Results-driven Purchasing and Account Management professional with experience in the high-tech and the medical device industry. Strengths include accomplished relationship building with suppliers, customers, and colleagues. Developed and maintained key strategic relationships. Well-versed and successful in inventory management, analysis, forecasting, procurement, planning, and effective with cost-reduction initiatives and strategies. I enjoy working on projects outside of my scope of work, such as streamlining departmental processes or looking for ways to reduce company costs. I have a strong worth ethic, and desire to work for a company that promotes an open, creative environment, that welcomes change of any kind. My motto is to “Work Smarter, not Harder”. Specialties: Relationship Management, Vendor Relations & Negotiation, Demand Analysis & Prediction, Pricing & Merchandising, Inventory Planning & Control, Forecasting & Planning, Purchasing & Order Fulfillment, Cost Reduction Solutions