MICHAEL W.

LIVELY
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Cell 708 557-1520
livelymk@sbcglobal.net

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Inventory and Purchasing management professional with more than twenty years of inventory, purchasing, and
supply chain management experience. Demonstrated history in both mail order and distribution organizations, with
progressively responsible positions. Dependable team player with excellent problem solving/analytical skills.
Proficient in Excel spreadsheets and Windows operations, as well as various inventory and forecasting software
systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GULF PACKAGING
Purchasing Manager, Dolton, Illinois
2003 2015
Purchased and managed 5 divisions, implementing cost optimization, inventory controls, purchasing guidelines, and
reporting methods within all branches. Responsible for all material needs of a 25 person salesforce with successful
vendor relationships and strategic alliances creating win-win partnerships solutions for both organizations.

Oversee daily operations of purchasing, and inventory controls, with an annual spend of $25 million dollars.
Developed long term relationships with strategic suppliers and negotiated continuing service agreements.
Exceeded inventory turn objectives while reducing obsolete inventory to less than 1% of total value.
Created reporting formats which were used on a national basis to determine stocking and inventory levels on a
daily as well as monthly basis used in top management meetings.

SAGE ENTERPRISES

2001- 2002

Materials Manager, Des Plaines, Illinois

Set policy and managed all inventory and purchasing for products on a nationwide basis for 6 distribution centers.
Instituted reporting procedures that enabled the executive management team to monitor progress in all facets of
Inventory reduction, turns, as well as the purchasing budget.

Reduced inventory in all divisions by 50% while increasing fill rates of all items ensuring contract obligations
were exceeded
Increased inventory turns from 5 to10 times annually by instituting inventory classifications.
Established procedures for reducing obsolete and discontinued inventory resulting in a decrease from 8% to 2%
of entire value.

UNISOURCE WORLWIDE

19972001

Inventory Manager, Itasca, Illinois

(1999-2001)
Established and managed inventory control policy for five distribution sites within the market area. Analyzed and
reported all inventory measurements and made recommendations for improving asset performance.
Materials Manager, Itasca, Illinois
( 1998-1999)
Managed 25 Buyers and Merchandisers responsible for sourcing and stocking five divisions with annual sales in
excess of $50 million. Other duties included inventory control, purchasing and procurement, as well as analysis and
reporting for all divisions.

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Inventory Manager, University Park, Illinois

(19971998)
Managed inventory, purchasing, and all personnel within the department. Directed and trained buyers to optimize
balance between asset management and service levels. Developed and maintained continuous plans to contain and
reduce obsolete and slow moving inventory, as well as customer exclusive inventory. Maximized inventory turns
while exceeding divisional fill rate objectives.
WESTON GALLERY (a division of Wilton Industries), Woodridge, IL

1995-1997

Inventory And Forecasting Manager

Managed entire inventory, purchasing and budgets within the division. Forecasted all sales and promotions on a
monthly and annual basis. Expedited all production and purchase orders to ensure the most timely and cost efficient
delivery of merchandise. Regulated all customer orders to promote and sustain the highest possible fill rates.

EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Finance,
Minor in Economics