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• Developed and implemented standard operating procedures for purchasing strategies, resulting in streamlined processes and improved efficiency.• Managed daily procurement functions, including preparing spreadsheets, issuing purchase orders, and placing orders for hardware and software purchases.• Negotiated vendor pricing, terms, and discounts for IT hardware and software purchases, resulting in measurable cost savings.• Built and maintained relationships with vendors, ensuring timely and quality product deliveries.• Evaluated and executed end-to-end sourcing and procurement processes, optimizing IT procurement spend and contracts.

• Utilized attention to detail when working with up to 20 vendors, creating approximately $50,000 in purchase orders monthly, ensuring efficient inventory levels • Established and maintained strong vendor relationships, interacting with consistency to open opportunity for future support and decreasing lead time for some products by over 50% • Analyzed purchasing data and current management process, within Excel, to identify improvements to inventory ordering cycle, proposing shift from run-out date to min-max model to adapt to supply chain issues• Evaluated multiple databases, determining streamlining capability, consolidating information to develop a master tool to improve efficiency• Partnered with Operations Manager to meet weekly with oversees manufacturer, conducting professional budget review and inventory meetings to forecast and arrange shipments

Senior Buyer (March 2017 – July 2021)• Exhibited meticulous accuracy, in Oracle, when documenting up to 600 purchase expense, capital expense and inventory items, on a monthly basis• Identified cost reduction areas, reviewing and analyzing data, on a quarterly basis, to create and execute a savings plan• Saved 15% annually by shrewdly negotiating existing vendor contracts and supplier pricing • Applied financial savvy and knowledge of market cost when monitor commodity indexes and integrate findings, negotiating cost reduction of 10%• Integrated problem solving and strength in research to source new items and alternative suppliers creating opportunity to improve manufacturing and shipping processesInventory Analyst (March 2016 – March 2017)• Used organization and planning skills to verify, place, and track international and domestic purchase orders • Verified demand for product to avoid inventory issues• Reconciled approximately 400 weekly orders and communicated daily any potential inventory and delivery issues to both internal and external (oversees) partners• Collaborated with customer service division to provide timely information for client orders

• Monitored inventory levels for 5 warehouses by running daily reporting and working with warehouse managers• Actively monitor inventory trends to proactively respond to customer demands• Identified new vendors by conducting adequate research and obtained better pricing, reducing supply chain costs by 10% in one year

Supply Chain Specialist (May 2013 – February 2015)• Maintained inventory levels of all managed vendors between multiple sites• Prioritized vendor relationships with over 150 vendors by organizing list from monthly reports• Forecasted inventory for future orders• Negotiated inventory purchases and cost increases/decreases to encourage healthy profit marginsInventory Specialist – Liquidations (January 2008 – May 2013)• Arranged the sale of an average of 80 SKUs of overstock and deadstock/discontinued parts using 3 sales channels• Liquidated multiple sales channels and maintained online presence• Executed searches to pursue closeout items at discounted pricing to create additional sales Inventory Specialist – Shipping (January 2007 – January 2008)Put-a-way (January 2005 – January 2007)

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Demonstrate proficiency and accurate entry of U.S./foreign mail packages and letters into computer system.Typing 60-65 WPM with 98% accuracy and recognized for excellency in performance and attendance.