Advisory Board Member Profile
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Duane Smith
Purchasing Manager
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Areas of Expertise:
Customer First Culture, Principles of Customer Relationship Building
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Duane Smith, Purchasing Manager for Sequoyah Electric, LLC, voted a Washington Best Workplace 7 years in a row.
Purchasing Manager at Sequoyah since 2002, seasoned professional with over 34 years of industry experience. Specializing in continuous improvement. Graduate of Lighthouse Institute “leadership Development”. Certificate of completion “Managing Supplier Performance”. Core member of TPC “Total Process Control”. APICS CPIM, “Certified in Production and Inventory Management”, I & II Certificate of completion. “Effective Negotiating” Certificate of completion. Duane is known for maximizing operational excellence and delivering financial performance. Responsible for procuring over 30Million in materials and services annually. Founder and CEO of Bonzer Beads, https://www.etsy.com/shop/BonzerBeads. Since he launched his Bonzer Beads store on Etsy in 2011 he has had over 5000 sales with 5-Star feedback. Making connections with people with no paid advertising or Social networking to speak of. This is a testament to offering quality products, great customer service and a customer first culture. He is happiest with his wife of 36 years and his two cats. He values his faith, truth, family and serving others. An active member in the community, volunteer at Northwest Harvest, Dave Ramsey Financial Peace coordinator, Christmas Adopt-a-Family, and backpacks for hunger.
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