Larry Glenn Davis
Horn Lake,MS
Summary
Experienced purchasing and sales professional with strong knowledge of structural steel products from service centers and steel mills. Skilled in sourcing suppliers, negotiating pricing, managing inventory, and supporting project needs with reliable, cost-effective material delivery. Builds solid vendor and customer relationships while driving efficiency, accuracy, and overall business growth.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager/CNC Programmer
Inside Sales/Processing Sales
01.2019 - Current
- Assisted new and existing customers with steel sales.
- Closely monitored all sales to ensure accurate and
- Assisted with Processing Sales using AutoCad and PEP nesting software - Ensure that all drawings and files submitted by customer would be correctly processed by the laser tables in the plate shop.
- Worked as Quality Assurance to win and maintain part contracts with a major customer account. Ensured all required FAIR (First Article Inspection Report) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) paperwork was correctly created, submitted and subsequently approved by the customer for hundreds of contract parts.
Purchasing Manager/CNC Programmer
Tri-State Ironworks, INC.
01.2018 - 11.2019
- Purchase all steel materials for all projects. (Yearly totals TBD)
- Nested material to purchase with the least amount of drop for highest yield percentages possible. Generate all Purchase Orders for material, subcontractors, detailers, etc.
- Responsible for on-time and accurate material deliveries.
- Maintained inventory and inventory control. Reduced excess inventory by utilizing materials on hand.
- Programmed all CNC machines. Peddinghaus PeddiWriter (Raptor), Peddinghaus Anglemaster (Peddimat), Peddinghaus PDC100 Drill line, and Peddinghaus Copper as well as Peddinghaus Plate Processor (Peddinest).
- Purchased all shop, field and office supplies.
Purchasing Manager
Quality Iron Fabricators, INC.
01.2008 - 01.2018
- Purchase all steel materials for multiple million dollar projects. (15+ Million dollars in purchases per year)
- Managed vendor relationships to ensure quality and timely delivery of materials.
- Analyzed market trends to inform procurement decisions and cost-saving initiatives.
- Nested material to purchase with the least amount of drop for highest yield percentages possible.
- Generated all Purchase Orders for material, subcontractors, detailers, etc.
- Responsible for on-time and accurate material deliveries.
- Maintained inventory and inventory control. Cut down excess inventory by 31%.
Purchasing Assistant
Providential Fabricators, INC.
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Worked directly with the Purchasing Manager to procure material for projects. Nested materials, created optimized cutting lists and generated Purchase Orders for projects.
Estimating and Purchasing Assistant
Skaggs Iron Works, INC.
01.1995 - 11.2003
- Assisted estimating department in take-offs, data entry of projects and pricing materials for projects.
- Nested materials, created cutting lists that generated Purchase Orders for projects.
Education
GED -
State Technical Institute of Memphis
Memphis TN01-1996
Skills
- 30 years in the steel industry accumulating a vast network of contacts and acquaintances (over 16,000 connections on LinkedIN)
- Self motivated, willing to go the extra mile
- Great working relationship with steel supply warehouses and mills
- Highly technical and knowledgeable Excels at creating bridges between software to automate processes to avoid having to enter data in multiple steps I’ve written numerous conversion applications to save countless hours of typing when moving data across programs
- 20 years programming in various languages (NET, PHP, Python, ETC)
- 7 years - Structural Steel Software: FabSuite (including backend database manipulation and customization 15 years Structural Steel Software: FabTrol
- 35 Years Microsoft product experience (Excel, Word, Microsoft Office, etc)
- 35 Years general computer experience
- Purchasing management
- CNC programming
- Steel procurement
- Inventory control
Timeline
Purchasing Manager/CNC Programmer
Inside Sales/Processing Sales
01.2019 - Current
Purchasing Manager/CNC Programmer
Tri-State Ironworks, INC.
01.2018 - 11.2019
Purchasing Manager
Quality Iron Fabricators, INC.
01.2008 - 01.2018
Purchasing Assistant
Providential Fabricators, INC.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Estimating and Purchasing Assistant
Skaggs Iron Works, INC.
01.1995 - 11.2003
GED -
State Technical Institute of Memphis