Proficient in excel, Microsoft Office including Word, VISTA, Power Point applications, Outlook
Quimberly Dozier-patterson
Inventory Management System Specialist
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Versatile Inventory Specialist with advanced problem-solving and time management abilities. Proficient project coordinator and administrative leader. Highly familiar with inventory counts, business audits and documentation requirements.
Enthusiastic inventory manager willing to take on any task to help organization's mission succeed. Pleasant, hardworking and reliable with great interpersonal skills.
Talented in product lifecycle monitoring and identifying areas of decline and potential growth. Skilled in forecasting product demand and comparing data to purchase requests. Expertise in logistics and customer support to facilitate product sales and outperform competitors.
Results-oriented professional with a diverse background in management and customer service. Proven to conceptualize, plan and manage successful business operations. Additional experience in customer service in retail banking, parcel delivery service operations and inventory management. Dedicated, well organized, highly communicative and detail-oriented.
Dedicated logistics professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Inventory Management Specialist
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Medical Center
New Orleans , LA
03.2010 - 08.2022
- Restocked inventory to sustain par levels and produced quarterly inventory audits and calculated, updated and presented reports.
- Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
- Completed physical inventory counts each month.
- Utilized Software to prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, price lists, shortages, shipments and expenditures.
- Performed data entry and completed proper paperwork.
- Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
- Marked stock items with identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools or other labeling equipment.
- Completed stock inventories to identify and address issues negatively impacting controls.
- Completed scheduled inventory counts and supply audits to track shrinkage and inform purchasing decisions.
- Coordinated, collected and maintained vendor and organizational records.
- Maintained and organized inventory receipts and processed changes to reduce process lags.
- Recorded adjustments, pallet audits and tracked discrepancies.
- Worked with store employees to develop engaging and aesthetically appealing merchandise displays that drove store traffic.
Nx Supply Technician
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Systems
New Orleans, LA
09.2008 - 08.2010
- Reviewed and verified quantities received against bills of lading, contracts and purchase requests.
- Used identification tags, stamps and electronic marking tools to mark stock items.
- Supervised healthy inventory systems, monitoring product stock, maintaining receipt files and inputting data into computer spreadsheets for long-term tracking.
- Acted as receiving agent in verifying delivered goods, preparing receipts for purchases and generating quarterly transaction reports.
- Determined causes of discrepancies to make appropriate adjustments to correct inventory records and documents.
- Worked and communicated with clients and customers, adapting to expectations and providing quality goods and supplies on consistent basis.
- Coordinated supply orders to meet consumer demand and minimize costs of storing and transporting goods.
- Led implementation of effective supply chain planning systems while improving sales and operations planning processes for distribution network.
- Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements.
- Provided supply chain guidance to team of Number employees.
- Organized and maintained correct inventory levels to drive highest turns possible on inventory.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Created mechanisms to maintain open dialogue with product and service users and key suppliers, facilitating communication and helping prioritize opportunities.
- Forecasted and managed annual operating budget for every location.
- Devised and implemented short-term and long-term plans, optimizing supply chain management and improving value relating to annual expenditures.
- Built exceptional rapport with suppliers and transportation companies to create seamless operations.
- Leveraged valuable business relationships and skillful negotiations to obtain favorable vendor pricing.
- Managed availability of supplies from vendors by ensuring core items were on hand to keep inventory values low and consistently moving.
- Responsible for all procurements that are made by use of the government credit card
- Assists in interpreting and forecasting budget data received from supervisor.
- Ensure all payments are reconciled and or disputed to the prospective order within 10 calendar days.
Budget Analyst
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Systems
New Orleans, LA
08.2005 - 09.2008
- Implemented budgetary monitoring techniques to improve corporate spending habits.
- Identified and monitored budget expenses for accuracy and signs of fraud.
- Reviewed monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
- Monitored and reported budgetary discrepancies to corporate senior management to maximize reporting efficiency and finalized spending plans.
- Generated annual budget forecasting information for executive and corporate reports.
- Evaluated procurement needs and projected expenditures.
- Compiled statistical data after each month-end closing.
- Developed, analyzed and modified budgets to allocate current resources and estimate future financial requirements.
- Identified and implemented process changes resulting in improved performance and accuracy.
- Monitored contracts and analyzed expenses to facilitate financial objectives.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Submitted recommendations to budgets and forecasts for approval or disapproval.
Education
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
University of Phoenix
Metairie, LA 01.2010 - 10.2013
Skills
Shipping procedures understanding
Inventory audits
Handheld scanner operation
Performance improvement
Stock management
Competitive analysis
Exceptional time management skills
Recordkeeping strengths
Customer relationships
Inventory management
Strategy implementation
Information gathering and analysis
MS Office
Self-Motivated
Critical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Software
Timeline
Inventory Management Specialist
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Medical Center
03.2010 - 08.2022
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
University of Phoenix
01.2010 - 10.2013
Nx Supply Technician
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Systems
09.2008 - 08.2010
Budget Analyst
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care Systems
08.2005 - 09.2008