Afton Whiting
Payson,Utah
Summary
Experienced Purchasing professional with top-notch leadership, program management and planning abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with organized nature and advanced problem-solving strengths. Improves policies, reduces waste and supports business needs with efficient, high-quality materials. Driven Purchasing Manager with strengths in streamlining procurement operations while achieving cost savings and improving reporting procedures.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
McWane Ductile-Utah
Provo, UT
02.2018 - 02.2022
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Managed three employees in the storeroom.
- Improved inspection policies to increase quality of raw materials and finished goods.
- Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Established clear lines of communication between business and clients.
- Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
- Maximized operational effectiveness across territory.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
- Worked with clients to resolve claim issues quickly and efficiently.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
- Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
- Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials and ingredients.
- Used Enterprise to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
Logistics Coordinator
McWane Ductile-Utah
Provo, UT
06.2015 - 02.2018
- Verified accurate account invoicing through collaboration with accounting department.
- Processed and entered customer orders into database and provided proactive customer service for accounts.
- Managed system support functions to set priorities and service levels expectations.
- Liaised between warehouse personnel and customer to facilitate account and operational needs.
- Collaborated with storeroom department staff to facilitate smooth materials returns to correct vendors.
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and receiving problems.
- Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays.
- Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery and documented accurately to achieve correct billing.
- Organized purchase and delivery of materials needed for various contracts.
- Collaborated with new and established vendors to negotiate optimal pricing and scheduling.
Accounts Receivable Clerk/Receptionist
PDM Steel Service Centers
Spanish Fork, UT
05.2008 - 06.2015
- Processed bill reminders and consulted with third-party collection agency to resolve past-due customer accounts.
- Prepared billing statements and invoices for customer purchases and recorded transaction date, price and fees to support accuracy.
- Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Made outbound calls to vendors and customers to discuss and resolve account needs.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Responded to inbound inquiries regarding accounts and payments.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.
- Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments and documented account updates.
- Tracked invoices, receipts and deposit slips to generate monthly fiscal statements.
- Used accounting software to reconcile accounts, track income and generate invoices.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
- Created detailed expense reports and requests for capital expenditures.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Developed monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
- Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs and kept updated, detailed and accurate ledgers.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
- Maintained relationships with vendors and managed invoices for steel.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Answered incoming calls and distributed them to sales staff.
- Entered over 100 sales orders into program daily.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT08.2019
Associate of Science - Secretarial Studies And Office Administration
Provo College
Provo, UT07.2007
Skills
- Reporting knowledge
- Data analysis understanding
- Bid coordination
- Procurement expertise
- Professional demeanor
- Contract Negotiation
- Financial administration
- Business administration
- Budget and account Management
- Document preparation
- Vendor sourcing
- Project Management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Purchasing Manager
McWane Ductile-Utah
02.2018 - 02.2022
Logistics Coordinator
McWane Ductile-Utah
06.2015 - 02.2018
Accounts Receivable Clerk/Receptionist
PDM Steel Service Centers
05.2008 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Secretarial Studies And Office Administration
Provo College
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