CAREER SUMMARY:

Professional experience as Buyer/Purchasing Agent, Financial Analyst, and Inventory Control Specialist. Managed supplier relationships which included purchasing as well as quality control. Recognized for excellence in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and project management. Excellent experience as a team leader providing training and customer service. Excels in team environments as well as independent projects. Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills which have enhanced my career as an organized professional.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Proficient in Microsoft Business Application (Word, Excel. PowerPoint, Access & Outlook).
• Experienced in Oracle, MRP, Ariba, SAP & PeopleSoft. Knowledgeable of Brio Query & Schedule Sharing,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Warrenville, IL

Procurement Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Manage and execute daily procurement transaction activities. Creating requisitions and change orders. Work with requestors to plan approach for creating large complex requisitions.
• Follow orders of goods and services and monitor those orders until the invoice is processed by accounts payable and the supplier is paid.
• Provide support to requestors and finance teams.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Processed complex purchasing transactions according to state, federal and District policies and procedures.
• Prepared requests for proposals. Issued bid specifications, analyzed bids and quotes. Developed and wrote complex and technical bid invitations proposals. Requested and reviewed quotations. Interpreted purchasing procedures to departments and vendors.

Confidential, Arlington Heights, IL

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated integration and merger of different operating departments creating an effective new team which was seamless to the customer from acquisition.
• Provided financial analysis and support to multiple commodity teams, which improved decision making.
• Lead person in the financial close process at the end of each month for Confidential commodity groups that included Software, OEM, Site Equipment, & System Integration. Worked with teams on improving internal processes. This helped in teams achieving cost savings goals.
• Identified savings opportunities amounting to millions of savings for various commodity teams. Tracked action plans to ensure data integrity.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided financial analysis and support to multiple commodity teams resulting in $5 million of savings and cost avoidance.
• Lead person in the financial close process at the end of each month for Confidential System Integration group. Work with System Integration team on improving internal processes.
• Recognized as subject matter expert for financial costing technique & Comparative cost for various commodities.
• Identified savings opportunities for System Integration team.
• Tracked action plans to ensure data integrity is following process controls.

Confidential

System Integration Buyer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Procured material for Confidential System Integration Group to help maintain systems owned by the Federal Government, Fire & Police departments throughout the United States, helping Confidential being able to leverage for them to win contract bids.
• Analyzed data reports to better leverage internal spend of $6.5 billion from suppliers, resulting in $8 millions of savings for the year.
• Strategically sourced goods and services to ensure compliance with Confidential guidelines for purchasing, ensuring Confidential stayed in compliance with the laws by the government agencies Confidential had to report into.
• Acted as liaison between Confidential and the supplier network to resolve any Accounts Payable issues making it possible for Confidential to meet the accounts payable goals of no invoicing being aged.
• Processed invoices for System Integration Suppliers to guarantee payment on a timely basis. This helped to eliminate late fee charges to Confidential over $1,000,000 in savings. Team lead for training new employees into our organization which pertained to buying and sourcing. Was instrumental in strategies to improve compliance in procurement organization.

Confidential

Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Procured materials for Test & Manufacturing Equipment, Software, and Engineering Proto buying enabling engineers to meet deadlines.
• Procured Contract Labor Services for consulting and business needs to service Confidential systems and operations of day to day business activities.
• Provided quality service to Confidential internal customer, working directly with external suppliers to expedite product delivery allowing Confidential to meet strict deadlines.
• Interfaced with different organizations worldwide to manage and coordinate buying needs.
• Functioned as Team Leader for 4 direct reports.

Production Buyer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Procured material utilized for manufacturing lines, ensuring that Confidential was able to meet deliveries to customers.
• Processed purchase orders with qualified suppliers and followed through on those orders to ensure timely shipments of material. Expedited as needed to ensure on time delivery
• Reviewed production schedules to ensure material was readily available following the JIT (Just in Time) philosophy.
• Worked in conjunction with suppliers to shorten lead times, achieving millions in cost savings and no line down situations.
• Negotiated pricing of material with our suppliers to obtain the best prices to keep spend down.

Inventory Control Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for daily reporting and posting of all inventory transactions.
• Coordinated inventory processing from order placement through to the shipping department.
• Managed investigations and resolution of discrepancies related to inventory transactions.
• Maintained stock locations with an accuracy level of 99.8%. Appointed lead person for Internal Audits, ISO 9000 Certification, and QSR requirements, and Group Leader/Trainer for new stock employees.