Dan Harned
Sun City
Summary
Operations leader with extensive experience in vendor sourcing and negotiation at Nivel Parts & Manufacturing. Demonstrated success in managing multi-million dollar inventories and leading teams to achieve operational excellence. Expertise in project management and inventory coordination, resulting in enhanced efficiency and significant cost savings in dynamic environments.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing
Shreveport
10.2024 - Current
- Managed distribution for facility with 10 direct reports
Operations Manager
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Company
02.2010 - 10.2022
- Managed distribution center up to 40 employees
- Handled daily work load for distribution and manufacturing
- Managed inventory of 5,000,000 plus
Purchasing/Operations Manager
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Company
Phoenix
01.1979 - 10.2022
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Used Microsoft AX 2009 to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
Purchasing Manager
DPI INTERNATIONAL
Phoenix
- Managed inventory of 10,000,000 plus
Education
High School Diploma -
Oak Grove High School
San Jose, CA06.1978
Skills
- Vendor sourcing and supplier relations
- Project management
- Negotiation and pricing strategies
- Purchase order reconciliation
- Timesheet processing
- Employee motivation and orientation
- Email communication
- Request for proposal management
- Inventory coordination
- Purchasing management
- Inventory management
- Vendor negotiation
- Distribution logistics
Timeline
Consultant
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing
10.2024 - Current
Operations Manager
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Company
02.2010 - 10.2022
Purchasing/Operations Manager
Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Company
01.1979 - 10.2022
Purchasing Manager
DPI INTERNATIONAL
High School Diploma -
Oak Grove High School