James Slone
Cedar Bluff
Summary
Achieved significant cost savings and improved vendor performance through effective purchase order management and supplier relations. Experienced in budget management and inventory coordination.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
United Coal Company
Johnson City, TN
11.2021 - Current
- Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
- Streamlined procurement processes, enhancing cost-efficiency and vendor performance.
- Analyzed market trends to inform purchasing strategies and optimize inventory levels.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align purchasing decisions with operational needs.
- Used [Software] to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
Maintenance Planner
United Coal Company
Johnson City, TN
09.2006 - 11.2021
- Streamlined work order processes, improving response times for maintenance requests and enhancing service delivery.
- Managed inventory of spare parts, ensuring availability while minimizing excess stock costs through strategic procurement practices.
- Implemented a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track work orders and improve reporting accuracy.
- Created detailed work orders specifying required tasks, materials, tools, and resources for efficient execution by technicians.
- Managed inventory levels effectively, ensuring optimal stock availability for essential maintenance items.
- Managed maintenance team of [Number] employees and coordinated repair schedule according to priority level.
- Oversaw equipment and parts inventory and tracked shipments to reduce stock shortages.
- Optimized labor utilization through strategic assignment of duties based on skillsets and workload balance among team members.
Education
High School Diploma -
Grundy Senior High School
Grundy, VASkills
- Purchase order management
- Inventory coordination
- Vendor relationship management
- Supplier relations
- Budget management
- Cost controls
- Supplier tracking
- Inventory management
- Purchase orders
- Pricing updates
- Excel
- Teamwork
- Forklift Operator
- Loader Operator
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
United Coal Company
11.2021 - Current
Maintenance Planner
United Coal Company
09.2006 - 11.2021
High School Diploma -
Grundy Senior High School