AVDG Welcomes Jay Jones as National Procurement Manager

	Jay Jones, CTS, AVDG national procurement manager

AVDG announces 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, VP 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 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."

Prior to joining AVDG, Jones was director of global procurement at Electrosonic, where he established procurement standards, overseeing the management of an international purchasing team based in London and Los Angeles. He also founded audiovisual integrator AVMAN in 2001 and served as the chief executive officer until its acquisition in 2019.

"With the investments AVDG has made in both our infrastructure and our people, I am delighted to join this illustrious company and its talented team," says Jones. "I look forward to working with the company's various departments to expand the company's procurement strategies."