Remote-Ready Purchasing & Management Professional
Resume:
Diondra McDaniel
Purchasing Agent/ Management/Sales
Omaha, NE 68104
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Professional Summary
To make a career out of one of my many skills i have much experience in. Ability Summary
I have the ability to make and maintain professional relationships to ensure the success of the task, agreement, or purchase. Researching and finding distributors/manufactures of raw or packaging materials or any products for manufacturing or retail sales, arranging logistics stateside or international and the tracking of them. Have to power of negotiation for a successful resolution with excellent communication skills
written and verbal. Time management to get things accomplished on time and efficiently. Troubleshooting skills to foresee any problems and work them out before happening. With over 8 years of management, I have the ability to demonstrate highly efficient leadership skills up to 20 employees, maintain employee training, shift changes and employee work evaluations while sustaining quality customer service and interactions with customers and community. Creating partnerships and sponsorship's. Experience with collective store sales, inventory, billing payables, bank deposits/ withdrawals.10+ years of Microsoft, Excel, and other employment programs. Authorized to work in the United States for any employer Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Title & Lien Clerk
Auto City of Omaha (Collision Pros Affiliate)-Omaha, NE January 2025 to Present
• Initiated and followed through lien process on vehicles abandoned by customers and/ or insurance companies.
• Communicte and Work with DMV and Lien Holders to navigate the proper channels to accomplish the title or lien task.
• Title said vehicles into company & affiliate dealership to ready them for sale. Claims Specialist
Collision Pros-Omaha, NE
January 2024 to Present
Specialize in assisting customers with their auto insurance claims through the repair facility.
• Communicating with insurance to begin claims process with photos and estimates, any supplements.
• Work closely with adjusters and appraisers to access damages to establish repairs or total loss, supplements, arrange visits, negotiation of cost and payments.
• Work closely with our team of estimators to ensure accuracy of damage, repairs, supplement reflections from appraisers and customers.
• Process final billing, attain confirmation of payment and process payments. DRP Relations Manager
Collision Pros-Omaha, NE
January 2024 to Present
Marketing & DRP Relations Manager
• Seek out Direct Repair Programs to establish contracts
• Ensure contracts and protocols are being followed by team and shop
• Address any issues between shop, insurance and customers
• Increase marketing output through multiple channels
• Increase traffic through the shop
• Increased accuracy in reporting
• Established and managed a referral program
• Implemented feedback and recommendations
• Identified pain points
• Rescued at-risk accounts
• Regularly pitched value-added services
• Monitored client accounts
• Aligned client payment schedules
• Collaborated with internal teams
• Consulted with senior leadership
Procurement Specialist/Buyer
ABS Corporation-Omaha, NE
September 2022 to September 2023
• 1. Developed relationships with clients and vendors.
• Researched and compared suppliers, goods and services selecting the most suitable ones in terms of reliability, product quality, cost-efficiency and lead times.
• Ensuring materials have proper paperwork for state, federal and client guidelines.
• Achieved consistent cost control
• Provided recommendations on raw materials purchases.
• Focused on sustainable sourcing strategies.
• Mitigated price hikes.
• Improved suppliers relationships.
• Negotiated long-term supply agreements.
• Directed the consolation of supplier database.
• Reduced production delays.
• Forecasted procurement needs.
• Emphasized ethical sourcing Aligned with corporate social responsibility goals.
• Identified cost-saving opportunities.
• Analyzed past purchasing trends.
• Coordinated with logistics for timely supply chain deliveries. Production Line Supervisor
ABS Corporation-Omaha, NE
March 2022 to September 2022
* Supervising operations within a facility to achieve higher output
* Organizing training and educational manuals for the production team
* Assisting in the recruitment and onboarding of new hires
* Ensuring compliance with safety and professional standards within a facility
* Organizing, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks to meet production goals
* Evaluating various stations of the production operation to ensure optimum efficiency
* Maintaining communication between employees and senior executives to ensure procedures and policies are well-understood
* Ensuring the flow of raw materials and other resources Machine Operator/Line Lead
ABS Corporation-Omaha, NE
March 2022 to September 2022
As a Production Line Lead I supervised production operations within the facility to achieve higher output without jeopardizing the integrity of the product. Organizing the set up of the correct equipment for the proper line as well as making sure they are functioning appropriately. Ensuring compliance with safety and professional standards on my line are in place and being used, Organizing, monitoring and prioritizing tasks to meet production goals. Maintained communication between employees and other departments to ensure all guidelines, policies, federal and state laws are being followed. Supervised the use of the machines and handling any issues that may arise.
Machine Operator/ Line Supervisor
ABS Corporation-Omaha, NE
November 2021 to March 2022
Started on the line in production, product came down the line had to prepare for packaging (lids, stuffing if needed, banding, sealing, lotting and package it to get ready to ship. As a filler/machine operator i filled containers with the product maintaining the correct speed, pressure and settings on the machines to ensure the correct amount and textures were correct as filling the containers. As the Line lead (Line Supervisor) i set up the room, find needed amount of bodies to efficiently run the line, did all paperwork for the run, made sure all needed raw, packaging, utensils, cleaning and safety was there in appropriate amounts.
Production Worker
ABS Corporation via Express Employment-Omaha, NE
November 2021 to March 2022
Operate and maintain machinery, maintain production line safety, assemble, seal, insert products and packaging, operate assigned equipment, follow production specifications, quality checks and checking stock levels.
Credit Analyst/ Underwriter
Amur Equipment Finance-Omaha, NE
December 2020 to May 2021
Annalized applications for the PPP Loans and assisted borrowers making sure all needed information was presented and accurate and locate fraudulent applications. Underwrote the PPP Loans getting them through SBA error free with legitimate documents and numbers. Also was on the SBA Submissions Error Team which is a special team that trouble shoot error codes on submissions and resolve them for successful loan submissions to the SBA.
Credit Analyst/Underwriter
Amur Equipment Finance-Omaha, NE
December 2020 to May 2021
Analysis applications for PPP Loans and assisting borrowers making sure all needed information is present and accurate, Underwriting PPP Loans getting them through to SBA error free and making sure numbers are correct. SBA Submissions Error Team (special team) troubleshooting error codes and getting them removed to successfully get PPP applications sent to SBA. Manager AAA Ultimate
Pawn-Omaha, NE
May 2016 to July 2019
Managed day to day operations Audits Inventory Customer service Retail sales Pawns/buys/layaway Marketing for my shop Community activities /Service Excel/Word/Outlook/PowerPoint Staff crew of 6-10 at a time Tax Preparer Jackson
Hewitt-Omaha, NE
January 2010 to 2016
April
5 years experience 2013 - 2016 Description: Educate, assist and prepare taxes to get the best legal return possible with all the tax breaks each individual client qualify for as well as working closely with clients to help resolve any issues with the Federal/ State Account Manager
LA Marketing-Omaha, NE
April 2013 to June 2013
Account Manager Description: Utilized the computer and phone to manage the advertising and sell of clients motorized merchandise getting them the most exposer possible at a reasonable price.
Personal Assistant
Esther Ammons-Omaha, NE
August 2007 to 2010
Description: Answered phone calls, made appointments, kept schedule, took care of mail correspondence as well as bank transactions and paying
bills.
Marketing & DRP Relations Manager
Collision Pros
Education
Certificate in Equipment Rental Management
Western Iowa Tech Community College-Western Iowa Tech, Intermediate, MT January 1998 to October 2000
Emergency Medical Services (Bachelor's)
Western Iowa Tech Community College-Sioux City, IA March 1996 to June 2000
Skills
• Windows
• Networking
• Contracts
• Supply chain management
• Customer service
• Vendor relationship building
• Restaurant experience
• Microsoft Access
• Adobe Acrobat
• Title processing
• Inventory
• Medical terminology
• QuickBooks
• Auto insurance knowledge
• JD Edwards
• Outlook
• Sales
• Conflict management
• Word
• Databases
• Management
• Insurance verification
• Laboratory experience
• Pricing
• Leadership
• Personal Assistant Experience
• Documentation review
• Java
• Front desk
• Microsoft Outlook
• Team building
• Microsoft Office
• Cooking
• Credit Analysis
• Retail industry sales team management
• Analysis skills
• Financial Analysis
• Powerpoint
• Mentoring
• Tax Experience
• Succession planning
• Pallet jack
• Office experience
• Time management
• Freight
• OSHA
• Serving
• Merchandising
• Purchasing
• Retail sales
• Computer networking
• Microsoft word
• Driving
• Transportation planning
• Account Management
• Team development
• Manufacturing company experience
• Office management
• Procurement contract negotiation
• Assistant manager experience
• Proofreading
• Research
• Vendor relationship management
• Bartending
• Clerical experience
• Supply chain
• Training- employee
• Operations
• Task prioritization
• Heavy lifting
• Typing
• Scheduling
• Demand planning
• Vendor contract management
• Recruiting
• Retail Management
• Administrative experience
• Bookkeeping
• Operating systems
• Business development
• Supervising experience
• Team management
• Payroll
• JavaScript
• Excel
• Inside sales
• General Ledger Accounting
• Underwriting
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Training & development
• Filing
• Interviewing
• UCC law
• Banking
• Account management
Additional Information
Skills
Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, managing a crew up to ten, networking in and out of the community to reach company goals, (3 years), training, Scheduling, Inventory, Operations, Payroll, Word, Microsoft Word, Team Building, Inventory Management, retail sales
Assessments
Customer Focus & Orientation - Highly Proficient
July 2019
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Accounting Skills: Bookkeeping - Proficient
July 2019
Measures a candidate's ability to calculate and determine the accuracy of financial data. Full results:
https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/zna5-td9l0lj9czt Critical Thinking - Highly Proficient
July 2019
Using logic to solve problems. Full results:
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