Purchasing Career Research and Resources

Allnex

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Alpharetta, GA

Temporary assignment until permanent manager was hired. Advised management of departmental strengths and weaknesses and developed 3 and 5 year operating plan.

Avg. Salary: $0   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

ShiKai Products

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Santa Rosa, CA

Expand the Shikai distribution to include traditional Foods Chain Stores, Drug Chain and Independent stores and Mass Market retailers. Develop and execute a marketing plan to do this. Plan a medical outreach program to expand knowledge about the benefits of a natural botanical when applied to chronic dry skin associated with diabetes, eczema and atopic dermatitis. Target nurse education events like the WOCN (Wound Care ...

Avg. Salary: $82,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

ZAP, inc

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Santa Rosa, CA

Design, source, import and market personal electronics, and personal transportation. Worked to create Packaging art and text with the graphic design department for Portable Energy and the Zappy Scooter line. Created all collateral material with the graphic design department. Maintained all key account relationships. Entered the eCommerce marketplace with an aggressive drop ship program to leverage big ticket electric sc...

Avg. Salary: $82,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Barnes Distribution

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Santa Rosa, CA

Sell MRO supplies in Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties. Set up Vendor Managed Inventory systems in manufacturing and transportation market leaders in the North Bay Area. Responsible to increase sales in the territory. Sales went from $4K monthly to 70K monthly. Leveraged the companies strength to open new accounts. Installed High Pressure Hydrolic Hose crimping systems from Parker Hannifin, Installed inventory management...

Avg. Salary: $82,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Fry's Electronics

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - San Jose, CA

Total responsibility for the Fry's Audio Divisions, buying, associate development, merchandising, advertising and sales. Home Audio, Portable Audio, Mobile Audio and Accessories for all. Contract negotiation, Vendor relationships, In Stock percentage, product turns, Return to vendor defectives, write ad copy select images, develop ad strategy and step strategy. Proof final weekly newspaper and radio ads, Store schematic...

Avg. Salary: $82,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Impact Merchandising

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Livermore, CA

Managing the assortment for all categories, Managing the purchasing and product turns for all categories, Managing 3 buyers, Managing pricing and program from all vendors, Managing the back side dollar program collections from vendors, working with the VP of sales to set a promotional schedule that drives sales and makes money for the company, Managed purchases to meet promotional sales targets, Manage vendor relationships...

Avg. Salary: $82,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Bremick

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Sydney, Out of State

Sourcing & Managing 20+ overseas vendors Sourcing & Managing 12 domestic vendors Ensuring consistent on time availability of over 3,500 SKUs with $20Million budget. Ensuring uninterrupted supply chain to all levels of the domestic market including distributors, stockists, petrochemical multinationals, project contracts and retailers. Driving forecasting and inventory policy to continually ensure optimum supply levels.

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Prevalent Networks

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Warren, NJ

 Built and cultivated harmonious relationship with vendors including suppliers such as HP and Net App.  Drove efforts to ensure clients’ loyalty and repeat business by working collaboratively with vendors.  Displayed outstanding communication skills in discussing the benefit of products and services to customers.  Demonstrated adeptness in fulfilling tasks including contract negotiation, identifying opportunities, and o...

Avg. Salary: $55,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Myriad Supply

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - New York, NY

 Exemplified expertise in working with multiple technologies equipment including Avaya, Cisco, Edgewater, Foundry, Juniper, and Polycom.  Managed partnerships with key suppliers and distributors in securing a mutually beneficial outcome for both parties.  Handled request for quotations (RFQ) and Purchase Order (PO) creation for purchasing computer hardware for resale.  Guaranteed outstanding supplier performance for rel...

Avg. Salary: $55,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

JD Carton & Sons

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Parsippany, NJ

 Authored and instituted detailed proposals and quotations.  Served as an attendance leader, organizing professional events and groups.

Avg. Salary: $55,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available