Terri K. Purdin
Tigard,OR
Summary
Construction purchasing professional with extensive experience in material procurement and supplier management. Known for effectively negotiating pricing, maintaining strong supplier relationships, and ensuring timely delivery, contributing to project success and cost savings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Claims Generalist
Progressive
Tigard, OR
08.2024 - Current
- Managed multiple claims, prioritizing customer impact and ensuring timely resolution through critical decision-making and follow-up.
- Conduct liability investigations by obtaining statements, reviewing vehicle damage and documents, applying traffic laws, and analyzing information to make accurate decisions.
- Investigated discrepancies and identified missing information using available tools and documentation to establish facts and advance claims.
- Maintain detailed documentation and coordinate with repair facilities, rental partners, other adjusters, and internal teams to resolve issues.
- Communicate clearly with customers and internal partners, providing status updates, explaining next steps, and following through on outstanding information.
- Reviewed invoices for accuracy and identified cost-saving opportunities by negotiating with vendors.
Purchasing Agent
Bridgewell Building Materials
Lake Oswego, OR
04.2017 - 05.2024
- Procured building materials in alignment with current and future project requirements and contracts by partnering with sales and senior commodity buyers to support immediate and upcoming material needs.
- Managed, tracked, and maintained 200+ purchase orders, coordinating order changes, supplier commitments, pricing, and delivery requirements through completion.
- Cultivated supplier and manufacturer relationships to ensure competitive pricing, favorable freight rates, adherence to contract requirements, and timely delivery to job sites.
- Worked closely with project managers, sales, accounts payable, suppliers, and logistics partners to resolve purchasing, delivery, invoice, and material issues while keeping projects moving.
- Supported just-in-time material needs for projects with limited storage, coordinating purchasing and logistics around project schedules and changing demand.
- Investigated material defects, inventory discrepancies, and invoice issues, identifying causes and coordinating corrective action with suppliers and internal teams.
- Monitored lumber market fluctuations during the pandemic, tracking pricing and inventory while coordinating with project teams and accounts payable to optimize allocations and maintain job-site billing accuracy.
- Coordinated with suppliers to address delivery delays and urgent project changes, managing trucking, inventory, and purchasing alternatives to uphold project schedules.
Purchasing Coordinator
Orepac
Wilsonville, OR
09.2010 - 02.2017
- Forecasted and maintained inventory levels across nine locations, balancing branch demand with available supply.
- Reviewed purchase orders for accuracy and compliance with company policies, reducing errors and preventing supplier disputes.
- Utilized integrated purchasing software to streamline the flow of purchase orders and sales-order information from ordering through shipping and billing.
- Coordinated orders, inventory, and supplier information to maintain purchasing documentation and support branch operations.
- Performed physical inventory reconciliation and investigated discrepancies to maintain accurate inventory records.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resources Management and Policy
Oregon State University
Corvallis, ORSkills
- Construction Procurement
- Vendor management
- Order management
- Material planning
- Material Defect Investigation
- Cost analysis
- Project support
- Contract support
- Cross-functional collaboration
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Customer-service focused with experience supporting both internal and external stakeholders and communicating clearly through changing circumstances.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of building effective supplier, project-team, and customer relationships.
- Organized and detail oriented, with experience managing high volumes of purchase orders, inventory information, documentation, and competing priorities.
- Independent problem solver who uses available information and resources to investigate issues, identify causes, and determine practical next steps.
- Adaptable team player who remains professional and cooperative in time-sensitive, high-pressure situations.
Timeline
Claims Generalist
Progressive
08.2024 - Current
Purchasing Agent
Bridgewell Building Materials
04.2017 - 05.2024
Purchasing Coordinator
Orepac
09.2010 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resources Management and Policy
Oregon State University