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Amber Thomas

Memphis,TN

Summary

Passionate Buyer in procuring goods and driving business success. Sharp individual well-versed in using exemplary research skills to determine up and coming style trends. Looking to use smart mind and procurement experiences to tackle new challenges with organization. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Procurement Buyer

Arvato
08.2021 - Current
  • Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and purchase agreements with vendors.
  • Improved supplier relationships through effective communication and timely resolution of issues.
  • Enhanced inventory management by implementing demand forecasting techniques and optimizing stock levels.
  • Managed supplier performance, evaluating quality, delivery, and overall service levels to ensure continuous improvement in the procurement function.
  • Maintained accurate records of all procurement activities, facilitating efficient audit processes and regulatory compliance.
  • Demonstrated strong negotiation skills, consistently obtaining favorable pricing and payment terms from suppliers.
  • Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for customers on logistics, hardware and software needs.
  • Resolved daily issues by handling invoice discrepancies, replacements for rejected materials and missed and late deliveries.
  • Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
  • Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
  • Placed orders in SAP for merchandise consistent with quality, quantity and other specification requirements.
  • Supported departmental goals with the coordination of inter-departmental meetings and collaborative initiatives.
  • Facilitated smooth operations by maintaining updated inventory
  • records, anticipating supply needs, and placing timely orders for essential materials.
  • Expedited invoice processing by accurately reviewing vendor submissions, reconciling accounts payable discrepancies, and conducting timely payments.
  • Managed high level call volume, emails and service requests.
  • Sourced new vendors in effort to boost range of products offered in store locations while reducing costs through strategic contract negotiations.

Bank Teller

Healthnet Federal Credit Union
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Receiving the working currency for the day and counting it before the shift begins
  • Accepting deposits of both checks and cash and validating deposit slips
  • Processing cash withdrawals
  • Verifying customers, admitting them to their safety deposit boxes and opening and closing vaults
  • Accept deposits, loan payments, process checking and savings account withdrawals
  • Cash checks
  • Maintain an adequate cash drawer at all times; this includes buying and selling currency from the vault as needed
  • Balance cash drawer in accordance with Bank procedures and regulations, including periodic batching of cashed check
  • Process credit card cash advances
  • Assist in ordering, receiving, verifying, and distributing cash
  • Answer customer inquiries and refer customers to the proper service area for issues that cannot be resolved at the teller line
  • Providing additional products including Cashier's Checks, Personal Money Orders and ordering member personal checks.

Systems Engineer

Achill Computer Services
04.2017 - 11.2018
  • Experience in Connect Wise ticketing system, Lab Tech Management System, Exchange, UAC, Remote support using RDP, LogMeIn, setting up/configuring and Sharepoint, .wim files, Ghosting/ Cloning images with FOG and Clonezilla.

IT Implementation Technician

Robert Half
01.2012 - 04.2017
  • Evaluation and implementation of hardware, software products to achieve a cohesive technical environment on which to develop, distribute and support a total application package
  • Identify potential areas of concern and business risk and suggest alternative product solutions; ensuring that current products used in the business are able to co-exist with the new application in the intended environment
  • Disaster recovery, resilience, backup, recovery and batch strategy for high availability systems.

Education

A.A.S in Administration and Management -

Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN
01.2024

Skills

  • Excel
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • Accounts Payable
  • MS Office Suite
  • MS Office
  • Apache
  • Adobe
  • Open Office
  • Sales
  • Invoice Processing
  • SAP Order Management

Certification

  • Working on MCITP/MCSA Certified
  • Comp TIA Healthcare IT

Systems

Windows all Platforms, UNIX

Timeline

Procurement Buyer

Arvato
08.2021 - Current

Bank Teller

Healthnet Federal Credit Union
10.2018 - 08.2021

Systems Engineer

Achill Computer Services
04.2017 - 11.2018

IT Implementation Technician

Robert Half
01.2012 - 04.2017

A.A.S in Administration and Management -

Southwest Tennessee Community College
Amber Thomas