Kardell L. Adams
Riverdale,Georgia
Summary
Well-organized Purchasing Assistant offering over 8 years of experience in the Procurement and hospitality industry. Committed to creating and maintaining meaningful business relationships with vendors and customers. Proficient in purchasing systems such as INFOR, Birchstreet, Hotshop, Jonas Encore and Oracle.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Specialist
Piedmont Golf Club
07.2024 - Current
- Creates and send orders to vendors.
- Reconciles invoices for payment.
- Maintains a healthy relations with vendor customer service.
- Minimizes spoilage of perishable items through rotating items and monitoring expiration dates.
- Works effectively with team members to optimize storeroom operations.
- Receives deliveries and stores in correct area.
- Maintains cleanliness of storeroom.
- Performs weekly inventory counts to verify stock levels.
Assistant Buyer
Placemart Agency
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Purchases for company warehouses across country.
- Creates orders to ship from warehouse to customer.
- Processes purchase orders and invoices.
- Reviews purchasing trends and forecast demand for inventory planning and replenishment.
- Monitors incoming orders and tracked progress.
- Monitors and adjusted inventory levels.
- Enters pickup and delivery information into transportation insight website.
- Works with vendors to schedule daily pickups and weekly deliveries.
- Communicates with sales and customer service team fulfill customer needs.
- Proficient in Epicor purchasing system.
Purchasing Assistant
Clayton Fixture
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Communicated with vendors to confirm, track orders and verify price.
- Negotiated lowest cost and contract terms.
- Monitored supplier performances.
- Reported data using Infor to identify buying trends.
- Created purchase orders in Infor.
- Ordered materials such as lumber, metal, hardware and laminates.
- Performed daily reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Led monthly inventory and input data.
- Proficient in INFOR and ERP systems.
Purchasing Coordinator
Hyatt Regency
07.2018 - 09.2020
- Proficient in Oracle, Birtchstreet, Hotshop systems.
- Created purchase orders in Birchstreet.
- Maintained supply levels by reordering food stock.
- Unloaded pallets and organized products in storeroom.
- Communicated with vendor to resolve damaged goods and credits
- Reviewed invoices and double-checked orders.
- Performed weekly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Contacted vendors regarding price, availability, and quality of products.
- Full-Filled requisition forms from staff, and placed orders per requisition procedures.
- Checked food products to verify quality.
Front Office Supervisor
The Whitley Hotel
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Assisted agents with guest check-in and check-out's.
- Cleared Departures, Discrepant, and pending rooms.
- Prepared reports to assist business leaders with decision making and operational planning.
- Confirmed guest information and payment methods.
- Collected room deposits, fees and payments.
- Collaborated with team members to handle guest requirements.
- Ran reports detailing daily guest numbers, accounting expenses and income and room service usage.
- Assigned daily work and activities for Front desk agents.
Purchasing Agent
W Atlanta Buckhead
06.2015 - 01.2018
- Proficient in HOTSHOP and BIRCHSTREET.
- Ordered per inventory sheet and Banquet request.
- Received incoming products.
- Filled department requisitions.
- Rejected damaged items and corresponded with shippers to rectify issues.
- Regularly reviewed invoices and double-checked orders.
- Placed, tagged and secured products in designated areas.
- Kept work areas clean, safe and organized.
- Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
Education
Associates Degree - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA08.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant -
Metro Medical Training Center
Marietta, GA04.2012
High School Diploma -
Franklin High School
Meadville, MS05.2003
Skills
- Pricing structures
- Cost tracking and control
- Purchasing coordination
- Financial administration
- Procurement expertise
- Stock Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Inventory Management
Timeline
Purchasing Specialist
Piedmont Golf Club
07.2024 - Current
Assistant Buyer
Placemart Agency
07.2023 - 07.2024
Purchasing Assistant
Clayton Fixture
02.2021 - 05.2022
Purchasing Coordinator
Hyatt Regency
07.2018 - 09.2020
Front Office Supervisor
The Whitley Hotel
01.2018 - 07.2018
Purchasing Agent
W Atlanta Buckhead
06.2015 - 01.2018
Associates Degree - Logistics And Supply Chain Management
Atlanta Technical College
Certified Nursing Assistant -
Metro Medical Training Center
High School Diploma -
Franklin High School
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