• Dedicated Professional with 20+ years of purchasing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to handle increasing levels of responsibility and continually exceed expectations.
• Top notch organizational skills, critical to maintaining proper inventory levels and ensuring on time order fulfillment.
• Skilled in streamlining process improvement initiatives to continually increase efficiency throughout day to day operations.

Masonite Door Company, Tampa, FL 2006-Present

Purchasing Manager

• Leverage strong purchasing and organizational abilities to direct day to day operations.
• Streamline process improvement initiatives, resulting in significantly increased efficiency.
• Utilize excellent negotiation skills to ensure favorable terms throughout all supplier agreements.
• Ensure quality control throughout all processes; thoroughly review orders to ensure accurate fulfillment.
• Maintain proper inventory levels; successfully forecast customer demand.
• Associated duties include procurement, development of SOPs and reconciling vendor invoices.
• Manage KanBan system.
• Conduct monthly cost saving and inventory analysis.
• Create and monitor LTL/Dedicated shipments for off-site projects.

Danka Office Imaging, St. Petersburg, FL 1995-2006

Equipment Buyer (2001-2006)

• Leveraged strong purchasing and organizational abilities to appropriately manage stock levels and ensure on time fulfillment.
• Strategically coordinate trade shows and service training.

Consumables Buyer (1999-2001)

• Maintained proper inventory levels throughout all daily operations; generated stock purchase orders.
• Utilized strong communication skills to relay pertinent information to clients regarding fulfillment.

Assistant Buyer (1997-1999)

• Assisted with vendor selection; ensured favorable terms throughout all agreements.
• Resourcefully tracked purchases / spending; generated detailed reports.

Warehouse Coordinator (1996-1997)

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills while tracking shipments; maintained open lines of communication with sales representatives.

Warehouse Stock and Fulfillment (1995-1996)

• Ensured orders were processed in a timely manner.

Lean Six Sigma Training

High School Diploma, Pinellas Park High School, Pinellas Park, FL