Patricia J. Kolanda
Lillington, NC 27546-6509
abi6kd@r.postjobfree.com
Summary : Corporate Buyer responsible for $30+ Million in purchases
annually.
More than 16 years purchasing experience including supervising, research,
negotiation, bids, quotes, scheduling, consignment and supply programs for
multiple plants, FSC/SFI certification experience and inventory control.
Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel and some Access training
Skills :
*Research new sources of supply *Planning, forecasting &
scheduling
*Negotiate pricing and delivery schedules *Computer aided
inventory control
*Management, supervision and peer training *Computer Literate
*Served as liaison between vendor and company *Accounting and
budgeting
*Organized and a self starter *Sales support
Accomplishments
*Negotiated $338,000 projected savings this year
*Helped to reduce excess inventory by $181K in 1 year
*Consolidated inventories for better budget turns; decreasing monthly
carrying charges
*Researched and revised paper buying practices resulting in annual savings
of $20K
*Saved $15K on a single order by changing suppliers
*Suggested over 450 hours per year of time savings (275 hrs implemented so
far)
*Aided in setting up a computer based forecasting, ordering and scheduling
program to control inventory
*Helped implement computer-based calculations to replace manual processes
*Trained other personnel to use above programs
*Problem solve Excel and Word problems for peers in person and via email
*Cross-trained to back up all other positions in the department
Experience
4/10 to present Principal Account Clerk(civil svc) - County Dept of
Social Svcs
8/95 to 12/2009 Paper Buyer - Maple-Vail Book Mfg Group, Kirkwood, NY
5/93 to 8/95 Buyer - Maple-Vail Book Mfg Group, Kirkwood, NY
5/94 to 10/99 Business owner - Catering and desserts
1/93 to 5/93 Part time Purchasing Clerk - Maple-Vail Book Mfg
6/82 to 1/93 Various temp and part time positions
Education
6/1/92 AAS Degree - Computer Science/Programming
And Accounting classes GPA 4.0
Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY