Bobby Jones Production Planning Manager (Men's / Women's Sportswear and Accessories Line)Accountable for overseeing purchases for the Bobby Jones Men's Sportswear and Accessories LineDirect Activities of the Women's Sportswear Buyer and buyer's assistant

Accountable for purchasing approximately $13 million in finished goods to support four Bobby Jones retail stores, shopping website, and over 10,000 customer based accounts which include retail and country clubs.Direct activities of two junior buyers and one buyer's assistant.Analyze sales trends and forecast inventory needs, including colors, sizes, and styles.Negotiate price and delivery with suppliers in Italy, Peru, Madagascar, and the Far East.Collaborate with freight forwarders and customs brokers to move goods by ocean or air.Consistently achieve 100% on-time delivery of orders to retail and country club outlets.Developed various software tools to streamline purchasing operations, and trained co-workers to use these innovative tools.Selected to manage purchasing for new product line with $500K projected spend.Accurately project product demand and align inventory purchases with those needs to achieve business objectives.

AS/400 RPG programmer, AS/400 Queries, Envisage Software User

Served in this special assignment, with responsibility for applications supporting buying and production planning functions,Managed Envisage database; used RPG to modify software code.Maintained knowledge of AS/400 operating system and various software applications.

Accountable for inventory management and $4.4 million in annual purchases.Tracked incoming shipments from offshore and domestic manufacturers.Monitored piece goods inventory-on-hand.Managed purchasing of bottoms, wovens, and outerwear for sportswear line.Entered information on received orders into database.Controlled purchasing budgets to meet targeted goals.

Serviced 252 accounts for men's sportswear division. Worked directly with four outside sales representatives covering accounts in 12 states and generating over $5 million in annual sales. Accounts included retail clothing stores and golf pro shops.Fielded 50 to 60 incoming calls per day from customers.Entered customer orders and tracked shipping of orders.Corresponded with customers; addressed problems in filling orders.

Performed clerical tasks in support of Navy Captain. Stationed