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JARED E. PIERCE

Las Vegas,USA

Summary

Experienced professional Buying Manager with a strong background in procurement and supply chain management. Demonstrated success in optimizing purchasing strategies and cultivating robust vendor relationships with leading names in the outdoor industry. Committed to fostering team collaboration and delivering tangible results. Consistently recognized for reliability, adaptability, dedication, and professionalism. Proficient in contract negotiation, inventory management, and market analysis. Offers a comprehensive skill set developed over twenty years in the military and six years in the private sector, poised to drive organizational success.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Buying Manager

GOHUNT
08.2024 - Current
  • Manages a buying team responsible for 200+ vendor relationships totaling over $20m in sales annually.
  • Leads a retail storefront and associated team responsible for $500k in annual sales
  • Managed a high-performing purchasing team, providing guidance and mentorship to achieve departmental goals.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve any discrepancies between purchase orders, invoices, or deliveries promptly and efficiently.

Buyer

GOHUNT
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Personally managed 130+ vendors resulting in $12m in annual sales.
  • Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies including programmed demand planning and ordering.
  • Streamlined procurement processes by utilizing technology to automate manual tasks, increasing efficiency and accuracy.
  • Developed processes to build, maintain, and fulfill product and website development from product discovery to the final sale.
  • The face of the company to over 5,000 in-person customers in the Las Vegas showroom

Associate Buyer

GOHUNT
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Built, developed, and launched the entire footwear category earning over $1.2m in only 9 months of the inaugural year while maintaining a 9% return rate for online footwear sales
  • Built and maintained 10,000 SKUs and 450 product web pages specializing in SEO optimization
  • Utilized online content and marketing teams to enhance and focus marketing efforts to match product and customer.

Operations Superintendent

United States Air Force
01.2000 - 01.2020
  • Squadron Supervisor Evaluator, personally ensuring 110 enlisted aircrew members are fully qualified for combat operations resulting in over 88,000 flight hours in a single year
  • Leads 250+ personnel in 4 career fields, flying combat operations 24/7/365 in 3 different areas of responsibility
  • Senior Enlisted leader of the Air Force's largest Formal Training Unit, responsible for training over 600 new aircrews annually
  • Entrusted with $144.8 Million in equipment to provide commanders armed overwatch and precision strike capabilities

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Instructor of Technology and Military Science

Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
12.2018

Associate of Applied Science - Air and Space Operations Technology

Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
10.2014

Professional Manager Certification -

Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
04.2014

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Operations

Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
06.2011

High School Diploma -

Carbon High School
Price, UT
06.1996

Skills

  • Professional Communications
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Impeccable Organizational Skills
  • Self-Motivated
  • Highly Adaptable
  • Decision Making
  • Strategic Planner
  • Team Builder/Player
  • Unparalleled Leadership
  • Problem Solver
  • Dependable
  • Extremely good people skills

Timeline

Buying Manager

GOHUNT
08.2024 - Current

Buyer

GOHUNT
01.2022 - 08.2024

Associate Buyer

GOHUNT
01.2020 - 01.2022

Operations Superintendent

United States Air Force
01.2000 - 01.2020

Associate of Applied Science - Instructor of Technology and Military Science

Community College of the Air Force

Associate of Applied Science - Air and Space Operations Technology

Community College of the Air Force

Professional Manager Certification -

Community College of the Air Force

High School Diploma -

Carbon High School

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Operations

Community College of the Air Force

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