Clayton Scott Williams

Oklahoma City, OK *****

SUMMARY

● Highly qualified professional with 4+ years as a Buyer utilizing a Bachelors Degree.

● Generated accurate and timely purchase orders, ensuring compliance with company policies, negotiating favorable terms, and monitoring order fulfillment.

● Ensured vendors-maintained price lists and honored quotes to ensure the prices on POs, order confirmations, and invoices matched.

● Developed and maintained positive relationships with key vendors and suppliers.

● Skilled at creating monthly budget reports to present KPI’s to upper management.

● Advanced computer skills. Familiarity with different operating systems, ERP’s, CRM’s, and daily use of Microsoft office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, occasion use of Access). EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma – College of Arts & Sciences - Norman, OK Campus, 12/2018

● Bachelors in Economics

University of Oklahoma – Price College of Business - Norman, OK Campus, 12/02018

● Minor in Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc. Norman, OK Buyer II

10/2021 to 01/2024

● Developed, managed relationships, and negotiated with vendors.

● Created monthly budget reports to present KPI’s to upper management.

● Collaborated with other departments to develop project timelines and ensure timelines were met.

● Managed the purchasing process from initial contact with vendors to the delivery of goods/completion of service.

● Utilized Excel to record spending data, create vlookups, pivot tables etc.

● Communicated internally and externally via email (outlook).

● Ensured invoices complied with accounting.

● Generated and processed purchase orders based on requisitions and inventory needs in Oracle EBS and Oracle Cloud.

● Ensured accurate entry of product details, quantities, and pricing in purchase orders.

● Maintained all required vendor documentation for audit compliance. Autoquip Corporation, Guthrie, OK 73044

Buyer

03/2019 to 10/2021

● Managed the purchases and scheduled delivery of multiple categories of direct goods/services.

● Those categories included: electrical, mechanical, stock steel, casters, chain/sprockets, motors, and fabricated steel

(M1020, A36, Aluminum, and Stainless).

● Regularly negotiated terms for Purchase Orders, Statements of Work, Master Service Agreements, and Vendor Stocking Programs.

● Created vlookups, pivot tables, and managed data information in Excel.

● Analyzed historical purchase order data to forecast future requirements and optimize ordering processes.

● Evaluated supplier quotes, negotiated pricing, and issued purchase orders for goods and services through Epicor ERP system.

● Completed projects working in lockstep with sales, engineering, production, and our suppliers.

● Communicated internally and externally via email (outlook). ClaytonScottWilliamsSmithandNephewSMNWJP00000902

● Achieved noteworthy results when tasked to be responsible for one of the most formidable tasks preventing us from shipping our orders on time.

● Developed and maintained positive relationships with key vendors and suppliers.