Purchasing Career Research and Resources

Bombardier Transportation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Kanona, NY

•Developed RFP’s and negotiated contracts for materials required to complete projects. •Entered and maintained purchase orders. •Researched hard to find components •Worked with A/P to ensure prompt payment of vendors

Avg. Salary: $57,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

RAF Tabtronics, LLC

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Piffard, NY

•Served as main point of contact for company's top accounts including BAE Systems, Harris RF Communications, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin •Developed presentations and sales proposals and submitted to customers via email and in person •Negotiated with customers to close new business and long term contracts worth >$3 million per year •Member of the Design Review Team helping to disposition new opportunities and manage their...

Avg. Salary: $57,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Dyco Electronics, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Hornell, NY

•Served as main point of contact for customers which included Raytheon, Sanmina-SCI, and GE Transportation •Developed and submitted all sales proposals •Met regularly with production department to ensure customer satisfaction •Visited customer facilities to discuss additional business opportunities •Participated in the hiring and supervision of the customer service staff and outside sales representatives •Assisted with the ...

Avg. Salary: $57,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Electri-Cord Manufacturing Company

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Alfred, NY

•Developed sales proposals and submitted to customers for review •Worked with purchasing, and production departments to guarantee on-time delivery •Developed and implemented a training program for the company’s network of outside sales representatives •Assisted in the development of marketing materials for new product lines

Avg. Salary: $57,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Limited Brands

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Columbus, OH

Spearheaded projects to improve productivity, measure results, optimize inventory targets and positioning, and implement best practices to yield increased inventory turns and higher sales. As a logistics analyst, primary responsibility was to take the lead on projects that had higher visibility within the organization.

Avg. Salary: $67,851   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Harry and David

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Hebron, OH

Managed WMS allocations, SAP order management, production scheduling, coordinated with transportation team to meet in DC dates, oversaw outbound and reserve-storage departments.

Avg. Salary: $67,851   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

JS Products, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Las Vegas, NV

Avg. Salary: $9,900   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Autopart International, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Sharon, MA

Avg. Salary: $9,900   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Navistar

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Lisle, IL

• Manage hedging, contracts and negotiations for copper, lead and aluminum with suppliers for all truck and bus manufacturing and all raw materials for engine manufacturing • Forecast, track and report raw materials using multiple data resources and support 17 category management teams (CMT) as subject matter expert (SME) of commodities; review any risks or opportunities to the business from existing suppliers and review/re...

Avg. Salary: $90,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

National Express

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Warrenville, IL

• Worked as category manager of direct and indirect projects, including Capital Expense (CapEx), MRO, and indirect categories, with over 33% savings on $2.97M in spend • Source projects, from undefined spend to implementation, using eAuctions and other sourcing strategies; including writing full RFP’s and following the sourcing six step process • Review with key stakeholders within organization and ensure project success ro...

Avg. Salary: $90,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available