Jerri Cammack
Texas ***** 713-***-**** **********@***.***
Inventory/Purchase Specialist
Inventory/Purchasing Specialist with 26+ years of experience in Purchasing, Supply, Claims, and Accounts Payable with a multi-billion dollar nationwide company looking for a wonderful company to continue my career with and help grow. Skilled in intense organizing, decision-making, and communication with internal teams and external partners. Comfortable with various software, having decades of experience with PCX, DPR, RME, and all Microsoft products.
KEY SKILLS
Inventory management Procurement Stock control Demand forecasting Supplier management Cost optimization Supply chain operations Purchase orders Replenishment Inventory analysis Stock movements Vendor negotiation Inventory accuracy Purchase requisitions Vendor management Inventory tracking Supply chain coordination Inventory optimization Stock level monitoring Purchase planning 10 Key Touch 100+ WPM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Katy ISD, Katy TX
October 30 – present
Nutrition and Food Service Employee
Cook and serve the students and teachers lunch
Sysco Corp, Houston, TX Oct 1996- Jul 2023
Aug 2017- Jul 2023: Supply Specialist
Charged with purchasing millions of dollars’ worth of products from dozens of suppliers for our various sites, following projections from DPR (Data Product Replenishment) program.
Entailed constant communication with the sites nationwide sites to answer their inquiries and update order requests as needed.
Communicated actively with transportation to ensure orders were not overweight or underweight.
Monitored orders to ensure no product shortages through correspondence with business centers and made updates as needed.
Compiled cut reports to inform warehouses when the product was being cut from their order for various reasons, including recalls and shortages. Also, compiled aged inventory reports so the buyers could determine the best course of action on any aged items.
Jul 2005- Aug 2017: Inventory Control Associate
Managed millions of dollars’ worth of inventory for forward warehouses, which involved communication with various employees, including leadership.
Created reconciliation reports to ensure everything matched and identify any missing orders.
Communicated with the warehouse personnel to purchase orders manually.
Processed claims for short, overages, or damaged products to ensure sites were reimbursed for all validated claims.
Created folders for each supplier to ensure everything was in order so the company would not get fined by the IRS, requiring great attention to detail and organization.
Tasked with training new employees from time to time on the processes, helping them grow professionally and personally with the team.
May 1998- Jul 2005: Claims Associate
Tasked with processing different types of claims, including shortages, overages and damages.
Audited product amount and matched it to reports to verify any claims sent in.
Processed pricing claims for any sites incorrectly billed.
Demonstrated great attention to detail, and software knowledge to pull ’Alfclaim’ reports and process them in PCX system to reimburse sites.
Maintained phone and email dialogue with the sites regarding any disputes and take down any details from the site to help foster professional communication between sites and suppliers.
Oct 1996- May 1998: Accounts Payable
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION