Senior Purchasing Manager Resume

Christopher Robinson
52, Lincoln Street
Denver, CO, 1733
991-892-8761

OBJECTIVE

A senior level position in purchasing requiring management.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Senior Purchasing Manager (1998-2001)
Red Robin – Englewood, CO
Responsibilities:

  • Worked as a liaison with R&D, Marketing, Food & Beverage, and other departments.
  • Established and utilized new technology for cost center and Inventory management utilizing key tools such as Arrowstream, OneLink, MenuLink, etc.
  • Managed supply chain strategy and acted as a subject matter expert for assigned categories including Ground Beef, Bacon, Prime Rib, Chicken, Seafood and more.
  • Monitored market fluctuations and trends and developed risk management program by monitoring futures markets to determine and recommend key buying points to help maintain costs and achieve budgets of commodity items.
  • Observed market trends and analyze new technologies to determine if these are a good fit for Red Robin by increasing quality, decreasing costs, or helping the environment.
  • Acted as a subject matter expert with product needs for LTO’s, product demo’s, promotions, tests, new menu items, etc.

Purchasing Manager (1995-1998)
U.S. Foodservice – Denver, CO
Responsibilities:

  • Directed the department, to ensure that it is adequately staffed and managed to achieve results.
  • Worked with buyers to identify future sourcing opportunities.
  • Daily reviewed of product movement forecasts based on seasonality, market trends, and probability of anticipated sales.
  • Maintained ordering of a product line from vendors on a daily basis.
  • Purchased products within USF standards to maintain a certain number of turns per year at the best possible price for the best possible product.
  • Verified quantity and quality of stock received from manufacturer.
  • Requested refunds from vendors to compensate for losses incurred with “dumped and damaged” product.
  • Discontinued and returned products to manufacturers that do not sell.

Purchasing Coordinator (1990-1995)
Ubisoft:Canada – - Denver, CO
Responsibilities:

  • Facilitated corporate travel activity by managing key vendor relationships & providing general support for local & international employees.
  • Reviewed, regulated & approved all new vendor agreements to ensure compliance of company & government policies.
  • Overseen and controlled asset management of consoles and IT hardware.
  • Collaborated with vendors and internal departments to provide high value, cost-effective solutions & merchandise.
  • Assisted Buyers in cost analysis and merchandise selection.
  • Researched, analyzed and presented promotional marketing concepts.
  • Managed projects from concept inception to final execution, ensuring brand consistency, cost efficiency and timely implementation.
  • Developed and improved Purchasing programs to meet corporate objectives.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Business (1989)
University of Denver, Denver, CO

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Solid experience in researching and purchasing materials.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Outstanding customer service skills.
  • Ability to work under time constraints & prioritize work assignments with a strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to work well with different teams in various departments.
  • Proven ability to work efficiently with little supervision, prioritize and multi-task.
  • Excellent computer skills (MS Office).