Tamara Yu Fetzer
Roselle,IL
Summary
Dynamic supply chain professional skilled in procurement strategy, vendor negotiation, and purchase order management. Achievements include enhanced efficiency and significant cost savings through effective supplier relationships and accurate order processing.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Element Solutions
Itasca, Illinois
01.2019 - 04.2026
- Executed buying duties to fulfill procurement needs
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests
- Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy
- Contacted suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries, resolving shortages and late deliveries to meet operational needs
- Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders
- Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations
- Trained and supervised subordinates to enhance team capability and performance
Buyer Analyst
PSAV
Schiller Park, United States
08.2011 - 04.2018
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Collected and analyzed information from diverse sources to enhance decision-making processes.
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Facilitated communication among supervisors, peers, and subordinates to ensure alignment on objectives.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Developing and Building Teams
- Organized and streamlined information management to improve workflow efficiency.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Developing Objectives and Strategies
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Thinking Creatively
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Education
Bachelor's Degree -
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IL, United States05-1991
Skills
- Procurement strategy
- Supplier negotiation
- Pricing negotiations
- Vendor relationship management
- Purchase order management
- Vendor relationshipship management
- Cost analysis
- Procurement planning
- Supply chain logistics
- Pricing support
- Purchasing expertise
- Vendor relationships
Timeline
Buyer
Element Solutions
01.2019 - 04.2026
Buyer Analyst
PSAV
08.2011 - 04.2018
Bachelor's Degree -
University of Iowa