Carl Furman
123, Ellis Street
Boston, MA, 01234
(123) 456 789
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Ten years of experience, advancing from Follow-up Coordinator to Senior Buyer.
- Proven communication and organizational skills interacting effectively with suppliers, as well as engineering and production control personnel in support of engineering functions within Genova Industrial Corp.
- Extensive computer capability on many varieties of software and systems.
- Effectively negotiate procurements for major commercial and industrial firms, resulting in significant cost savings and in support of overall minority objectives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Huntington, WV
GENOVA INDUSTRIAL CORP
Senior Buyer - 1992-Present
Manage quotations, negotiations, proposals, documentation and order placement for various components for both commercial and industrial applications.
- Actively participate in multimillion dollar negotiations for company purchase agreements to set price, terms, and conditions.
- Write detailed basis of awards for price and source selections.
- Actively pursue new minority and small disadvantaged businesses.
- Comply with all government regulations.
- Assist in negotiations with suppliers for initializing supplier ship to stock programs.
Buyer -1988-1991
Procured electrical and mechanical components to both government specifications and commercial levels.
- Purchased components via supplier stocking computer system with various distributors.
- Established computer tracking systems utilized by other personnel via Symphony for management reports.
Follow-Up Coordinator - 1984-1987
Expedited deliveries on critical items for both Research and Development
- Attended management critical status reviews in manufacturing facility.
- Established a system for solving invoice and packing slip problems.
- Created new system for easier expediting.
EDUCATION
Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1984
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Systems: Lexitron, FTS 100, IBM Personal Computer
Software: WordStar, Accounting Plus, Symphony, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, DOS, Microsoft Word
