Kendra Walker
Brownwood,TX
Summary
Experienced purchasing professional with 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.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Manager
Danhil Containers
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Buying goods and services for the company
- Matching and approving vendor invoices
- Price increase/decrease letters
- Customer inventories
- Invoicing
- Receive product, transfer product throughout company
- Company inventory monthly
- Packaging sales by monthly report
- Planning and overseeing the work of Buyers and Purchasing Agent.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Used ERP to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
- Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock.
Purchasing Agent
Danhil Containers
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Invoicing
- Accepted and processed supply requests from staff, and placed orders per procedures.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Monthly Inventory
- Processing Purchase orders.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
- Analyzed and reported on inventory levels to determine purchasing requirements.
Sales Associate
The Home Depot
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Ensures that all orders are picked up and staged for the next day for deliveries
- Confirms if the product is damage free, of good quality, and bundled accurately and timely
- Works with the delivery will call associates, loaders, other order fulfillment associates, and department associates to make sure that orders are fulfilled on time and are also picked and staged accurately
- Ensures that the paperwork or customer contact information is readily available for the driver each time any potentially hazardous material(s) is included in a delivery
- Effectively aids customers in all store areas by proactively approaching and greeting them, answering questions about their merchandise
- Recommend and sell additional items such as consumables or contractor equipment to make a project more accessible or more profitable
- Maintain accurate inventory records, complete paperwork accurately and promptly, and offer solutions to customers
- Assisted customers by demonstrating tools and equipment
- Assist with returns or exchanges of products sold, provide extended service plans.
Receptionist
Digital Passage
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Assists customers with all needs
- Answer the phone in a timely manner and direct calls
- Prepare bills and take payments
- Inform other employees of calls and jobs
- Enter customer data and update information
- Handle incoming and outgoing mail
- Front office
- Answered phones take messages
- Returned calls to customers
- Organized and processed mail.
Security Guard (Unarmed)
Point Blank Safety Services
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Prevent losses and damage by reporting irregularities
- Informing violators of policy and procedures
- Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property
- Inspects buildings, equipment, and access points: permitting entry.
Logistics Manager
United States Air Force
01.2014 - 12.2017
- Found vendors, Purchased gear for the unit to benefit the mission
- Trustworthy government account holder, maintained a budget of over $200K for organization
- Managed government assets accountability of over $5M in support of assignments through the tristate area
- Initiated accountability and inventory program saving the government from wasteful spending
- Led 40 personnel in maintaining standards/policies
- Developed a tracker on Microsoft excel to track and identify items that need to be purchased throughout fiscal year
- Equipment Controlling officer for radios throughout 15 operational sites.
Flight Security Controller
United States Air Force
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Manage and ensure the readiness of up to 56 personnel through training exercises, conducting training classes, and facilitating practice exercises that will ensure readiness for real-world operations
- Ensure up to 13 vehicles and other equipment assets are operational and combat ready through communication with other dispersed locations
- Guarded and secured over $200B government assets ensuring zero incidents
- Supervised 30 personnel between two different offices
- Performed Facility Manager duties, ensure everything within the building was operational
- Researched new products for the unit to display
- Developed a tracker on Microsoft excel to track and identify items that need to be completed
- Monitored Closed Circuit Television cameras for government facilities in value of over $200B
- Mentored and maintained accountability of Airman within the unit, providing positive guidance for their personal and professional development
- Completed Air Force Professional Military Education.
Response Force Leader
United States Air Force
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Led a 20-man response force into a close quarter combat scenario with a 100% success rate
- Guarded and secured over $200B government assets ensuring zero incidents
- Participated in over 100-unit exercises to include installation wide training scenarios
- Provided escort to sensitive materials
- Trained in military priority asset recapture and recovery
- Participated in a total of 12 base training exercises ensuring the safety and security of US assets.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ2026
Skills
- Order Fulfillment
- Supply Chain
- Military Experience
- Management
- Supervising Experience
- Project Management
- Logistics
- Purchasing
- Microsoft Outlook
- Office Administration
- Budgeting
- Customer service (3 years)
- Pricing
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Price Negotiation
- Data analysis understanding
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Pricing Structures
- Demand forecasting
- Account Management
Certification
- Guard Card
- Secret Clearance
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
Danhil Containers
04.2024 - 08.2024
Purchasing Agent
Danhil Containers
10.2022 - 04.2024
Sales Associate
The Home Depot
03.2022 - 09.2022
Receptionist
Digital Passage
07.2020 - 01.2022
Security Guard (Unarmed)
Point Blank Safety Services
01.2018 - 07.2020
Logistics Manager
United States Air Force
01.2014 - 12.2017
Flight Security Controller
United States Air Force
01.2012 - 12.2014
Response Force Leader
United States Air Force
01.2010 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Grand Canyon University
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