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ANDREW SMITH 60 South 525t | Bountiful, UT 84010
[email protected] |801.555. 8080
PURCHASE MANAGER •BUYER • INVENTORY ANALYST Profile Efficient and diligent problem solving professional with 6 years of experience managing retailer inventory, while designing and implementing tools to improve speed and accuracy of departmental operations. A proven record of planning and coordinating supply/purchasing strategies that has achieved budgeted sales, profitability, quality standards and corporate goals. Committed to continuous improvement and recognized for consistently exceeding expectations and job requirements. Areas of Expertise Include: • Systems Analysis • Supply Strategies • Dispatch & Distribution
• Troubleshooting • Purchasing & Planning • KPI Tracking
• Problem Resolution • Operational Improvements • Negotiating • Inventory Management • Excel Pivot Tables & Reports
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RC WILEY HOME FURNISHINGS – Salt Lake City, UT
2006 – Present
Retailer of home furniture, electronics, appliances, mattresses and flooring with stores located in UT, ID, NV, and CA.
INVENTORY ANALYST (2008 to Present) Manage merchandise supply chain for assigned categories and coordinate inventory plans with buyers. Assess operational inefficiencies, devise solutions, and submit IT changes to improve company processes. Lead Excel training sessions for Analysts. Enter purchase orders; track inbound orders; allocate available inventory; review supply for upcoming advertisements; and forecast future sales. Review production capacity vs. sales and recommend assortment changes. Generate weekly TVS Margin reports for CEO/VP Merchandising/TV Buyer. Selected to manage promotional inventory and ensure appropriate purchasing of stock promotional items and door busters. Selected Achievements: Purchasing/Inventory Maintenance: •
Selected as member of core team of analysts to implement new forecasting software
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Created order calculators to improve speed and efficiency of reordering merchandise
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Composed merchandise training manuals to enhance Sales team's product knowledge; achieved significantly increase in mattress and frames sales over 1 month time period
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Developed pagination tracking sheet in Excel to improve inventory review and verification for upcoming ads
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Implemented acknowledgement report to reduce occurrences of vendors not entering orders
Promotions: •
Wrote standard operating procedure to manage obsolete promos
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Designed and implemented system to prevent FUR stock outs of priority merchandise in California
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Ensured functionality of promo adjustments through Lorne by defining promo status codes which enabled stores to recognize clearances
Prepared by Greene*Hargrove Career Management www.GHCareerManagement.com/ 914-393-6004 (Inventory Analyst Continued) Systems Designed/Improved: •
Streamlined forecasting and ordering process with Excel, resulting in superior inventory management
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Made MAT & FUR live in Logility; utilized Logility to improve forecast for 4Q sales & rebate purchases
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Became Logility site expert; wrote training manual, and appointed to answer all Logility related inquiries
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Designed Brenda’s Trigger Cost report to share with CEO/CFO/President/VP Advertising
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Created training manuals for FUR, MAT, and SEA
RETURN TO VENDOR SPECIALIST (2006 to 2008) Managed defective merchandise within high volume central warehouse, and in compliance with space and time stored limitations. Made judgment calls on identified defective merchandise. Billed manufacturers for minor repairable defects, address manufacturers’ questions, and resolved vendor's challenges. Responded to phone calls, faxes, and emails. Palletized and wrapped merchandise in preparation for shipped to the manufacturer. Selected Achievements: •
Implemented process of scanning merchandise repair documentation to utilize in the event of vendor challenges against requested charge backs resulting in the decrease of non reimbursement from 25% to 5%
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Collaborated with Corporate Quality Control department to implement 15 day vendor challenge policy
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Utilized home repair background to solve manufacturer defects in bed frames, making inventory saleable
EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS W EBER S TATE U NIVERSITY - O GDEN , UT Bachelor of Arts in Business with Management concentration, expected 2014 S ALT L AKE C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE - SALT L AKE C ITY , UT Associate of Arts in Business Associate of Arts in General Studies
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