Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail Career Research

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Merchandiser - Mooresville, NC

Turnkey management of $16MM projects in 39 states; direct 125 store personnel and all trades (carpentry, electricians, sprinkler, plumbing & HVAC)

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Merchandiser - Mooresville, NC

Supervised & developed staff of 14 merchandise presentation specialists

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester, MN

- Developed and integrated annual procurement strategy. - Drove $310M in cost savings on $20B annual spend. - Focal point for commodity council procurement operations.

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester, MN

- Led procurement team to deliver four complex, first of their kind computer hardware products. - Collaborated with sales team and customers to resolve project issues and demonstrate procurement processes. - Managed schedule, scope, risk, task monitoring, resources and product delivery.

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester, MN

- Led delivery of new products under budget and schedule. - Responsible for Supply Demand Planning of hardware products. - Planned and implemented worldwide supply chain processes. - Source selection leadership.

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester, MN

- Led global source selection and cost negotiation for electrical commodity. $55M of annual spending. - Implemented lean manufacturing and just in time inventory control.

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester, MN

- Defined measurements, analyzed performance and drove improvement. - Measured compliance to procedures and Corporate Audit interface. 100% compliance. - Developed, integrated and drove implementation of procurement functional strategy. - Developed first of its kind supplier development and performance evaluation system.

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IBM Corporation

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Rochester , MN

- Performed business case evaluation and determined pricing after analysis of IBM-Alliance joint project software. - Decided what software products will be funded in the next budget/plan

Avg. Salary: $102,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Bowyer Singleton and Associates

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Assistant Buyer - Orlando, FL

· Make studies and collect data on current marketing conditions to keep informed on market trends; interview salesmen regarding ordering of supplies · Strong written and verbal communication skills · Research and evaluate suppliers based on price quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and supplier’s reputation and history · Attend trade shows also resea...

Avg. Salary: $45,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Office Depot (Part Time)

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Assistant Buyer - Orlando, FL

· Customer Service Stock and display · Take orders for print jobs, charges, and completing work including: binding, laminating, cutting, formatting etc · Training new employees · Copy and print department. Maintain and supply copies (color or black and white) · Take customer orders, fill those orders making brochures, booklets

Avg. Salary: $45,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available