Software Sap
Resume:
Brenda L. Flanigan
Dallas, Texas 75243
Email: *********@***.***
Business Objective: Seeking a Buyer/Planner/Logistics/Contract
Specialist/Accounting Position with a growing and stable company.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
10 years experience in Purchasing as a Seasoned Buyer/Contract Negotiator
of Telecom, Software/Hardware, OEM, VOIP, RBS Switching and Cabling, PC
Boards and Training Services, Retail, Hotel, Commercial Property
Management/Facilities using SAP 4.6 version with Ariba, Oracle, and Summit
Purchasing System, including US and Canada, with Global entities, APAC,
EMEA, JAPAN, and LATM
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
PURCHASING
Successfully set up and executed the purchasing department in Facilities
Management at Nortel. Quotes for best pricing, Review Daily Open Order
Reports, Issue Purchase Orders in SAP 4.6 or Oracle MRP Systems, Resolve
Invoice Discrepancies, RMA Returns, Expedite and tracking of orders,
Replenish and manage inventory levels. Created processes for ISO 9000
Certification.
FINANCE/ACCOUNTING
7 years of Finance/Accounting, including Forecasting, Accounts Payable,
Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation's, using Excel, Lotus and
Quattro Pro. Assistant Controller to CFO.
Worked in various industries including Finance, Hotel, Telecommunications,
Real Estate, Transportation, Circuit Board Industry and Facilities.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
Contract Negotiations in excess of 50 M dollars, including addendums and
renewals, Redlining Contracts, Interpret terms and conditions, obtain
approvals from department managers for Service Levels within contracts.
GSA Contracts and Federal Contracts.
Negotiate pricing and terms and conditions within contract, including
global entities.
Worked government DOD contracts with FARS, DFARS, TINA and ITARS at
Raytheon and Boeing, Inc.
Successfully executing large dollar contracts with companies such as
Johnson & Johnson, Raytheon, CSC, and American Express, including US and
CANADA, with Global entities, APAC,EMEA, JAPAN, and LATM.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Supervised staff of five employees. Assistant Controller to CFO.
Computer Skills: SAP 4.6 version with Ariba, Netbuyer, Oracle, Maximo
Purchasing System, Summit Purchasing System, Excel, M/S Word, Powerpoint,
Quattro Pro, Lotus, CRM, Platinum, Millenium, Accpac, Great Plains,
Solomon, Paradox, Viewstar Imaging, Filemaker Pro, Lotus Notes
Work History
01/2009 to 04/2009 - Contract - Sr. Buyer, General Dynamics SATCOM,
Richardson, TX.
Duties include purchase of MRP products for Government Sectors, Requests
for Quote, Receipt of Requisitions, Create Purchase Orders with appropriate
quality codes, projects, charge account codes, Read Engineering Drawings to
obtain Part Numbers and Selected Part Vendors within notes on Drawings,
Track and expedite items ordered and verify product on hand to appropriate
project number, RMA Returns, Purchase Orders to include DOA priorities,
ITAR, DFARS, Cots and Non Cots purchase of parts, COFC and Source
Inspections, Requesting Quality Codes from QA Manager, Weekly BOM Meetings.
07/2008 - 08/2008 - Contract - Sr. Procurement Buyer, Southwest Airlines
Co., Dallas, TX.
Duties include RFP's for Telecom Solutions, Interpret terms and conditions,
Write up's of Contract Reviews, Redlining and Negotiating IT Telecom
Agreements, using Ariba Interface. Weekly IT Development Meetings to
stakeholders for New Development of Communication devices for internal
tracking devices associated to SW Airplanes, Renewals of contracts for
Wireless Telecom.
04/2008 - 06/2008 - Contract - Contract Administrator, Siemens Government
Services, Inc., Richardson, TX.
Duties include Government Proposals and Contracts for Government Services,
GSA for Software Licensing and Services Agreements.
01/2008 to 02/2008 - Contract - Sr. Contract Administrator, Boeing, Inc.,
Richardson, TX.
Duties include Government Proposals and Government Corporate Contracts for
Defense Systems for Hardware, Software, Services, Subcontractor agreements
with FARS, DFARS and ITARS.
10/2006 to 12/2006 - Contract - Senior Buyer, Raytheon, McKinney, TX.
Duties include RFQ's, Issue Purchase Orders in SAP 4.6 for PC Boards,
Hardware and Software, Resolve invoice discrepancies, RMA returns, Review
of Corporate Contracts for pricing and renewal terms, Obtain Certificates
of Insurance and Renewals, Resolve Shipping Discrepancies. Expedite and
follow up of orders for internal and external customers.
07/2006 to 09/2006 - Contract - Senior Buyer - Raytheon, Dallas, TX,
Duties include Obtain quotes for best pricing, Issue Purchase Orders in SAP
4.6 for PC Boards, Hardware and Sofware, RMA returns domestic and
international, Resolve invoice discrepancies, Ensure supplier files are
audit compliant. Expedite and follow up of orders for internal and
external customers.
07/2005 to 10/2005 - Contract - Senior Buyer at Intervoice, Inc., Dallas,
TX.
Duties include Review of Daily Open Order Reports, Obtain quotes for best
pricing for VOIP, Hardware, Routers, PC Boards and OEM, Contract
Negotiations/Administrations for Hardware & Software, Issue Purchase Orders
in SAP 4.6, Resolve Invoice Discrepancies, Replenish Inventory levels,
Expedite and follow up of orders for internal and external
customers. Worked with suppliers such as Dell, IBM, Black Box, Sanmina,
Texatronics, Hewlett Packard and Dot Hill.
11/2004 to 01/2005 - Contract - Corestaff Services at Ericsson, Inc.,
Plano, TX.
Duties include issue sales orders to customers in SAP 4.6 and customer info
into Access, Issue Purchase Orders in SAP 4.6, Account management of sales
orders and milestone payments for RBS Switching and Cabling Equipment,
Reconciliation of accounts in Excel, Expedite and follow up of orders for
internal and external customers for switching and cabling equipment.
07/2004 to 11/2004 - Contract Buyer for Contract/Productive Data Solutions
at Raytheon, Dallas, TX.
Duties include obtain quotes for best pricing for Software, Hardware,
Licensing and Services, Obtain Certificates of Insurance and Renewals,
Issue Purchase Orders in SAP 4.6, Resolve Invoice Discrepancies, Issue and
review World Wide Contracts for discount pricing and on site agreements,
Release invoices on hold due to Goods Received, Expedite and follow up of
orders for internal and external customers.
2004-2004 Buyer II - Network Associates (McAfee, Inc.) Plano, TX (Laid
off - Eligible for Rehire)
Duties include obtain quotes for best pricing for PC's and Peripherals,
Routers, Bundled Units, Licensing, Services, Review of Contract agreements
and licensing agreements, Issue Purchase Orders in SAP 4.6 with Ariba
interface, catalog with punchout method or shopping cart, Amex P card and
monthly reconciliation, Worked with suppliers such as Dell, IBM, Apple, CD
Direct, Hewlett Packard.
2002-2004 Capital One, Adecco, Option One, Mitchell Staffing, Dallas, TX
- Contract assignments as Buyer and Financial Reconciliations.
2001-2002 Data Acquisition Specialist- Real Page, Inc., Plano, TX -
Acquired all Bulk Historical Data from State and County for Criminal and
Eviction Data for internal database repository, Monthly reporting to
provide statistical info on count of records data, Contract
Administration/Negotiation for purchase of bulk records, Issue Purchase
Orders for Expense purchasing and technical data.
2000-2001 Contract Specialist - Software Spectrum, Inc., Garland, TX -
Contract Administator/Negotiator of Software/Licensing. Support to 40
Account Executives, Territory to include Northeast, East and South Central
Regions with Global entities of APAC, EMEA, LATM and Japan.
Fast paced work environment, detail oriented, with multitasking skillset
mandatory.
1997-2000 Procurement Specialist/Supervisor - Grubb&Ellis @ Nortel Inc.,
Richardson, TX - Created and set up the Purchasing department with files
and all documentation, Set up of all General Ledger accounts with
appropriate descriptives in Maximo system, Maintain and comply with all
necessary documents on file for audit compliance to meet ISO 9000
standards, Created all documentation for the Purchasing department for ISO
9000 certification. Responsible for all contracts, contract renewals and
addendums, certificates of insurance and renewals, Purchase Orders, Blanket
Purchase Orders, Purchase Orders from Nortel's Purchasing System for
Sustaining Capital, Purchase of PC's, Software, Services, Leases, RFP's,
Bids, and Bid Analysis.
Seminars: Negotiating Skills; Member of National Association of Purchasing
Management
Certificate of completion at SMU for Unix Administrator and Oracle 9i
Database Administration
Some college coursework towards B.A in General Business. / Eastfield
College, Mesquite, TX.
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