Disabled veteran/Entrepreneur - making kids big and little happy by selling sports and entertainment collectibles online, and in person at regional Comic-Con events throughout the greater Pacific Northwest.

Purchasing• Responsible for purchasing materials, services and equipment at competitive prices• Acts as a subject matter expert in regard to a commodity or specialized subject area. • Prepare bidder lists, qualify bidders, prepare requests for quotation, and conduct bid evaluations.• Recommend source selections, plan and lead purchase order negotiations, and prepare and issue purchase orders.• Obtain necessary reviews and approvals of bidder exceptions, bid evaluations, recommendations, purchase orders, and change orders prior to execution.• Utilize established policies, procedures, systems, and tools to assure maximum contribution.• Evaluate facts surrounding purchase order-related problem areas, determine the most appropriate remedial actions, and implement such actions through available means.• Administer assigned purchase orders, including change order processing, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and applicable regulations, invoice processing and verification, and performance evaluation; ensuring supplier compliance in a cost-effective, timely, and responsive manner.• Identify and advise management of purchase order-related risks.• Maintain purchase order and purchasing process documentation.• Interprets specifications and suggests alternate material and methods.• Completes purchasing research related to new sources and products.• Performs relief duties and responsibilities for other purchasing personnel as required.Communication• Able to communicate effectively with suppliers, project teams, clients, and others to organize and motivate achievement.. • Efficiently contributes in reaching department’s objectives and company goals through the use of established Purchasing processes and procedures.• Understands and experienced in commercial procurement, contract laws, practices and standards as they relate to Service Steel Aerospace operations management and project delivery. • Carry out other duties as assigned

- Schedules and coordinates all physical inventories and cycle counts. Prepares physical inventory recaps on a timely basis for distribution to management. Reviews and develops inventory control procedures as appropriates. Identifies and resolves all internal shrink problems.- Coordinates changes to the inventory for damage, spoilage, vendor returns, department changes, pack changes and continuity returns with the Accounting Manager and accounting staff.- Reviews warehouse outs and inventory adjustments daily.- Periodically analyzing inventory trends, reviewing and monitoring daily reports that include: daily inventory adjustments, inventory movement report, code date report, and other inventory related reports.- Works with Procurement to resolve excess inventory problems and short-coded product. Monitors store returns and salvage programs.- Maintains record retention program in compliance with corporate guidelines and policies.- Quarterly audits parts and supply inventories to ensure accuracy.- Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Responsible for: Order, receive, store, inventory, issue, package and ship material to various locations in support of maintenance and supply operations.Operate Material Handling Equipment (MHE) to fulfill the daily work requirements of loading/offloading material transport vehicles, storage, picking and administrative forms.Complte maintenance, supply and administrative formsResponsible for accurate database records and file systemResponsible for compliance with General Dynamics Land Systems ISO procedures.

Responsible for researching unauthorized charges, chargebacks, held funds, credit card issues, consumer refunds, and integrity of all transactions.*Updating consumer account information*Recording consumer feedback.*Resolve credit card errors.*Processing balance dues, chargebacks, unauthorized purchases, and held funds according to established procedures.*Collecting, documenting, and researching technical problems, to develop solutions and resources for the department.

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Spearheaded all aspects of logistics, maintenance, inventory handling, and in control of over $41M worth of equipment and materials utilizing automated property and accounting systems, resulting in $0 lossResearched and introduced new procedures for the proper disposal of damaged and destroyed equipment, streamlined operations, which saved the organization over $100,000 Maintained the logistical oversight for over 5,000 employees, ensuring that all required equipment and sustenance were provided to Briefed senior leadership daily on mission critical asset status, optimized maintenance production and aided 100% maintenance scheduling effectivenessManaged the redistribution of $100K assets during the drawdown of Iraq, filling inventory shortages throughout the Department of Defense