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Brett Sutton

Brett Sutton

Summary

Dynamic Procurement Specialist with a proven track record excelling in inventory optimization and supplier management. Achieved a 30% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory while enhancing efficiency through strategic vendor partnerships. Skilled in sales demand forecasting and committed to driving operational excellence.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Procurement Specialist

Woodgrain Building Products
02.2018 - 08.2025
  • Performed complex MRP data analysis to review stock levels, validate current demand, and forecast future demands. Reduced MRP cycle time from 3 months to 1 month for all product lines.
  • Main figure for the creation and maintenance of national account POs. Responsible for all aspects of POs until invoiced stage, including customer PO receipt, WG PO creation and assignment to optimal vendor for production, delivery status, and invoicing completion.
  • Key individual in reducing E&O by 30% through re-assessment of current replenishment, repackaging and warehouse transfer processes.
  • Increased inventory turns from .9 to 2.1. through demand validation, repackaging of product into higher demand pack sizes, transfer of product to other locations
  • Principle figure on growth of our company through retail store conversions to Woodgrain product. Reduced average project completion by 4 weeks while increasing successful conversion rate from 40% to 55%
  • Central figure working with customer and internal marketing for private label account packaging needs including new sku creation, packaging design, POG creation, proof approval and maintaining internal library of cartons and labels.
  • Trained employees on various aspects of the business including PO creation, MRP demand analysis, conversions, form/override usage, packaging and workflow form processing.
  • Central figure in addressing and resolving customer invoice issues. Worked with customers and internal finance to resolve 2+ year invoice issues and bring current invoicing to current business quarter.
  • Key figure in creating and/or revising SOPs for multiple areas of the business.


Purchasing Agent

Bulk Tank, Inc.
04.2013 - 01.2018
  • Key role in creating, monitoring and expediting purchase orders with suppliers for multiple product lines of two business divisions. Selected to be responsible to all procurement activities for newly created subsidiary Pneumatic Tank Services Nov 2013.
  • Reduced inventory 5% by year end 2014, 8% in 2015, 11% in 2016 by validating inventory accuracy, return of overstock items and evaluation of slow-moving/obsolete inventory.
  • Increased inventory turns 25% through development and implementation of Kanban levels and consignment agreements with new and existing suppliers.
  • Analyzed ERP inventory reorder and sales order reports to determine procurement needs to ensure standard and specialized items are available for production and sales requirements.
  • Achieved cost savings of 15% annually by negotiating supplier pricing and terms, developing cost-favorable alternate suppliers, as well as sourcing comparable products at lower costs while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of services.
  • Primary role for tracking data and preparing monthly supplier quality report, as well as supplier OTD, inventory value and purchasing and receipt reports. Achieved 16% OTD improvement in addition to a 14% reduction of inventory.

Education

Marketing/Management

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
05-1986

Skills

  • Purchase order management
  • Inventory optimization
  • Supply chain management
  • Supplier management
  • Sales demand forecasting
  • Vendor partnership development
  • Buying expertise
  • Quality assurance
  • Efficiency optimization

Languages

English

Timeline

Procurement Specialist

Woodgrain Building Products
02.2018 - 08.2025

Purchasing Agent

Bulk Tank, Inc.
04.2013 - 01.2018

Marketing/Management

Southeast Missouri State University

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