Purchasing Agent

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A problem solving, multifaceted professional with ten plus years experience in administrative, purchasing and product development roles. In my various positions I have been tasked with managing high priority, time sensitive projects while exceeding interdepartmental client and vendor expectations. I am comfortable operating in a collaborative, dynamic, and thriving work environment where I can draw on my analytical and problem solving skills to challenge norms.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vortex Aviation, Inc (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Administrative Assistant 2014–2020

● Source, order, and distribute parts to the mechanics for weekly engine jobs while successfully meeting time sensitive deadlines.

● Act as liaison between the vendors, clients, customers and Vortex Aviation management.

● Manage and maintain warehouse inventory to ensure parts are available for various engine jobs.

● Create weekly expense reports based on receipts provided by the mechanic and upper management.

● Prepare necessary documents for our customers following completion of engine jobs immediately upon request.

● Assist supervisor in weekly domestic and international travel arrangements for the mechanics team. Quality Importers Trading Company (Weston, FL)

Purchasing Assistant 2014

● Generated and distributed between 20-30 purchase orders to vendors weekly to fulfill backorders.

● Received invoices of goods arriving into the warehouse and matched them against purchase orders.

● Completed required set up sheets for retail companies.

● Sourced new items based on customer requests.

● Ran weekly and monthly inventory reports for management review.

● Managed and ordered supplies for all departments. Excell Home Fashions (New York, NY)

Product Manager 2012-2013

● Responsible for establishing packaging requirements of every product specific to each client.

● Develop master Excel spreadsheet on product pricing including detailed analysis on over 100 different patterns.

● Worked as liaison between factories and agents in India and China to create new relationships while strengthening and maintaining current relationships.

● Responsible for the approvals of lab dips, color and quality of 20 to 30 products each season.

● Advised design team with sourcing results from the vendors by providing fabric usage limitations and construction abilities.

Croscill Home Fashions (New York, NY)

Product Manager 2011-2012

● Attended trade shows such as Heimtexil in Frankfurt, Germany to seek innovative designs, techniques, and constructions by meeting with new and current vendors.

● Worked with the design team in developing and maintaining specifications for various patterns for over 20 clients.

● Assisted table top designer to create and alter designs via Photoshop. Verve Music Group (New York, NY)

Marketing Intern 2009

● Collected information on music and artists to facilitate in promotions.

● Maintained artist and label websites by utilizing the Microgroove content management system.

● Prepared mass mailings consisting of CD demos and press releases for radio stations.

● Utilized social networking sites to promote and create awareness for artists.

● Compiled Nielsen SoundScan numbers for artists.

● Participated in a marketing project for Verve artist “16 Frames”. Olympus Fashion Week (New York, NY)

Volunteer 2006 - 2007

● Distributed press releases to inform the media of the designer’s profile and their current collection.

● Assisted in coordinating backstage operations to ensure successful event production.

● Prepared promotional gift bags for Fashion Week guests. EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York BS Advertising and Marketing Communications 2009

AAS Fashion Merchandising Management 2007

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop (basic), AS400, QuickBooks, ILS Search, V2- Enterprise, HTML (basic)

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