Joseph H. Dalabon
Boston,MA
Summary
Resourceful Purchasing Agent responsibly and proficiently procures materials necessary for operations. Performs detailed cost analyses and negotiates with vendors using skilled problem-solving abilities. Experienced evaluator of supplier performance and maintains constant awareness of inventory levels.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Agent
Cape Cod Lumber
04.2019 - Current
- Manage and oversee many different product lines, which includes sustaining competitive product pricing by negotiating material costs, terms, and discovering new sources
- Regularly take advantage of direct buys to lower costs by up to 50% on certain lines
- Collect, analyze, and summarize sales trends to sustain healthy level of inventory
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal sales team in addition to outside suppliers’ sales representatives
- Efficiently manage time between purchasing and warehouse duties during pandemic.
Production and Inventory Manager
Orchid Essentials
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Oversee the production of more than 100,000 Orchid Essentials products
- Create production methods for efficiency, resulting in increased speeds by 40%, thereby helping Brand Managers boost the sales of products by hundreds of units per week
- Assist with implementing production summary software used for sales forecasting
- Record inventory usage and production summaries into excel pivot tables
- Review sales figures and establish upcoming production needs
- Coordinate with the Distribution Manager to assure all shipping deadlines are met.
Cost Analysis and Savings Analyst
Granite Telecommunications
08.2016 - 03.2017
- Coordinate with the Premier Account team and Sales department with all pricing requests
- Manage, analyze, and manipulate large data sets within excel (Pivots, Formulas, IF Statements, VLOOKUP, EFFECT Function) for reporting purposes
- Consolidate business telecommunication service bills and conducted variance analysis to develop cost reports for management
- Create Excel and PDF financial reports for sales team to present competition cost data
- Provide training of new employees.
Business Development Intern
Meed
09.2015 - 05.2016
- Acted as a physical and digital representative of Meed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Leader in recruitment of software engineers at University of Massachusetts Amherst career fair.
Education
Business Management
Lasell University
Newton, MABachelor of Science - Economics
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA05.2016
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Procurement Operations
- Excel
- Cost Analysis
- Data Organization
- Negotiation
Timeline
Purchasing Agent
Cape Cod Lumber
04.2019 - Current
Production and Inventory Manager
Orchid Essentials
05.2017 - 10.2018
Cost Analysis and Savings Analyst
Granite Telecommunications
08.2016 - 03.2017
Business Development Intern
Meed
09.2015 - 05.2016
Business Management
Lasell University
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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