Abby Nelson
Oak Ridge,NC
Summary
Skillful Office Management and Senior Purchasing professional with over 16 years of progressive distribution experience. Proficient in optimizing productivity and service quality, adept in payroll procedures, budgeting, customer service, order picking and delivery, AP/AR activities, HR staffing and benefit enrollment procedures, warehouse operations, and other daily operation and administrative leadership processes. Also highly skilled at managing and improving multi-million dollar procurement operations through forecasting, strategic sourcing, forging strong vendor relationships, sourcing quality products, and reducing costs. Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with an organized nature, dedicated to exceeding expectations and bringing exceptional business results.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing/Office Manager
NS Farrington LLC
Kernersville, NC
09.2015 - Current
- Analyzed and monitored sales records, trends, and economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and issue purchase orders accordingly
- Developed and maintained relationships with over 70 vendors, collaborating to guarantee product availability, pricing, and compliance with quality standards
- Implemented new process to streamline delivery of import containers, reducing standard delivery time by about 20%
- Managed all contracts and service agreements for facility and served as main contact for inspections and building repairs for 3+ years
- Coordinated with multiple freight companies and brokers, booking 2 - 5 LTL and/or FLT shipments per week, owning them from quoting process through billing
- Managed 3 office and 5 warehouse personnel, monitoring and addressing any productivity or attendance concerns, benefit or payroll issues and completing yearly performance reviews
- Directed staffing initiatives and employee relations by identifying understaffing, interviewing, on-boarding and training new employees, handling conflicts, and termination decisions
- Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production
- Developed user-friendly employee and customer forms, amended old procedures, and generated new SOP's to increase warehouse and office efficiency
- Provided superior customer support through entering orders, researching new products, investigating delivery or billing issues, and processing payments, yielding $4.5M in annual billings
- Formulated weekly and monthly reports to analyze cash and unbilled balances and delivered all cash and checks to bank
Buyer
Animal Supply Company
Greensboro, NC
10.2014 - 09.2015
- Formulated daily reports to analyze sales trends and product usage
- Generated purchase orders for over 30 vendors and maintained stock levels for over 600 different products
- Calculated vendor price increases and logged them into AS400 for each of 5 price tiers for each item code
- Tracked inventory shipments and collaborated with warehouse to set delivery appointments
- Formulated monthly customer promotional specials and collaborated with marketing to produce mailings
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins
- Represented company at national and regional trade shows
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice/Forensic Science
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston Salem, NC05.2004
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston Salem, NC05.2004
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation & Management
- Relationship Building
- Inventory Management
- Financial Controls
- Time Management
- Oracle, AS400, Sage 100, Citrix (SX)
- Business Leadership
- Materials Planning and Logistics
- Team Management and Supervision
Timeline
Purchasing/Office Manager
NS Farrington LLC
09.2015 - Current
Buyer
Animal Supply Company
10.2014 - 09.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice/Forensic Science
Forsyth Technical Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology
Forsyth Technical Community College