Purchasing Agent.

KEITH S. ROBERTS

Procurement and Purchasing

Coral Springs, Florida 954-***-**** ***************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/pub/keith-s-roberts/5/417/911 PROFILE

Accomplished Procurement Expert with 20 years’ progressive experience providing exceptional leadership and strategic solutions to maximize profits and decrease operational expenses. Out-of-the-box thinker and expert negotiator, able to establish strategic vendor/supplier relationships that lead to performance-based, low-cost solutions. Extensive oversight of national purchasing for large private sector clients. Develop and implement resource-efficient procedures that result in overhead decrease while increasing profits. Focused on customer satisfaction, ensuring timely deliveries to achieve retention and loyalty. Recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce as Business Development Advocate of the Year in 2011.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Business Administration

American Intercontinental University - Weston, FL

State of Florida Minority Procurement Business Certification CORE PROFICIENCIES

National Level Procurement

Supplier Management

Source to Pay/Source to Contract/Procure to Pay

Spend Analytics

S2P Programs

ASM Project Management

Best Business Practices

Business Requirements Analysis

Program Implementation and Training

Influencing Change to Benefit All Stakeholders

Meeting Facilitation

Organization and Time Management

Communication and Interpersonal Relations

Multitasking in Fast Paced Environments

Presentations

Troubleshooting and Problem Solving

EXPERIENCE

Bach - North Miami, FL 2019 to 2023

Emerging, Small, Minority, Women Business Enterprise Procurement Compliance Coordinator

• As Purchasing / Procurement Consultant to Broward County School Board, plan and coordinate the Program Management Team’s efforts to promote broad compliance with ESMWBE utilization commitments across the overall program.

• Design, plan and execute long-term solutions to increase efficiency and bottom-line revenues to ensure organization’s fiscal goals are met.

• Maintained logistics information databases.

• Conduct ongoing reviews and analyses of projected purchasing/procurement needs.

• Collaborate with Project Managers to preemptively identify and mitigate potential compliance issues across active projects. Articulate compliance strategies and timelines for implementation.

• Interpret data, including availability, maintainability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing and distribution.

• Assist SMART Program leadership with understanding, interpreting, communicating, and managing compliance across the program.

• Devise and implement ESMWBE compliance-related data collection and reporting requirements.

• Develop and facilitate inspection strategy for construction project compliance.

• Coordinate with Purchasing / Procurement department on compliance enforcement. Uniweld Products Inc. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2017 to 2019 Purchasing Agent/Buyer

• Gathered data and conducted analysis with the goal of improving the organization's supply chain operations.

• Identified underperforming areas in the supply chain and suggested improvements or resolve problems.

• Reviewed and processed requisitions into POs and forwarded them to suppliers.

• Prepared and reviewed operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy.

• Tracked purchase sent orders for confirmation and updated all orders in ERP system.

• Monitored inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, and inventory integrity. Performed adjustments to correct shipping errors.

• Tracked product flow from origin to final delivery.

• Managed systems to ensure pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.

• Reviewed all open orders daily; performed troubleshooting and implemented problem resolution when needed.

• Assessed sales history; created and imported sales forecasts; and performed master scheduling.

• Maintain pricing website; program all rebates; and publish pricing and sales promotions. KREI - Coral Springs, FL 2014 to 2017

Purchasing / Procurement Consultant

• Worked with specific material vendors to complete installation and service activities.

• Collaborated with sales teams to drive best pricing and product selection, in some cases sourcing alternative vendors to ensure best pricing.

• Tracked and documented requests for sourcing activities and associated savings.

• Prepared requisitions and purchase orders using Oracle R12 and Oracle I-Procurement.

• Utilized various ERP systems, including SAP, IBM and ORACLE.

• Ensured employees were comfortable with change management programs.

• Assisted Sales & Service Offices (SSOs) with material needs, pricing queries, alternative product solutions and vendor inquiries.

• Performed order and contract negotiations with vendors.

• Created Outlook schedules and entered customer and vendor information in Excel spreadsheets.

• Managed projects and identified eligible Federal, State and Local vendors for contract opportunities. School Board of Broward County, Florida - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2004 to 2014 Purchasing Agent

• Developed, implemented, coordinated, enforced and monitored purchasing policies and procedures to ensure maximum participation of Supply Management and Logistics.

• Analyzed price comparison with market trends, economy and availability of products to determine the optimal procurement process.

• Participated in all facets of Sourcing, Inventory Management, Operations, Logistics, Order Fulfillment, and Purchase Order Management.

• Established standard product specifications and bid conditions for RFP's, RFQ's, ITB's, RFI's and Sole Sourcing.

• Analyzed contracts and quotes for specific items to develop SAP agreements that allowed for PO processing.

• Evaluated cost control initiatives and implemented vital improvements, reducing overall expenditures from 10 -30%.

• Coordinated materials flow interdepartmentally to maximize efficiency.

• Created and processed requisitions and change orders using Oracle R12, Oracle I-Procurement and SAP.

• Worked with end-users, Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable / Financial Reporting and vendors to resolve payment and purchase order issues through ERP system.

• Communicated with vendors to ensure optimal performance and efficient follow-up. TECHNOLOGY

Oracle I-Procurement, CRM software, B2G, IFS, DemandStar, ERP Systems, AS 400, SAP, Microsoft Office Suite, IBM BlackBoard, Java, Timberline, COINS, Blackbaud CRM, FileMaker Pro, Videoconferencing, BidSync, BECON

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