J. Craig Carey

J. Craig Carey

Purchasing / Customer Service

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Facility Assistant Manager at The Botanist by CCF

  • Education

    • Gwynedd Mercy University

      1995 - 1998
      Business and Marketing
  • Experience

    • Boiler Erection and Repair Company, Inc

      Mar 1983 - Dec 1988
      Purchasing / Customer Service

      •Purchased material for fabrication to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - Section II.•Organized and controlled inventory for shop operations.•Prepared bills of materials for subcontractors bid packages.•Inspected incoming material and subcontracted parts.•Priced materials for customer’s inquiries.

    • Kutzner Manufacturing Inc.

      Jan 1989 - Feb 1995
      Purchasing and Production Coordinator

      •Purchased stainless & carbon steel, aluminum and nickel alloy materials for production.•Negotiated all orders for material, shop supplies, and tooling and directed all sub-contracting operations.•Established vendor qualification and evaluation system.•Performed on-site inspections of sub-contractors facilities.•Located rare materials and specialty vendors to meet customer requirements.•Established data based record keeping for purchasing department.

    • Clayton H. Landis Company, Inc

      Feb 1995 - Jul 2000
      Purchasing Manager

      •Price components and process equipment for sales department and estimating, including but not limited to the following, all types of material, food handling equipment, screw conveyors, building equipment and supplies, in house process equipment, new facility construction and machinery.•Responsible for motivation, encouragement and development of staff of eight.•Advise production and engineering departments and coordinate buying operations.•Evaluated costs of products purchased versus in-house fabrication.•Negotiate distributor, OEM status, and contracts.•Perform quality control audits and review prospective manufactures and qualified suppliers.•Improved the reaction time and efficiency of the department by reviewing and upgrading process and procedures.•Investigate and review market trends to determine availability and pricing of components and raw materials.•Set up and implemented expediting procedures for all open orders.•Researched and then implemented Vantage/Epicor system which added to a more efficient and accurate inventory control, and also decreased turn around time for both sales and engineering.•Directed department growth from $3 to $7 million in annual purchases, with revision and implementation of procedures to aid in company expansion.•Initiated a database system for vendor information retrieval to better improve engineering and purchasing resources. Show less

    • Leonard Kunkin Associates

      Jul 2000 - Mar 2003
      Purchasing Manager

      •Process Material requirements and prepared purchase requisitions according to ASME and NY DOT specifications.•Coordinate material and sub contract deliveries to meet production requirements. •Replaced inventory control system by implementing a new part numbering system.•Implement new processes and procedures to account for all usages of raw material.•Review drawings and allocate material to production via Excel and Vantage/Epicor Software system.•Recommend alternate manufacturing techniques and materials to assist in productions requirements.•Negotiate steel purchase with mills and warehouse to meet budgets for bridgework and miscellaneous ironwork. •Supervise the purchases all fasteners and all shop supplies for shop and field operations. •Prepare pricing for sales and estimating on materials and subcontracted operations. Show less

    • Kutzner Manufacturing, Inc

      Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
      Sales Associate

      •Evaluate, Develop and contact prospective customers via Phone calls, Visits, or e-mail.•Estimate quotes for machining, sheet metal and welding including materials, labor and sub-contracting.•Make up drawings for sub-contracting using Auto Cad 2003•Develop relationships with prospective customers by phone and making outside sales calls.•Call on existing customer base and develop new business based on past performance.•Accounts receivables, collection of past due invoices from delinquent customers. Show less

    • Compucraft Fabricators, Inc.

      Jan 2004 - Jun 2013
      Sales Manager

      •Evaluate, Develop and contact prospective customers via Phone calls, Visits, or e-mail.•Assist Estimating with quotes for machining, sheet metal and welding including materials and sub-contracting painting, plating, and other outside services.•Plan and execute Trade Show operations•Develop relationships with prospective customers by phone and making outside sales calls.•Call on existing customer base and develop new business based on past performance.•Accounts receivables, collection of past due invoices from delinquent customers.* Develop Product Literature, including photo's, publisher design and printing* Responsible for completing government registries, ITAR / DOD* Retrieve and respond to inquiries and purchase orders from customers Electronic Interface, downloading Prints and Requirements for inquires.* Locate and price exotic materials and subcontracting operations for estimating and purchasing Show less

    • Coldwell Banker Casa Bella Realtors

      Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

      Real Estates salesperson specializing in:*Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist* Listings* Open Houses* Seasonal Rentals * Tough negotiations. Real Estates salesperson specializing in:*Certified Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist* Listings* Open Houses* Seasonal Rentals* Tough negotiations.

      • Licensed Real Estate Saleperson

        Oct 2013 - Aug 2015
      • Licensed Real Estate Professional

        Oct 2014 - Jul 2015
    • Long and Foster Real Estate

      Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
      Real Estate Sales

      Real Estates salesperson specializing in:*Certified Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist* Listings* Open Houses* Seasonal Rentals* Tough negotiations.

    • Keller Williams Jersey Shore

      Apr 2016 - Nov 2019
      Rental Administrator

      Seasonal Rental Professional

    • Compassionate Care Foundation

      Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
      Budtender/Reception
    • The Botanist by CCF

      Jul 2020 - Jun 2023
      Inventory Manager
    • Acreage CCF NJ

      Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
      Facility Assistant Manager

      Medical and Adult use Marijuana grower and producer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist

      National Association of REALTORS®
      Oct 2014