KL Walker

ac9k6b@r.postjobfree.com

206-***-****

Supply Chain/ Logistics

Procurement Operations/Supply Chain Administrator

Baptist Bees

Covington, Washington, US

****-****:T. Sorensen

Operations management for Natural Honey operations in Eastern Washington. Purchase of supplies, services and equipment to bring honey to market for sale to direct customers, re-sale market and profit for Company. Replenishment of bee population for hives, bee boxes, preventative measures to alleviate loss of populated hives.

Replenishment of bee and queen populations for hives, bee boxes, preventative treatment to alleviate loss of populated hives. Supplies, essential oils, and honey bee patties that are installed by workers monitoring the hives. I procure bee smokers, bee suits for the staff. I schedule workers for operations and maintenance of the 150 hives. Responsible for scheduling of vehicle maintenance for the trucks /vans used in operations. I schedule shipment and delivery services of the product to market. .I provide local delivery services to approximately 150 Baptist Bees Customer orders on a weekly basis.

Assistant to the Employment Director

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Seattle, Washington, US

2010-2012: M. Harris

Provide customer services to those individuals looking for work. Computer assistance,resume preparation assistance, general help in work search. Planning of special events and meetings.

Purchasing Specialist

Starbucks Coffee Company

Seattle, Washington, US

2008-2010: C. Slaughter/M. Nevin

Purchasing of IT hardware, software and equipment for their partners enterprise wide within the Starbucks Coffee Company.

Buyer Retail Johnson Controls Inc

Bellevue, Washington, US

2008: T. Sorenson

Purchasing and negotiating of contracts inclusive of office supplies, general contracting, city utilities, security systems, low voltage wiring, floor coverings, security safes for the build of T-Mobile stores across the United States.

Procurement Administrator

Philips Medical Systems

Bothell, Washington, US

2006-2007

Acquired computer systems and peripherals from suppliers in Philips Medical Systems and their subsidiaries entire North America userbase. Managed records and data relative to supplier cost and delivery, as well as receipt by end user. Fostered relationships with customers (end users and their management) in support of their request for service. Proactively anticipated any possible issues in attempts to resolve them prior to their occurrence with the procurement of any matter associated with hardware order, service and/ or setup. Managed nonstandard procurement processes for requests requiring a custom configuration. Documented /reported receipt of systems by end users into complex billing system. Created charts and reports from the extraction and compilation of data maintained from the procurement of all computer systems and peripherals. Managed database of all assets acquired (laptops, tablets, desktop computers and servers) for ALL users within Philips Medical Systems, North America.

Logistics Coordinator Protiviti

Bellevue, Washington, US

2006

I maintained the daily supply chain requirements to support logistics activities relative to the domestic and international market for wireless cellular sites and communication towers. My responsibilities included the order placement of equipment and services for the construction, modification, and repair of these sites. Coordination of the order, transportation, warehousing, and assured that the invoicing was completed within their contractual guidelines. Followed up on order backlog, proactively solved problems and informed customer and suppliers if original requests would require any change. I worked with finance using complex billing and electronic invoicing processes upon the completion or partial completion the equipment and service orders. Maintained real-time visuals on status of all orders; issues, invoicing status, required reconciliation of orders, and aging of all accounts/orders. All of my processes were executed and bound by the requirements of SOX, the Sorbanes Oxley Act.

Budget Assistant

US Department of the Air Force

Seattle, Washington, US

2003

Received, prepared, processed, certified, and submitted for payment utility, leases, and transportation program validated invoices to Defense Finance and Accounting Service for payment. Maintained close liaisons with commercial vendors concerning utility billings and other payment issues. Researched payment information and status of payments processed through automated accounting system. Maintained database of utility cost files and other financial records for ALL Reserve Base Facilities located in states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Hawaii. Responsible for import/ export of financial data via computerized electronic transfer.

Consultant/Supply Chain Administration

VoiceStream Wireless

Bellevue, Washington, US

2001: Robert Kristjanson

Analysis and reconciliation of vendor account payables 120-90-60-30 days into arrears.

Validated payment documentation submitted to the Company for invoices and accounting data in connection with Supply Chain requests for goods and services. I made determinations as to whether or not payments were made/ released to vendors. My responsibilities included collection, organization, and evaluation of documentation submitted in support of payment requests. It was my job to verify 3-way match to get backlog of invoices paid for handset and accessory inventory. My position required coordinating the entire paper flow between the distribution centers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the purchasing departments. I maintained a working knowledge and access to SAP and the People Soft networks of the Company. I worked closely with the accounting departments, the Company's purchasing departments, and their current and past vendor base. The process required understanding where breaks occurred in procedures or the system. I made any necessary changes to prevent these breaks in the future, recommendations for change, and followed up to ensure they were being enacted. Responsible for maintaining current vendor relations and reconciling past transactions as well. I cleared up a backlog of over $80 million dollars; allowing vendors to resume shipments to the Company. All payables were less than 40 days at project completion. This was a 60/40 virtual position.

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