Purchasing Agent / Administrative Assistant

WENDY-LEE GONZÁLEZ

603-***-**** (Cell)

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SUMMARY

A self-motivated, people oriented, and highly organized professional with the ability to take initiatives and prioritize tasks effectively with substantial experience in Finance and Office Administration: seven years experienced in Finance utilizing Excel, Concur, SAP, MRO, Spend Dynamics, Jaegar Direct, and Outlook; skilled in inventory control, preparing/reviewing/submitting purchase orders, and ensuring quality compliance for vendors; holding over ten years of experience as an Executive/Administrative Assistant utilizing SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Iron Mountain (Record Retention Program), ADT, and Workday; capable problem solver with great interpersonal skills. Upbeat positive personality. If I don’t have a needed skill, I’m always happy to learn new skills. SKILLS

● Office Management

● Life Skills Teaching

● Multicultural Sensitivity

● Prepare and Execute Purchasing Orders

● Microsoft Office / Excel

● Verbal and Written Communication

● File Management / Time Management

● Air Force, Security Clearance Top-Secret 7

Years

● Sign Language – Signed English /ASL

● Technical Documentation

● Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

● Organization

● First Aid / CPR / AED Certified – Safety

Responder

● Presentations

● Sales

● Customer Service

● Inventory Control

● Crisis Intervention

● Critical Thinking

● Event Planning

● Jaegar Direct / Vendor Management

● Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO)

● System Application and Product in Processing

(SAP)

● Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

● SharePoint / Workday

● Spend Dynamics

● Record Retention (Iron Mountain)

● Trama Informed Care Framework

● Safety Planning for individuals

● Structure Decision Making (SDM)

EXPERIENCE

FREUDENBERG, NOK Sealing Technologies

BRISTOL, NH

Purchasing Agent / Administrative Assistant - 03/01/2021 to 04/03/2024

• Evaluating suppliers by considering price, quality, availability, an4d lead times

• Troubleshoot discrepancies between purchase order and vendor

• Comparing vendors and suppliers to obtain the best deals on behalf of the company

• Verifying purchases by comparing them to a master list and recommending alternatives for expensive or irrelevant products

• Interacting with suppliers to schedule delivery times and resolve pricing discrepancies

• Maintaining receipts, records, and inventories

• Requesting vendor quotes for purchasing supplies and services

• Preparing purchase orders / receiving invoices using SAP

• Setting up new vendors using Jaegar Direct

• End of month credit card reconciliation - Spend Dynamics

• Creating MRO orders for appropriate approvals

• Purchasing goods and services through MRO

• Providing Operations with Physical inventory and identifying/correcting variances and discrepancies

• Office correspondence, travel arrangements, venue booking

• Coordinating, ordering, setting up Kaizen/Meeting lunches

• Record Retention Site Coordinator for the Bristol Site of Freudenberg ASCENTRIA CARE ALLIANCE

CONCORD, NH

Office Manager / Therapeutic Foster Provider 12/2013 to 7/2024

● Coordinate and facilitate multiple monthly meetings between CASA, social workers, doctors, and court proceedings; School IEPs; Monthly presentation of assessments; Problem-Solving; File management

● Work with community resources to engage youth in pro-social activities and access services

● Evaluate youth to assess situations, capabilities, and concerns

● Complete 49 hours of professional training workshops and classes every two years

● Maintain records of daily assessment

● Written and verbal communication - answering telephone and email inquiries

● Creating and maintaining computer records

BLUE SKIES NATURAL FOODS

ALEXANDRIA, NH

Owner/Manager 07/2012 to 01/2015

● Monitoring market conditions to set accurate pricing structures and take advantage of emerging trends

● Assessing, optimizing, and elevating operations to target current and expected demands while monitoring supplier operations to verify quality and delivery schedule

● Replenishing merchandise, responding to questions, and maintaining an overall presentation of the store

● Promoting and supporting strong relationships with local community organizations in the surrounding area

● Decrease costs by negotiating with vendors and suppliers for better prices US AIR FORCE CONTRACTOR

BEDFORD, MA

Executive Assistant – Contract Officer, Major Karen Bruce

• Top-Secret security clearance

● Authoring Tools: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

● Federal Acquisition Regulations System (FAR)

● Extensive meeting and travel preparations for Air Force personnel – booking flights, hotel rooms, and restaurants

● Independent judgment in the interpretation and application of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) procedures and policies

● Coordinate and facilitate contract meetings including organizing catering

● Prepare contract negotiation presentations

● Greeting visitors and attending to them during their stay

● Answering telephone and email inquiries and directing them to other employees when appropriate

● Typing workplace documents, including letters and reports

● Processing incoming and outgoing mail

● Creating and maintaining computer records

MITRE CORPORATION

BEDFORD, MA

Budget Coordinator/Purchase Requisitioner

● Monthly budget reports

● Sign Language interpretation for hearing impaired personnel

● Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) / Top-Secret clearance

● One of five people chosen to participate in the development of a new procedure for the movement and obligation of The MITRE Corporation purchase ordering system Administrative Assistant – Technical Support

● Technical documentation and PowerPoint presentations, provided oral interpretation for hearing impaired engineers during technical classified briefings and seminars, travel arrangements, written and verbal communication and Top-Secret Clearance

● Creating agendas, materials, and communications for team meetings

● Travel preparations for Manager and Technical Support personnel – flights, hotel rooms, restaurants STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

LACONIA, NH / HAVERHILL, MA

Licensed Foster Care Provider

● Nutrition Planning

● Community Resources

● Parental workshops and classes to provide support for children in achieving social connections, school and academic success and independent skills

NEW ENGLAND FELLOWSHIP

RUMNEY, NH

Administrative Assistant- Program Director

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, Massachusetts

Program Completion: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND DEAF STUDIES CLARK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF – CENTER FOR ORAL EDUCATION, Northampton, Massachusetts Program Completion: ORAL INTERPRETATION

BUSINESS MITRE INSTITUTE, Bedford, Massachusetts

Managing Your Job Professionally / Communication More Effectively with Others / Crisis Intervention Training / Editing for Support Staff / Documentation & Correspondence Administrative Procedures / Excel II LEAN ADMINISTRATION – GREEN BELT (In Process)

LINKED IN LEARNING

Leading from the Middle / Leading with Fearless Mindfulness / Rewarding Employee Performance / HR Providing Flexible Work Options / Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams / Leading with Purpose ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

● Home schooled three children from K-4 - 12th grade in all academic subjects to the standards of NH state requirements while working for the state providing foster care for over 100 children

● United Way Representative

● Taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Chelsea, Massachusetts for Asian and Spanish immigrants

● Reading Aloud and Enrichment of Learning Program - reading for the students in the Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Boston, Massachusetts as a representative of The MITRE Corporation

● Sign Language Interpreter volunteer for the Deaf and Blind Association in Massachusetts

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