Purchasing Agent

Fabricator Supply July ****-Current

West Point, MS, USA

Created Purchase Orders, received purchase orders, updated system of delivery

Answered Phone

Made freight appointments

Managed delivery schedule

Correspondence with vendors about pricing, delivery, future availability

Created weekly reports for Senior Staff

Office Manager

Warner Services June 2021- July 2022

Louisville, Mississippi

Overseeing the work of all office employees to ensure they work productively and meet deadlines and company standards

Counseling any employees struggling in their roles

Answering telephone calls and emails from customers and clients and directing them to relevant staff

Creating an office budget and ensuring all employees follow it

Monitoring office supplies and ordering new stationery, furniture, appliances, and electronics as required

Interviewing and training new office employees and organizing their employment paperwork

Organizing maintenance companies to keep the office clean and safe and ensure its appliances are in good working order

Reporting office progress to senior management and working with them to improve office operations and procedures

Dispatcher

DICKERSON February 2020-September 2021

Kosciusko, Mississippi

Scheduling drivers to make freight deliveries or collect shipments and packages.

Communicating with customers about freight details, delivery or pickup times, and special handling requests.

Planning pre-determined routes and accommodating route changes as needed.

Preparing dispatch documents, as well as generating freight bills and invoices.

Maintaining records of dispatched calls, driver routes, route changes, as well as delivery and pickup times.

Keeping track of transportation regulations and laws to ensure that truck drivers comply.

Reviewing drivers’ logs, including dispatched calls and arrival times.

Monitoring truck repairs and maintenance schedules. Logging customer shipping schedules and complaints.

Purchasing Agent

TAYLOR MACHINE WORKS February 1998-Feb 2020

Louisville, Mississippi

Evaluating suppliers by considering price, quality, availability, and other criteria

Interviewing vendors and visiting suppliers’ facilities to learn about products, services, and pricing

Negotiating contracts with 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 shipping errors

Authorizing payments and maintain receipts, records, and inventories

Attend industry trade shows to learn about and stay current on trends and to meet suppliers

EDUCATION

4 years of college in Business Marketing

Mississippi State University - Starkville, MS January 1989 to May 1994

SKILLS

Buying/Procurement Purchasing Purchasing Agent Procurement Inventory Inventory Control

Contracts Supply Chain Supply Chain Management ERP Logistics Customer Service Oriented

Customer Service Dispatcher MRP Networking Enterprise Resource Planning Project Management

Pricing Petroleum Lean Manufacturing Marketing Retail Marketing Retail Retail Customer Service

Retail Sales Forecasting Account Management Kaizen Employee Resource Group Excel Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Word

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