Purchasing Agent III

• Apr 2022 - Present

Purchasing Officer

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2022

▪ Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. ▪ Prepares formal solicitation packages including review and preparation of detailed technical specifications, terms and conditions, bonding and surety information, sample contract, and special instructions. ▪ Assists management in developing specifications, scope of work, invitation for bid/request for proposal criteria; providing direction as to most efficient procurement method and proper preparation of procurement documents; reviews procurement requests for adequacy and completeness; makes changes to departmental submissions to ensure compliance with legal requirements, best procurement and standard business practices. ▪ Prepares, reviews, and negotiates contracts for materials, equipment, supplies, construction, public works and capital outlay projects, and professional and non- professional services; conducts interviews with consultants, professional services and other service providers as required and ensures that interviews and negotiations for such services are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, policies, and good business practices. ▪ Assists in administrating awarded grants; reviews award contracts for compliance with special conditions. Monitor Office supply inventories and prepares purchase requisitions as necessary. ▪ Maintain fixed asset inventory records ▪ Oversight of risk management and insurance coverage. ▪ Monitors and evaluates vendor performance and contract compliance; investigates and resolves complaints, complex problems and discrepancies related to procurement function; maintains relations with vendors, manufacturers, and dealer sales representatives to discuss products, pricing, market conditions, sourcing, and availability. ▪ Presentations to a variety of Boards and Groups Show less

Materials Analyst

• Sep 2010 - Aug 2015

▪ Processing manual requisitions for lab as needed. ▪ Verifying orders and expected deliverydates. ▪ Responsible for set up and renewals of maintenance contracts for all instruments in the lab as well as for grounds and buildingmaintenance. ▪ Responsible to insure Hap-Lite process is followed when selecting vendors for Major building projects. ▪ Processing capital expense orders for equipment and projects. ▪ Maintain the Access Equipment and Contracts databases of all Laboratory instruments and equipment. ▪ Dispose of all retired instruments and laboratory equipment through transfers, sale to equipment brokers or recyclers, including complete documentation and payments, as required. ▪ Issue all RFP packages to vendors for Laboratory Equipment, Construction Projects and Refurbishments and monitor the vendor selection and approval processes using the Hap- Lite Tool Kit. ▪ Invoice processing and approval for payment. ▪ Assist Finance in conducting physical inventory of laboratory assets. ▪ Answer calls for the Client Supply call center, issuing supplies to clients as needed Show less

Administrative Assistant VI

• Sep 2002 - Sep 2010

▪ Maintain, process and file Fiscal reports and files for all Federal, State, and independent money grants received by the Fairfax County Health Department. ▪ Prepare monthly financial activity reports for review by program managers and individual grantors using various software programs. ▪ Designed and Build new Grant tracking database using Access. ▪ Project financial spending needs in an effort to assist Program Managers in determining the most effective and fiscally responsible manner in which to utilize grants received. ▪ Responsible for accounts payable, receivable, billing, reconciling of the various grants, and purchase requisitions for the department. Show less