AVDG Names Jay Jones as National Procurement Manager

AVDG has announced the appointment of industry veteran Jay Jones, CTS, to the position of National Procurement Manager.   

Jones enters his new role at AVDG with significant experience spanning more than 26 years in systems integration and technology design, where he has led teams of varying sizes in the audiovisual industry. His appointment underscores AVDG’s ongoing expansion in the commercial and residential market sectors throughout North America and comes on the heels of AVDG’s appointment of Mohit Parasher as president of business solutions. Jones will report directly to Doug Carnell, vice president of business solutions at Guitar Center, AVDG’s parent company.   

In his new position as National Procurement Manager, Jones will provide leadership at all levels of the organization, overseeing AVDG’s procurement needs across the nation, including the hiring, training and mentoring of purchasing department personnel. Jones will help implement plans to maximize revenue and drive profitability for AVDG, including developing and executing a Preferred Vendor Partner Program. In addition to leading AVDG’s purchasing team members, Jones will work closely with project managers, sales professionals, designers, installers and support personnel on the implementation of procurement strategies throughout the organization.   

“We are excited to have industry veteran Jay Jones join our growing enterprise,” says Doug Carnell.

“He will continue the very strong relationships we have with our vendors, while providing enhanced support to our sales teams, project engineers, project managers and other AVDG associates.”  

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