ROBERT FERGUSON
Schaumburg,IL
Summary
Organized Procurement professional and exceptional multitasker with top-notch verbal and written communication skills. Offering over 25 years of hands-on experience in collecting, analyzing and recording data on progress of planning permission applications and responding to queries about planning permission application process.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
STORES SPECIALIS/MATERIALS PLANNER
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
12.2014 - Current
- Perform physical inventories utilizing cycle counts and report discrepancies
- Identify and describe materials and equipment maintained under inventory control utilizing manufacturers catalogs, manuals, engineering drawings and specifications
- Create new material master documents in SAP per new inventory item request according to budget class, product commodity and item description
- Utilize various data processing applications to input, extract and manipulate information pertaining to cataloging and inventory control
- Seeks RFP'S from vendors and contractors
- Acquires raw materials, finished goods, and contracted services utilizing standard procurement practices.
PROCUREMENT AND INVENTORY MANAGER
WESTERN UTILITY LLC
12.2013 - 10.2014
- Acquisition of raw materials, finished goods, fleet vehicles, and contracted services utilizing standard procurement practices
- Perform physical inventories using cycle counting and reporting discrepancies
- Tracking inventory errors to identify opportunities for improvement
- Create new material master documents in ERP system per new inventory item request according to budget class, product commodity and item description
- Utilize various data processing applications to input, extract and manipulate information pertaining to cataloging and inventory control.
Materials Manager / Buyer
Magenta LLC
07.1996 - 12.2013
- Conducted regular inventory audits to maintain accurate stock levels and minimize excess or obsolete inventory.
- Monitored safety stock levels and established order policies to balance inventory availability with minimal investment.
- Developed comprehensive supplier performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement in service levels and product quality.
- Managed subordinates and gave directives, drafted schedules and comprehensively evaluated performance.
- Coordinated with production planning teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials required for scheduled productions runs.
- Purchased indirect manufacturing supplies, administrative support materials and packaging to comprehensively build multifaceted production lifecycles.
- Reduced lead times for critical materials through strategic supplier partnerships.
Education
B.S. NETWORK ADMINISTRATION -
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY
12.2012
Skills
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Access, Power Point, Word
- Materials Requirement Planning
- Procurement processes
- Logistics Optimization
- Warehouse Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier negotiation
- ERP Systems Expertise
- Purchasing management
Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery
Timeline
STORES SPECIALIS/MATERIALS PLANNER
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
12.2014 - Current
PROCUREMENT AND INVENTORY MANAGER
WESTERN UTILITY LLC
12.2013 - 10.2014
Materials Manager / Buyer
Magenta LLC
07.1996 - 12.2013
B.S. NETWORK ADMINISTRATION -
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY
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