Experience

Craig Group

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Lead Buyer

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Buyer

  • May 2021 - Sep 2022

  Sourcing materials and services for major players in oil and gas industryPresenting quotes in response to customer requisitionsDriving the RFQ bid process through to order conversion and PO placementSecuring vendors' commitment to meeting lead time and quality requirementsNegotiating pricing and payment structures Executing proforma and progress paymentsConfirming finance, safety, and ethics compliance Serving as primary point of contact for customer account and internal teams supportingOnboarding new suppliers and managing vendor relationshipsCommunicating effectively with customer procurement departments, project engineers, vendor sales engineers, operations teams, and finance departmentsTraining new hires in purchasing and expediting roles Show less

• Expeditor

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  Confirming orders placed and in progressEnsuring order accuracy across customer, internal, and vendor documentationsReporting delays and mitigating issues with order progressRaising technical queries to stakeholders and monitoring through to resolutionProviding updates on all orders to internal and external partiesCommunicating with transportation vendors to facilitate deliveryDocumenting proof of delivery and goods-receiptValidating vendor invoices and submitting to finance to ensure timely paymentBilling customers and supporting credit control effortsTraining new hires in administrative and expediting roles Show less

• Administrator, Procurement and Finance

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Procurement: Drafting quotes based on vendor offersPreparing purchase orders for buyers' executionSupporting procurement efforts as neededFinance: Coding and preparing supplier invoices for finance to post and payResolving tax or freight issues on supplier invoicesFielding AP phone calls and relaying payment status updates



Vroom

• Greece
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Finance Specialist

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  Training and leading new hires on contracting and customer service responsibilitiesManaging escalations and finding solutions to complex issuesCollaborating between departments to refine processesClosing and funding 200+ auto loans per monthSpecial projects: -Call center "phone team" team lead - Selected to travel and train a new third-party vendor call center - Designated as "super user" for integrating new software systems

• Document Specialist (Finance)

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2018

  Verifying deal structures to be within lender requirements and 50-state tax, title, and registration regulationsPreparing contract paperwork and sending to customers all over the countrySupporting customers with questions or concerns through the contacting processConverting deals by ensuring the timely return of properly executed paperwork

• Credit Analyst

  • Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Assessing finance applications, credit profiles, and deal structures to determine ideal lending partnersSecuring lenders' approvals and preparing documentation for finance managers' presentations