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CLAYTON H SANFORD

472 Bellaire Dr.


New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 259-0045 Email: sanf300@bellsouth.net
OBJECTIVE___________________________________________
To obtain a challenging position in the field of purcha
sing and
Inventory management with performance b
ased opportunities
for advancement within the organization.
EXPERIENCE__________________________________________
2008 ? Present St. Theresa Specialty
Hospital Kenner, LA
Materials Manager
o Responsible for purchasing all dispensary items for both clinical and administ
rative operations
For the Kenner and East Jefferson facilities
o Oversee repair and annual preventive maintenance of all equipment
o Work with clinical staff in evaluating new products that will enhance profitab
ility as well as expedite the patient healing process
o Ancillary administrative duties include processing patient billing and reconci
ling vendor invoices to purchase orders in order to ensure prompt payment
o Implemented a spot audit process in order to determine key areas of inventory
shrinkage
o Developed a system of evaluating the cost of all inventory purchases and repla
cing them with more economical substitutes, when applicable, resulting in an ap
proximate annual savings of $20,000.00
o Expanded data base in company IT system to encompass all items purchased throu
gh the Materials Management Department
2001-2007 Hillery?s on Toulouse
New Orleans, LA
Purchasing Manager, Bar Manager, Commissary
Director
o Responsible for purchasing all food and beverage products for multiple facilit
ies
o Employed a three vendor bid system in order to determine the best price for it
ems purchased
o Scheduled employees and monitored hours to minimize labor costs
o Performed product inventories twice a week for ordering and inventory control
purposes
o Filled requisition orders daily for two satellite restaurants
o Developed food and beverage recipes for all three locations
o Assisted in the programming of the company P.O.S. system (Micros) and regularl
y tracked sales data for the purpose of inventory control

1994-2001 House of Blues


New Orleans, LA
Purchasing & Receiving Manager, Bar Supervi
sor, Corporate Trainer
o Responsible for receiving and securing all products purchased for a venue whic
h generated $20 million in annual revenue
o Ordered and inventoried all non food items for the facility
o Regularly tracked BOH controllable expenses resulting in surpluses for 75% of
budget categories analyzed
o Employed a 3 vendor bid system to obtain best pricing
o Supervised bar and musical hall staff in a 1500 person capacity venue
o Successfully trained dozens of staff members and managerial candidates in HOB
policies and standards of operation
o Scheduled and participated in performance evaluations of the bar staff
o Stabilized volatile inventory levels by properly securing product, accurate we
ekly counts, and implemented a tracking system
o Created drink recipes for restaurant bar promotions resulting in a 20% increas
e in sales
o Member of original HOB opening team
EDUCATION__________________________________________
o 1987 ? 1989 Loyola University
New Orleans, LA
Graduate Business Studies
o 1981 ? 1986 Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
o 1977 ? 1981 Sam Barthe/St. Martin?s Episcopal High School Metairie,
LA
Member National Honor Society, Cum Laude Graduate
REFERENCES_________________________________________

Christie Harrell RN
Former Materials Manager
St. Theresa Specialty Hospital
(504)-460-1510 Email: charrell@stshjp.com
Chef Ed Moise
Executive Chef/Owner
Aunt Leni?s Cafe*ndMarket
(504)-723-4717 Email: emoise@bellsouth.net
John Bordes
Senior Account Representative
Physician Sales & Service
(504) 812-2250 Email: jbordes@pssd.com

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