Jeff Wheeler
Avant,OK
Summary
Experienced and results-driven buyer with a strong background in procurement best practices. Proactively tackles challenges and effectively communicates with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. Skilled in cost estimation, quote preparation, and negotiation, with a track record of meeting deadlines by collaborating with engineering, production, and external vendors/distributors. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, and ERP systems. Detail-oriented professional with a strategic mindset and analytical thinking abilities.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Layco
03.2023 - Current
- Write standard operating procedures for the department
- Implement policies to reduce costs
- Negotiate policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability
- Reduce spending by 20% to date
- Source and evaluate vendors, lead procurement strategies and maintain compliance with company guidelines, policies and procedures
- Dealing with MTR’s , understanding of ASTM standards
Buyer
AAON
12.2019 - 03.2023
- Handles the more complex procurement for raw material such as steel, stainless steel, copper, and aluminum
- Negotiates with suppliers, vendors
- Analyzes and forecasts the raw materials market to ensure the best price acquisition
- Helps train less experienced buyers in procurement
- Maintains computerized or manual records of items purchased, cost, delivery, and product performance
- Analyses the market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability
- Coordinates activities with Scheduling, Manufacturing, and Engineering Departments to ensure all deadlines are met
- Track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships with engineers and suppliers
Application Sales Rep/ Product Specialist
The Crosby Group
03.2011 - 12.2019
- General knowledge of all Crosby products and their applications, primarily heavy lifting/fitting, cranes for blocks/tackles, fabrication/sheet metal/casting houses
- Communication with customers, understanding applications and requirements, estimating costs, preparing quotations, maintaining quote follow up activity
- Working with design engineering to develop complete designs and drawings to meet ASME standards along with APIC-2C
- Oversee large complex projects worth 150 million a year with API 2C specification in the North Sea
- Traveling to customer facilities for site support and details needed for technical review and proposal generation
- Working with procurement and directly with vendors to develop cost estimates
- Setting product pricing in collaboration with management and pricing analysts
- Writing, editing, and issuing formal quotes to customers
- Providing status reports to management on overall proposal status and assisting with creation and modification of sales presentations/documents
- Working to meet ASME standards along with API spec and LLoyds along with DNV
Application Sales Rep/ Project Specialist for NOV
Gunnebo Johnson (merged with Crosby Group)
02.2004 - 03.2011
- General knowledge of all Crosby products and their applications, primarily heavy lifting/fitting, cranes for blocks/tackles, fabrication/sheet metal/casting houses
- Communication with customers, understanding applications and requirements, estimating costs, preparing quotations, maintaining quote follow up activity
- Working with design engineering to develop complete designs and drawings
- Analyzing and interpreting customer inquiries
- Traveling to customer facilities for site support and details needed for technical review and proposal generation
- Working with procurement and directly with vendors to develop cost estimates
- Setting product pricing in collaboration with management and pricing analysts
- Writing, editing, and issuing formal quotes to customers
- Providing status reports to management on overall proposal status and assisting with creation and modification of sales presentations/documents
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, SAP and ERP
Inside Sales
Graybar Electric
05.1999 - 02.2004
- Focused on customer accounts to analyze customer business environment such as examining customer’s business trends
- Attended regional and national trade shows
- Managed over 30 products a month
- Successfully refined and brought in new customers for new projects
- Work with engineering department to develop new products per customer use
- Work with production and shipping to obtain the best possible schedule to accommodate external customer requirements and that all materials were ordered and received in timely manner
Buyer
LaBarge Electronics
01.1995 - 04.1999
- Purchased fabrication parts based on customers drawings
- Worked closely with production planning and engineering to ensure proper material was ordered and received in timely manner
- Plans studies and collects data to determine costs of parts and material such as aluminum, steel, composite and other raw material and purchases and parts, equipment and supplies
- Analyzes data obtained, records results and report to management
- Makes estimates of new and proposed product or service costs
- Obtained negotiation certification while working at LaBarge
Education
High School Diploma -
Charles Page High School
Sand Springs05.1992
Basic Courses - undefined
Tulsa Community College
Bachelors - Business Management
University of Phoenix
12.2024
Skills
- Procurement best practices
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Leadership
- Cost estimation
- Preparing quotes
- Negotiations
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAP
- ERP
- Inventory oversight
- Analytical Thinking
Timeline
Buyer
Layco
03.2023 - Current
Buyer
AAON
12.2019 - 03.2023
Application Sales Rep/ Product Specialist
The Crosby Group
03.2011 - 12.2019
Application Sales Rep/ Project Specialist for NOV
Gunnebo Johnson (merged with Crosby Group)
02.2004 - 03.2011
Inside Sales
Graybar Electric
05.1999 - 02.2004
Buyer
LaBarge Electronics
01.1995 - 04.1999
Basic Courses - undefined
Tulsa Community College
High School Diploma -
Charles Page High School
Bachelors - Business Management
University of Phoenix
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