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0-5 years of experience
Provided strategic sourcing expertise for Information Technology, Marketing, and Professional Services. Led sourcing and contracting activities for data center hardware, software and maintenance, software license agreements for standard and custom developed software, Internet / worldwide web related projects, and call center technologies.
- Provided strategic sourcing expertise for client groups in three cities
- Sourced telecommunications access services for inbound reservation services; achieved approximately a 30% overall cost reduction and established improved contract terms
- Responsible for managing numerous IT and Telecommunications Spend Categories, including 125 active contracts and an annual spend of approximately $150 Million; sourcing results included annual savings of approximately $30 Million
- Designed and implemented a contracts tracking database and contract administration process
0-5 years of experience
Developed strong relationships with suppliers and service providers, resulting in substantial savings, and improved service
- Provided one-on-one customer assistance in the selection and purchase of merchandise that best met the client’s needs.
- Minimized customer complaints by offering expedient, as well as positive, resolutions to client issues. Also, assisted customers via telephone regarding merchandise inquiries and availability.
- Coordinated and processed purchase orders and documentation. Interpreted city codes and correspondence from overseas vendors.
- Assisted customers with inquiries, issues, and complaints.
0-5 years of experience
Worked as a purchasing executive for a manufacturing company.
- Worked directly with purchasing, accounting, export/import and production departments
- Coordinated in Six Sigma implementation project which was initiated to improve quality of final products like stainless steel bright bar, wires, flats, angles, SS Coil, SS Plates
- Negotiated with raw material suppliers to finalize deal and facilitated shipment of material from mines to plant
- Planned and executed transportation of 10.5K MT Cr-Ore (Cr2O3), Iron Ore and Coal from East port to West port of India by ship which resulted in saving of 1.5 million INR as compared to other transportation mode
- Initiated supplier partnerships as a part of company’s long term-commitment between the organizations
0-5 years of experience
- Supervised and managed key operations of the Purchasing & Contracts department in the field of Engineering materials & services
- Processed the purchase orders by liaising & actively negotiating with vendors and end users
- Created tenders for individual requisitions & successfully made key decisions based on quotations & quality issues
- Created and managed the Purchase Orders (POs) & Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) using the eProcurement software system
- Ensured all purchases and the quality & standard of Engineering goods approved were within mandated guidelines
0-5 years of experience
Personally handled quoting and sales process for annuitants to purchase their structured settlements
- Built and executed new marketing plans to attract and close new business
- Met and exceeded monthly quotas by maintaining a healthy sales pipeline and following up consistently
- Worked with attorneys to assemble documentation to support an approval for a client’s funding
- Traveled to potential clients directly to finalize and negotiate contract for an acceptance of sale
- Managed a CRM of over 250 generated leads to qualify for exchanging their settlement for cash today
- Networking to increase referrals and developed strong relationships with annuitants, attorneys, and advisors
0-5 years of experience
Controlled the primary packaging contracts and agreements and met the business strategic objectives
- Managed the process of sourcing new suppliers to ensure the highest quality materials and best payment terms
- Responsible for procuring non-stock items for the company’s various operation departments (Engineering, Production, and Quality Operations)
- Achieved cost-savings over 15% of last year’s total expenditure, through the purchasing activities
0-5 years of experience
Purchasing executive for dry commodities division.
- Wholesale purchasing of all the products in large volumes from U.S. based suppliers.
- Managed the inventory and pricing of over 900 products and distributed them to the sales team, while supporting a nearly $3 million monthly revenue.
- Worked with sales division on obtaining and maintaining reduced prices to eliminate products nearing expiration dates and eliminating them from the inventory.
0-5 years of experience
Monitored quantity and quality of goods received.
- Managed reports and documentation control.
- Negotiate price, terms, conditions and lead time reduction with suppliers.
- Maintained and updated purchasing records.
- Prepared cost comparison of material pricing.
- Evaluated and implemented Vendor Development Program.
- Coordinated projects to drive materials cost reduction.
0-5 years of experience
- Lead and manage the commercial functions encompassing contracts, procurement and inventory management.
- Administered more than 500 kinds of import drugs purchasing plan.
- Negotiated contracts with more than 100 directors of international departments of foreign pharmaceutical companies including Europe, USA and Japan.
- Increased purchases from 180 million USD in 1989 to 400million USD in 1994.
0-5 years of experience
Provides information for order level, credit facilities, cash deal, delivery, and categorized quality of materials, distance of supplier, penalties and circumstances deal.
- Evaluate the company’s reliability and credibility, previous track record of the company, list of major client’s of subject company and product origin.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing quotations/tender.
- Coordinate with suppliers regarding processing of the complete set of documents e.g.: (Invoices, packing list, Airway bill (for air shipment) Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin (for sea shipment) for faster processing of Custom clearance.
- Sourcing of suppliers and buyers for quotation tender through internet and regular client. Examination of purchase order and deliveries per unit and cost which are not nominated in the Bill of Materials.
- Detailed checking of commercial invoices versus goods received voucher.
- Liaise with the various government agencies.
0-5 years of experience
Provided assistance to the Purchasing Manager for extensive capital equipment and construction purchasing.
- Provided Administrative Assistance; including travel, calendar and monthly reports.
- Extensive requests for bid proposals, preparation of scope of work requirements and final issuance of a fixed price contract for capital equipment and on site construction jobs required at one or all (4) of the “GLAD” plants.
- All bidding requests for quotations were in sealed bids which required confirmations of the award or rejections of the job.
- Created change notices and reviewed contract administrative requirements regarding (work, compliance, financial and closeout requirements) the projects.
0-5 years of experience
Coordinated the purchase and delivery of goods, material, services, supplies for the whole organization via issuing purchase orders and managing order modifications
- Managed bid process for local or regional solutions. Identified best supplier, balancing cost, quality, risk, and product/service quality
- Identified and implemented options to reduce overall product cost (e.g. order consolidation, volume discounts, use of low cost transportation alternatives)
- Collaborated with Product management to determine the line structure- assortment content and product mix/ and delivery
- Worked closely with Planning to provide and analyze purchasing data around products, trends, and seasonal spend
- Resolved discrepancies by comparing purchase orders to delivery documentation, obtaining credits and refunds
- Handled processing of tactical requisitions of active projects
- Mitigated [company name]’s exposure to commercial risks through managing contracts and business relationships
- Managed the budgeting, technical and planning needs for the contractor’s requisition
- Developing a complete vendor list with necessary contact details, product specification sheets and standards and approvals needed for legal and governmental authorities
- Contributed to overall $120,000.00 of saving in overall purchases in 2010
0-5 years of experience
Assigned purchase orders for supplies and equipment for 8 different locations.
- Assisted with payroll and patient reimbursement checks.
- Coded invoices by account and department to ensure prompt payments.
- Researched and reviewed product information and statistics for purchase comparisons.
- Prepared and maintained account information and bank reconciliations using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
- Applied promotions based on grant funds to qualified patient accounts.
- Prepared, updated, and maintained health care provider credentialing for insurance and healthcare affiliations.
- Managing pharmacy deposits daily and updating account information.
- Assisting Account Receivables to collect insurance claim information and revenue to decrease total account receivable account balance.
0-5 years of experience
Buyer of Seasonal goods and Houseware items; small appliances, A/C’s, heaters, humidifiers, furnace filters camping supplies etc.
- Responsible for dealing directly with vendor Reps and or Presidents and CEO’s of companies to find the absolute best cost for [company name].
- Wrote all proposals for new items and or new line of goods within the category of “Seasonal Goods”, to be brought in to stores.
- Responsible for over 600 sku’s in appx. 200 stores in an eleven state mid-west area.
- Responsible for adding at least 25 new items into inventory each year within the category of “Seasonal Goods”.
- Maintained a good rapport with existing vendors and brought in new vendors as well.
- Traveled to all [company name] locations to work with Dept. Managers and shop local competition for market pricing.
- Worked with assigned merchandiser for all plan-o-grams and product placement of items.
- Wrote copy for all in-store flyers, television ads and radio spots.
0-5 years of experience
Executed strategic buying decisions for swimwear and swim goods based on consumer trends and demands
- Maintained gross profit margin at 42%, negotiated for 30% cost savings for new product
- Handled supplier relationships, directed sales launches and promotional activities
- Attended international children’s fashion tradeshow in New York
- Bilingual in English and Chinese (written and spoken)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Meticulous with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications
0-5 years of experience
- Developed, designed, and delivered product, display, and sales training
- Acted as a liaison between vendors and company leadership
- Negotiated prices
- Kept inventory of stores and ordered products as needed
- Selected new product lines and placed orders
- Coordinated an advertising cooperative with vendors
- Developed and implemented a company-wide purchasing system
0-5 years of experience
Managed International Purchasing Department
- Purchased Hi-Tech electronic parts and components for 3 major factories in Japan
- Negotiated with major suppliers for best pricing and highest quality of service
- Tracked supplier’s shipping schedules to ensure on-time performance
- Performed Cost Analysis functions and prepared reports to management staff
0-5 years of experience
Travel throughout the Northeast, Texas, South Florida, and the Western states developing suppliers.
- Negotiate trucking and shipping rates.
- Travel out of the U.S. in the interest of the company.
- Attend professional conferences.
- Sample material to determine recovery of material.
- Expand the types of materials the U.S. office purchased, and led in the expansion of our ferrous department.
- All tasks described above as PURCHASING MANAGER.
0-5 years of experience
Travel throughout the Northeast, Texas, South Florida, and the Western states developing suppliers.
- Negotiate trucking and shipping rates.
- Travel out of the U.S. in the interest of the company.
- Attend professional conferences.
- Sample material to determine recovery of material.
- Expand the types of materials the U.S. office purchased, and led in the expansion of our ferrous department.
- All tasks described above as PURCHASING MANAGER.
0-5 years of experience
- Creating, building and maintaining lasting relationships with new and existing customers by means of telephone calls, conferences, exhibition participation and external training organizing.
- Closing B2B deals with buyers and European manufacturers of the equipment
- Preparing contracts and invoices.
- Meeting clients’ specific needs and goals through consultation and providing solutions that addressed those needs.
- Processing primary accounting documentation.
- Gathering data on competitors.
0-5 years of experience
Prioritizing purchasing requests according to the deadlines of the projects execution.
- Contacting suppliers and requesting quotations.
- Conducting prices comparisons and studying offers.
- Implementing tasks and procedural duties requested by the manager.
6-10 years of experience
- Obtain and manage multiple long term new contracts and agreements with valued at $2 million annually
- Sourced and negotiated with world leading manufactures to solicit bids, perform value and cost analysis, secure written quotations and make effective independent decisions
- Examine and purchase the best materials at the appropriate price by analyze and considering several different factors, including item cost quantity discounts, vendor contracts, cash terms, freight, handling or transportation costs, delivery item, historical demand, and product availability
- Interacted with the president and all departments, to ensure the highest quality of materials purchased and stable stream of inventories
- Conduct and organize meetings with vendors to acquire the lowest rate possible by presenting our qualities and offer quotes by competitors. Also discuss claims and problems with suppliers to resolve the issues with best possible solution
- Use available software to manage purchases records and inventory, also research trends and economic conditions for patterns
- Build a large customer base by referrals, cold calls, trade shows, resources from magazines and World Wide Webs. Not only maintain clients at a business level, but also at a friendship level.
0-5 years of experience
Developed and maintained relationships with domestic and international accounts in need of rare or obsolete electronic components
- Obtained RFQ’s for rare part numbers and located replacements to meet target price
- Tracked and logged all customer activity in Microsoft Access and Saleslogix
- Purchased electronic components from domestic and international suppliers including price negotiations, creating purchase orders, and shipment tracking
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
- Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
- Control purchasing department budgets.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
- Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
- Control purchasing department budgets.
6-10 years of experience
- Creating and submitting Purchase Orders
- Contact vendors for specials and promotions
- Manage and submit instant rebates to increase company revenues
6-10 years of experience
Checking the POs (Purchase Orders) issued from Planning department
- Track the shipment movements from origin to the factory ware house.
- Coordinate with transit & transportation companies to enhance the services and prevent the unexpected delays.
- Prepare & update monthly logistic schedule to assure deliveries to production line.
- Daily coordination to track the location and movement of inventory, raw material and finished goods.
- Supervision on LC establishment, Insurance policies.
- Participating in the periodical meetings to settle the problems with other related departments.
- Preparing the related reports.
- Attending in ISO audits and meetings.
- Establishing and managing good team working among the concern depts. For a smooth flow of information.
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