Alexandra Breaux
Stephensville,LA
Summary
Success driven Steel Purchasing Agent and Coordinator with extensive experience at LAD Services. Adept at optimizing inventory management and maintaining/growing vendor relationships. Proven ability in negotiations, procurement and demand forecasting, leading to significant cost reductions and job fluidity. Years of experience with steel, purchasing on a global & Mill direct level, knowledgeable on ABS standards and procedures, shipyard/construction industry experience, and multi-million monthly buys. Expert documentation and recordkeeping, while collaboration across teams to meet production goals efficiently.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Material Coordinator/ Steel Purchasing Agent
Lad Services
Amelia, Louisiana
04.2019 - Current
- manage 10 + jobs going on simultaneously while consistently preparing for revolving contracts.
- Manage receiving operations and proper storage of incoming materials daily in high quantity.
- Manage daily cycle counts and full inventory audits on thousands of pieces of material.
- Devise and implement efficient processes for production tracking and inventory control
- Develope and maintain tracking systems, hard copy files and records to enhance office workflows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align production plans with customer requirements.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Maintain complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Create purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
- Maintain documentation for all purchases.
- Critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Coordinate material flow and inventory management to optimize supply chain efficiency.
- Enhance vendor relationships through effective communication and negotiation strategies.
- Develope and maintain accurate records of material usage and stock levels.
- Analyze procurement trends to forecast material needs and minimize shortages.
Administrative Assistant
Bna Marine Services
Amelia, Louisiana
03.2011 - 01.2015
- Scheduled appointments and conducted follow-up calls to clients.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Answered multi-line phone system and enthusiastically greeted callers.
- Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
- Entered data into system and updated customer contacts with information to keep records current.
- Maintained electronic filing systems and categorized documents.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
Education
High School Diploma -
Central Catholic High School
Morgan City, LA05-2008
Skills
- Microsoft
- Purchasing
- Receiving coordination
- Stock control
- Inventory counts
- Procurement
- Documentation and recordkeeping / Records retrieval
- Database entry / organization
- Scheduling expertise
- Demand forecasting
- Shipment preparation and coordination
- Inventory audits
- Materials management
- Cost reduction strategies
- Global sourcing
- Vendor relationship management
- Supplier negotiation
- Inventory management
- Materials planning
- Order tracking
- Cost control
- Negotiation
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Material Coordinator/ Steel Purchasing Agent
Lad Services
04.2019 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Bna Marine Services
03.2011 - 01.2015
High School Diploma -
Central Catholic High School