Kevin Benge
Oklahoma City,OK
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Mercer Valve
Oklahoma City, OK
04.2018 - Current
- Sourced new vendors for purchasing needs.
- Obtained quotes from various suppliers to determine most cost-effective purchasing options.
- Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamic communication and negotiation skills.
- Maintained appropriate inventory levels to meet personnel and corporate needs.
- Selected and negotiated contracts with supply vendors to obtain top-notch pricing on materials and items.
- Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels.
- Facilitated streamlined purchasing and resource availability through monitoring and oversight of company inventory.
- Created and calculated purchase orders to follow price quotes and reductions.
Purchasing Manager
ETI bucket trucks
Oklahoma City, OK
10.2015 - 04.2018
- Sourced new vendors for purchasing needs.
- Represented companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
- Formulated and implemented annual purchasing plans and contracts, covering OEM, import, ingredients, materials and equipment.
- Improved inventory turns and cycle count accuracy with aggressive and tactical buying methods.
- Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamic communication and negotiation skills.
- Obtained quotes from various suppliers to determine most cost-effective purchasing options.
- Negotiated contracts with outside providers to minimize costs to company and customers.
Purchasing Agent
Mercer Valve
Oklahoma City, OK
06.2005 - 10.2015
- Prepared purchase orders and sent to distributors and suppliers.
- Contacted vendors to determine order status and communicate discrepancies with shipments.
- Researched potential products, vendors and services to compare price and quality.
- Researched materials offerings from new suppliers to obtain most competitive pricing.
- Sourced new vendors for purchasing needs.
- Considered optimum order quantities and stocking levels when ordering inventory.
- Analyzed data to optimize inventory turns and maintain sufficient inventory, meeting customer demands
- Reviewed customer needs and developed appropriate procurement requirements.
Buyer
Precision Parts
Oklahoma City, OK
06.1992 - 06.2005
- Maintained supplier relationships to improve lead time, cost and quality.
- Worked with suppliers to expedite open purchase orders and shipments in-transit.
- Negotiated with selected suppliers to obtain lowest unit cost.
- Liaised with accounting and vendors to minimize and clear up invoice discrepancies.
- Researched competitors and sourced new vendors.
- Participated in supplier calls to define component deliveries, meeting scheduled production dates.
- Reviewed work order demand from MRP to support company requirements.
- Negotiated prices, discount terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers.
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ05.2001
Skills
- Cost Controls Familiarity
- Distribution Experience
- Bid Process Management
- Cost Assessments
- Purchase Orders
- Relationship Building
- Vendor Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Problem-Solving
- Inventory management
- Warehouse operation oversight
- Warehouse auditing
- Unpacking merchandise
- Space planning
- Storage management
- Shipping and receiving operations
Timeline
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Mercer Valve
04.2018 - Current
Purchasing Manager
ETI bucket trucks
10.2015 - 04.2018
Purchasing Agent
Mercer Valve
06.2005 - 10.2015
Buyer
Precision Parts
06.1992 - 06.2005
BBA - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix