Lucia Underwood
Nicholasville,KY
Summary
Dynamic procurement professional with extensive experience at Honeywell, adept in SAP and Oracle for efficient inventory management and order fulfillment. Proven track record in vendor negotiation and problem-solving, ensuring timely delivery of materials and optimizing supply chain processes. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and driving results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Wireless specialist
Commonwealth of Kentucky
03.2024 - 10.2025
- Receive PPATS to order cell phones and to also add features
- Help with issues employees may have with their work cell phone
- Help with Do’s
- Change funding accounts on the cell phone plan when needed
Buyer II
Honeywell
03.2021 - 10.2023
- Request quotes for materials
- Use Oracle to run MRP, to place orders
- Check Inventory levels before place order, by using Tableau
- Help with invoicing issues
- Request pack list and POD’ for receiving issues
- Run daily reports from SAP and Tableau
- Take classes on our Learning Hub that is requested
- Receive confirmations from PO’s sent to put promise dates in
- Use SAP for invoicing
- Respond to vendor with questions they may have
Supply Chain Inventory Control Analysis
Jim Beam
09.2016 - 03.2021
- Run reports to check inventory levels in SAP
- Create Purchase Orders
- Evaluate inventory to estimate a time frame as to when to place orders
- Set up transportation when needed
- Work closely with logistics to route and pickup/drop off to be able to get inventory levels to where they need to be
- Work with our other facilities to manage stock at all warehouse locations
Purchasing Manager
Blue Star Plastics
05.2014 - 09.2016
- Using only excel, kept up with inventory after putting the planning into place to determine what was needed for the next day
- Went to pick up what supplies was needed for the office
- Attended weekly meeting
- Placed orders online for resin and any other raw materials that were needed
Shipping Coordinator
Leggett & Platt
06.2013 - 04.2014
- Managed all customer orders to make sure products were ready to ship
- Worked with material handlers to properly track all shipped materials
- Completed pack slips and Bill of Ladings for truck drivers
- Logged and tracked driver’s arrival and departure times to ensure materials were shipped on time
Purchasing Manager/Inventory Control/Customer Service
Accuromm USA
06.2010 - 05.2013
- Managed customer orders
- Receive in raw materials and get them ready for production, then make a production schedule
- Reviewed engineering drawings to determine what materials needed to be ordered
- Place purchase orders through Jobboss for raw materials, machine parts and office materials as needed
- Call vendors to get quotes on materials
- Communicate with the shipping department to make sure materials were shipped on time
- Alter production schedule if a customer needed to change their required promise date
- Tracked and managed inventory control for finished goods and raw materials to make sure it would be there we had enough on hand.
- Expedited parts as needed
- Entered Customer Orders
- Dealt with customer complaints
- Communicated with customer about delays
- Managed inventory levels
- Expedited parts as needed
Purchasing/Inventory Control
TRIM MASTERS
08.2002 - 11.2002
- I was the middle person between Trim Masters and Toyota
- Dealt with issues Toyota may have found or needed replacement seats
- Places order through the Kanban system they had
- Placed expedite orders
- Worked online when needed
- Helped shipping and receiving
- Did inventory every 3 months
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Bradford School
HoustonSkills
- SAP
- Inventory management
- Procurement processes
- Order fulfillment
- ERP systems
- Vendor negotiation
- Problem solving
- ORACLE
- TABLEAU
- AS400
Timeline
Procurement Wireless specialist
Commonwealth of Kentucky
03.2024 - 10.2025
Buyer II
Honeywell
03.2021 - 10.2023
Supply Chain Inventory Control Analysis
Jim Beam
09.2016 - 03.2021
Purchasing Manager
Blue Star Plastics
05.2014 - 09.2016
Shipping Coordinator
Leggett & Platt
06.2013 - 04.2014
Purchasing Manager/Inventory Control/Customer Service
Accuromm USA
06.2010 - 05.2013
Purchasing/Inventory Control
TRIM MASTERS
08.2002 - 11.2002
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Bradford School