Buyer / Procurement Specialist

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KAREN CLEVELAND

Professional Skills/Certification

• 20+ years in Food Management/Procurement/Purchasing/Customer Service

• Prioritize, Plan, Prepare and Perform

• Customer Service / Public Relations

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong Systems Knowledge – MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, JDE ENTERPRISE ONE VERSION 9.0, ORACLE, SHAREPOINT, QUICK BOOKS

• CERTIFICATION – Business/Software Systems Application Professional Experience

AMERICAN REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES, Buyer 2023 - 2025

• Review & analyze inventory reports to identify items that require replenishment

• Determine the most cost effective/efficient method to replenish each item/material by PO

• Creating Purchase Orders communicating to Suppliers in a timely manner

• Providing updates/pricing costs to Sales & Counter Team accordingly INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COATINGS, Purchasing Agent/Buyer 2022 - 2023

• Process (PO)/Creating Bids, ensuring pricing & pertinent information is accurate

• Manage relationships with key suppliers maintaining quality/goods in timely delivery

• Create reports, follow-up past due orders contacting Vendors on shipments/deliveries

• Authorize payments/forwarding invoices through accounts payables CAESARSTONE QUARTZ USA, Order Fulfillment/Sourcing Specialist 2019 - 2021

• Process/update Orders ensuring accuracy with pricing and pertinent information

• Maintain product vendor/product inventory/customer data for WA State Dist. Center

• Daily management ensuring all orders are shipped on time

• Correspond w/customers and sales team resolving various issues with orders SAFEWAY DIST. CENTER, Procurement Specialist/Asst Buyer 2015 - 2018

• Organize contracts/reconcile invoices for product and price accuracy

• Create purchase orders, prorate/forecast inventory for stock in warehouse

• Work closely w/Receiving Dept. updating changes for deliveries/processing credits for stores

• Maintain physical and computerized files for the Department ADVANTAGE SALES/MARKETING, Business Account Administrator 2010 - 2015

• Initiate contracts for clients for monthly promotions/new items and price changes

• Organize contracts/reconcile invoices for product and price accuracy concluding heavy Excel/database functions

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