Procurement Manager Capital Equipment
Resume:
John P. Kloss
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
215-***-**** ad7hu5@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Results-driven purchasing professional with strong negotiation skills, knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, and proven management abilities. Proficient in MS Office, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experienced in purchasing capital equipment, raw materials, and components for distribution and manufacturing production. Proficient in identifying and qualifying potential new suppliers. Solid working knowledge of accounting and Profit-and-Loss statements. Broad knowledge of inventory turns and control systems in both distribution and manufacturing environments.
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Riverside, CA. 2023-2023
Procurement Analyst
Evaluate and analyze potential suppliers for DIR’s, COI’s, a proper business license and compliance with all University rules and regulations. Author and construct supplier contracts in accordance with prevailing wages of the state. Assure facilities services approves any contracts for services that fall within campus labor union capabilities. Procure MRO supplies and services. Negotiate additions, deletions to purchase orders and resolve invoicing issues. Process purchase orders through the Oracle and Ebuy systems.
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, Riverside County, CA. 2021-2022
Temporary Elections Assistant
Assist with the counting of ballots.
KISS ELECTRIC, Levittown, PA. Electric Contractor 2018-2018
Procurement Manager
Set up the purchasing and inventory system with barcodes for multilevel locations.
Supervised the organization of the warehouse and supply yard.
Inputted, organized and applied the cost to over ten thousand inventory parts. Supervised a staff of 3 employees.
Set up purchasing system in Quickbooks. Managed the removal of hundreds of pallets and excess equipment via
Craigslist and eBay. Planned the addition of new shelving and inventory bins in warehouse.
U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES, INC., Jenkintown, PA. Security Guards 2017- 2018
Procurement Manager for Northern Group
Implemented new procurement and auditing procedures that have saved the company $500,000 annually.
Oversaw procurement of goods and services for 140 branch offices in the Northern Group.
Audited insurance benefits administrated by PlanSource utilizing ADP and WinTeam.
Procured and negotiated contracts for office equipment and supplies, uniforms, guardhouses, utilities, phones and Internet for all branches.
KLOSS STUDIOS CO. INC., Abington, PA. Recording and Tape Duplication 1990 - 2017
Director of Purchasing/Consultant
Created Kloss Studios, Inc. from the ground up and built it into a $250,000 per year business within the first 5 years.
Purchased all capital equipment, manufacturing components, and indirect expenses, and found new supply sources that saved money overall without sacrificing quality.
Evaluated, purchased and implemented a state-of-the-art digital 32-track Protools recording system, which enabled the studio to convert from analog to digital recording.
Developed an in-house graphic arts department, utilizing Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark and Freehand.
Created and maintained a dynamic corporate website that averaged 32,000 hits per week.
Provided additional recording services, including cassette duplication which averaged sales of approximately 100,000 cassettes per year.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
MECHANICS CHOICE, Montgomeryville, PA. Maintenance Supply Distributor
Purchasing/Marketing Manager
Directed and coordinated research, evaluation and development of successful new products and marketing concepts.
Negotiated major contracts with vendors for acquisition of new product lines.
Coordinated and performed product training to create a technically proficient national sales force.
Successfully directed marketing campaign of Parker Hannifin Hydraulics that resulted in the development of a $200,000 investment into a $2 Million line.
Directed marketing staff of 15 to successfully complete major revision of catalog containing over 28,000 industrial items.
ALMO ELECTRONICS, INC., Philadelphia, PA. Electronics Distributor
Purchasing Agent/Product Manager
Purchased/marketed connector components.
PYTTRONICS INDUSTRIES, INC., Montgomeryville, PA. Electronics Distributor
Purchasing Agent/Purchasing Manager
Purchased/marketed passive components. Supervised a staff of 8 employees.
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC, Fallsington, PA. Food Packaging Equipment Manufacturer
Purchasing Agent
Purchased electric/electronic components, transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, castings, and raw materials. Negotiated blanket orders and delivery schedules for critical custom power transmission assemblies and other long lead-time production components. Contracted overseas suppliers for digital display tubes from Japan and other points of origin for components manufactured outside the United States.
SOSMETAL, Philadelphia, PA. Automotive Parts Distributor
Purchasing Agent
Purchased automotive after-market parts and accessories.
KULICKE AND SOFFA, Horsham, PA. Semiconductor Assembly Equipment Mfg. Purchasing Agent/Purchasing Manager
Purchased electric/electronic components, transmission, optics, hydraulics, pneumatics, castings, machined parts, and raw materials. Performed quarterly management of blanket orders of significant semiconductor components stocked at distributors as specific support inventory for Kulicke & Soffa. Initiated strategic planning of long lead-time critical items like Ziess microscopes and gold sonic wire solder. Supervised a staff of 5 employees.
MILITARY HISTORY
U.S. Army Reserves
Supply Clerk, Artist
Honorable Discharge
EDUCATION
Gwynedd Mercy University, Gwynedd Valley, PA 3.87 GPA 2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts in History, Graduate: May, 2016
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Major: Business Administration
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