Kayla Ward
Broxton,GA
Summary
Experienced purchasing professional with seventeen years of purchasing experiences and top-notch leadership, program management and planning abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with organized nature and advanced problem-solving strengths. Improves policies, reduces waste and supports business needs with efficient, high-quality materials.
Willing to relocate to: Savannah, GA
Authorized to work in US For any employer.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Manager
Elixir Door and Metals Company
12.2012 - Current
- Responsible for organizing and maintaining a central facility for the purchase of all goods, services and contracts on a best price / best quality basis
- Also ensuring the smooth supply of material, consumables and equipment to the company
- Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items & services
- Negotiating price and terms of products with suppliers
- Managing, developing & improving the Purchasing and Warehouse teams
- Benchmarking performance of the Supply Chain
- Establishing terms, pricing, quality requirements, delivery, and contracts
- Adhering to all company policies with particular regard to accounting procedures
- Overseeing and conduction physical inventory
- Reviewing all contracts/agreements to achieve 'best price/best quality' purchasing
- Preparing & processing requisitions, purchase orders & invoices for purchases
- Giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning & development
- Making recommendations & advising senior management on all purchasing issues
- Maintaining records of supplier contracts, agreements, goods ordered received
- Managing vendor relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships
- Calculating quarterly costs of all raw material items
Purchasing Agent
Elixir Door and Metals Company
02.2008 - 12.2012
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
- Created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
- Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Identified and resolved supply chain issues to mitigate delays and production disruptions.
- Developed and implemented strategies to reduce operational costs.
- Maintained documentation for all purchases.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA05.2008
Skills
- Oracle
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- Contracts
- ERP systems
- Manufacturing
- Organizational skills
- Analysis skills
- Vendor management
- Microsoft Office
- Supply Chain Management
- Ability to identify and implement new procedures and processes
- Leadership
- Lean Manufacturing
- Contract Management
- Bid process management
- Cost reduction
- Supplier tracking
- Vendor relationship management
- Strategic sourcing
- Budget management
- Price negotiation
- Supplier negotiation
- Contract negotiation
- Inventory coordination
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Vendor sourcing
- Account management
- Reporting
Certification
Senior Professional in Supply Management
Willing To Relocate
- Savannah, GA
- Rincon, GA
- Guyton, GA
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
Elixir Door and Metals Company
12.2012 - Current
Purchasing Agent
Elixir Door and Metals Company
02.2008 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Valdosta State University
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