Terrie Lee

*Handle all facets of monitoring and purchasing of wood and stone flooring, hand-carved architectural pieces, and raw material needed for Francois & Co. production of scagliola architectural items. *Including inventory control, order entry, expediting material, transportation, material transfer, invoice review and approval, and customs documentation. *Maintain Inventory for non-manufactured material and raw materials. *Provide accurate and timely information to sales, project managers, and production for all inquiries regarding product availability, lead times, and order status. *Organized importation of wood and stone products via air and ocean. *Adjusted procedures as needed to maximize department effectiveness. *Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, and materials. *Maintained productive relationships with vendors. *Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintaining permanent records. *Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability. *Maintained and organized inventory management of more than 4,000 wood and stone SKUs.

*Cultivated relationships with 42 international and national vendors and suppliers to improve product lead-times and vendor performance in assuring optimal availability of merchandise and improved supplier management capabilities. *Organized importation of 75-100 containers per month from loading at overseas factories through delivery to the company's distribution center via ocean. *Maintained near real-time costing for 2,700+ non-manufactured inventory items used to facilitate set up of parts information that was used as a reporting tool for accounting and quoting tool for sales. *Oversaw purchasing budget and all purchasing needs for three manufacturing plants and the corporate office. *Created purchase orders. Organized receipts, purchases, and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials, and ingredients. *Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste which resulted in a 50% reduction of staff levels.