Purchasing Agent Assistant
Resume:
Susan M. Klimczak
Libertyville, IL 60048
Objective
Seeking a career path in which I can utilize my experience and capabilities to pursue a challenging position that has personal growth and advancement opportunities.
Experience
Banner Plumbing Supply, Buffalo Grove and Chicago, IL 60089 9/06-11/20
*Contractor Sales - Prepared Job Quotes/Bids and Procured as necessary the product to fulfill winning bids
*General phone/email sales orders, set-up deliveries, release material, troubleshooting & dealing with customer concerns
*Prepared Project submittals for approval, after approval at job completion prepared Operation & Maintenance Manuals
*Helped at Contractor Will Call Desk when necessary as well as in others areas, e.g. stock checks & delivery checks
Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating Co., Chicago, IL – 10/88-9/06
*Purchasing Agent- 06/2000-9/06
*Negotiate everyday out-of-stock and special job pricing with manufacturers, distributors and vendors
*Maintain vendor relations
*Participate in meetings to discuss materials, costs, scheduling, & material handling issues
*Develop material budget from bid estimates
*Determine best equipment/material manufacturer for particular job specifications
*Implement purchasing program
*Also includes many of the duties listed below for Assistant Purchasing Agent/Purchasing Assistant
*Assistant Purchasing Agent 02/94 – 06/2000
*Procured bids and negotiated purchase prices on project equipment and supplies
*Supervised and trained department personnel
*Managed communication equipment; e.g., Cell Phones (+110), pagers, & radios
*Received orders from Project Managers and field personnel (via phone, fax, & e-mail)
*Rectified incorrect discounting and pricing from suppliers
*Purchasing Assistant 10/88 – 02/94
*Received orders from field personnel by phone and fax
*Processed orders (faxing, phoning, pricing, and expediting)
*Submitted equipment to General Contractors for job approval
*After approval, released equipment and material for shipment and coordinated its delivery
*Maintained and processed Affirmative Action Reports on all Minority Projects
*Maintained/Updated Job Material Costing/Submittal spreadsheets on Main Frame and PC computers
*Processed equipment and material returns (defective and excess)
*Procured necessary literature and assembled Operation and Maintenance Manuals for all projects
*Maintained up-to-date Certificates of Insurance for all subcontractors
*Tracked and updated tool inventory by job location
*Issued quarterly material inventory pricing
*Performed miscellaneous office duties
*Member Total Quality Management Committee for Material Handling
Chicago Steel Rule Die and Fabrication Co., Chicago, IL 04/86-10/88
*Various Administrative Duties
Additional Training
*Certified in Total Quality Management Awareness course sponsored by the Mechanical Contracting
Foundation and Keye Productivity Center Seminars related to Purchasing
Computer Skills
*Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point
References
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