Thomas Getter
Procurement
LONGVIEW,TX
Summary
Highly effective Purchasing Manager offering 10+ years of experience in supply chain management. Proven excellence building, negotiating and managing supplier relationships to obtain favorable costs. Drive continuous process improvements using SAP/ERP management and a servant leadership paradigm.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Central Purchaser-West
Nestle Waters North America/ BlueTriton Brands
Cabazon, CA
04.2013 - Current
- Maintain NWNA Purchasing standards at the Cabazon, CA; Ontario, CA; and Denver, CO factories
- Procurement of supplies, Contract execution and relationship management, inventory control, and forecast of maintenance inventory (MRO)
- Daily SAP utilization in the areas of Purchasing, Finance, and Inventory
- Job Responsibilities
- Review purchase requisitions for correct information, including but not limited to supplier, cost codes, description, quantity, and approval and address outages with Req owner or manager
- Generate purchases orders for specific categories; ingredients, packaging materials, site services and maintenance, operational supplies & repairable based on MRP and customer input
- Support purchasing leadership during annual contract negotiations with key suppliers to ensure contracts are executable from a supplier perspective
- Collaborate with purchasing leadership to Identify new strategic sourcing partners
- Identify best of class suppliers in each commodity group
- Complete special projects and assignments; such as supplier performance, inventory movement, excess & obsolescence and change control analysis
- Support process improvement initiatives in partnership with the Supply Chain Planners, Leadership, Operations, Product Supply and IT Teams
- Resolves all stock-out situations with preventative actions after sourcing needed items and assures that corrective actions are implemented and function as intended
- Research and procurement of materials, parts and supplies by seeking other sources as needed
- Lead and assure that all claims and complaints are handled in a responsive professional manner (handled daily)
- Manage the PO process with Inventory Control to identify inventory overs and lead the expedited return of excess materials or incorrect ordered materials
- Responsible for Item Master Data creation and Maintenance of it
- Work to resolve any price discrepancies with Accounts Payable, in a timely fashion.
Manager
Food1Inc dba Applebee's
Rancho Mirage, CA
01.2010 - 02.2013
- Overall supervision of day to day restaurant operations
- Staffing: recruited, hired, and trained all new hire employees
- Maintained all required documentation and verification for employment
- Ensure proper staffing procedures to ensure the highest possible payroll productivity at the lowest possible costs in keeping with the standards of the company
- Accounting: administered and recorded all aspects of accounts payables and receivables, in addition to all purchasing and procurement
- Ensure that proper controls are followed in all hardware and security areas (i.e
- Product cost, inventory, payroll, etc.)
- Analyze and monitor profit and loss statements
- Scheduling/Payroll: Created employee schedule weekly and tracked all hours and payroll related issues
- Human Resources: administered all company policies and procedures, in addition to all state and federal employee requirements as outlined by the EEOC, CA-DOL, and OSHA
- Directly responsible for employee issues, progressive discipline, and maintaining workplace P.R.I.D.E
- Mission
- Sales/Budget: Established, directed and reviewed client fulfillment procedures to ensure adequate security and accountability, presentation and service performance
- Met or exceeded all manager controllable line items within company guidelines while maintaining a bonus position for three years.
Operations Manager
DRS Inc
Rochelle, IL
12.2006 - 01.2010
- Overall supervision of a 60 member plus security work team
- Accounting: Regularly check figures, postings, and documents for accuracy
- Organize, secure, and maintain all files, records, cash and cash equivalents in accordance with policies and procedures
- Record, store, access, and/or analyze computerized financial information
- Classify, code, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals, ledgers, and/or computers
- Prepare, maintain, audit, and distribute statistical, financial, accounting, auditing, or payroll reports and tables
- Complete period-end closing procedures and reports as specified
- Prepare, review, reconcile, and issue bills, invoices, and account statements according to company procedures
- Follow-up and resolve past due accounts and vendor invoices until payment in full is received or resolved
- Prepare daily consolidated deposits of cash received by all cash handling employees
- Document, maintain, communicate, and act upon all Cash Variances
- Prepare, maintain, and administer all cashier banks and contracts
- Audit Profit and Loss and general ledger, administered all aspects of accounts payables and receivables, in addition to all purchasing functions and payroll
- Human Resources: administered all company policies and procedures, in addition to all state and federal employee requirements as outlined by the EEOC, DOL, and OSHA
- Directly responsible for employee issues, progressive discipline, and maintaining workplace ethics mission
- Administration: creation and maintenance of employee work schedule, administration of "Flex Time" program, and adherence to labor budget.
District Manager
Rent-A-Center Inc
Chicago, IL
01.1998 - 01.2007
- Revitalization-Challenged with acquisition of several failing markets (districts) and revitalizing each into profitable- successful business entities
- Staffing: Recruiting, hiring and training of all coworkers in diverse area markets; identify and capitalize on their strengths and guiding them through their development areas to ensure maximum productivity
- Accounting:: Review Profit and Loss statements monthly with general ledger reconciliation to identify opportunities, administered all aspects of accounts payables and receivables, in addition to all merchandise purchasing functions and payroll
- Process all cash receipts and prepare for data entry
- Assemble and distribute financial statement as posted, prepare division journal entries, reconcile inter-company accounts, prepare and distribute customer billing
- Maintain and schedule lease, loan mortgage payments
- Prepare all a/p invoices for data entry
- Audit against purchase orders, verify accuracy and check for approval signature
- Voucher and code in accordance with prescribed procedures
- Maintain all capital appropriation and depreciation schedules
- Reconcile bank statements, audit Public Liability and Workers Compensation reports
- Complete all required data entry into approved accounting system and ensure data backups are completed daily
- Human Resources: administered all company policies and procedures, in addition to all state and federal employee requirements as outlined by the EEOC, USDOL, IDOL, and OSHA
- Directly responsible for employee issues, progressive discipline, and maintaining workplace integrity
- Establishing delivery schedules for the safe and proper installation/delivery of merchandise, service calls, and product retrieval on a shift by shift basis
- Completing asset audits on a quarterly basis in every store and correct all, if any, deficiencies
- Monitoring customer satisfaction whilst in stores and use customer complaints as an opportunity to win the customer for life
- Effective problem solving practices, ensuring zero reoccurrences
Education
B.A. - Business Management
South Eastern University
01.1989
Certification in Advanced Management Training -
Southern Methodist University
Skills
- Procurement Management
- Accounting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Purchasing
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- MRP
- Supply Chain
- SAP
- Sourcing
- Account Reconciliation
- Pricing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Report Writing
- Process Improvement
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Payroll
- Staff Training
- Customer Service
- Supplier Due Diligence
- Stock Management
- Quality Service Standards Adherence
- Discount Terms Negotiations
- Negotiation and Persuasion
- Retail Merchandise Buying
- Trend Monitoring
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Central Purchaser-West
Nestle Waters North America/ BlueTriton Brands
04.2013 - Current
Manager
Food1Inc dba Applebee's
01.2010 - 02.2013
Operations Manager
DRS Inc
12.2006 - 01.2010
District Manager
Rent-A-Center Inc
01.1998 - 01.2007
B.A. - Business Management
South Eastern University
Certification in Advanced Management Training -
Southern Methodist University
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