Purchasing Agent
Resume:
Sandra B. Brown
● Cell 706-***-**** ●
**************@*****.***
**** * ***** ******, ******, GA 31087
EMPLOYMENT
Manager Mar 2016 to Present
Golden Pantry Crawford, GA.
Assign employees to specific duties.
Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaint.
Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.
Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department.
Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.
Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.
Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.
Estimate consumer demand and determine the types and amounts of goods to be sold.
Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.
Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
Establish credit policies and operating procedures
Procurement Specialist Dec 2015 to Mar 2016
SGD Group NA Sparta, Georgia
Maintain inventory levels of all items for manufacturing floor
SAP inventory control levels
Interfaces with Product Line Planning Manager to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
Reviews planned orders, creates requisitions for purchased items, and manages approval process.
Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.
Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
Tracks orders and confirms system lead times, delivery dates, and costs.
Reviews, updates, and maintains purchase orders until they are closed.
Ensures orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports nonconformance’s.
Leads finance and logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
Contributes to consolidation, reduction, and rationalization of the local supplier base.
Material Analyst/Purchasing Agent Sept 2012 to Dec 2015
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment Lake City, Georgia
Develop, manage and execute the Materials Planning function for items demanded by DICE and Dealers which includes controlling an annual spend of approx. $19,000,000 as measured by cost of sales
Ensure an overall fill rate of 96.4% out of our warehouse with over 3,000 item numbers, while turning the inventory at increasingly specific ratios
Create integrated processes among Operations, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing Services and outside suppliers to implement the planning/replenishment process, while identifying procedures and tools needed to employ these systems
Collaborate closely with management and other key decision makers from all functional areas to ensure an uninterrupted supply of material to various locations
Cultivate and maintain relationships and rapport with DICE suppliers to aid in the timely delivery of material to our warehouse and directly to our Dealers
Effectively work directly with individuals at all levels throughout the supplier's organizational chart from entry level customer service staff to higher level managers and executives, extensive visual of facility floor.
Execute top notch communication skills, attention to detail, solid analytical/problem solving skills, and the ability to multi-task and follow through in a fast paced environment
Experienced in all areas of purchasing from identifying the need for the purchase, gathering request for quotes, identifying all aspects of best purchasing method, releasing purchase orders and reconciling invoice issues. Cradle to Grave purchasing.
Supply Chain Assistant, SR Jan 2005 to Aug 2012
Southern Nuclear Waynesboro, GA
Created purchase orders, purchase requisitions, and requests for quotes
Approved freight bills and scheduled pickups and deliveries
Determined stock levels of high/low using first in/first out logic
Communicated with supporting departments to ensure on-time delivery of required materials
Identified and analyzed recurring critical path items to prevent proposing manufacturing problems
Created solutions to help remove barriers in order to improve production rates
Coordinated solutions on problem issues from customers; Reported and initiated actions to minimize negative impacts
Partnered with supporting departments to ensure integrity of schedules, job status, work order release and material shortages
Developed status recovery plans for forecasted and actual critical items
Implemented Recovery Plans with Purchasing, Material Liaison and Suppliers
Program Assistant Dec 1998 to Jan 2005
East Central Regional Hospital Augusta, GA
Maintained timekeeping, medical records for clients, scheduling appointments, and financial records
Created programs for clients and executed general office duties
TECHNOLOGY Nantel, Proctoring and Foreign Material Excursion Monitoring, Microsoft Office, Maximo, SAP, Oracle
SKILLS
EDUCATION Master of Science in Management, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, SC 2016
Bachelor of Science in Management, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, SC 2012
Associates Degree, Augusta Technical Institute, Augusta, GA 1998
VOLUNTEERISM Citizens of Georgia Power, Donate Life of Georgia and Life Link of Georgia
Sandra B. Brown
Home 404-***-**** ● Cell 404-***-**** ● ******.*****@******.***
REFERENCES
Johnnetta Godbee
Professional Alliance
Richmond County Board of Education
635 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia
706-***-**** ext. 5638
Shirley Lockhart
Former Co-Worker
Southern Nuclear
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Michael Scharff
Former Supervisor
East Central Regional Hospital
3405 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
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