Professional and hardworking. I have been a Buyer for over 15 years. Buying commodities as diverse as Specialty Items, mugs, t-shirts, medals,OR Equipment and Supplies, Office Supplies, Material Handling Equipment, Racking, Generators, Service agreements, and electronic parts of all sizes plus much more. I have worked with finished goods, wip inventory, new product initiation from inception to finished product, I am dependable, personable, a go getter. I excel in vendor relations, customer service internally and externally, doing whatever necessary to get the job done.
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BuyerFlir Systems Jun 2019 - PresentWilsonville, Or, Us -
Purchasing AgentBaltimore County Public Schools Mar 2016 - Jun 2019Towson, Maryland, Us -
Purchasing AgentLocke Insulators Inc Feb 2014 - Oct 2015Purchased all materials raw and finished to provide support for manufacture of Ceramic insulators.Responsible for budget, invoice reconciliation, vendor relationships, end of quarter and year end reporting,
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Senior BuyerSmiths Detection Aug 2014 - Jan 2015London, England, GbContract buying, maintaining MRP requirements daily, strong vendor relationships, responsible for quality problems obtaining return authorizations, credits, reconcile invoice discrepancies. -
Purchasing AssistantCoastal Sunbelt Produce Aug 2013 - 2014Laurel, Maryland, UsAssisted Two Produce buyers in all capacities of purchasing, processing requisitions to Purchase orders. Purchase orders placed, responsible for order confirmation, order shipment, order received, invoices processed for payment. -
Purchasing AgentG & G Outfitters Apr 2013 - Jun 2013Purchasing agent processing requisitions from initial placing of order, confirming order, shipment of order, receipt of order, invoicing of order.
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Inbound Vendor Compliance ManagerUnder Armour May 2008 - Nov 2012Baltimore, Maryland, UsManaged team that inspected each incoming shipment at the rate of 3000 to 4800 cartons per trailer. Inspected for packaging errors, hang tag issues, msrp incorrect, size color, box size.Processed charge backs to Vendors in EEM software system.Communicated with Vendors, Sourcing, Production Planners as well as all levels of Management.Increased monthly charge backs to Vendors from $8,000 a month to upwards of $85,000.Also member of IDEA TEAM, challenged to create and improve the company with cost savings ideas. -
Faciltiy ManagerUnder Armour Nov 2006 - Apr 2008Baltimore, Maryland, UsManaged day to day warehouse operations including but not limited to, Purchasing, Security, Maintenance, Facilities, MHE.Kept JIT inventory on all non expense items such as labels, shrink wrap, corrugated, etc.Responsible for maintaining monthly budget, reconciling and authorizing the payment of invoices.
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BuyerUnder Armour Nov 2002 - Nov 2006Baltimore, Maryland, UsWorked at Corporate Headquarters responsible for all non inventory items such as Office Supplies, printed matter, initiated the set up of process and procedures for the Purchasing Department to take over all buying from other Corporate Departments. Responsible for keeping JIT inventory for offsite warehouse location such as labels, corrugated, shrink wrap, etc. Purchased Capital Equipment such as racking, conveyors etc.
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BuyerLinsang Manufacturing Aug 2001 - Nov 2002Buyer of electronic parts and equipment to fill contract needs to build PC boards, and Specialty Devices.Contracts included Lucent Tech, Northrup Gruman and others.
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Buyer PlannerIdentity Group Jun 1997 - Nov 2001London, GbResponsible for order and planning for the manufacture of stamps (ie: identity) from raw materials to finished goods.Ordered finished goods as well from Germany, Japan, Pakistan.Maintained over 10,000 inventory items.Planned for raw materials to be injection molded to finished goods.Leader of the annual inventory team, managing the teams, auditing reports and finding and fixing the exceptions. -
Purchasing AgentBhs Management May 1994 - Jan 1997Assisted Purchasing Director with all facets of Purchasing, including setting up the Department that was non existent. Process and procedures needed to be created, teaching the Departments how to use requisitions and submit them. Purchased medical equipment and supplies for a small intensive care rehabilitative hospital. Initiated new contracts with Vendors, purchased Capital equipment, set up maintenance agreements for all the capital equipment.Signed off for invoices and reconciling accounting issues with the vendors.
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Purchasing AgentChildrens Hospital Mar 1991 - Sep 1994Purchased everything from non expense items like office supplies, event / marathon supplies, mugs, t-shirts, gift items.Initiated contracts with Vendors, saved hospital thousands of dollars per year negotiating a new Xerox agreement for the entire hospital.Promoted to ordering OR equipment and supplies. Negotiated for Capital Equipment.Worked closely with all Vendors.
Kathy Shaffer Education Details
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Salisbury UniversityPsychology -
Salisbury UniversityBachelor'S Degree
Frequently Asked Questions about Kathy Shaffer
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Kathy Shaffer works for Flir Systems
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Kathy Shaffer's current role is Buyer at FLIR Systems.
What schools did Kathy Shaffer attend?
Kathy Shaffer attended Salisbury University, Salisbury University.
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Kathy Shaffer's colleagues are Brian Engleman, John Beveridge, Alex Matson, Tyrone Hooks, Gary Miller, Alex Reba, Brandt Brown.
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