to ensure efficient execution of daily plans
• Spearheaded customer warranty/ non-warranty claims and repairs, logistics, and customer service as a stringed instrument and small electronics repair technician
• Led promotion, growth, and profitability of repair department realizing its first profitable years, YOY from 2012- 2014

• Performed routine and non-routine investigations, surveillance, information gathering and analysis regarding felony rings, insurance fraud, loss prevention (internal/ external), fidelity, and child custody cases
• Adopted and implemented project detailing procedures within electronic security department effectively increasing efficiency and aiding employees in customer service
• Ordered, tracked and prepared inventory for CCTV, burglar/ fire alarm, and access control installations and service
• Approved project detailing and specification sheets to comply with industry standards and customer needs
• Created and maintained a balanced schedule for up to four technicians and assisted during all phases of projects
• Resolved customer service and technical support issues for alarm and CCTV clients

• Combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom V- VII
• Controlled and authorized access of government employees and contractors to special and strategic weapons as a senior entry control point sentry
• Supervised and executed security of sensitive materials for zero days with incident over two years
• Directed mission accomplishment and ensured welfare of up to eight US Military personnel
• Aided foreign military leaders in planning and conducting combat and civil affairs operations
• Trained over 50 foreign soldiers and peace officers in a combat environment as part of the Military and Police Transition Team

Bsba Business Analytics & Information Management And Operations Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Business Analytics And Information Management, 3.825

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honors Society

Business Administration And Management, General, 3.9

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