• Dynamic Leader who offers a background in Multi-Site Procurement, Inventory Control, and Logistics Coordination; contributes talent in Strategic Analysis / Planning, Budget Administration, Profit / Loss, and Trends Tracking, Distributor / Wholesaler Relations, and Customer Service; and exhibits an ability to see the big picture.
• Top Performer who boasts commendable career results, and who can make decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a company s vision, xxxxxxlue, and goals to attain a significant competitive adxxxxxxntage.
• Visionary Professional with proven experience ranging from warehousing to inventory and procurement to planning, and who can rise above challenges to streamline processes, boost revenue, and drive winning outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with global decision-makers, senior-level management, supply chain / procurement teams, multi-site groups, and clients / customers; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and with integrity.

USA Sales Manager

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking U.S. subsidiary operations, including aggressively locating new business opportunities, driving sales, and growing established customers within rigorous markets.

  Build and sustain productive operations by managing top-performing representative groups to meet objectives.

  Expertly handle market analysis, profit / loss, cash flow analysis, and resourceful customer and product research.

  Direct comprehensive inventory and logistical management of international manufacturers, including handling product development and DoD procurement avenues which are instrumental in achieving key goals.

  Personally exceeded forecasts with anticipated growth results.

  Built a U.S. sales infrastructure to exceed all anticipated sales growth.

  Successfully doubled and / or tripled sales in the first six months of operation.

International Military Sales Manager

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward developing and implementing profit-generating sales proposals and contracts for representatives / agents, including expertly analyzing prospective customer profiles.

  Spearheaded new product launches and regularly participated in tradeshows to boost bottom-line performance.

  Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward handling budget administration and profit / loss management efforts.

  Directed all sales forecasting, product forecasting, monthly reports generation, and director-level communications.

  Collaborated with design and production staff on wide-ranging client projects.

  Consistently led multimillion-dollar and euro contract negotiations with major global militaries.

  Continually analyzed sales to meet goals, including exceeding sales targets during economic downturn.

  Developed a business atmosphere based on quality and innoxxxxxxtion of products and strong client relations.

  Incorporated and managed a worldwide network of agents, distributors, and retail chains, and elexxxxxxted the company s brand on the global market to an equal level of other established competitive brands.

Customer Logistics Manager Implant at General Motors

  Strategically steered 2^nd shift operations for a 52-million account a GM production facility based in Georgia.

  Led results-focused supply chain and logistics services initiatives, including facilitating cost-effective procurement through planning SPO build, monitoring raw materials and inventory levels, handling high-volume equipment and issued stock management, and distributing and / or transferring items in and out of the facility.

  Continually boosted business operations by actively updating local customers website.

  Traveled to other GM plants nationwide to assist in finding and implementing targeted solutions.

  Directed import operations of parts arriving from Canada and Mexico, and led expediting as required.

  Successfully aided in planning and expediting 400+ routes (road and rail) and monitored driver activities.

  Optimized operations by inputting and analyzing statistical measurements, payroll, and customer invoicing.

Shop Customer Service Coordinator

  Played a vital role in driving efficient operations within a fast-paced business environment, including coordinating and managing parts ordering per schematics, as well as creating, receiving, and / or approving all purchase orders.

  Actively managed inventories to meet domestic needs and continualy improve inventory turns.

  Optimized acquisition costs for best xxxxxxlue by negotiating terms and conditions with top suppliers.

  Improved planning systems and business processes by providing consistent services / operations input.

ISO 9000 ￨ 9001 ￨ xxxxxx ￨ 14000

Introduction to Transportation Management ￨ Flexible Production

Introduction to Distribution Management ￨ Lean Production ￨ Just In Time Production

AS400 ￨ SAP ￨ Lotus ￨ ERP Systems

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

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