Laina Bunch
Callao,MO
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with strong background in purchasing, vendor management and inventory control. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize sales and profits. Considered valuable asset to any team, with specific passion for rural, agricultural, and farm retail.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Replenishment Buyer
Orschelns Farm and Home
03.2020 - Current
- Managed purchasing, replenishment, and stock analysis over 163 locations and two distribution centers.
- Multiple category experience including but not limited to Pet, Accessories, Automotive, Feed, and Animal Health.
- Advanced use of MS Office, focus on Excel and Outlook.
- Intermediate use of Micro-Strategies
- Advanced use of Oracle Retail Management software.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices
- Monitored and analyzed sales records, trends, or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns.
- Prepared and analyzed reports to track inventory and purchasing trends
- Interacted with vendors, store managers and other stakeholders to maintain on-time deliveries
Grant Support and Accounting
Truman State University
11.2017 - 03.2020
- Ground up expense tracking template building over seven grant allotments
- Grant negotiation with State and Federal government officials to increase or manage funds for K-12 professional development.
- Cost and expense accounting for department credit card
- Ensure logistics and lodgings for traveling team members were arranged and paid.
- Communication point for service billing between our team and the NE MO k-12 school districts
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects
Advertising and Nursery Manager
Randy's Lakeview Nursery and Stone
03.2017 - 10.2017
- Using social media and advertising increased foot traffic 20%
- Built online presence and maintained a digital point of contact for customers
- Secured and negotiated advertisements in local publications
- Led team of 4 for front end customer service and point of sale activities
- Optimized growth and development at every stage and moved finished plants to sales displays for customer viewing
- Assigned team work schedules, delegated commensurate with staff member skills and monitored and evaluated performance
- Coordinated inventories of seeds, chemicals, plant nutrients and tools to achieve business targets
- Handled complex and urgent customer concerns calmly to maximize satisfaction and enhance loyalty
Merchandising and Graphic Designer
Family Center Farm and Home
07.2011 - 02.2017
- Intermediate use of Adobe Photoshop, In Design and Premiere
- Built social media pages with 2000 plus followers which promoted sales and customer relations
- Designed and shipped all in store advertisements and signage
- Increased customer engagement through promotions and giveaways
- Created and led community courses on poultry and livestock which directly increased sales in those categories by 30% while building customer loyalty
- Collaborated with content and marketing teams to confirm design compliance with brand guidelines
- Developed graphics and visual content for social media and print campaigns
Adjunct Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
06.2008 - 06.2011
- Used exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention
- Collaborated with department head to create dynamic, ongoing curriculum development, and instruction improvement program
- Organized time, space and resources to balance advanced instruction, challenging workloads and stringent deadlines
Education
Masters of Fine Art and Arts - Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelors of Fine Art - Art History
Western Kentucky University
Skills
- Managing Purchasing Activities
- High-Volume Environments
- Stock Replenishment
- Purchasing Strategies Development
- Microsoft Excel
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Process Improvement Initiatives
- Supply Chain Management
- Competitor Activities Monitoring
- Purchase Order Reconciliation
- Promotions Programs
- Predictive Analysis
- Merchandising Strategies
- Vendor negotiation
- MS Office
Timeline
Replenishment Buyer
Orschelns Farm and Home
03.2020 - Current
Grant Support and Accounting
Truman State University
11.2017 - 03.2020
Advertising and Nursery Manager
Randy's Lakeview Nursery and Stone
03.2017 - 10.2017
Merchandising and Graphic Designer
Family Center Farm and Home
07.2011 - 02.2017
Adjunct Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
06.2008 - 06.2011
Masters of Fine Art and Arts - Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelors of Fine Art - Art History
Western Kentucky University
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