Buyer Resume

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Buyer

Responsibilities:

Issuing Request - for-Quotation (RFQ), handling Quotes, issuing Purchase Orders, and handling Returns-to-Vendor (RTV) and Return Material Authorizations (RMA)
Maintaining and procuring all materials and hardware to support Production as listed on teh “Generated Suggestion” program in Vantage for all immediate requirements and for teh next three months.
Obtain price and delivery on all purchased items wif quotes from a minimum of three suppliers and negotiate teh best price and delivery possible.
Following-up on all open orders and expediting whenever and wherever possible to meet Production Schedules.
Utilizing any or all cost saving methods when buying, like blanket orders, EOQ or min/max Reorder Points.
Handle sub-contract vendors to achieve teh lowest price wif teh quickest turn around and shortest lead time possible. All engineering specifications and requirements and quality requirements must be flowed down to teh supplier. Travelers, drawings, tooling and teh Purchase Orders should always be coordinated and properly issued to teh vendor.
Ensure dat all RTPs contain proper General Ledger (G/L) codes dat are correct, approved and signed by Finance and / or Purchasing Manager.

Confidential

Purchasing Analyst

Responsibilities:

Management of teh procurement cycle of production and aftermarket spare parts, along wif raw material used by in-house manufacturing centers, from purchase order to payment of invoice, using teh SAP system.
Obtaining and reviewing competitive bids from suppliers.
Negotiation of pricing and contractual terms as well as managing supplier relationships and performance issues to teh required ACE and Supplier Glod metrics.
Communicate supplier delays
Follow up wif invoicing problems.

Confidential

Purchasing Assistant

Responsibilities:

Assisting teh Director in placing purchase orders, following up on tracking, invoices, and vendor confirmations
Serving as teh first point of contact for various vendors
Coordinating internal purchase orders and obtaining details/specifications of items under consideration
Placing replenishment orders and order routing
Maintaining accurate correspondence and records of vendor communications including cost, availability of items, re-orders, and product information.
Collaborating wif various team members on incoming shipments; arranging shipments for domestic and international orders dat require special handling

Confidential

Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities:

Supported teh organization’s director and supervisory staff of teh maintenance, social services and operations departments in an administrative/secretarial capacity
Processed petty cash reimbursements, check requests, metro card requests, and all purchase orders for maintenance, social services, and operations departments
Created and implemented teh organization’s recycling program
Managed teh e-time system for full-time employees, time sheets for part-time employees, and coordinated vacation requests, time accruals, and staff absences
Liaised wif Payroll Manager and responded to outstanding payroll issues in order to disperse paychecks in a timely manner
Processed all paperwork for personnel actions, including new hires and separated staffM
Scheduled all time off requests including vacation, sick and personal, and all meetings using Microsoft Outlook.
Organized and maintained teh office’s filing system
Maintained records of clients mandated savings, using spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
Monitored office and maintenance department budgets, using Microsoft Excel\

Confidential

Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities:

Organized and maintained all procurement activities in for 80+ multi-site biomedical research laboratories and affiliated core facilities
Trained new procurement staff and end-users in teh use of teh Oracle-based requisitioning system and other relevant procurement systems
Maintained oversight of outstanding requisitions, purchase orders and invoice issues in collaboration wif Accounts Payable and Receiving
Provided customer service to aid end users in obtaining teh most cost-effective educational and technological commodities, expedited orders and tracked backordered/missing shipments
Kept up-to-date wif current trends in all scientific, educational and technological commodities
Maintained oversight of teh status of goods returned to vendors for credit or replacement on behalf of end users; reconciled such credits wif Accounts Payable and Receiving
Created an instruction manual for teh HP Assistant Program used to order radioactive isotopes