Chris Lawlor
Lenexa,KS
Summary
Trustworthy buyer with expertise in purchasing, procurement, and resource allocation. Excels at building relationships with suppliers, vendors, and clients in order to negotiate better contracts and increase bottom-line profits. Highly skilled at optimizing inventory levels to minimize costs while ensuring availability of supplies and materials. Collaborates with business leaders to adjust purchases in order to meet company goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Buyer
Midland Industries
02.2021 - Current
- Managed supplier relationships, negotiated contracts, and monitored supplier performance, both domestic and import. Suppliers managed included 4 of the 8 largest suppliers.
- Collaborated with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop supplier solutions.
- Integral part of developing and implementing SIOP program.
- Key member of team that implemented new software and processes and newly acquired spoke locations.
- Collaborated with sales team to identify and fulfill customer needs.
Warehouse Manager
SkyMark Refuelers
01.2019 - 02.2021
- With SkyMark Refuelers, I managed 2 separate warehouse locations as well as supply the majority of the parts to a third warehouse
- Daily operations consist of managing the receiving and warehousing of parts, inventory management (including cycle count program), and distribution of parts to the production floors
- During my time at SkyMark, I have led multiple full inventories at better than 99.5% accuracy and raised the parts pick accuracy to over 99.8%.
Distribution Operations Manager
Patricks Heating & Cooling Supply
01.2010 - 09.2017
- Oversee day to day distribution operations of internet sales division of HVAC parts wholesaler
- Customer Service via email and phone
- Inventory Control through purchasing and cycle counts
- Quantifiable Revenue Increases - Sales increased 900% after I took over leadership
- Trained New Employees
- Vendor relations with suppliers and shipping couriers
- Processed up to 1200 orders a week.
Education
General Studies -
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MOSkills
- Buying/Procurement (10 years)
- Customer Relations (10 years)
- Inventory Control (10 years)
- Management (10 years)
- Operations (10 years)
- Excel (10 years)
- Logistics (10 years)
- ISO 9001 (1 year)
Timeline
Strategic Buyer
Midland Industries
02.2021 - Current
Warehouse Manager
SkyMark Refuelers
01.2019 - 02.2021
Distribution Operations Manager
Patricks Heating & Cooling Supply
01.2010 - 09.2017
General Studies -
Rockhurst University
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