Ronald Palazzolo

Experience

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  Spectrulite Consortium Inc

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  MRO Buyer

  Purchased repair and replacement parts for a fleet of 90 industrial trucks: fork trucks, lifts, portable cranes, power sweepers, scooters, skid loaders, towmotors and tractors. and MRO items: abrasives, cutting tools, electrical, fasteners, hydraulics, lubricants, plumbing, pneumatics , steel, tires, and welding supplies for stores.

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  Merric Millwork and Seating

  Apr 2002 - Jan 2014

  Purchasing

  Purchased all materials, prepared quotation requests, processed receipts and returns, managed inventory levels and reviewed shop drawings for material requirementsResearched and purchased capital equipment for new plant and made recommendations on product features. Coordinated rigging and installation. Performed market research and initiated contact; adding 21 new clients, resulting in unanticipated sales of $2.25 million dollars.Put a new product development team together consisting of a new vendor, the engineering department, and production. Show less

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  Robert Half Office Team

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Temporary Project Assistant

  Conducted interviews by probing and clarifying and reading and recording verbatim.Led projects in Total Completions and Completions per Hour.

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  Pandjiris INC

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2015

  Industrial Purchasing Clerk, Contract Employee

  Reviewed ERP Reports, Material Review, Planned Orders and Job status. Placed routine Purchase Orders and Expedited Past Due.Created and generated saving opportunities for Bearings, Cable and Wire, Locknuts and Washers, Lumber, and Motors and listed on Excel spreadsheets.Reduced delivery times by locating new sources for long lead time items.Created Open and Complete Return Logs for follow up.Processed New Returns and Obtained Warranty Replacements or Credits.Added Vendor Cross Reference’s into Inventory Master.Added New Vendor Profiles and updated contact information on existing. Show less

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  Market Probe

  Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  Interviewer

  Persuaded respondents to complete surveys on projects for the energy, financial, and pharmaceutical industries.

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  Roth Staffing

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  Call Center Representative

  Assisted Patients with a Testing Campaign for FDA Class 1, Medical Device RecallRegistered device if working and/or processed return kit and replacement if not.Answered all calls with courtesy and empathy and guided patient step by stepto test their device. Transferred calls to technical support and escalated if necessary.Completed online registration forms quickly and accurately. Navigated between multiple screens

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  The Planet Forward

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  Purchasing Clerk

  • Collected and matched packing slips with invoices and reported discrepancies and variances.• Reconciled differences with buyer and vendor.• Reviewed acknowledgements for item, price, fob, terms and delivery dates.• Added notations to PO and entered receipts into Inventory. • Maintained and update weekly KPI Excel spreadsheet