Theresa May
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P E R S O N A L S U MM A R Y
Proactive, well organized and successful Buyer who has extensive experience in all aspects of the procurement process, seeking employment with a company who is looking to add a talented and ambitious employee to compliment and contribute to their existing team.
E D U C A T I O N
Univers i ty of Mi chigan Fl int
May 1994
Bachelor of Business administration
Emphasis in Finance
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E X P E R I E N C E
Procurement Spec i al i st NLB Corporat ion
November 2006 – September 2016
Worked directly with Engineering, Sales and Production to ensure purchased items arrived on time to meet production deadlines.
Managed multiple vendors negotiating prices and maintaining relationships.
Worked with accounts payable and receiving to correct any discrepancies.
Key member of our cost management team.
Key member of NLBelieve (A group formed by employees to improve the communication and relationship between departments and cultivate a culture of synergy and teamwork.)
Purchas ing Ni che Reta i l, LLC
April 2005 – August 2006
Responsible for the ordering, maintaining inventory, and vendor relations for all products on six different websites.
Negotiated better terms on invoicing.
Maintained the current Market Retail Price for all products on all six websites.
Performed inventory adjustments as needed.
Responsible for placing drop ship orders to customers.
Created part numbers in the AccPac software system for each item in our inventory.
Involved in creating a shipping manual and a vendor scoring matrix. Theresa May
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Of f i ce Manager Jostens – Tom Alward
June 2002 – April 2005
Balance accounts for over forty school customers, totaling $1.2M in sales yearly.
Responsible for the ledgers, books, invoices, and payments for the entire office.
Review, edit and approve all individual orders.
Received orders on and off-site at various schools across the region.
Supervised office staff.
Responsible for conducting payroll.
Reported sales, payments and orders to the corporate office. Procurement Anal yst EDS – Global Purchasing
September 2000 – November 2001
Responsible for the day-to-day integration with various suppliers covering operations issues, disputes, margin enhancement, and price negotiation.
Maintained and improved relationships with suppliers.
Coordinated and provided support for co-negotiated and non-co- negotiated software and bar-code suppliers.
Negotiated master service agreements.
Collected the technical specs at kick-off meetings, created software proposals, and comparative summaries to support the co- negotiation process.
Provided quote validation.
Researched and reported on special projects.
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Buyer Kay Automot i ve Graphi cs
May 1995 – August 2000
Responsible for numerous vendor accounts with a multimillion dollar Tier 1 supplier.
Maintained vendor performance on late items ordered and quality problems.
Reviewed quotes and placed orders.
Prepared comparison summary of the quotes to the executive office.
Expedited parts when needed.
Implemented new operating system.
Negotiated price, quality and terms with vendors. S K I L L S
Accomplished in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Internet searches, scanner and Photo Shop.
Certified QS 9000 Internal Auditor.
Attended several seminars on buying and negotiating.
Highly driven and motivated for continual personal improvement.