Aaron Vorves

Executed purchase orders with offshore factories for in-stock and private-label products, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards.

• Oversaw purchase order lifecycle from creation to closure, maintaining accurate records and timely updates.
• Evaluated inventory stock levels, open purchase orders, sales orders, and projected sales to drive purchasing decisions.
• Developed seasonal purchasing forecasts based on current and historical sales data to optimize inventory and product mix.
• Coordinated detail management of product specifications and shipping requirements to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Facilitated ocean shipments for international production while altering terms from FOB to DDP, due to tariffs, while achieving $120,000 savings in shipping costs year-to-date.
• Engaged continuously with sales and product development teams to enhance collaboration.
• Managed ERP item master by establishing SKUs, UPC codes, cost and wholesale price.

• Solely implemented SAP (MRP) System to forecast and purchase high volumes of footwear apparel, while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Manage supply chain and logistics out of China from multiple manufacturers using the most cost-effective means.
• Place all purchase orders to factories for both in-stock and special SMU made-to-order goods.
• Forecast and plan all purchases to meet the needs of Inventory, Sales.
• Monitored on-hand inventory accuracy and developed schedule for cycle counts, ensuring SAP reflected physical inventory.
• Create product SKU and assign UPC (GS-1) prefix for the entire product line and manage item master in SAP.
• Analyzed ocean shipments to track cost per unit, maintaining desired profit margins.
• Managed third-party labeling, ticketing, pricing, and packaging for special orders.
• Work closely with Import Broker on HTS codes and clearing all shipments.

• Procured custom laser-cut stainless parts, tooling, and dies to support production efficiency.
• Procure all components using standard purchase orders and blanket purchase orders ensuring a consistent flow of materials to support manufacturing.
• Manage all aspects of RFQ and competitive bidding processes as well as vendor management.
• Sourced new vendors and identified secondary suppliers to accommodate increasing customer demand and manufacturing schedules.
• Cross-functional involvement with product and quality engineers to ensure purchased components meet internal quality standards.
• Plan purchases and schedule as needed to support the manufacturing process.
• Collaborated with key suppliers to manage VMI for critical manufacturing components, including filters ($4,600,000) and PCB turnkey applications ($2,500,000).
• Coordinate air and ocean freight logistics of offshore buys from Korea and Canada including filter substrates and platinum coating from two key suppliers.
• Negotiated decreased rates with FedEx achieving 51% discounts on all air and LTL accounts.
• Negotiated FedEx terms resulting in annual savings of $30,000 utilizing competitive quotes, current volumes, and sales forecasts.
• Saved $40,000 annually on primary rear-panel-mount LED assemblies by sourcing new vendors with large production capacity in the LED market. Criteria and qualifications were reviewed to choose the best-qualified vendor and become a key source which resulted in a decreased spend of 40%. Total Dollar Spend: 2011 - $20,348,000. 2012: $13,043,000.
• Produce monthly inventory cycle-count report. Focused on top 20% of inventory, which totals $9,000,000.
• Saved $40,000 annually on primary rear-panel-mount LED assemblies by sourcing new vendors with large production capacity in the LED market. Criteria and qualifications were reviewed to choose the best-qualified vendor and become a key source which resulted in a decreased spend of 40%. Total Dollar Spend: 2011- $20,348,000. 2012: $13,043,000.

• Purchased major components for a variety of heavy-duty construction equipment including loaders, dozers, cranes, excavators, and generators.
• Ordered required MRO materials, parts, and supplies.
• Purchased required parts for the organization’s Thailand operation. Worked with a customs broker to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinated with local suppliers to ensure availability of items for just-in-time inventory.
• Maintained central stores inventory as well as two sub-inventories within three plants and garages by utilizing established minimum and maximum levels set by Oracle.
• Facilitated implementation of Oracle ERP system to enhance inventory management.
• Developed comprehensive inventories for multiple locations, establishing storeroom and bin stock locations while categorizing and tagging items with Oracle internal item numbers.
• Supervised three employees including clerical and parts clerks.