Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

Norma Williams

P.O. Box ***

Austin, Texas *****

Cell Phone: 512-***-****

Personal Email: ****************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a procurement supervisor or procurement specialist that utilizes my purchasing and supply chain experience in both the private and government sector. EXPERIENCE

Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health 1111 East Cesar Chavez, Austin, Texas 78702 Purchasing Supervisor 9/23/2014 – 2/3/2017

Administered the organization’s purchasing/procurement function to comply with policies and applicable State and federal rules and regulations including direct supervision of staff.

Hired and supervised staff in accordance with personnel policies and procedures including orientation and training, providing career development advice, establishing employee goals, conducting performance reviews, coaching, counseling and disciplining staff and recommending terminations if needed.

Managed and coordinated the planning, development and award of simple to complex solicitations and contract awards including formulating and proposing the development of terms, conditions, scopes of work and specifications, designing, recommending and implementing evaluation tools and formats, overseeing the evaluation process, negotiating final prices and terms, recommending awards based on results of the evaluation process, and with legal support as appropriate, coordinating the development of contracts. Prepared invitations for Bids and posts public notices as applicable. Coordinated and managed pre-bid conferences with vendors.

Placed orders against existing contracts or approved requisitions. Verified invoices against contracts and purchase orders.

Compiled data for, and prepared Contract, Procurement and HUB Utilization reports for Executive Management and the Board of Managers.

Administered the Procurement Card Program by providing direct support to the credit card holders. Prepared and maintained policy manual for the Procurement Card Program.

Managed tracking and disposal of surplus property according to established procedures. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. 201 Avenue F. #5, Johnson City, Texas 78636 Purchasing Agent IV 10/12/2009 – 3/12/2014

Manage the procurement of goods and services for PEC IT and Substation Department.

Generate all request for proposals (RFPs) and request for quotes (RFQs).

Create, review and negotiate long/short term purchase agreements and contracts.

Review product quality and evaluate suppliers through cost-benefit analysis.

Played a key role in training and mentoring purchasing agents, I, II, and III.

Responsible for the development of purchasing policies, procedures, reports and metrics. Health and Human Services Commission, Austin, Texas Purchaser III and Bid Coordinator 10/03/2007 – 09/30/2009

Specialized in purchasing medical, lab and IT equipment for the Department of State Health Services.

Procured goods and services. Created and processed a multitude of competitive solicitations including request for proposals (RFPs) and invitations for bids (IFBs).

Processed requisitions, bid documents and purchase orders using HHSAS automated purchasing system for the five state agencies under the Health and Human Services Commission.

Supported HUB outreach program and participated in HUB fairs. eScan Data Systems 1216 East 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 Office Manager and Executive Assistant to CEO 4/12/2002 – 6/13/2007

Provided administrative support to CEO, General Counsel, President and Vice President.

Created and distributed all contracts and marketing materials to hospitals for client solicitation.

Managed the office and maintained the CEO's personal estate and stock. International SEMATECH Austin, Texas

Administrative Assistant IV 10/11/1998 – 03/12/2002

Provided administrative support to Associate Director, Program Manager and department engineers.

Worked closely with Yield Management Tools team to coordinate schedules, meetings with multiple high tech companies.

Required extensively preparation of presentation materials, meeting materials, as well as arrangements for and follow-up of internal and external meetings.

Tracked all accounting invoices and contracts for a 2.5-million-dollar budget. Applied Materials Austin, Texas

Executive Assistant II 2/1995 – 9/1998

Supported the Sr. Director of Production Systems Engineering and six other departmental managers.

Maintained internal databases, calendars, scheduled meetings and made travel arrangements.

Created and maintained web pages for all departments

Trained and mentored all new Executive Assistants.

Very knowledgeable on software and helped engineers with questions.

Managed office supplies, inventory control and purchased all computer equipment. MOTOROLA AUSTIN, Texas

Buyer 7/1981 – 1/1995

14 Years of service and a multitude of employee awards.

Increased the company’s ROI by utilizing just in time methodology to supply contractors with MCU to populate development boards.

Created purchase orders for the manufacturing of board products.

Used MRP reports to establish forecasts, delivery schedules and backlog.

Controlled and monitored MCU inventory through the bank networks to meet Financial Controls requirements.

Distributed information on fuzzy logic to universities across the United States, and provided customer support including interaction with marketing, customer service and engineering. ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Knowledge of contracting concepts and acquisition laws and regulations.

Have experience utilizing computer-based purchasing applications (Bid Sync, HSAS, JD Edwards and SAP).

Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Excellent skills in organization time management.

Capable of managing heavy workloads and meeting deadlines. EDUCATION

Austin Community College, Austin Texas, Associates of Applied Science, in Surgical Technology, 2004

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