Miranda Gilmore
Houston,TX
Summary
Organized professional known for effective vendor relationship management, product tracking and obtaining the most cost effective pricing. Smart Procurement Specialist with an in-depth knowledge of supply chain forecasting and planning.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist
Matrix Service
Houston, TX
01.2019 - Current
- Coordinated Expediting efforts as project lead
- Interviewed and hired personnel
- Mentored and trained expediting team
- Coordinated expediting plans for various projects
- Wrote and Issued POs
- Procured and negotiated pricing with suppliers
- Resolved overages, shortages, and damaged material issues with suppliers
- Expedited various issued POs to ensure timely delivery
- Coordinated logistical transportation of various materials
- Expedite supplier required documentation
- Verified and approved supplier issued invoices
- Issue weekly expediting status reports for open POs
- Resolved overages, shortages, and damaged material issues with suppliers
- Worked to support various site and engineering needs
- Worked to complete Procurement Close Out
- Performed and coordinated shop visits to various suppliers to verify fabrication progress and material procurement processes.
- Drove customer feedback to deliver information to management for corrective action.
- Organized periodic meetings with vendors and suppliers to discuss business objectives.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
Procurement Specialist
Agility Logistics
Houston, TX
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Provided support for various accounts
- Documented material status and provided timely updates
- Coordinated logistical transportation of various materials
- Resolved overages, shortages, and damaged material issues with suppliers
- Expedited bulk commodities
- Cultivated relationships with clients and suppliers
- Approved invoicing
- Data entry.
- Drove customer feedback to deliver information to management for corrective action.
- Prepared Requests For Proposals to solicit bids from vendors.
- Managed inventory control, material control, accounting and supply reports.
- Reviewed and updated suppliers' information such as contact details, payment terms, and performance ratings.
- Mitigated logistics deficiencies, resolved shortages and tracked missed or late deliveries while scheduling and expediting high-priority customers.
- Tracked orders and confirmed system lead times, delivery dates and costs.
Procurement Specialist
Chicago Bridge & Iron
Houston, TX
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Supported multiple EPC Projects
- Mentored and training co-workers on various programs and processes
- Expedite various issued POs to ensure timely delivery
- Documented material status and provided timely updates
- Coordinated logistical transportation of various materials
- Resolved overages, shortages, and damaged material issues with suppliers
- Expedited major engineered equipment, rotating equipment, mechanical packages, bulk commodities, and widgets
- Approved invoicing
- Worked to support various site, engineering, and procurement needs
- Performed and coordinated shop visit to various suppliers to verify fabrication progress
- Expedite supplier required documentation
- Worked to complete Procurement Close Out.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement within the procurement cycle.
- Drove supplier feedback to deliver information to management for corrective action.
- Reviewed and updated suppliers' information such as contact details, payment terms, and performance ratings.
- Tracked orders and confirmed system lead times, delivery dates and costs.
- Entered order details into system and inputted updates accordingly Excel.
- Organized periodic meetings with vendors and suppliers to discuss business objectives.
- Cut customer returns and complaints by identifying and terminating poor-quality suppliers and vendors.
Skills
- Expediting Major Engineered Equipment, Rotating Equipment, Mechanical Packages, and Bulk Commodities
- Buying Various Commodities
- Mentoring and training personnel
- Leading Expediting Teams
- Effective Communication
- Supply Chain Planning
- Supply Chain Forecasting
- Persuasion Skills
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel
- Product Tracking
- Order Placement
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Purchasing
- Reporting Requirements
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
Matrix Service
01.2019 - Current
Procurement Specialist
Agility Logistics
01.2018 - 01.2019
Procurement Specialist
Chicago Bridge & Iron
01.2012 - 01.2017
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