Senior Buyer

Posted on: 2007-01-19

CYNTHIA METELAK 33507 SE Peaceful Lane Estacada, OR 97023 (503) 630-7689 PROFILE: Highly-organized professional with a business management background skilled at handling the daily operations of sales, pricing, purchases, inventory control, and logistics. Adept with interpersonal relationships and communication to promote teamwork. EXPERIENCE: Senior Buyer for national distribution firm Promoted up from Office Manager 1995 to Present Procure materials and services for use by the company and for resale to customers. Demonstrate strong negotiation, persuasive, and organizational skills. Maintain a perpetual online inventory of up to $3 Million. Forecast future inventory requirements by analyzing sales history data. Promote customer satisfaction by balancing the purchasing to meet 90 and 180 day inventory turns. Ensure accurate inventory levels by frequent communications with Sales and Customer Service staff. Oversee quarterly physical inventory counts. Reconcile more than 1,000 inventory codes. Approve vendor invoices for payment. Invoice customers for goods shipped directly from manufacturers. Create new inventory codes as needed for 10 branches located in the United States. Office Manager 1991-1994 Oversee and maintain all facets of daily operations including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Collections, Purchasing, Receiving, Shipping, and Payroll. Scheduled local deliveries to customers utilizing owned and operated truck fleet. Supervised staff in fast-paced office with high-volume work load. Develop strong performers by hiring and training new people to strive for the competitive edge in distributor sales. Monitor inventory to achieve fulfillment levels according to the customer's contractual agreement. Act as liaison between owner and the outside accounting firm. Achieve smoother daily operations by helping the company develop a company restructuring plan, designing new updated inventory systems for daily operations, and creating the Purchasing Department. EDUCATION: Completion Certificate for Business Course Program at Trend College, 1985. Training in Accounting including Preparing Profit and Loss Statements. COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook. Open Systems Accounting Software. Monarch. REFERENCES: Gladly furnished upon request.