Dan Ferdinand

Responsible for all purchasing functions. We buy HRP&O, Cold Rolled, Galvanized, & High Strength Low Alloy in coil form. Among other metals products.

* ISO 9001:2000 Certified * Manager of the Inside Sales Department. * Responsible for running the in side sales department. * We sell Slit coils all thickness, most grades, Bar stock, Flat sheets & Plates, * Seven locations in The United States.

(Steel Distributor) ISO 9001:2001 Certified • Reduced inventory dollars on floor by 18.2% when steel prices increased 90% in one year. • Turned inventory 8 times per year from 5 times. • Maintained proper supply of the right product mix. • Found and cultivated new sources of supply and built good vendor relations in which vendors worked with me to keep inventory down and off of my floor. • Responsibilities included domestic and foreign purchasing from mills, warehouses and spot buying on the open market. • Utilized Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Control, Enmark software, and Material Resource Planning (MRP II). • Purchased most products of Ferrous & Non Ferrous coils • Removed product no longer being used on a regular basis. • Created a quarterly vendor evaluation report, adding and approving new suppliers, and removing ineffective suppliers. • Approved payables for payment of merchandise.

( Steel Warehouse ) • Bought and sold hot roll pickle and oil steel, cold rolled low and high carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum coils and sheets. • I had four employees. • Managed all aspects of business, including purchasing, sales, inventory control, accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer service and three employees. • Developed a loyal customer base and long-standing relationships with superior vendors. • Created a system using Microsoft Access software to track inventory status, including incoming and outgoing products and allocated items; calculate profit dollars, profit contribution and profit margin per sale, month and year; draft and print invoices; and monitor invoices with an aging report. • Found new customers and suppliers • Purchased first computer in 1989 for business; became proficient in PC usage.

(Manufacture of Bathroom Medicine Cabinets) • Responsibilities included inventory control, maintenance of vendor relationships, cost management and containment, • I was in charge of two buyers in the Purchasing Department. • Ran Purchasing Department that had ten assembly lines for production • Purchased all supplies for manufacturing bathroom medicine cabinets, including steel coils, plastic resins, wood frames, mirrors, hinges, paint, packaging supplies, MRO products and other materials needed for production & non production items. • Utilized Material Resource Planning (MRP II) and Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Control.

Expert in Computer skills such as Enmark System, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Quicken, Out Look, and many more programs. Expert in inventory control management, Turning Inventories to its peak, employee management, cost management. Understands about Profit dollars, profit percent and profit margins.