PROCUREMENT AGENT

EBONIQUE TAYLOR

*** ****** **** *****, **, *****, United States 601-***-**** **************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Challenging position as a Purchasing Agent in a growth oriented organization, which offers

diverse job responsibility and the potential for advancement.

HIGHLIGHTS

Communication Skills Strategic planning

Negotiation Skills Contract management

Procedure development Cost reduction

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Project Management: Implemented a retrofit lighting project, which resulted in $2.3MM

annual savings and collected $1.3MM in rebate incentives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE JACKSON, MS UNITED STATES

Procurement Agent December 2003 – Present

• Manage, implement and direct National and Regional operation commodities contracts

such MRO/lighting, Copier/fax fleets (lease and purchase), shoe supplies, marking labels

and other operation supplies as delegated.

• Prepare, implement and manage RFI’s, RFP’s and RFQ’s on all assigned commodities

to include product/service research, supplier selection, pricing/contract terms negotiation,

bid specifications/preparation, proposal evaluations and contract/purchase order award.

• Manage assigned operational commodity invoicing to include but not limited to

summary billing negotiating/process, individual invoice processing and statement

reconciliation.

• Evaluate and deliver annualized sourcing saves.

• Tasked to present Business cases for new projects to management team for possible

cost savings for both new and existing programs.

• Daily trouble shooting and problem solving for vendor, customer and internal

operations.

• Maintain all Procurement contracts and documentation for entire department to

include Provide administrative support to VP of Procurement and other staff as needed.

MIKHAIL'S NORTHGATE RESTAURANT JACKSON, MS UNITED STATES

Office Manager November 2000 December 2003

Managed all daily operations and services associated with office management

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responsibilities.

Developed power points, presentations, spreadsheets, correspondence, and record new

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hire, expense, and calendar activities.

Maintained account records and financial reports.

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Managed personnel activities, retained new hire documentation, and maintained

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confidential personnel files composed of annual sales and salary data.

Provided administrative support to the Director of Finance, Administration, and other

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staff, as needed.

PRIMOS RESTAURANT JACKSON, MS UNITED STATES

Restaurant Manager November 1996 November 2000

• Maintained relationships with customers, suppliers, and staff.

• Coordinated workflow and activities for staff.

• Performed administrative activities such as scheduling, budgeting, and payroll.

• Monitored and oversee purchases and inventory.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX FLOWOOD, MS UNITED STATES

Bachelor Degree in Business Management with concentration in Project Management Candidate, Mar

2015

ANTONELLI COLLEGE JACKSON, MS UNITED STATES

Completed coursework towards Business Administration, Apr 1999

PROVINE HIGH SCHOOL JACKSON, MS UNITED STATES

High School Diploma, May 1997

REFERENCE

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