Network Purchasing Coordinator Resume

SUMMARY

An exceptional finance and network professional experienced in the diverse wireless communications industry who thrives in a positive team environment. An eye for detail with excellent communication skills with customers, management, and peers. Proficient in MS Office Suite, Peoplesoft (Oracle), Adobe/Write, Remote Access software (VPN), Remote Testing software, SharePoint, and Site Tracker systems.

Network Purchasing
Corporate Finance
Wireless Telecom
Procurement
Construction Administration
User Acceptance Testing
Inventory
Real Estate
Regulatory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Purchasing Coordinator

Responsibilities:

Developed and maintained new start - up team processes, initiated purchasing for Equipment and Construction engineering teams for new build sites, tower modifications/equipment upgrades, communicated budget constraints with Buyers, interpreted all capital and capital service vendor quotes, and initiated purchasing.
Managed time schedules, equipment, and resources to meet needs on time and within budget. Enforced existing inventory usage to manage/reduce monthly CIP dollars and coordinated inventory status with warehouse personnel and Buyers.
Researched invoice/purchase order requests in Ariba and Peoplesoft system - provided $100K+ in cost savings year-to-year by researching duplicate requisitions and intercepting multiple work orders for completed capital services.
Developed relationships with external vendors and GCs to meet shipping and installation deadlines.
Ensured and enforced compliance of procurement policies for receivables and bid requirements with Buyers adhering to SOX standards and practices.
Responsible for new vendor setups/updates, capital item ID setups, contract updates.
Processed invoices from Buyers / vendors, prepared for payment; tracked credit items issued to exclusive vendor.
Utilized Microsoft Office suite, Peoplesoft (Oracle) Inventory/Accounting module/Fixed Asset modules (CATS). Utilized Ariba AP System, Adobe/Write, Workflow Manager, Site Tracker, SharePoint.

Confidential

Sr. Analyst Revenue Assurance

Responsibilities:

South Area Project/Lead Tester for initial 4G LTE deployment, Alltel Data Network retirement project, supported User Acceptance Testing teams for all voice and data products via device or remote test software.
Developed and executed test scripts for UAT and regression testing through entire SDLC to billing, utilized project management practices for multiple projects, and met all software testing deadlines beginning with requirements template (RT) through post implementation.
Identified issue with platform in production for months where data records for voicemail retrievals were not decrementing worked with network and IT teams to correct $250K in revenue leakage.
Monitored and escalated potential fraud records and coordinated with IT, Network, and Tables teams to determine root cause and proposed corrective action preventing future revenue loss and updated test metrics with testing statuses.
Ensured compliance with company policies and adhered to SOX standards and practices; provided requested test cases for internal/external audit requirements.

Confidential

Wholesale Operations Consultant

Responsibilities:

Supported national resellers across multiple billing systems, account setups in multiple billing systems, perform debit and credits when disputes approved.
Identified and reduced billing disputes from $8K - $20K/month to $0; posted approved credit/debit transactions per management reporting.
Recommended process improvements and updated desktop procedures.
Appointed to Wholesale Customer Satisfaction Survey Team/Employee
Satisfaction/Recognition Teams to present results to upper management and recommended improvements to customer and employee complaints requiring expedited resolution.

Confidential

Regulatory Applications Coordinator

Responsibilities:

Partnered with legal and external law firms to expedite GTE to Verizon merger projects, annual regulatory fees utilizing newly - mandated FCC ULS Licensing software based on total subscribers, monitored FAA submissions
Prepared and filed initial ten-year license renewal applications to the FCC and met expiration deadline.
Researched and reported hazardous substance information such as battery acid and diesel fuel real-time and annually to state and local agencies required by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
Received Employee Excellence Award for process improvement for handling informal FCC complaints in a timely manner (billing disputes, etc.).
Appointed as Stay Team Member to assist with merger requirements/activities.

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