Anthony Ragano

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About Anthony Ragano

Offering a combination of operational, administrative, and purchasing management experience. • RETAIL PROFESSIONAL: Experienced in all components of retail management from merchandising to operations. This also encompasses specialty and services programs offered to homeowners. Coordinate store events to increase leads and specialty sales. • ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL: Successful experience in all phases of purchasing and administration. Also excel in community development, event coordination, inventory management, budgeting, travel arrangements, shipping and receiving. KEY POINTS-Develop and implement special events and building projects related to community organizations such as: Habitat for Humanity, Th Arc, and The Humane Society -Oversee Team Depot volunteer program, which helps improve lives of veterans in the community -Prepared grants for community projects, and provide grant application interpretation -Increased online customer satisfaction rate from 83.5 to 95 in 1 month • PURCHASING/ESTIMATING PROFESSIONAL: Proficient with purchasing and estimating processes in the construction and retail fields. KEY POINTS-Handle all vendor negotiations, pricing analysis, and contracts for new projects -Reduced single family home costs by 5.5% through takeoffs and value engineering -Saved approximately per sales model using builder alliances, rebates, and partner program -Maintained master budgets for 20 models, 3 buildings, and tenant improvement spaces -Implemented and maintained company’s new web program supplying contractors, and superintendents with pricing, payments, scheduling, and purchase orders