SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Seventeen years of progressive experience in purchasing administration with a record of success negotiating national contracts and vendor equipment programs.
• Thoroughly familiar with pricing formulas, value analysis, systems development, and cost control based on weighted value analysis.
• Broad experience with utilities management, including rate schedules, tariffs, deposits, deregulation, internal conservation, and energy efficiency issues.
• Solid knowledge of distribution, shipping / receiving, freight rate negotiations, staging, and backhauls.

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

NATIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP • Reno, Nevada
Purchasing Manager (9/01-Present)
Purchased goods and services ($20-$25 million annually) to support multinational restaurant and hotel operation. Administered Just-In-Time purchasing / inventory control systems and developed forecasts for individual operations. Modified rate schedules to ensure maximum cost effectiveness. Developed and implemented national multiunit distribution network that reduced purchasing costs by $1.45 million annually.

• Renegotiated contracts that cut costs for Northwest Natural Gas accounts by $50-$60,000 annually.
• Reduced electricity costs $23,000 per year.
• Captured $22,000 in utility deposit refunds.
• Developed national account photocopier program that delivered annual savings of $60,000-$80,000.
• Established factory-direct programs that cut capital equipment purchase costs10-20%.
• Executed exclusive 5-year agreement with Coca-Cola that increased net vending profits $115,000 annually and generated $11,000 in annual rebates and volume incentives.

EDUCATION

EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Everett, Washington
Accumulated three years of course work toward a Bachelor of Science degree
(140-150 credit hours in Business Management)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Purchasing Association of Oregon
National Association of Purchasing Management

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