Purchasing Coordinator

Lillian Gomez

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Tomball, TX 77377

www.linkedin.com/in/gomezlillian adit69@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Seeking a challenging position in a professional office environment to make use of my strong organizational skills, ability to complete multiple tasks on time, and be successful.

Summary:

I have over ten years of experience as a purchasing and procurement specialist skilled in JD Edwards, SAP,

Oracle, Mars, MedAssets, PeopleSoft 8.0, Colleague, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

I pride myself on my strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to resolve issues, and ensure successful outcomes. I am a go-getter, hardworking, sincere and will work as a team player. I am accustomed to fast paced environment and am ready for challenges.

Professional Experience:

Stewart & Stevenson (TPI Staffing) Houston, TX 08/2017 – Present

Purchasing Coordinator

Review and adjust incorrect invoices, shipping errors, replacement of materials not meeting company specifications, cancellation of orders, and engineering changes.

Coordinates with the Traffic Department to insure maximization of freight savings and to expedite needed materials into facility on a timely basis.

Order materials, supplies, equipment, and services such as maintenance, repair, and/or administer purchase contract; dollar values purchased are generally modest amounts.

Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and in the event of problems trace shipments and follow up on undelivered goods; confer with suppliers concerning late deliveries.

Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of materials; insure prompt placement of assigned orders in accordance with established policy.

Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance, and inventories.

TMEIC (Accountemps) Houston, TX 05/2017 – 08/2017

Buyer

Provided timely delivery of materials by organizing and locating inventory in databases and online

systems in Oracle with items, product and services from Purchase Requisition.

Coordinated purchasing details with vendor, including pricing revisions, order cancellations,

discontinued items, acceptable substitutions, back orders, delivery dates, and invoice discrepancies.

Directed and executed production parts and MRO and prototype purchases.

Reviewed quotations specifically pricing, delivery, and quality and awarding vendor contract.

Expedited critical orders.

Researched and developed vendor sources for purchase of items, products, services requisitioned.

Managed timely communication with production area concerning availability and lead time of parts.

Houston Methodist Corporate Office (Burnett Specialists) Houston, TX 03/2016 – 09/2016

Purchasing Contract Specialist

Performed advanced duties essential to the establishment of contracts for services

standard supplies, special supplies and equipment.

Managed contract documents to with specification writing, bid and proposal activity, contract modifications, change orders, and contract compliance.

Developed sources for products and services.

Ensured compliance with Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracts.

Cameron Process & Compression Systems, Houston, TX 03/2012 – 12/2015

Purchasing Coordinator II

Purchased supplies and material necessary for Projects.

Checked and processed requisitions as needed.

Contacted the vendor and third party suppliers on shortages and damaged materials.

Liaison between the Project Mangers, warehouse, vendors, third party suppliers and AP with

resolving any discrepancies with packing slips and invoices.

Tracked and resolved any logistics problems.

Coordinated and managed all activities during purchasing process with creating purchase orders.

Reduced metrics by detecting, researching, and resolving purchasing issues and problems with

incorrect orders, invoices, and shipments.

Worked determining purchasing specifications, sources, availability, pricing, shipping, and receiving.

HD Supply, Houston, TX 08/2008 – 12/2011

Purchasing Coordinator

Coordinated with vendors, ensuring product was shipped within our standard lead-time.

Improved productivity by updating Late PO’s and Open Order Reports.

Assisting Special Orders and Renovation Departments with PO’s where product shipped along with

inventory PO’s.

Built mutually relationships with vendors and warehouse with any receiving discrepancies,

this increased my ability to prioritize their receiving.

Assisted Special Orders and Renovation Departments with PO’s where their product shipped.

Lone Star College Tomball 04/2008 - 08/2008

Accounts Payable and Purchasing Coordinator

Maintained payroll functions at Tomball College for the faculty and staff, acting as backup to the primary payroll expert for the college.

Assisted with Purchasing, and “P-Card” Specialist.

Verified and validated timesheet data; trained departmental personnel on timesheet input processes; prepared calculations for payroll adjustments and corrections; audited, verified, and processed adjunct payroll.

H2O (Stevenson Staffing Agency) 02/2007 – 11/2007

Executive Secretary

Managed 20+ people; assisted the CEO of the company and four executives with day-to-day

meetings and special projects.

Trained and updated center staff on company personnel policies, procedures, regulations,

monitoring and evaluating human resource systems.

Halliburton International Trade Compliance (Stevenson Staffing Agency) 03/2006 – 02/2007

Export Coordinator

Performed duties in response to government regulations that control the export and re-export of U.S. originated Products and Technology.

Processed job orders for equipment and service for domestic and foreign export shipment.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Stevenson Staffing Agency) 09/2005 – 03/2006

Administrative Assistant

Maintained inventory records, processed accounts payable invoices, entered company payroll, filed state sales tax returns monthly, reconciled accounts.

Insured invoices were correct, researched account balances, monitored accounts for payments,

keyed in charge backs, manual billing, knowledge of cash applications and billing.

JGC Engineering (Resource Staffing Agency) 02/2005 - 09/2005

Procurement Specialist

Monitored the budget by using established record keeping systems and statistical or financial data.

Coordinated and communicated with divisions regarding purchasing opportunities.

Litton Loan Service (Robert Half Agency) 10/2004 - 01/2005

Tax Specialist

Reviewed reports provided by tax services and distribute delinquency information.

Paid taxes and established escrow accounts; interacted with tax service vendors and tax agencies to obtain tax amount due.

IKON Office Solutions 01/2004 - 09/2004

Sr. Associate Purchase Order Coordinator

Reviewed Purchase Orders for proper pricing in Oracle.

Entered purchase order requisitions into Oracle and tracked delivery status.

Checked pricing verification, and reviewed documents for policy compliance.

Corrected billing and logged orders received from other branches and districts.

Communicated and reported delivery status using Excel Spreadsheets, updated daily and

monthly reports, and sent emails to installing districts.

Invoiced orders, and researched account balances, monitored accounts for payments, keyed in chargebacks, knowledge of cash applications and billing.

HCA Revenue Service Center 06/2000 -12/2003

Overpayment Analyst

Researched and resolved overpayments/underpayments of insurance benefits.

Initiated refunds of identified overpayments and clear discrepancies from the log.

Monitored take-backs and initiates refunds.

Communicated clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.

Performed basic mathematical calculations.

Established and maintained customer relations.

Analyzed and processed Medicare and Medicaid accounts.

Portamedic 04/1998 – 06/2000 Office Manager

Managed accounts receivable, payroll, medical coding and billing; supervised two clerical employees and twenty examiners.

Directed customer service calls, received and processed orders, scheduled appointments, processed daily and monthly reports.

Scheduled, directed maintenance for office and telephone equipment.

Processed accounts receivable, medical coding and billing, and invoices.

Handled billing for insurance companies for payment for various labs and insurance exams, collected payments for insurance companies, and tracked inventory, IDC-9 and CPT.

Analyzed and processed Medicare and Medicaid accounts.

Education:

Houston Community College, Houston, TX

Associates Degree - Business Management (GPA 3.7)

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