Laura Moore
Shelby,NC
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with strong background in purchasing, vendor management and inventory control. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize sales and profits. Considered valuable asset to any team.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Buyer
Clearwater Paper
11.2020 - Current
- Knowledge Procurement of Clearwater Paper policies and procedures. (JD Edwards) (COUPA) (ISNetworld) (EXL Service Invoices)
- Works with suppliers on contract initiatives to ensure all cost savings.
- Responsibilities for price analysis, vendor selection, and recommendations for mill-related Procurement needs.
- Built vendor relations through meeting participation and regular communication regarding current business.
- Responsible for reporting Weekly KPIs for the Procurement Department promptly.
- Provide prompt and professional Procurement services to internal customers by communicating effectively with the Operating, Engineering, and Maintenance areas.
- Mentors and assists team members with less experience in the performance of their responsibilities JD Edwards.
- Promptly manage requisition to ensure stable supply and timely availability of materials and services JD Edwards.
- Responsibilities of Procurement system(s) and how they interact with mill operations.
- Knowledge of site needs and implements specific site practices that comply with corporate guidelines.
- Issuance of purchase orders and spot Expediting JD Edwards
- Knowledge of our customer needs and the organization’s customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
- RFP process, purchase requests, conduct bidding activities and contract negotiations (COUPA)
- Responsibilities for price analysis, vendor selection, and recommendations for mill-related Procurement JD Edwards
- Knowledgeable basic contract requirements and ensures contract compliance (ISNetworld)
- Taking actions to resolve customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
- Cost Saving 2022 $102,242.69 Goal$35,000.00, COST Saving 2023 $86,610.20 Goal $55,000.00
- 2023 Engagement Committee
- Emergency Response team
- 3 Years Perfect Attendances
Buyer Specialist
Parker Hannifin Corporation PMD Division
10.2019 - 05.2020
- Monitors and evaluates supplier performance.
- Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
- Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues.
- Facilitates the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
- Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes with suppliers.
- Provide parts, equipment, and materials information by answering questions and requests.
- Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- · Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
- Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed action.
- Compliances with Government/Commercial Practices Manual (GPM/CPM) policies and procedures.
- MRP and Kanban ordering and tracking parts
Warehouse Superintendent
Keystone Foods
07.2001 - 12.2013
- Overseeing warehouse
- Scheduling and purchasing all ingredients, packaging materials, and non-mro.
- Supply delivery schedule of ingredients to team members and the trucking company’s broker.
- Performs cycle counts each day and reports them to the accounting manager.
- Maintain COA’s recorders and vendors’ non-compliance records.
- Management daily rotating with ingredients and packaging materials.
- Maintain ingredients inventory and non-maintenance parts levels.
- Receiving and issuing ingredients and non-maintenance parts
- Forklift license (forklift safety team)
- Promoted 2004 to Purchasing Ingredients Supply Clerk (2004-2007)
- Ordering raw ingredients every week. Supply delivery schedule of ingredients to team members and trucking company’s broker
- Performs cycle counts each day and reports them to the accounting manager.
- Cross-trained to back up maintenance purchasing.
- Maintain COA’s recorders and vendors’ non-compliance records.
Education
Associate of Science - Business Administration Managment
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Danville, VA05.2003
Skills
- Vendor evaluation
- Supplier management
- Purchasing strategies
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- JD Edwards Manhattan (MRP)
- COUPA ISNetworld
- DMQ
- EXL Service Invoices
- Info EAM (Enterprise Edition) Tracking
Timeline
Junior Buyer
Clearwater Paper
11.2020 - Current
Buyer Specialist
Parker Hannifin Corporation PMD Division
10.2019 - 05.2020
Warehouse Superintendent
Keystone Foods
07.2001 - 12.2013
Associate of Science - Business Administration Managment
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY