Buyer

LISA C. ICKES

** ***** **** ***** ************, GA 30121

Phone: 706-***-**** Email: *********@*****.*********:***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gerdau Bright Bar, Cartersville, Ga 2013-Present

Raw Materials Purchasing Rep.

Procurement of special bar quality steel for two plants

Material planning/MRP/analizing previous order history and current market trends

Negotiate pricing with suppliers to reduce costs and improve metal spread

Source new domestic and international suppliers

Work closely with customer service and management to obtain special pricing and meet deadlines

Rebate/scrap and freight tracking/vendor performance review

F&P Georgia, A Div. of F&P America Mfg, Rome, GA 2008-2013

Purchasing Administrator

Procurement of raw materials as well as MRO items for large international automotive manufacturer of subframes and brake assemblies for Honda and Nissan.

Work closely under tight deadlines with our new model group to source items for current and future models.

Create and maintain bill of materials, keeping up with design changes.

Source new vendors, negotiate pricing, create contracts and manage relationships with current suppliers.

Exceeded yearly cost savings goals and continually search for additional cost saving measures.

Cadillac Products Packaging Company, Dallas, GA 2002-2008

Purchasing Analyst

Purchase raw materials for production including resins, chemicals, adhesives, catalyst, cores, packaging materials, pallets, and all MRO items for various departments using MRP.

Coordinate with plant and vendors all outside processing of materials.

Ensure timely delivery of materials through consistent communication and follow-up with vendors.

Source new vendors, negotiate pricing, and manage relationships with current suppliers.

Decrease plant costs and reduce inventory levels by performing weekly cycle counts.

Johnson Advertising, Inc., Kennesaw, GA 2001-2002

Purchasing Agent/Customer Service

Purchased items from overseas as well as within the U.S. for one of the leading distributors of promotional advertising products.

Performed product research and sourced new vendors in attemps to lower cost and increase profit margins.

Expedited orders to meet client deadlines and performed various customer service duties including cost estimates and sales.

Lancer Labels, Acworth, GA 1999-2001

Sales Service Representative

Inside sales and customer service for large label manufacturer covering Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.

Demonstrated ability by meeting and exceeding monthly sales goals.

Conducted product research for various substrates, quote follow up, order entry, order follow up, and maintained customer database.

Maintained close contact with all customers as well as developed new accounts and prospects.

Auto-Lok, Inc., Acworth, GA 1994-1996

Shipping Coordinator

Made all shipping arrangements and prepared necessary paper work for shipments routed within the U.S. and internationally for large warehouse rack manufacturer.

Maintained close relationships with shipping companies to ensure timely pickup and negotiated pricing.

Central Detroit Diesel-Allison, Liberty, MO 1989-1993

Billing Clerk/Accounts Receivable

Completed billing for seven branches of a large distributorship.

Posted and deposited customer payments.

Performed various customer service functions as well as accounts receivable duties.

EDUCATION

Apics Training

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

Maplewoods Community College, Kansas City, MO

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO

Graduated with honors from Kearney High School, Kearney, MO.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Proficient in the following programs:

JD Edwards One World

Solarsoft

Programmed Solutions

Peachtree Accounting

Excel/Word/Outlook/Works

Groupwise

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