Robert Brooks

Background

About Robert Brooks

Persuasive and meticulous procurement professional with more than 20 years of experience in the highway industry; researching and procuring the most cost-effective and efficient products for sustaining continual company growth and satisfied clients. Capable of purchasing and negotiating all raw materials, hardware, vendor supplies and subcontracting purchases that flow through the company while minimizing these purchases and satisfying customer demands. Demonstrate a solid work ethic. Proficient with Global Shop Solutions enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, Exhibit a thorough understanding of ERP. Demonstrate excellent Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, graphs and data analysis) along with financial analysis abilities. Adept at training, monitoring, controlling, and authorizing buyer purchase orders. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS Developed a bidding strategy which yielded a much higher than average profit margin (35%) for a reverse auction. Successfully ended an open-ended contract while avoiding legal issues. The severing of contract ties was due to leased equipment not performing according to expectations. Minimized monetary losses caused by receiving associate not documenting existing (but observed) freight damages by educating receiving associate on always noting losses and damages according to “Miller’s Law of Freight Loss and Damage Claims”. Saved costs over the life of a product by purchasing better value rather than less expensive products (obtained practical knowledge from vendors/manufacturers of raw materials, machine tooling, processes and their interaction to produce a final product). Created more efficient purchasing processes and procedures to minimize errors by developing SQL queries instead of using manual notes and requisitions.