• Prepares and reviews purchase orders• Prepares and review bids and orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications• Prepares and distributes bid invitations to vendors.• Reviews and tabulate bids and orders to determine lowest and best bids or bids that provide best value• Audit invoices and check for accuracy, receipt of material, and compliance with purchase orders• Maintains and review various purchasing and procurement reports and maintain files• Assists with determining operational minimum and maximum inventory levels• Assists with emergency purchases• Assists in monitoring legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to purchasing and procurement

18 month contract • Purchases materials, components, equipment and services• Ensures timely performance of suppliers to meet needs of internal and external customers• Works with customers to determine requirements• Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at optimum levels• Reconciles open PO’s with suppliers• Works with key personnel to address complex logistics issues

• Manage the full life-cycle of IT purchases from quote to delivery• Improve, document, and streamline IT purchasing processes• Review, upload, and process incoming IT invoices for approval and payment• Analyze, research, and negotiate to reduce purchasing costs (payment terms, shipping costs, contract length, renewal costs, maintenance costs, etc.)• Created and provided documentation for internal support team shipments to ensure asset control• Assist with tracking physical audits, perform yearly asset audits, and ensure the secure destruction of retired assets• Manage inventory of licenses and ensure maintenance and support renewals/contracts are accurate and up-to-date• Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers

• Ensured just in time parts delivery and supply for the entire Northrop Grumman field technician base for more than 50,000 personnel on various State of Texas contracts.• Managed and control all computer hardware for the Northrop Grumman contracts for the State of Texas programs. This includes the sparing of laptops, desktops, printers, tablets, scanners, servers, etc.• Managed the warranty parts and labor reimbursements for Dell, HP, Fujitsu and Toshiba. • Set policies and procedures for inventory control. • Developed and managed a new inventory tracking system to streamline the acceptance and removal of over 2000 units of computer equipment.• Managed the sparing inventory and ensure minimum levels are maintained and maximum levels are not exceeded.• Ensured uninterrupted supply of spare parts when units are past the OEM initial warranty.• Coordinated closely with multiple State of Texas Agencies and Northrop Grumman Project Managers to ensure on-time shipping and receiving of laptops, desktops, servers, printers, and scanners for deployment.• Coordinated lease returns with Northrop Grumman project managers for more than 15,000 computers on an annual basis.• Strong verbal and problem solving skills.

• Provided on-time procurement of computer equipment nationwide with trusted vendors as the Lead Buyer for key accounts greater than $10M.• Obtained bids from established sources and develop new sources by preparing and processing I.T.Q’s (Invitations-to-Quote), incorporating technical requirements, work statements, delivery schedules, cost information, terms and conditions, and other factors.• Conducted negotiations of price, terms and conditions and delivery requirements. Prepared and processed purchase orders based on most advantageous bid and other considerations.• Liaison with internal departments (procurement & contracts) reporting supplier status and resolution of any supply issues.• Prepared data for monthly status reports, weekly shortage reports, pricing proposals, etc.• Documented and maintained records and files for audit as mandated by procurement procedures and government regulations.

Managed all phases of equipment control on all military aircrafts. Provided on-time purchasing of aircraft parts and orders. Interfaced with military personnel to provide solutions to supply inventory and cost savings.