BUYER/PLANNER

JANICE R. POWELL

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Pasadena, TX 77503

Phone: 713-***-****

Cell: 713-***-****

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PROFILE: Experienced Buyer who evaluates suppliers on the basis of price, quality, service support, availability and

reliability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NOV ASEP ELMAR Houston, TX October 2005-August 2009

(National Oilwell Varco)

Buyer/Planner

• Coordinated all activities related to procurement of materials, equipment and supplies

 Established Vendor Managed Inventory Programs resulting in $100K annual cost savings

 Consolidated vendors to produce $50K annual savings

 Approved and issued Purchase Orders (domestic and international)

 Solicited bids and negotiated price and delivery

 Evaluated vendors based on pricing and delivery performance

 Processed MRP (raw materials, electrical, electronic, hardware, miscellaneous and hydraulic)

 Analyzed the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications and preferred supplier

 Processed Work Orders (open, prepare package to include BOM & drawings, issue material and close)

 Provided backup support for After Market Sales (including shipment to customer)

 Assisted Quality Control to resolve damaged or incorrect material issues

 Arranged transportation for incoming and outgoing materials

 Assisted other departments in all areas to complete the production schedule in a timely and efficient manner

FULL SERVICE SUPPLY Houston, TX May 2004 – October 2005

Procurement Specialist

• Managed Spot buy procurement program at customer location

 Implemented E-Req program which streamlined the quote to approval process

 Leveraged $1m spend with suppliers which resulted in Cost Savings initiatives of $20k

 Handled walk-in customers which included recommendation of parts for particular applications

 Expedited Open Purchase Orders and resolved receiving discrepancies

 Monitored P-Card purchases and rectified credit card statement

 Placed Special Orders and expedited Hot Shot deliveries to avoid stock out of crib inventory

 Participated in LEAN event on Spot Buy and E-Requisition process

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INTEPLAST GROUP, LTD. Lolita, TX August 1992 – May 2004

Senior Buyer II

• Supervised Purchasing Department

 Prepared annual Departmental budget which included presentation to upper management

 Prepared monthly purchasing reports which included total PO’s processed, total lines processed, cost per PO and cost per line item, calculated over/under percentage of monthly department expenses

 Established blankets/contracts for the benefit of the company

 Prepared Request for Quotation, analyze bids, negotiate purchases and award Purchase Orders both domestic and international

 Assisted Material Control to resolve receiving discrepancies

 Assisted Accounting to resolve invoice discrepancies

 Monitored Corporate Credit Purchases and rectified credit card statement

JANICE R. POWELL

HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. Matagorda County January 1989-August 1992

South Texas Nuclear Project

Technical Purchasing Assistant

• Assisted Buyer in Procurement Process

 Applied automated corporate policies in preparation of Request for Quotes, Bid Tabulations and Purchase Orders

 Researched historical procurement and assimilate procurement packages

 Obtained supplier pricing, evaluate supplier proposals

 Recommend supplier based on item cost and delivery

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