Jamie Forrester
Idleyld Park,Oregon
Summary
Customer-oriented, strategic-thinking procurement professional with several years of experience in building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts and growing profit channels. Multi-tasking and self-motivated leader with expertise on expanding network connections, persuasively buying introducing products, implementing pricing/merchandising models, inventory control and projections, territory development and revealing customer needs to deliver solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Front Desk Associate
Wicks Emmett Accounting
Roseburg, Oregon
02.2025 - Current
- Utilized problem-solving skills to resolve customer complaints in an efficient manner.
- Cleaned and maintained lobby and common areas by restocking supplies.
- Updated guest profiles in computer system as necessary following any changes or modifications made during reservation process.
- Answered telephones and greeted visitors to assist, answer questions and direct.
- Organized physical documents before scanning them into the digital system for storage purposes.
- Sorted and placed mail on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence.
Accounting Technician
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Roseburg, Oregon
02.2024 - 09.2024
- Oversee a department budget control function which includes ensuring appropriate processing, coding and posting of payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, revenues, and petty cash. May assist in the preparation, presentation and documentation of the departmental and/or county budget.
- Oversee a department or major division information or database system for fiscal, financial, statistical reporting; write report specifications.
- Interpret policies, procedures, rules and regulations to department personnel, outside agencies and the public regarding fiscal, financial and statistical information. Provide user training. Coordinate, confer with and resolve problems with finance and data processing departments related to technical and programming aspects of accounting and statistical reporting functions.
- Bill for contracted services; monitor contract costs; prepare budget projections for prospective contracts.
Procurement Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Roseburg, Oregon
07.2022 - 02.2024
- Drafted contracts between vendors and the organization; monitored contract execution progress.
- Developed relationships with vendors to gain best terms for procurement, refurbishing, and rebuilding machinery and equipment.
- Gathered, input, and analyzed data to evaluate trends and make proactive adjustments to policies.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for the purchase of required materials and services.
- Conducted research to identify new potential suppliers based on quality, price, availability, reliability and serviceability criteria.
- Provided training sessions on procurement processes and procedures for staff members.
- Reviewed and approved vendor invoices.
- Prepared Requests For Proposals to solicit bids from vendors.
- Reviewed details on incoming contracts and service agreements to keep pricing correct.
- Negotiated, renegotiated and administered contracts with suppliers and vendors.
- Liaised with leadership team to review and approve contract terms and conditions.
- Review and understand contract plans and specifications.
- Accelerated expansion projects by guiding contracts into place and assisting in managing timely initiation and execution of each.
- Maintained current knowledge of accounting principles and government regulations.
- Completed monthly operational reviews to check budget compliance and identify areas in need of adjustment.
- Monitored compliance with approved budgets throughout the year.
Statistician
Murphy Plywood
Sutherlin, Oregon
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Analyzed survey results using various sampling techniques.
- Provided insights into customer behaviors by applying descriptive statistics.
- Utilized advanced statistical methods such as time series forecasting, survival analysis, cluster analysis to solve complex business problems.
- Monitored inventory levels and ordered materials as needed to maintain production operations.
- Communicated effectively with other departments to ensure smooth workflow from start to finish.
- Monitored stock levels and identified purchasing needs.
- Developed relationships with vendors to gain best terms for procurement, refurbishing, and rebuilding machinery and equipment.
- Mitigated logistics deficiencies, resolved shortages and tracked missed or late deliveries while scheduling and expediting high-priority customers.
- Gathered, input, and analyzed data to evaluate trends and make proactive adjustments to policies.
- Conducted research to identify new potential suppliers based on quality, price, availability, reliability and serviceability criteria.
- Reviewed and approved vendor invoices.
- Reviewed and updated suppliers' information such as contact details, payment terms, and performance ratings.
- Cultivated productive relationships with suppliers and maintained open communication.
- Collaborated with employees and supervisors to immediately resolve discrepancies in timesheets.
- Assisted employees with payroll-related inquiries, providing clear and concise information.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines consistently.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from employees regarding their paychecks or deductions.
- Reconciled payroll discrepancies by reviewing time sheets, production charts and wage tables.
- Researched and resolved employee payroll questions and issues via email, phone and in person.
Procurement Assistant
Roseburg Forest Products Co.
Winston, Oregon
09.2017 - 04.2020
- Diminished merchandise production down time, ensuring quality control while verifying assembly and creating new packaging.
- Reviewed purchase orders for accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- Reviewed and approved vendor invoices.
- Developed and maintained relationships with suppliers to ensure reliable supply chains.
- Resolved any discrepancies between vendor invoices and purchase orders.
- Contacted vendors to determine order status and communicate discrepancies with shipments.
- Liaised with contractors and suppliers, streamlining delivery of goods and services through to completion of payment.
- Prepared and assisted in development of letters of agreement, field purchase orders, and local purchase orders.
- Followed up on outstanding payments from customers in a timely manner.
- Conducted research on competitive pricing and product availability.
- Developed roster of potential service providers to supply with bidding invitations and quotations.
- Implemented purchasing strategies to cut costs and improve efficiency.
- Ensured that all purchases are made according to company policies and procedures.
- Managed inventory levels by monitoring usage trends and placing orders accordingly.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
George Fox University
Newberg, ORSome College (No Degree) -
Ashford University
San Diego, CASkills
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Audit tracking
- Internal controls
- Nonprofit accounting
- Transaction management
- Invoice creation
- Expense tracking
- Cash flow management
- Variance analysis
- General ledger management
- Grant accounting
- Auditing procedures
- Accounts receivable management
- Payroll administration
- Accounts payable processing
- Project accounting
- Financial statement analysis
- Fund accounting
- Data entry
- Budget analysis
- Payment reconciliation
- Accrual accounting
- Writing and verbal communication
- Purchase order creation
- Supply chain forecasting
- Supply chain planning
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Suites, Power Point, Excel
- Supplier relationship management
- Purchasing processes
- New vendor setup
- Purchasing
- Supplier contracts
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Front Desk Associate
Wicks Emmett Accounting
02.2025 - Current
Accounting Technician
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
02.2024 - 09.2024
Procurement Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
07.2022 - 02.2024
Statistician
Murphy Plywood
08.2020 - 06.2022
Procurement Assistant
Roseburg Forest Products Co.
09.2017 - 04.2020
Some College (No Degree) -
George Fox University
Some College (No Degree) -
Ashford University