Aaron P.

Aaron P. has held several positions in the past 19 years. In 2021, they began working as a Supply Chain Manager for HeatTrak. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Senior Inventory Analyst at Arrowhead Engineered Products, where they were responsible for managing all US Warehouse inventory for distribution to dealers, private label, and major US Retailers, as well as overseeing the annual physical inventory at 3PL warehouse provider and providing general financial reporting and analysis. From 2012 to 2019, they worked at Southeast Pet as a Purchasing Agent, leading the New Product Development Team and vetting process for potential new Vendors, sourcing, managing, and negotiating Vendor relationships, terms, and minimums to benefit Company, Vendors, and Customers, and coordinating with warehouse, vendor, GA Dept of Agriculture, USDA, and FDA during product safety recalls. From 2009 to 2012, they were a Senior Planner/Buyer and Team Lead at Auto Plus Auto Parts, managing a team of 7 Planner/Buyers with an annual purchase of approximately $220MM, leading weekly conference calls with Regional Vice Presidents, Divisional Operations Managers and local DC Operations Managers to quickly address inventory and fill rate concerns, and working with direct reports on system and performance questions, workload concerns, best practices, and conflict resolution. From 2004 to 2009, they were a Purchasing Manager at Ackerman Technology Group / Design Cinema & Automation, managing the material operational aspects of a Home Theater and Automation Integration company and forming and maintaining relationships with over 20 vendors and suppliers. From 2002 to 2004, they were a Graduate Assistant at Alabama Shakespeare Festival / University of Alabama, creating marketing campaigns for UA Theater and Dance Productions, co-editing Shakespeare Times, a quarterly publication of ASF, and rotating through the Marketing, Development, Education, and General Management departments. Finally, in 2011, they completed a Master of Arts in Theological Studies at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Aaron P. has a diverse educational background. Aaron obtained a BA from Samford University in Speech, Communications and Theater with a 3.30 GPA between 1996 and 2000. Aaron then went on to pursue a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) from Columbia Theological Seminary, which they completed in 2019. Additionally, they completed Course and Practical Study for Master's of Fine Arts from The University of Alabama in 2004. Aaron P. also has several certifications, including Become a Data Visualization Specialist: Concepts from LinkedIn (2020), Improve Processes and Deliver Operational Excellence from LinkedIn (2020), Advance Your Skills as a Supply Chain Manager from LinkedIn (2020), and Manhattan MARC-1 and MARC-2 from Manhattan Associates.