Gauge Sherwood
Norfolk,VA
Summary
Seasoned Professional with over Five years in procurement, Inventory, personnel, and data management. Technologically Inclined and proficient with purchasing and inventory systems such as Microsoft suite, ERPs, & project management software. Specialties include purchasing, vendor negotiation, Inventory management, internalized & externalized auditing, record keeping, and data entry.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer III
Busch Vacuum Solutions
03.2024 - Current
- Manage over 100 domestic & international vendors representing 20 Million USD across 1000+ orders YTD
- Negotiate order condition terms with assigned vendors including INCO delivery & Net payment terms.
- Support the supply chain process end to end via locating and onboarding new vendor.
- Collaborate with the engineering systems and quality team via project meetings meetings.
- Review supply chain shortages & action items with the system engineers & production planners.
- Resolve vendor RMAs based off quality & quantity discrepancies against POs.
- Coordinate with the strategic sourcing manager, director of supply chain & Vice president of supply chain in an ongoing inventory reduction against high value material groups.
- Create and revise multiple process map review meetings with the Service, Systems, Quality, & Warehouse teams.
- Handle active & upcoming supplier corrective action in coordination with the quality team
- Conduct supplier evaluations and audits to ensure ISO & Busch standards are maintained.
- Assist the director supply chain when needed in SAP key user activates, Interviews, and delegation to junior team members.
Buyer II
Busch Vacuum Solutions
07.2023 - 03.2024
Stockroom Purchaser
Willard Marine
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Researched and managed suppliers based on availability, quality, selection, and price.
- Reorganized and catalogued 1 million dollars of inventory.
- Ordered and received P/O's as well and maintaining accurate log data on all incoming and outgoing orders.
Spray Source Branch Manager
Sherwin-Williams
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Order, document, and receive P/O's as well and maintaining accurate log data on all incoming and overdue orders.
- Maintain approved vendor & general ledger lists for maximum enterprise resource planning efficiency.
- Handled dozens of 6 & 7 figure contracts from bidding to awarding to receiving.
- Used Excel paired along with coupa and sage 100 to maintain purchase order archives and documentation.
- Sourced, reviewed, negotiated, and awarded vendor contracts for serialized equipment and repair components for all thirty stores for Sherwin's Hampton roads district.
Musculoskeletal Support Technician
LifeNet Health
03.2018 - 02.2019
- Provided support for all processing rooms to include obtaining necessary equipment, preparation of materials, as well as preparing samples for transport to other departments.
- Order, inventory, and organize supplies and equipment necessary for processing.
- Report all compiled audit, inventory, safety, and performance data to operations manager at end of each production cycle.
Education
Associate of Science - Supply Chain Management
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA06.2027
High School Diploma -
Bruton High School
Williamsburg, VA06.2016
Skills
- Fluent in LEAN and Six Sigma principles
- 5 years of Purchasing & inventory management including documentation and record keeping
- 4 years of experience with ERP systems Such as SAGE 100, INFOR LN, and SAP S/4HANA
- Daily experience with end to end supply chain sourcing and inventory management
- Adept with all microsoft office applications such as excel, teams, onenote, outlook, etc
- Well versed with software outside standard ERPs Including PowerBI, WRIKE, PDM, & AutoCAD
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Buyer III
Busch Vacuum Solutions
03.2024 - Current
Buyer II
Busch Vacuum Solutions
07.2023 - 03.2024
Stockroom Purchaser
Willard Marine
02.2023 - 07.2023
Spray Source Branch Manager
Sherwin-Williams
01.2020 - 01.2023
Musculoskeletal Support Technician
LifeNet Health
03.2018 - 02.2019
Associate of Science - Supply Chain Management
Tidewater Community College
High School Diploma -
Bruton High School
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