Carl Gerber
McKinney
Summary
Proactive and detail-oriented Buyer and Analyst with 20+ years of procurement and warehousing experience. I am passionate about building and maintaining partnerships with the people I work with, internally as well as with customers and vendors alike. I love the challenges that come with problem-solving in an industry that is always evolving and view those challenges as opportunities to team build and come up with new and creative solutions.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat and Seafood Buyer
Heritage Grocers Group
03.2024 - 01.2025
- Implemented and updated reporting process which resulted in average weekly margins to increase by more than six percent
- Created buyer tools to improve forecasting accuracy, increase margins and assist in inventory management
- Category management of all meat and seafood sales and inventory
- Validated forecasting and updated item specs to ensure synchronization of customer and vendor systems
- Partnered with merchandisers to set up new items as they became available and/or in demand
- Resolved inbound order issues, returns, vendor recalls and prioritization of inbound deliveries
- Managed ordering deadlines for all lines of product, including changes during holiday periods and planned vendor closures
Buyer
Performance Food Group
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Managed purchasing and inventory management for multiple categories, including dairy, meat and dry goods
- Collaborated with buyers from multiple DCs to ensure product availability and maximize freshness
- Engaged with team members to communicate departmental wins, disruptions in supply chain, and encourage open dialogue
- Built and maintained relationships with suppliers by resolving invoice discrepancies, product freshness, and delivery service to ensure continued partnership
Buyer/Merchandiser
C&S Wholesale Grocers
01.2002 - 08.2023
- Account management for retail supermarket chains, independent grocers, and military pertaining to all matters relating to procurement, logistics, and quality
- Negotiated costs with vendors and multiple retailers to maximize product flow and margin
- Managed inventory levels and coordinated with sales team action against close coded, expired and unproductive inventory
- Utilized system tools and market data to analyze and adapt to ordering trends
- Validated forecasting and updated item specs to ensure synchronization of customer and vendor systems
- Partnered with merchandisers to set up new items as they became available and/or in demand
- Resolved inbound order issues, returns, vendor recalls and prioritization of inbound deliveries
Warehouse Receiving Supervisor
Grocery Haulers Inc.
06.1999 - 01.2002
- Monitored quality and freshness of inbound merchandise
- Resolved inbound order issues, returns, vendor recalls and prioritization of loads
- Inspected inbound loads on arrival to ensure transportation conditions did not compromise condition of goods
- Trained new hires, ensured safety policies were followed and performed audits to monitor time management of employees
Education
Raritan High School
Hazlet, NJ06.1996
Skills
- Forecasting
- Cost Negotiation
- Inventory Management
- Developing RFPs
- Ad Writing
- Merchandising Branding
- Generating Purchase Orders
- Logistics Planning
- MS Office
- SAP
- Foodlink
- Foodstar
- D365
- AS400
- ITrade
- BICEPS
- Retalix
Timeline
Meat and Seafood Buyer
Heritage Grocers Group
03.2024 - 01.2025
Buyer
Performance Food Group
07.2023 - 03.2024
Buyer/Merchandiser
C&S Wholesale Grocers
01.2002 - 08.2023
Warehouse Receiving Supervisor
Grocery Haulers Inc.
06.1999 - 01.2002
Raritan High School
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