Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Honors and Awards
Professional Organizations
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Robert Brammer

Ostrander,OH

Summary

Dedicated purchasing professional specializing in maintenance, repair, operations (MRO), raw materials, logistics, vendor relations and inventory management. Organized and proactive with remarkable project management, communication and planning abilities. Exceptional leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager Material Resource Group

Univenture
11.2016 - 09.2023
  • Oversee shipping and receiving department and employees.
  • Conduct monthly inventory on raw materials and finished goods.
  • Established and updated work schedules of staff
  • Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
  • Operated warehouse material handling equipment correctly to move loads forklift, pallet jacks.
  • Conduct monthly inventory on raw materials and finished goods.
  • Work with LTL freight companies, UPS, FedEx.
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.

Purchasing Manager

Univenture
11.1999 - 09.2023
  • Sourced vendors, built business relationships and negotiated prices.
  • Conducted procurement activities in order to secure wide range of goods and services.
  • Contacted managers and department supervisors to process request for quotes.
  • Research products to insure specifications meet requirements.
  • Work with vendors to maintain specifications and keep up with current products.
  • Used Macola software to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
  • Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
  • Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
  • Oversaw $5 million budget and purchasing needs for manufacturing company.
  • Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials and raw material.
  • Received inbound phone calls from vendors and facility associates, creating work orders and purchase orders.
  • Solicit and evaluate proposals
  • Prepare budget and various other operations reports.

Coordinator of Officials

Ohio Capital Conference
04.2012 - Current
  • Assign and maintain master schedule of boys high school basketball and football officials using DragonFly assigning software.
  • Train and conduct professional development with over 400 basketball and 400 football officials.
  • Work with 50 Athletic Directors to coordinate their basketball and football schedules.

Deployment Coordinator

Ashland
01.1999 - 05.1999
  • Managed logistical coordination to transfer raw material from one warehouse to another.
  • Reduced number of shipments from three per night to one.
  • Coordinate with purchasing to ensure proper movement of raw materials between six warehouses.
  • Maintain inventory accuracy, oversee rail car packaging
  • Establish and maintain files for tracing discrepancies and inquiries.

Purchasing Assistant

Ashland Chemicals
03.1998 - 01.1999
  • Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
  • Maintained consistent email communication with warehouse and sales to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
  • Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
  • Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
  • Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
  • Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
  • Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
  • Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.

Purchasing/Warehouse Supervisor

ISP Fine Chemicals
05.1990 - 02.1998
  • Purchase raw materials, release and expedite orders
  • Source MRO supplies, office supplies and capital equipment.
  • Maintain parts inventory for mechanical, electrical and operating supplies.
  • Negotiate construction contracts and blanket orders
  • Evaluate and qualify suppliers and contractors
  • Prepare budget and various other operations reports.

Education

High School Diploma -

Fairbanks High School
Milford Center, OH

Some College (No Degree) -

Columbus Technical Institute
Columbus, OH

Diploma -

DeVry Institute of Electronics
Columbus, OH

Skills

  • Excellent verbal/written communication
  • Vendor sourcing
  • Procurement expertise
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Bid coordination
  • Operations management
  • Materials management
  • Raw material testing
  • Inventory control
  • JIT Purchasing

Honors and Awards

OHSAA Officials Hall of Game Class of 2020

Professional Organizations

Member NAPM

NCAA Basketball Officials Association

OHSAA Basketball and Football Official



Timeline

Manager Material Resource Group

Univenture
11.2016 - 09.2023

Coordinator of Officials

Ohio Capital Conference
04.2012 - Current

Purchasing Manager

Univenture
11.1999 - 09.2023

Deployment Coordinator

Ashland
01.1999 - 05.1999

Purchasing Assistant

Ashland Chemicals
03.1998 - 01.1999

Purchasing/Warehouse Supervisor

ISP Fine Chemicals
05.1990 - 02.1998

High School Diploma -

Fairbanks High School

Some College (No Degree) -

Columbus Technical Institute

Diploma -

DeVry Institute of Electronics

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