Accounts Payable Manager

Karen A. Payne

Professional Summary

• Over *6 years’ experience as a purchasing and accounting professional.

• Experience placing purchase orders, obtaining confirmation, and following up to timely

deliveries.

• Ability to resolve issues with internal customers and suppliers relating to accurate data in

requisitions and invoices as part of the SAP/SRM Systems.

• Expertise in negotiating contracts for services, as well as performing a variety of complex

procurement arrangements for manufacturing materials and finished goods.

• An effective communicator with strong organizational, leadership, negotiation and

computer skills.

• Proactive, self-motivating, results-driven purchasing professional and a team player.

Technical Summary

• Microsoft Word Package (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

• EPPS (Payable System), UNIX, GPO-CMS, GDW, Oracle, TIGERS (ARIBA)

• SAP, AS400, Lotus Notes, IFS and JD Edwards

Professional Experience

Zebra Technologies Corp. 09/2009 - 09/2011

Buyer, Indirect Materials

• Responsible for executing the purchase of indirect (goods and services) for several of

Zebra’s North American facilities.

• Placed purchase orders, obtain confirmation, and follow up to timely deliveries.

• Resolved quality, pricing, and delivery issues with suppliers.

• Interfaced with A/P and internal customers to resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies.

• Maintained open order reports on a weekly basis.

• Identified and implemented cost savings/cost avoidance opportunities.

• Processed internal customer returns in a timely fashion.

• Interviewed prospective suppliers to determine capabilities where preferred supplier is

unable to meet internal.

• Maintained good communication and working relationships with departments.

Siemens Healthcare DX 09/2008 - 09/2009

Operational Buyer, Indirect & Purchasing Coordinator (Contract)

• Sole Buyer at the Deerfield facility, supporting the Corporate Office, reporting to Glasgow,

DE Purchasing Manager.

• Responsible for managing and processing blanket agreements and requisitions within SAP

/ SRM and all relating issues such as Compliance (internal, federal, state and local).

• Involved in the entire procurement cycle and procedures from requisitioning

materials/services and order placement through the payment process.

• Interacted with multi-level and external contacts including various business groups to

negotiate and influence agreement pertaining to procurement process, which can include

follow-up on payment process.

• Problem solving included resolving issues with internal customers and suppliers relating to

accurate data in requisitions and invoices as part of the SAP/SRM Systems.

• Used computer systems SAP/SRM to document and fill contracts, agreements, alterations

and Amendments.

• Analyzed specification changes and investigates compliance to contract.

• Initiated contracts, alterations and amendments.

• Communicated orally and in written form with internal customers and suppliers.

• Created new supplier data and submits data to Accounts Payable.

• Analyzed procurement related information and issues from various sources using available

tools to answer questions, process work and resolve issues.

• Coordinated and prioritized multiple tasks efficiently and effectively on a daily basis.

• Analyzed difficult situations, makes decisions and solves problems relating to supply

chain.

• Trained SRM users on SRM applications and transactions.

Emerson 04/2008 - 08/2008

Buyer (Contract)

• Responsible for supporting buyers in outsourcing electronic components from Germany to

USA.

• Utilized ERP system J. D. Edwards and resolved invoice issues with accounting and also,

includes the placing, expediting, rescheduling of purchase orders.

Bowe Bell + Howell 06/2006 - 01/2008

Senior Buyer

• Responsible for supporting companies objectives by planning, rescheduling, procuring

(electronic components and MRO/VMI) and evaluating utilization of materials.

• Responsible for driving balance between stock level, inventory investment, and operational

expense objectives. Supported 1 plant, $6M spends.

• Utilized material and production computer system (IFS) MRP processes as required.

• Worked on cross-functional teams across the operations to leverage supply base.

• Analyzed and interpreted data/reports and took action aligned with meeting management

objectives.

Motorola 06/2002 - 06/2006

Buyer

• Responsible for analyzing, planning, scheduling, and purchasing a wide variety of raw

material & finished goods required for production in accordance with the master schedule

requirements, lead time, order policy, inventory policy, shortage report, schedule sharing

and MRP.

• Placed, expedited, and rescheduled of purchase orders.

• Resolved accounts payable issues.

• Utilized Oracle 11i, Tigers (Ariba) and API systems.

Education

National Louis University

Bachelors of Arts: Management

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