Mark Edwards CPM

Experience

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  PM Press, Inc.

  Aug 1986 - Feb 1992

  Manager of Customer and Production Services

  Lead a team of production coordinators. Responsible for large scale collateral and commercial printing.

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  Munoz Printing Company Inc and Proctor Press, Inc,

  Jan 1993 - Dec 1997

  Product Planner, Estimator and Buyer

  Plan, estimate and buy high quality commercial printing company, Purchase inventory, materials and outside services. Maintained current and accurate vendor database and accurate price files.

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  GTE

  Mar 1998 - Jan 2000

  MCA-Material Control Associate - Jr Buyer

  Mark’s career in telecommunications began with GTE. After learning the legacy systems, Mark generated and reviewed daily buyer reports, produced purchase orders, cleared back orders, and expedited materials. He also resolved discrepancies, cleared unpaid invoices and scheduled and tracked shipments. Mark was in charge of processing return material authorizations for commercial markets.

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  Wireless Communications, Verizon Premium Retailer

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2010

  Specialist - Buyer and Planner COE (Central Office Equipment), Outside Plant, International Wireless

  Mark’s career at Verizon encompassed national and international materials management and planning. During his 13+ year in the telecommunication industry, his experience ranged from VOE Buyer, OSP major materials and minor materials to COE Buyer and TV sourcing equipment including fiber optics and cable. Mark was the Cross Dock Buyer for all international materials and wireless handsets and charged with procurement of materials averaging $30 million annually. He consistently delivered annual savings averaging 10% under plan budget. Mark was also the National Commercial Accounts Planner of $700 million inventory-Bell South, Alcatel, and Cincinnati Bell.As a Material Control Associate, he managed the Cross Dock commercial markets for special orders. After being promoted to Buyer, he was charged with bringing the international department materials purchasing in-house and consolidated the procurement processes. Mark’s next challenges involved the expansion from Fiber Optic DSL to Fios materials management and SAP deployment. He handled Motorola, Tyco, and other major supplier accounts. Mark was also part of Verizon’s emergency call responders team during natural disasters. Show less

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  Frontier Internet

  Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

  Specialist - Buyer and Planner Outside Plant, Major and Minor Materials

  Mark led the transition team responsible for the procurement of all major materials for the 14 state acquisition by Frontier Communications. Mark was responsible for the initial build of the inventory and analyzed the supplier distribution of inventory at field locations. He also was involved in the rebranding processes under strict deadlines. He was a planner for all materials for VARTAC manufacturing facility. He was instrumental in closing a Tier 1 warehouse and establishment of two new national warehouse locations within 10 days emergency notice. Mark prepared multi-Million dollar forecasts for suppliers. He was also tapped to be the emergency call responder. Show less

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  JobsRUs.com

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Buyer Planner Coca-Cola Refreshments CCR

  As a Supply Planner II at Coca-Cola Refreshments in Dallas, Texas, Mark utilizes SAP R3 and SAP SNP to purchase and plan Coca-Cola and other licensed products. Mark performs inventory maintenance, purchasing, buying, planning and logistics in SAP. He utilizes the Supply Network Planning book (which is an SAP program) deploying Coca Cola products that source from the Dallas production facilities to North Texas and 3 additional states. He also is the buyer of purchased products for North Texas and the Texarkana regional facilities. Mark facilitated daily teleconference planning meetings and serves as back up planner for the Fort Worth, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas production and distribution plants. Show less

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  Coca-Cola Refreshments, Inc. and Coca-Cola SW Beverages

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2020

  Supply Planner II

  Mark deploys Coca-Cola products sourcing from production facilities in 4 states utilizing SAP R3 and SAP SNP to purchase and plan Coca-Cola and other licensed products. He is responsible for inventory maintenance, purchasing, buying, planning and logistics in SAP. He also is the buyer of purchased products for North Texas and the Texarkana regional facilities. Mark facilitates daily teleconference planning meetings and serves as back up planner for the Fort Worth, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas production and distribution plants. Show less

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  PermitPros

  Jan 2016 - now

  Vice President

  Account Development for PermitPros, LLC Licensing Management System. This cloud-based tracking offers solutions to your team, whether working inhouse or remotely and available for use in all industries: hospitality, legal, agencies, hotels, pharmacy, retail, personal services, transportation, medical, cannabis, and liquor to name a few.