James Bryant
Littleton,CO
Summary
Talented Purchasing Manager with 20+ years of experience managing and improving procurement operations. Successfully forging strong vendor contracts, sourcing quality products and reducing costs.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
TubeliteDenco
2000.05 - Current
- Review replenishment reports and determine what is the 'best practice' in terms of ordering and distribution of products for re-sale to satellite warehouses
- Review purchasing trends and determine seasonality of product lines and products
- Investigate new sources of supply & recommend alternate sources when advisable
- Analyze and process purchase requisitions, locate competitive sources of supply, negotiate price, services and delivery
- Place orders and make revisions if necessary
- Purchase items of a broad diversified nature, and those requiring knowledge of materials, equipment, and supplies
- Solicit specific shipping information from suppliers and trace shipment to final destination
- Set up new products, manage inventory of over 7000 stocked items
- Maintain pricing updates and rebate records for several vendors, managing fluctuation of pricing
- Procurement of international goods via container/steamship
- Manage a group of 2 Purchasing Agents, who have been with the company a combined 11 years
- Annual merit reviews, daily communication concerning 'best practices'
- Attended Grant W
- Howard 'Best Practices' Solutions & Results For Distributors Inventory Management, Operations and Systems Utilization 2017
- Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, MITS, Infor NxTrend CloudSuite.
Education
Some College - General Studies
University of Nebraska - Kearney
06.1993
Skills
- Profit and Loss Understanding
- Resourcefulness
- Bid Coordination
- Price Negotiation
- Supply Chain Management
- Reporting Knowledge
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
TubeliteDenco
2000.05 - Current
Some College - General Studies
University of Nebraska - Kearney
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