▪ Responsible for entering customer purchase orders, work orders, and detail orders from individual Lowe’s stores and Sears in Aptora.▪ Call customers for appointments and scheduling the installers▪ Enter installer receipts▪ Enter Vendor invoices▪ Reporting schedule dates to Lowe’s CPO and Sears MDO▪ Report schedule dates to personnel within each Lowe’s establishment▪ Process customer payments▪ Add new customers to Aptora▪ Add new vendors to Aptora

 Regional purchasing agent for a nationwide pet food distributor. Possess over 21+ years of experience in various facets of warehouse distribution. Manage contracts with suppliers and vendors; handle lease and manufacturer agreements; distribute correspondence memos, e-mails, policy guidelines, and implement problem-solving procedures with manufacturer representatives. Responsible for the training and development of new purchasing employees. Process retail store special orders and drop shipments for select manufacturers. Provide daily tracking of purchase order shipments. Reconcile manufacturer invoices for discounts, terms, and correct product billing. Negotiate discounts and pricing with core manufacturers. Develop steps to ensure customer satisfaction between retail stores and manufacturers. Maintain and update all purchasing procedure manuals. Facilitate all manufacturer cost changes in a timely, efficient manner. Write and submit purchase orders to manufacturers. Check and reconcile cost margin differences. Provide regular KPI reports (Key Performance Indicators), LS Reporting (lost sales to customers), and VFR (Vendor fill rate reporting) Add new vendors to the AS/400 system Maintain the New Items Report

 Interfaced with manufacturer representatives to obtain discounts for promotions, sales blitzes, and monthly specials. Provided pricing and promotions across customer and manufacturer channels. Created promotional sheets and sales blitz forms. Coordinated special events and trade show discounts; tracked booth registrations and manufacturer attendees, and ensured product availability.

 Purchasing agent for a large pet food distributor in the Southeast with annual sales of over 70 million dollars. Implemented cost-saving methods that lead to greater productivity, enabling departmental costs to be reduced 10% annually. In addition, overall inventory levels were reduced 20% beyond company goals. Customer sales for the Iams Dog Show and Cat Show events.