LAWRENCE E. EIGEL JR.

Lakewood, CO 80214 Phone: 720.255.5633 Email: leigel@msn.com

PURCHASING

MANAGER

Construction | Manufacturing | Distribution

Purchasing Manager with extensive experience providing key support to sales teams, customers, business owners, and suppliers. Strong expertise with all aspects of pricing and expense, material acquisition, scheduling and project management, streamlined operations, shipping and receiving, staffing, team management and relationship building. Excellent leader, communicator, and networker; notable success in high-pressure, challenging, and deadline-driven environments.

AREAS OF E XPERTISE
Purchasing/Supply Cost Analysis/Reduction Operational Policy Government Contracting Inventory Management National Negotiations LEAN Manufacturing Process Scheduling Vendor Relations Staffing/Management Material Sourcing Transportation

PROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE
Eagle Fire Systems 2007-Present Department Manager Aaron Fire & Safety 2004-2007 Department Manager Estimate, manage and purchase material for residential fire sprinkler division. Coordinate and schedule employees to streamline construction schedule. Pricing, follow-up, and set schedules. Initiated cost analysis to assess productivity and profitability of all four divisions. Managed employees; hired, fired and set wages. Implemented cost reduction analysis and implementation. Read blueprints, estimated material and labor cost and submitted pricing and change orders to customers. Determined correct materials for projects, obtained quotes for materials, and placed purchase orders. Managed scheduling and multiple time tables. Western States Fire Protection 2001-2004 Production Manager Managed production and purchasing functions. Ensured proper sequencing of fabrication to facilitate on-time complete delivery of projects, manage employees to facilitate performance and minimize overhead, initiate and implement capital improvements to maximize performance and reduce labor expenditures. Minimized inventory levels to reduce costs and increase turns, monitored both high and low volume inventory items to avoid outages of materials necessary to complete projects Salesman 1999-2001 Lead salesman for service department. Managed and directed sales for six full-time field employees involving new commercial work, tenant improvement, service of existing systems, annual inspections, single and multi-family residences. Project management of projects sold including permitting, designing, and negotiations of change orders Purchasing Manager 1992-1999 Managed inventory cost and size. Purchased both materials and services for multiple projects. Implemented new computer inventory system. Scheduled fabrication and deliveries of materials to jobsites. Negotiated agreements with vendors for up to $3 million dollars. Managed both shipping and receiving functions. Negotiated incoming and outbound freight pricing and scheduling. Purchased capital equipment for fabrication. Assisted project managers with submittals and pricing. Worked with vendors to ensure on time and accurate delivery of goods

E DUCATION
BACHELOR of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Minor: Aviation Business Management), Metropolitan State College