Procurement Coordinator
CurrentProcurement management for raw materials and supplies, by processing Item Requests, sourcing, and Purchase Orders. • Efficiently gathered correct Item information form Requesters to obtain RFP and email RFQ for purchase items.• Took initiative to meet with Owners, Project Managers, Requester to verify Items to be ordered and get approval signatures.• Built Vendor relations, negotiated prices and deliveries which reduced costs and met budget requirements.• Able to distinguish new emerging Item and service needs and source new Vendors to facilitate purchase.• Given the authority to order lower dollar valued items, price break quantities, and requested quantities as needed.• Able to monitor requested quantities, inventory levels, adjusting order quantities when needed and Invoice matching.• Identified procurement processes improvements, updated SOP, and created procurement checklist for spot-buys/daily orders.• Always able to track and communicate details with Project Managers and Requesters relating to Item availability, updated costs, lead-days, alternative item availability by initiating discussions and attending team meetings. • Took initiative to formulate Excel workbook, in order to enter requested Items, which in-turn Auto created the Request for Material, Request for Quote, and the Purchase Orders, and able to obtain lowest vendor price or choose preferred vendor from multiple Quotes, and also gave the option to choose which Purchase Order lines to view, which imitated an ERP.