Ryan Oliver
Andover
Summary
Team oriented and dedicated purchasing professional specializing in raw materials, 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
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer II
MMD Medical Dba. Velosity
10.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
- Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Reviewed legal documents such as contracts and non-disclosure agreements to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Reduced costs significantly by identifying and eliminating inefficiencies within purchasing department.
- Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
- Created and implemented a visual inventory system for all non-inventoried packaging items. Reducing outages and lowering costs.
Purchasing Manager
Hutchinson Manufacturing Holdings
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintained permanent records.
- Monitored and evaluated vendor performance to determine compliance with quality standards.
- Used Epicor to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
- Lead small team of buyers over multiple sites.
- Performed weekly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Cultivated strong relationships with vendors to maintain and improve levels of customer service.
Inventory and Purchasing Manager
Iron Rock Off Road
08.2020 - 09.2022
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
- Identified and targeted critical procurement issues like raw material shortages and logistics problems.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
- Worked with department supervisors to assess requirements.
- Created and updated regular inventory reports and records.
- Analyzed inventory to identify and address stock discrepancies.
- Participated in regular cycle counts to confirm accuracy of inventory records.
- Strengthened inventory processes to balance supply needs with budget and space limitations.
- Implemented successful inventory control system to track inventory levels and optimize stock levels.
- Established inventory min/max points
Warehouse Supervisor
Iron Rock Off Road
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Supervised shipping and receiving, distribution and workplace safety.
- Supervised warehouse operations by managing employees during shifts.
- Supervised shipping and handling operations.
- Operated warehouse material handling equipment to move loads.
- Monitored employee performance and offered mentoring and leadership.
- Revised and developed procedures to improve outgoing order accuracy.
- Oversaw upkeep of equipment and condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, and replacements.
- Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new products, maximize space utilization, and optimize overall efficiency.
Warehouse Associate
Iron Rock Off Road
02.2016 - 06.2018
- Prepared orders for shipment by picking, packing, and labeling merchandise.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting, and stocking merchandise.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 100 pounds.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Entered quantity received against purchase order in computer system.
Lawn Care Technician
True Green
02.2008 - 02.2016
- Operated varied types of lawn care vehicles.
- Applied fertilizer and other nutrients to lawns to promote healthy growth.
- Developed lasting customer relationships and grew network over time.
- Developed estimates and presented customers with bids for lawn care services to help with planning.
- Diagnosed lawn and garden issues and recommended targeted solutions.
- Maintained and serviced lawn care equipment to enhance longevity.
- Provided education on lawn care products and services to help clients better understand ways to maintain lawns.
- Applied fertilizers and pesticides.
Production Support Technician
Phillips Plastics
11.2005 - 02.2008
- Promptly documented and reported all defective equipment and hazardous conditions.
- Trained and supervised production personnel to properly use production equipment and apply best practices.
- Performed setup of production equipment to establish optimal performance.
- Inspected equipment and systems to identify issues, reporting problems to repair technicians or engineering.
- Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels.
- Tested products or subassemblies for functionality or quality and troubleshot problems with equipment.
Education
Associate of Science - Supply Chain Management
South West Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore, WI11-2026
High School Diploma -
Menomonie High School
Menomonie, WI05.2001
Skills
- Project Management
- Vendor Sourcing
- Inventory Coordination
- Account Management
- Supplier Relations
- Logistics Coordination
- Purchase Order Monitoring
- Request for Proposal
- ISO 9000 Trained
Timeline
Buyer II
MMD Medical Dba. Velosity
10.2023 - Current
Purchasing Manager
Hutchinson Manufacturing Holdings
09.2022 - 08.2023
Inventory and Purchasing Manager
Iron Rock Off Road
08.2020 - 09.2022
Warehouse Supervisor
Iron Rock Off Road
06.2018 - 08.2020
Warehouse Associate
Iron Rock Off Road
02.2016 - 06.2018
Lawn Care Technician
True Green
02.2008 - 02.2016
Production Support Technician
Phillips Plastics
11.2005 - 02.2008
Associate of Science - Supply Chain Management
South West Wisconsin Technical College
High School Diploma -
Menomonie High School
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