Austin Lang

Military Service:

• Rank: Staff Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Air Force

  Period: October 2008 - June 2016

  Occupation: 2S051 - Supply Management - 2S051

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:
  Supervises and performs item and monetary accounting and inventory stock control, financial planning, and funds control. Computes requirement, determines allowance, and researches and identifies supplies and equipment requirements. Supervises and performs operations involved in storage, inspection, identification, and receipt of property. Responsible for facility safety and security. Conducts inventories. Operates automated equipment, special purpose government vehicles, and materiel handling equipment.

  Training courses:

  • Two Air Force Achievement medals

Work history:

• Job Title: Vendor Strategy Development Associate

  Company: Kforce

  Period: July 2021 - present

  Role Description:

   Responsible for the
  identification, qualification, matching, consulting, and managing of IC/third
  party technical candidates. Leverages the ILabor (Vendor Management
  Organization) and/or candidate/client relationships by building solid,
  profitable relationships through delivery of exceptional customer service
  characterized by mutual respect, understanding, and trust. Qualifies candidates by conducting
  phone and in-person interviews, obtain work history, education, training, job
  skills, salary requirements and validate right to work in the US for foreign
  national candidates. Utilizes knowledge of USCIS policies and types of
  employment documentation to validate employment documents. Consistently exceeds
  weekly KPI goals. Has had over 100 placements since starting in July 2021. Hand
  selected by leadership team to partake in the mentorship program and has
  ensured mentees have gained success upon completion of the training program. Spearheads
  manager responsibilities as acting manager when direct manager is out of office
  for an extended period of time.   

• Job Title: Client Operations Specialist

  Company: Insight

  Period: April 2021 - July 2021

  Role Description:

   Connect with customers, partners and internal stakeholders to solve
  problems in support of the organization’s sales requirements. Prepare,
  manage and submit sales quotes accurately into the appropriate quote entry
  system. Research technical information on product requests and ensure
  access to procurement; Manage pricing (agreement manager, contract module) and
  work with vendors on special pricing. Ensured special bid pricing is applied
  and correct cost is captured on every order before order is released; Assisted
  in special projects for clients and our sales teams: provides reporting,
  request’s and set’s up new client sold-to’s, bill-to’s, and ship-to’s, assists
  clients with Insight web accounts and providing ad hoc status updates.   

• Job Title: Associate Sales Rep

  Company: Tech Data

  Period: February 2020 - April 2021

  Role Description:

   Manages
  inbound/outbound sales calls and emails in order to quote prices and place
  orders for product and services to ensure daily and quarterly sales goals are
  met; Builds business relationships with different vendors by selling their
  products to other businesses; Passed bronze
  assessment with 93%.  

• Job Title: Junior Sales Partner

  Company: Apex Energy Solutions

  Period: June 2019 - February 2020

  Role Description:

   Created market expansion for company by hand selecting model
  homes to advertise energy efficient windows; Spoke with over 700 potential
  promotional homeowners; Aided in personal sales worth approximately $100K.  

• Job Title: Sales Associate

  Company: IKEA

  Period: September 2017 - June 2019

  Role Description:

   Collaborates with rest of sales team to recognize different
  client’s needs; worked with communication and event specialist to promote
  different store events.  

• Job Title: Member Solutions Associate

  Company: USAA

  Period: November 2016 - September 2017

  Role Description:

   Managed inbound calls for auto insurance needs. Solved
  member billing problems while updating auto and property insurance and sold
  members other insurance products.  

• Job Title: Materiel Manager

  Company: United States Air Force

  Period: October 2008 - June 2016

  Role Description:

   Supervised materiel management activities and systems
  pertaining to requirement determinations, inventory control, storage and issue
  of supplies and equipment; Supervised 14 assigned staff personnel on day to day
  operations; Monitored multiple operations within a $383M warehouse in support
  of 55 assigned F-22 Raptors and various transient aircraft; Organized three
  member team warehouse separation project involving the relocation of 1.7K parts
  worth in excess of $4M; Requisitioned 600 HAZMAT (Hazardous Material) assets
  worth $400K; Awarded two Air Force Achievement medals; Handpicked as team lead
  for special duty assignment in support of month long Operation Red Flag
  exercise in 2016; Recognized by Three Star General for outstanding performance’
  Named NCO Materiel Manager of the Month; Cited by Major for outstanding
  performance; Received two Letters of Appreciation from Wing Commanders;
  Acknowledged by Senior Master Sergeant for outstanding performance; Deployed to
  Qatar in 2013; Deployed to United Arab Emirates in 2012.  

Education:

• Ashford University

  Bachelor's Degree – Public Relations and Marketing

  Period: November 2016 - January 2019

• Ashford University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) – Marketing

  Period: February 2019 - August 2021