Patrick Durham
Gilbert,AZ
Summary
Goal-oriented and fiscally responsible purchasing manager with over 4 years developing and executing strategic purchasing practices that manage costs, maximize quality, and improve profitability. Proven successes implementing policies and procedures that ensure corporate compliance and minimize budget variance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
CarMax
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Monitor appraisal trends for over 3 products, analyzing pricing margins using Microsoft Excel, Legacy systems, and tableau reporting systems, identifying opportunities to reduce waste by 20% quarter over quarter.
- Strategize business goals for 10 employees, providing coaching, vision, and motivation, improving sales by 114% in March 2023.
- Collaborates with a team of 9 purchasing managers to set quarterly strategic goals, increasing efficiency by 20%.
- Improved P&L by 10% within the retail and wholesale industry to reduce waste and provide accurate business contracts.
- Champion store initiatives by interpreting and executing policies and procedures, ensuring continuous improvement and increased sales potential, earning best store within the region 3 times within the past 6 months.
- Interviews, hires, trains, and promotes associates to support company growth to provide exceptional customer service.
Senior Buyer
CarMax
04.2019 - 06.2022
- Developed cost-effective purchasing strategies to maintain inventory levels at 100%.
- Evaluated and negotiated current market prices, while making financially sound purchasing decisions for the company.
- Forecasted, planned, and managed inventory with consideration to selection, pricing, promoting sales, and margins.
- Analyzed purchasing trends for use in supervision and productivity, increasing production by 10%.
- Performed store performance reviews through effective action planing and execution improving efficiency by 20% quarter over quarter.
- Managed office environment, including scheduling and staffing, interviewing, hiring, and training of associates.
- Facilitated training workshops and modules of 12 purchasing associates to deliver exceptional customer service, ensuring accurate appraisal values.
Buyer
CarMax
03.2014 - 04.2019
- Sourced inventory through appraisals and by attending off-site auctions, monitoring acquisition costs to ensure inventory met company standard.
- Planned, coordinated, and executed wholesale auction operations, to provide exceptional customer service to our B2B wholesale customers.
- Worked with our technicians to determine reconditioning costs, while creating strong customer experiences
- Coordinated transportation for the inventory that was purchased at off-site auctions.
- Coordinated transportation services, including transportation issues, and maintained transportation records for our fleet drivers.
Operations Supervisor
Gate Gourmet
06.2013 - 09.2013
- Managed a staff of 50 employees, ensuring over 65 flights per day were catered while in accordance with airline specifications, maintaining proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity and security with minimum labor and food costs
- Directed performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees
- Collaborated with management staff to improve execution performance, maintaining company policies and procedures as well as specification books for airline customers.
Staff Sergeant
United States Army
06.2004 - 02.2013
- Supervised and managed the performance, training, engagement, and development of a team of 18, while instructing all annual training and reoccurring training.
- Developed a training program to cross-train 17 personnel on fuel operations, enforcing unit standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for the planning, preparation, and execution of operations, vehicle dispatches, and preventative maintenance checks, ensuring 100% readiness.
- Maintained 100% accountability of equipment in excess of $7.5 million, developed and recognized for establishing standard operating procedures.
- Performed environmental health and safety checks on inventories to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Education
Master of Management - Business Management
University of Phoenix
12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Purchasing, Sourcing, Pricing, Forecasting, Negotiation
- Logistics, Supply Chain
- P&L Management, Business analysis
- Employee evaluation, Performance management, Employee engagement
- Military Service
Relocation
Desired location(s): Tampa, Fl, Orlando, Fl, and Gilbert, Az
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
CarMax
06.2022 - 10.2023
Senior Buyer
CarMax
04.2019 - 06.2022
Buyer
CarMax
03.2014 - 04.2019
Operations Supervisor
Gate Gourmet
06.2013 - 09.2013
Staff Sergeant
United States Army
06.2004 - 02.2013
Master of Management - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
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