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net OBJECTIVE Materials Buyer or Purchasing/Procurement Management position. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Management, training and materials supervision with Customer Service oriented p rofessionals. Business Relationships developed through strategic alliances formed through coo perative partnerships garnering profitable results and increases in market penet ration while implementing workable solutions. Operations/Merchandising liaison, able to facilitate decisions affecting overal l productivity and provide appropriate guidance to subordinate staff designed to foster win/win situations/improved morale. Prioritize, goal set and manage multiple priorities, with proven ability to ens ure quality control, lead, motivate and mentor others while contributing to oper ational efficiency and streamlined operations. Manage Quality Control ensuring quality assurance while providing direction and delegating to staff, interfacing with other departments, monitoring productivit y and reconciling all pending issues. Analyze market trends, create/implement advertising strategies designed to targ et specific markets. Effective written/oral communications augmented by innate ability to foster loy alty and accountability in others, leading to team success and increased product ivity benefiting company and employees. EMPLOYMENT 2010-2011 PACIFIC PEARL HOTEL MANAGEMENT - WYNDHAM GARDEN SAN DIEGO, CA. CHIEF ENGINEER Managed facility operations for 316 room hotel with supervisory responsibilities for Engineering, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Security and Landscaping. Cooperated with Sr. Management & Hotel Operations ensuring the highest brand st andards and comfort for hotel guests. Initiated, negotiated and managed contracts for the purchasing of goods and ser vices netting savings of $50K annually. 2007-2010 AMERICAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, SAN DIEGO, CA CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT Negotiated for and managed national corporate contracts for hotel purchasing and procurement of goods and services. Interfaced and cooperated with Sr. Manageme nt and Operations, Finance, Accounting and Legal departments, ensuring the highe st brand standards and comfort of hotel guests. Cooperated with key suppliers in assisting the renovations and New Build Depart ments in securing quality products and services within budgets set forth while m aintaining quality of performance. Initiated and negotiated corporate contracts netting savings of $300K first yea r and $200K annually. Implemented Green Initiatives at hotels in an effort to reduce water and utilit y waste. Reviewed all hotel/corporate contracts for business prior to presentation to Le gal Department. 2005-2007 THE NORTHWEST COMPANY, ONTARIO, CA VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS Manufacturers of blankets for every major retailer in country with annual sales revenue of $90M+.

Succeeded in saving the company $1-2M annually in charge backs through the imple mentation of firmly established relationships with key account holders and direc t access to decision makers, thus ensuring satisfaction. Managed warehouse functions and distribution center for the import of product t o retailers/wholesalers. Served as liaison between warehouse, customer and company; participated in key account holder meetings. 1996-2004 FACTORY 2-U STORES, INC., SAN DIEGO, CA BUYER-DOMESTICS Specialty retailer growing from 70 to 300+ stores in six years, generating sales in excess of $30M annually. Realized year over year sales revenue increases of 10%+ through implementation o f advertising and target marketing plans designed to stimulate growth and increa se market penetration while analyzing trends. Identified and targeted vendors, evaluating/selecting merchandise for all store s, negotiating purchase contracts and pricing merchandise based on specific, ana lyzed criteria and demographics. Managed, supervised, trained and evaluated Assistant Buyers, empowering toward collective success. Established cultivated rapport/built productive relationships within a diverse vendor base, adding 200+ resources to provide products to the company for domest ics, housewares and luggage departments. Assisted in ideas for merchandising stores, cooperated directly w/marketing in advertising strategies. Sourced and introduced new and innovative products for advertisements designed to stimulate sales. Analyzed, researched, conducted competitive marketing, pricing studies and comp arisons. 1992-1996 PRICE ENTERPRISES (Price Club), SAN DIEGO, CA BUYER-HOUSEWARES, HOME AND GARDEN (1995-1996) ASSISTANT BUYER-DOMESTICS (1992-1994)