Brent Shade Business Management

4600 N. Coloma Rd., Coloma, MI 49038 | (269)830-3844 | brentdavidshade@gmail.com

Summary
A business management and supply chain professional with more than five years of
experience in sales, management, purchasing, and supply chain, who is a multifaceted
individual that is always seeking for continuous improvement in both his personal and
professional life.

Professional Experience
SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST (CONTRACTOR) | WHIRLPOOL | MARCH 2020 –
DECEMBER 2021
● Six month+ contract position through Impact Business Group
● Major duties included customer relations management, supplier relations
management, inventory control, supplier auditing, and sourcing hard to find/source
parts.
● Utilization of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning applications including SAP,
ECRM, Fiori, and other add-ons to expedite hard to source warranty parts for
appliances.

SERVICE CENTER MANAGER | APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES |

NOVEMBER 2018 – FEBRUARY 2020
● Purchasing Manager, with duties including purchasing for stock and special
projects, managing vendor relationships, controlling inventory levels, chargeback
and special pricing negotiation, and measuring vendor performance.
● Inside Sales Manager, with duties including direct supervision of a team of four
Customer Service and Sales Specialists, ensuring quote and order processing
accuracy, customer relations management, key account management, customer
discrepancy resolution, specialty product research, and maximizing add-on sales.
● Accounts Payable/Receivable Manager, with duties including processing of
invoices, payment processing, vendor auditing, collections, and billing discrepancy
resolution.
● Warehouse Manager, with duties including order fulfillment, inventory control,
cycle counting, setting stock levels, overseeing all warehouse operations, and
ensuring warehouse safety.
● Pricing Manager, with duties including ensuring all pricing is set to maximize GP
dollars, setting chargebacks and special pricing into the SAP system, setting of
price guides, and pricing of all special products and projects.
● Operations Manager, with duties including responsibility for the branch’s P&L,
increasing efficiency in all business segments to lower operating costs, freight
recovery optimization, employee training, global trade compliance, responsibility
for all KPI’s, SAP proficient, and many other duties/responsibilities.
Brent Shade Business Management
4600 N. Coloma Rd., Coloma, MI 49038 | (269)830-3844 | brentdavidshade@gmail.com

OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE | MICHIANA SUPPLY | OCTOBER 2013 -

JANUARY 2017
• Outside Sales with duties including researching potential customers, cold-calling,
route-planning, and building on new and existing customer relations.
• Technical Sales with duties including sales of hydraulic and pneumatic
components, industrial belting, industrial rubber, industrial hose and fittings,
industrial plastics, and many other maintenance, repair, and operations products.
• Other duties including purchasing, order processing, quote processing, order
fulfillment, delivery of product, and specialty product research.

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER | DOLLAR GENERAL | OCTOBER 2017 –

SEPTEMBER 2018
● Assistant Store Manager, with duties including stocking, merchandising, customer
service management, scheduling, vendor management, supervision of staff, cashier,
and assisting customers with all their needs.

ENTREPRENEUR | BC SHADE JEWELRY | JUNE 2009 – OCTOBER 2017

● Retail Jewelry Sales at fairs and flea markets across Michigan and Indiana.
● Retail Sales with duties including purchasing, inventory control, merchandising,
customer service, theft control, and overseeing temporary employees.

Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE | APRIL 2018 | WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
● Major: Business Management
CERTIFICATIONS
● Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Level I – Council for Six Sigma Certification

Summary of Skills
• Operations Management • Contracts Negotiation
• Pricing Management • Accounts Receivable
• Vendor Management • Business Acumen
• Sales Management • Procedure Development
• Managing Human Capital • Google Suite
• ERP specifically SAP • Microsoft Office/Outlook
• Procurement/Purchasing Management • Supply Planning
• Customer Service Management • Analysis Skills
• Inventory Control Management • Sourcing Management
• Supply Chain Management • Continuous Improvement
• Warehouse Management • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Technical Sales