Rebecca Parrish Email and Phone Number

• Manages activities of staff in an operating unit including, approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; and directs evaluation activities• Plans, assigns, and/or supervises work of others• Identifies needed areas of change and makes recommendations to improve operations. Directing others to implement corrective action, responsibility.• Prepare and/or assist end user in preparing complex solicitations, including Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals… Show more • Manages activities of staff in an operating unit including, approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; and directs evaluation activities• Plans, assigns, and/or supervises work of others• Identifies needed areas of change and makes recommendations to improve operations. Directing others to implement corrective action, responsibility.• Prepare and/or assist end user in preparing complex solicitations, including Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP), Request for Bids (RFB), for internal departments and ensures proper specifications and documentation is included.• Follow up or resolve purchase order or contract issues; conduct pre-bid meetings• Administer departmental contracts and serve as the liaison with vendor(s); review performance to determine compliance with applicable specifications, terms, and conditions• Review, analyze, and evaluate bids and proposals received from Procurement• Make purchasing recommendations to Department Director and for approval• Research and review information on a wide variety of material, equipment, and services; analyze, edit, and write related specifications• Compliance to ISO guidelines where applicable• Create reports to support inventory data, costs, usage and trends• Review and negotiate contract payment terms, pricing, rebates and shipping costs • Review quotations, research, and recommend suppliers• Prepare and deliver oral and Power Point presentations Show less

• Purchase goods and services with proper consideration given to quality, price, and delivery within proper procedures, policies, and requirements (RFP/RFB)• Reviews requisitions for goods and services, ensuring compliance with district and federal/special purpose requirements• Understands and provides support for the district’s Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals• Prepares board documents for items recommended for purchase for presentation to the… Show more • Purchase goods and services with proper consideration given to quality, price, and delivery within proper procedures, policies, and requirements (RFP/RFB)• Reviews requisitions for goods and services, ensuring compliance with district and federal/special purpose requirements• Understands and provides support for the district’s Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals• Prepares board documents for items recommended for purchase for presentation to the Board of Trustees• Keep abreast of legal requirements and regulations of purchasing for school districts including such federal, state, county and city laws as may apply Show less

• Creates, confirms, follows up, initiates and closes supplier POs and deliveries within SAP• Acts on order deviations, date changes or material/price changes• Monitors and closes outstanding vendor issues and delivery issues

• Solicits bids/proposals by coordinating the bid/proposal and award process with user departments, legal and risk management• Develops specifications with City departments to determine proper procurement process to comply with state and City competitive bidding laws and regulations• Develops and reviews specifications (cost plans, features, delivery and service schedules) for bid solicitations• Performs contract development/management and vendor administration for assigned… Show more • Solicits bids/proposals by coordinating the bid/proposal and award process with user departments, legal and risk management• Develops specifications with City departments to determine proper procurement process to comply with state and City competitive bidding laws and regulations• Develops and reviews specifications (cost plans, features, delivery and service schedules) for bid solicitations• Performs contract development/management and vendor administration for assigned departments and commodities• Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with all levels of management, city officials, vendors, other government agencies, other employees and the general public Show less

• Created and continued working relationships with vendors in primary and secondary markets while negotiating a low price point• Kept effective communication channels open internally and externally• Managed departmental incoming emails, reduced inventory 6%, maintained less than 3% invoice issues, and sustained above average Purchase Order flow 600+/month• Initiated and followed through with returns - OBFs, RMAs, advance replacements and shipping discrepancies

• Prepared and analyzed procurement records including previous items/services purchased, costs, delivery, invoices, quality and performance• Proactively communicated and consistently follow up with suppliers to establish and strengthen relationships and obtain preferential pricing, discounts, availability, and on time delivery of goods• Reviewed proposals and negotiated contracts

 Create working relationships with sales representatives for Nortel products in primary and secondary markets while maintaining a low price point Operational knowledge of buying functions in Microsoft Axapta  Highest stock reduction, lowest invoice/PO issues, and managing all defective return labels, while maintaining above average Purchase Order flow  Worked contract from 11/2007 to 09/2008

• Promoted from key holder to Store Manager of seven employees within nine months• Trained store and assistant managers in daily operations at four locations• Launched new store in Frisco, Texas• Met, maintained and exceeded sales goals for new un-established store