• Areas of responsibility: Commodities/Services/ Indirect /IT software, SaaS, IT projects research and implementation• Establish and maintain business relationships with the key suppliers , negotiate contracts and ensure that negotiated agreements are implemented• Aggressively pursue competitive purchase environment by constantly seeking alternate supply, product replacement, and substitution• Identified and developed strategic sourcing initiatives for the state• Monitor contracts and vendor performance for assigned contracts. • Research product information and specifications and determine the best method of solicitation (RFX), competitively bid and prepare contracts, agency bids, and one-time purchases.• Determine method of solicitation, competitively bid (sealed bid, cost-only, etc.) and prepare contracts and one-time purchases. • Review vendor quotations for compliance with specifications and make recommendations for award according to statutes, regulations following good purchasing practices. • Monitor Vendor Performance and process Vendor Performance Reports. Meet with vendors on products and specifications, pricing or performance issues.• Create procurement and inventory reports weekly and monthly for various projects and budget review.• Train, direct and empower agency staff to encourage and enable them to accomplish goals by mentoring, monitoring, and training staff to attain organizational goals.Use JD Edwards/Peoplesoft ERP system daily, Access, Workday, DocuSign, ShareFile, SharePoint, for daily work

• Direct oversight and responsibility for the acquisition, issue, disposal, and accountability of assigned assets, property, and supplies; supervised and coordinated the logistics of assigned equipment and supplies for the plant utilizing a wide range transportation methods. • Monitor Syteline ERP system to ensure proper inventories are in stock, Buy needed commodities when additional stock is needed. Assist with quarterly inventories to ensure accuracy.• Work with all internal and external customers: Vendors, Engineering, Cost Planning, and Production Team to find the best value of products and services.• Research product information and specs, vendor lists. Meet with vendors on products and specifications, pricing or performance issues.

• Perform a wide variety of key purchasing functions, including placing, expediting orders for a large variety of products and services, approving for payment after completion. • Supervise Staff Assistants (1-3) and detail workers (3-5) daily.• Collaborate with other departments and vendors utilizing established State purchasing procedures and policies to assure purchases made meet Agency and State standards. Travel to facilities as necessary to assist with inventory or audits.• Monitor inventory levels of assigned commodities in Agency Warehouse.• Monitor contracts and vendor performance for assigned contracts. Work with vendors during contract renewals. Prepare specifications for bidding individual orders and contracts.

• Supervise Staff Assistants (1-3) and detail workers (3-5) daily.• Process purchase orders for Office Supplies, Inmate clothing, Garbage and Subscription Services, and other assigned commodities• Monitor contracts and vendors, work with facility customers to ensure delivery of goods and services• Assisted in implementation of ERP/ Inventory System project at the Central Warehouse storage and distribution for the Agency• Monitored processes for Inventory in the Warehouse to maintain inventory levels of assigned commodities.

• Assisting in the procurement of telecommunication and office products and services for the agency• Troubleshoot issues with these products and services• Research issues; process and complete purchases• Interact with vendors and facilities to ensure timely, accurate transactions.

• Reduced inefficiencies in payroll by identifying ways in which to track leave time to lesson the time spent on making corrections to payroll. • Created spreadsheets to track different aspects of human resource office, for example, following incoming and outgoing garnishments and child support documents to ensure they were handled in a timely manner• Incorporated the tracking of employee personnel performance reviews, to ensure supervisors had the forms needed to complete these in an efficient and timely manner

• Served as Human Resource Assistant for a company of over 400 people. Assisted in directing all administrative and project support efforts. Coordinated and maintained leave requests and schedules to ensure proper staffing of the sales floor• Coordinated and managed invoicing and billing processes for repair and service work done on equipment.• Consistently met hiring goals of the company. . Screened, interviewed and hired prospective employees. Developed schedules and incentive programs to motivate sales staff. Prepared weekly timesheets, weekly and monthly staffing reports.