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, TN01.2024
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