Brownsburg, Indiana, United States
I have had the privilege of working for some fantastic organizations over my career. I have gained substantial knowledge during this time that has allowed me to help others around me become more successful. I believe that by helping others and putting their needs first, whether they be external customers or internal, that ultimately you help yourself. The 21 years I spent at LumberOne / Contract Lumber were extremely rewarding. A great team of people were in place there. Tremendous growth and achievements every year were the norm. Later, while with the State of Indiana / Bureau of Motor Vehicles, more accomplishments realized as the agency transitioned from a huge inventory position in over 160 locations statewide, to a non-inventory made to order system of vehicle license plates. From 2014 to 2017 at Koorsen Fire and Security, a strong effort with many months and hours of work put into a new ERP system. A major portion of this was surrounding Microsoft Dynamics AX. Recent years have been spent with a great team of professionals at Badger Infrastructure Solutions in Brownsburg, IN. Badger is the leader in the Hydrovac Excavation industry in North America. The U.S. corporate headquarters are located here in Brownsburg. I have the privilege of working as an Associate on the Sourcing Team for Badger. Helping to establish and coordinate several new cost saving initiatives, and maximize opportunities with current suppliers.
Working to consolidate corporate spending in key areas for Badger Daylighting. Working closely with key vendor partners to leverage volume of spend most effectively. Developing new national and North American programs that will produce tremendous annual cost savings. These programs will be active both in the United States and in Canada for Badger Daylighting. https://badgerinc.com/
Director of Corporate Purchasing Department at Koorsen Fire and Security, with supervision responsibilities of four direct reports. Hired as purchasing agent in August 2014, became Director of the department in November 2014. Worked very closely with all levels of Corporate and Branch management teams, and administrative staff. Helped administrate bi-annual physical inventories for 28 branch locations and corporate offices. Worked to help implement new operating software, Microsoft Dynamics AX, over a two-year period. Over 12K sku’s inventoried, from dozens of key vendor partners.
Managed inventory team with supervision responsibilities of up to three direct reports. Assumed reigns of the Inventory Department during difficult period of transition, with minimal guidance or internal support. Monitored daily movement of license plates and serialized items within a network of 164 BMV branch and Partner locations. Responsible for implementing and maintaining automated license plate replenishment program. Developed and monitored min/max settings for 164 BMV branch and Partner locations statewide. Conducted bi-weekly cycle counts for accountable, serialized, branch inventory. Accuracy rates very near 99%. Conducted and reviewed annual in-house statewide physical inventory of license plates. Worked closely each day with branch managers and staff on resolution of various license plate related issues. Liaison with Department of Corrections, PEN Products, license plate manufacturer. Successfully worked over a two-year period to reduce inventory levels 90% statewide. From 3 million+ plates in July 2008 to just over 300k plates in July 2010. Operated within annual Plate Fund budget of $5.6m dollars. FY2010, the plate fund was not exceeded for the 1st time ever. Received Teamwork Awards for the Plate Replenishment System and a second teamwork award for work on the first ever in-house Physical Inventory project, from the BMV in 2009.
Responsible for inventory control and purchasing of all components for a combination roof and floor truss / wall panel manufacturing facility. Developed and maintained key vendor relationships. Performed all inventory functions, including weekly cycle counts, inventory receipts, pricing updates, purchase order receipts, organized month-end physical inventories, tracked daily usage of material into and through the truss plant. Daily communication made with jobsites to coordinate deliveries. Superintendents and framers were contacted to confirm delivery dates, and/or make needed changes in schedules. Coordinated arrival of contracted carriers for delivery of finished product to jobsites.
Purchased and managed inventory for all dimension lumber, hardwood lumber, structural panels, millwork, and building materials in a full-line lumberyard and architectural millwork operations. Worked closely with accounting department, sales, project managers and estimating staff. Maintained weekly price updates of commodity lumber and structural panel items, as well as boards, millwork, and building materials. Responsible for establishing new, money saving, protocol in receiving & payables departments.