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Gennet Assefa

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Alexandria, VA 22304 703-***-**** ads02z@r.postjobfree.com

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Quality-focused procurement specialist, tracking overall spending and improving the bidding process to meet the organization’s needs. Dedicated to providing quality price negations, purchase order creation, order tracking & management, and price dispute resolutions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENACE

AKIMA (NASA Contractor) Greenbelt, MD

Building Automation System, HAVC, Fire & Life safety Service & Security Aug 2021-Current Buyer

• Sources and purchases parts, services, and/or supplies necessary to for program operation.

• Develops and maintains procurement files compliant with company and government polies and Regulation.

• Initiate purchase requisitions, purchases orders and goods receipts in Deltek Cospoint procurement Module.

• Purchase Card (P-Card) ensure purchase compliance, update charge allocations, and compile accurate monthly Pcard packages.

• Processing end user requisitions to completing a purchase order.

• Obtains written sole source justification from the requestor, as required

• Provide procurement support for proposal efforts as required.

• Assist accounting in resolving invoices

• Track orders & Close Pos.

Trisource (Johnson Controls Contractor) Rockville, MD Building Automation Systems, HAVC & security March 2021-Aug 2021 Buyer

• Review purchase requisitions

• Place purchase orders with vendors

• Coordinate changes to submitted PR with source, assist accounting in resolving invoice/purchase order Discrepancies.

•Forward vendor applications & W-9 Forms to prospective supplier for completion.

• Performs other duties as assigned

SANS Institute Beltsville, MD

The largest Source of Information and Cybersecurity Training and Certification. Nov 2018- April 2020 Procurement Coordinator

• Prepared quotes and purchase orders.

• Tracked orders from suppliers to delivery sites and ran weekly shipping reports for Maryland & Dallas Warehouse.

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• Maintained proper inventory level of USBs.

• Managed cycle count and receiving orders.

• Reviewed, updated, and maintained purchase orders until they were closed.

• Transferred stock from MD warehouse to TX warehouse. Communications Engineering, Inc Newington, VA

Premier, Full-Services System Engineering and Implementation 2006 - 2018 Purchasing Coordinator

• Reviewed purchase requisitions & create PO

• Transmitted and prioritized approved purchase orders and supporting documents to the suppliers.

• Tracked order acknowledgement, prepared, and communicated shortage and backlog reports, and provided visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.

• Reviewed, updated, and maintained purchase orders until they were closed.

• Processed returns on overage or damaged goods.

• Demonstrated the ability to work well with team members. H2Gen Innovation Alexandria, VA

Designs, manufactures, and markets on-Site Hydrogen Generators and Gas Purification Plants Buyer 2001 - 2006

• Run the daily purchase order report

• Solicited vendors for materials and services.

• Created and tracked PO & return authorizations.

• Managed the resolution of any quality issues that arose and processed RMA. Hettich America Alpharetta, GA

Produce a variety of fittings for all sorts of different functions 2001 – 2006 Purchasing Agent/Accounts payable

• Reviewed purchase requestions & created PO.

• Ran daily PO and open PO reports.

• Maintained proper inventory levels of products.

• Dealt with an international freight forwarder.

• Tracked accounts payable & expense reports

Education

Diploma: Business Administration

Hammersmith & West London College, London, UK

• Pricing/ Sourcing • Quality Management •Cost Analysis

• Accounts Payable • Cycle Count • Microsoft Excel and Word

• Navision & Deltec Cost Point • Amharic Language

REFERANCE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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