Claudette Livingston
Greenacres,FL
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Summary
Seeking a full-time position in a growth-oriented company that will enable me to fully utilize my skills, abilities, and experience to ensure the company's success. Detail-oriented Procurement Specialist proudly offering over 10 years of experience in tracking and managing orders from the vendor through to the consumer. A hardworking professional known for finding the best price on goods. Attentive to deadlines in fast-paced environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Purchasing Specialist
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
West Palm Beach, FL
07.2008 - Current
- Advanced, technical support level work involving procurement of a variety of assigned commodity groups and services
- Develop product and bid specifications in collaboration with organizational departments
- Purchase supplies, materials, services, and equipment by established guidelines
- Negotiate with vendor representatives and establish/maintain contacts with vendors
- Inspect and verify shipments, match invoices to purchase orders, and resolve supply order issues.
Procurement/Purchasing Tech II
South Florida Water Management District
West Palm Beach, FL
07.2008 - 08.2018
- Provided administrative support to the Procurement Bureau
- Facilitated the solicitation process, updated bid information, and entered solicitation data into SAP
- Generated purchase requisitions and utilized P-Card for material purchases
- Assembled, verified, and closed out procurement contract files
- Registered and interfaced with minority and small business suppliers at conferences and expos.
Administrative Assistant
South Florida Water Management District
West Palm Beach, FL
09.2006 - 07.2008
- Generated correspondence to vendors and distributed contracts and related information
- Closed contracts included storage, retrieval, and refilling of documents
- Utilized Microsoft Office software and SAP.
Receptionist/Accounts Payables Clerk
Direct Mail Link
Fort Lauderdale, FL
08.2005 - 01.2006
- Coded and entered purchase orders/invoices into QuickBooks
- Remitted payment to vendors according to accounts payable schedules
- Generated checks, resolved payables issues, and maintained daily postage payments.
Data Entry Clerk/Customer Service Rep
Interpark Corp
Philadelphia, PA
07.2001 - 04.2005
- Provided data entry services, processed contracts, assigned keycards, collected payments, managed switchboard, and audited cashier reports
- Provided AP/AR services for Hospitals.
Education
M.S in Organizational Leadership -
01.2018
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management -
01.2016
Bachelor’s in Business Administration / Finance -
01.2013
Associates in Business Administration -
01.2011
Skills
- SAP (10 years)
- OUTLOOK (10 years)
- MICROSOFT OFFICE (10 years)
- EXCEL (10 years)
- Customer Service (10 years)
- QuickBooks
- Procurement (10 years)
- Accounts Payable (10 years)
- Vendor Sourcing
- Supplier relationships
- Bid process management
- Data Entry
- Document Preparation
- Supplier research
- Cost-reduction strategies
Accomplishments
- Employee of the month
- Team of the Month
- Team of the Year
Timeline
Sr. Purchasing Specialist - SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
07.2008 - Current
Procurement/Purchasing Tech II - South Florida Water Management District
07.2008 - 08.2018
Administrative Assistant - South Florida Water Management District
09.2006 - 07.2008
Receptionist/Accounts Payables Clerk - Direct Mail Link
08.2005 - 01.2006
Data Entry Clerk/Customer Service Rep - Interpark Corp
07.2001 - 04.2005
Columbia Southern University - M.S in Organizational Leadership,
Columbia Southern University - Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management,
Columbia Southern University - Bachelor’s in Business Administration / Finance,
Monroe College - Associates in Business Administration,
Work Availability
monday
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morning
afternoon
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