Brenda Washington
Panama City Beach,FL
Summary
Dependable and detailed-oriented professional with great multitasking and task prioritization skills. Hard worker and have an excellent work ethic. Implementing new processes to streamline productivity in all areas of the department and provide exemplary customer service.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Associate
Gulf Coast State College
2021.07 - Current
- Assistant to Director of Facilities Management.
- Greet guest and direct them to their appropriate area.
- Maintain 10 department budgets.
- Coordinate with vendors, obtain quotes, order supplies and call for repairs.
- Prepare requisitions, check requisitions and petty cash vouchers.
- Manage all purchase orders for department. Process all invoices, post to spreadsheet and send originals to Accounts Payable.
- Maintain Facilities Database reporting to State.
- Schedule and arrange yearly inspections of elevators, fire extinguishers, fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm, fire suppression systems and backflow systems.
- Supervise process to receive elevator and boiler certificates.
- Process all online orders for supplies.
- Maintain timesheets for temporary employees.
- Act as liaison to all departments on campus.
Senior Procurement Assistant/Buyer
Gulf Coast State College
2009.06 - 2021.06
- Receive and review requisitions for purpose of ensuring completeness and accuracy.
- Support staff and college end users with purchasing process, follow-up and problem solving.
- Coordinate with vendors with vendor registration, to establish credit with desired vendor and resolve issues as needed with vendors.
- Reconcile purchase order reports and accounting reports.
- Assist Receiving Department with resolving shipping/receiving problems as they develop.
- Assist in college's solicitation process of invitation for bids, request for quote and/or invitations to negotiate.
- Input vendor information into Banner.
- Implemented Amazon online ordering for staff.
- Set up process and manage Grainger, Lowe's, Publix, Amazon, Staples and Sam's Club accounts with reconciliations of monthly statements.
- Process and manage online credit card purchases, reconcile credit card monthly statement.
- Order employee business cards, name tags and desk plates.
- Approve and coordinate all on-line ordering of office supplies with college end users.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
Administrative Assistant
Gulf Coast State College
1998.03 - 2009.06
- Assistant to Coordinator/Director of Facilities Management.
- Greet guest and answer questions regarding services or operations of department.
- Maintained 10 departmental budgets.
- Processed purchase orders
- Prepare requisitions, check requisitions and petty cash vouchers.
- Manage all purchase orders for department. Process all invoices, post to spreadsheet and send originals to Accounts Payable.
- Maintained work orders and distributed to department for completion.
- Implemented online work order system for department.
- Compiled monthly leave and work order reports.
- Collaborated with Grainger to set up account for online ordering with next day delivery which helped from buying in bulk and save warehouse space.
- Maintained calendar for campus vehicles.
- Obtained universal gas credit card for staff use.
- Updated Facilities Database for State Reporting
- Liaison between Facilities Management department and other departments on campus.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
Secretary
Southeastern Millworks
1997.10 - 1998.02
- General secretarial duties.
- Answered phones.
- Maintained staff's weekly timesheets for payroll.
- Order supplies.
Office Secretary/Payroll Clerk
Enco Construction Co., Inc.
1989.06 - 1997.06
- Maintained all documentation for construction projects.
- Coordinated bid process.
- Processed weekly payroll.
- Ordered materials for construction projects.
- Filed insurance claims, medical and workman's compensation.
Education
High School Diploma -
Enterprise High School
Enterprise, AL05.1983
Associate of Science - Business
Enterprise State Community College
Enterprise, ALSkills
- Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe
- ERP system - Banner
- Database Management
- Administrative Support
- Clerical Support
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Customer Service
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Coordinate Supplies
- Scheduling
- Employee Timesheet Processing
- Balance Accounts
Timeline
Operations Associate
Gulf Coast State College
2021.07 - Current
Senior Procurement Assistant/Buyer
Gulf Coast State College
2009.06 - 2021.06
Administrative Assistant
Gulf Coast State College
1998.03 - 2009.06
Secretary
Southeastern Millworks
1997.10 - 1998.02
Office Secretary/Payroll Clerk
Enco Construction Co., Inc.
1989.06 - 1997.06
High School Diploma -
Enterprise High School
Associate of Science - Business
Enterprise State Community College
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