Looking for a challenge in Procurement. A company that needs a professional to take them to the next level. A company who realizes that every dollar saved is a dollar of pure profit.
Resume:
Jeffrey R. Brodsky 4515 Happy Hollow Road Asheboro NC 27205
Proven ability to reduce costs through vendor improvement and improved production techniques. Certified Purchasing Manager with lifetime certification. A team leader who adds value to management and increases profitability by improving internal systems and negotiations. Well organized professional with extensive purchasing, production and quality management experience and problem solving skills.
Qualifications
A diverse set of job skills combined with years of experience in the material management area in manufacturing, service and medical organizations. In addition to purchasing and production management, created customer service departments, have run production scheduling and traffic departments and have worked with ERP systems. Improved total costs for companies in many different fields of the service and manufacturing arena while owning own consulting business. Extensive experience in the RFP, RFI RFQ area. Experience with capital expenditures. Negotiated long term, 7 figure national contracts. Familiar with contract laws and state and federal requirements.
Experienced negotiatorBudgeting expertise Problem solving expertiseInventory Management Quality managementPublished Writer Total cost containment/reductionExperienced in RFP process
Professional Experience
Brodsky ConsultingAsheboro NC 27205 Current
Production Manager/Purchasing Manager Comark Building SystemsPembroke NC 28359 January 2009 January 2010
Ran 90 person production department for Commercial Modular builder. Moved to Purchasing Manager with 2 buyers in August 2009to begin implementation of new ERP system designed to reduce expenses by a minimum of 15% and increase productivity by 20%.
Brodsky ConsultingGreensboro NC 27410 July 2008 January 2009
Reopened business to assist North Carolina based companies better utilize their purchasing and human resources areas and improve supply chain and administrative functions. Targeted companies have sales from $1,000,000 up and/or materials and services purchases of at least $500,000.
Director of Purchasing Portrait Homes Greensboro, NC 27407 January 2007 July 2008
Head of purchasing and estimating department for the Greensboro Division of a top 30 builder with a 26 million dollar purchasing budget. Responsible for contract negotiations for all commodities and trades. Negotiated hard costs savings and cost avoidance netting company a 3.5% overall cost reduction. Budgeted for purchasing department, managed manufacturer rebates for division and managed support staff.
Purchasing Manager Kimball Hill HomesSarasota, FL 34241 September 2005 December 2006
Managed Sarasota and Tampa purchasing areas for top 25 builder. Also managed Design Center.
Negotiated regional purchases for commodities and trades. Through RFP processes, reduced costs for major components of construction budget. Formulated and began vendor certification process and quality program. Part of architectural review team charged with developing new plans.
Managed team of purchasing coordinators, permit coordinators and design center personnel.
Director of Purchasing Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. Clearwater, FL 33709 October 1999 July 2005
Directed all materials management functions and corporate purchases for a 75 million dollar not-for-profit. Personally responsible for all telecommunication (wired and wireless) for corporation.
Oversaw construction of 2 million dollar wilderness facility and negotiated and oversaw a 10 million dollar construction and capital budget. Designed and installed new on-line materials management system for programs located in 8 states. Partnered with IT to negotiate and implement a frame relay and VoIP system corporate wide. Obtained refund for more than $100,000 in telecom overcharges. Awarded and implemented national office supply contract with savings of 22%.
Brodsky ConsultingOrlando, Florida 32822June 1992 October 1999 Consulting to assist Florida based companies better utilize their purchasing and materials management areas as well as improving administrative functions. Companies ranged from service (banks, attorneys, physician groups, automobile groups), to manufacturing and residential and commercial builders.
Analyzed customers needs in the areas of materials management, purchasing and customer service. Used purchasing knowledge, RFPs, RFQs and system improvements to save client organizations an average of 20% of their total purchase volume. Administrative costs were reduced by an average of 15%.
Purchasing Manager Philip Crosby AssociatesWinter Park, Florida 327921989 - 1992
Managed purchasing function for the largest quality management consulting firm in the world. Responsible for the operation of warehouse and all accompanying receiving and warehouse functions with a staff of 4.
Managed 2 million dollar inventory with annual purchases exceeding 12 million. Negotiated national contracts and annual budgets. Reduced supplier base by 15% and overall costs by 25%.
Education
College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, Illinois Associate in Arts, Management
American College of Education Glen Ellyn, Illinois Bachelor of Science, Business
Awards and accomplishments
1989, 1994 Certified Purchasing Manager, National Association of Purchasing Management
