Experience

ALMACO Group

• Finland
• Shipbuilding
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Purchasing-Spare Parts Account Specialist, Service Division

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Boca Raton, Florida, United States *Receive and source product requisitions, place orders for customers daily *Expedite Late Orders *Handle Logistics issues with orders in both the US and Overseas *Update Customers Ordering System(s) daily *Source new vendors and negotiate pricing *Update Excel Spreadsheets pertaining to accounts handled. *Attend training(s) for products sold *Handle returns and credits from customer(s) Backup other Accounts Specialists



Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions aka: Callenberg Engineering, Inc

• Purchasing/Sales Agent/CRM training facilitator

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2013

  Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. *Source out and place order for customers daily *Expedite late orders *Backup other Purchasing/Sales Agents, Expeditor *Backup for lighting division *Help train all incoming sales personnel *Negotiate pricing with vendors



Joes’ Auto Marine Supply, Inc

• Purchasing Manager/ Office Manager

  • May 2004 - Jul 2006

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Placed orders daily to replenish stock levels *Expedite late orders *Inventory Control with cycle counts *Receive product into DataPro system *Supervise Showroom, Receiving and Shipping staff *Backup for Customer Service Manager *Backup for Accounts Receivable *Trained all new employees *Human Resource duties included-ADP daily updates, accepted Resumes and Applications, vacation updates, counseling records and terminations.



Land 'N' Sea Distributing, Inc.

• United States
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Purchasing Agent-Replenishment Buyer

  • Nov 2001 - Oct 2003

  Pompano Beach, Florida, United States *Review and placed orders daily for marine products on 45 vendor lines. *Reviewed overdue report and expedited late orders. *Updated and maintain inventory master when needed. *Ordering done through AS400 system. Maintained and created spreadsheets in the Excel system. *Worked closely with Purchasing Manager and Category Supervisor. *Worked with Accounts Payable on billing issues on invoices. *Worked with E-Commerce on problems on the internet that dealt with the… Show more *Review and placed orders daily for marine products on 45 vendor lines. *Reviewed overdue report and expedited late orders. *Updated and maintain inventory master when needed. *Ordering done through AS400 system. Maintained and created spreadsheets in the Excel system. *Worked closely with Purchasing Manager and Category Supervisor. *Worked with Accounts Payable on billing issues on invoices. *Worked with E-Commerce on problems on the internet that dealt with the vendors I maintained. Show less



K B Electronics

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Purchasing Assistant

  • Jan 2000 - Oct 2001

  Coral Springs, Florida, United States *Review and place orders daily for Capacitors, Resistors, and *Semi-Conductors from a daily report. *Review overdue report and expedite late orders *Maintain inventory files and item master. *Work closely with Purchasing Manager, Material Control Manager, and the Inventory Control Manage *Work with Stockroom Manager on problems that may arise with incoming material. Help with problems that may arise from the EDI order system. *Maintain push out logs and… Show more *Review and place orders daily for Capacitors, Resistors, and *Semi-Conductors from a daily report. *Review overdue report and expedite late orders *Maintain inventory files and item master. *Work closely with Purchasing Manager, Material Control Manager, and the Inventory Control Manage *Work with Stockroom Manager on problems that may arise with incoming material. Help with problems that may arise from the EDI order system. *Maintain push out logs and spreadsheets in the Excel system. *Work with Accounts Payable on billing issues with invoices. Show less



United Stationers

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

• Shipping Distribution Clerk

  • Aug 1997 - Jul 1999

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Prepare paperwork for all deliveries for the following day. *Sort invoices and packing slips for all customers and attach appropriate documentation. * Prepare daily manifests logs for each route. *Prepare daily truck logs to coincide with daily manifest counts. * Update customer information for individual routes. *Delete obsolete route count information from carton tracking system. *Maintain an open line of communication with other facilities for truck manifests



CORPORATE EXPRESS INC

• Purchasing Buyer

  • Aug 1995 - Aug 1997

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Purchasing supplies from over 66 vendors and specializing in special purchases for two Fortune 500 accounts. *Inventory Control on items purchased from our Miami locations. *Deletions of obsolete items from inventory and the AS400 system. *Price changes in the system on monthly bases. *Research items for purchase for our customer base and special projects for our sales force, including daily backorders and new items.

• Purchasing Clerk

  • Sep 1993 - Aug 1995

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Prepared invoices for accounts payable and researched any items that had overages or price discrepancies. *Inventory control on all new product entering the warehouse daily. *Research problems for sales representatives or vendors. *Daily control of all open and closed purchase orders with our vendors.



Delray Community Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cashier/Diet Tech

  • Jan 1993 - May 1993

  Delray Beach, Florida, United States *Helped fellow employees with selections from the menu. *Handled the money in the till. *Restocked shelves and cases daily. *Helped write up menus for the patients. *Answered the phones in the diet tech office and answered questions. *Still listed as per diem with Delray Community Hospital



Double Eagle Distributing

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cashier/Data Entry

  • Feb 1990 - Jan 1991

  Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States *Checked in driver’s paperwork and monies as drivers returned each day. *Entered all information into the computer system so that reports could be generated for later use. This information was used for the next days Account Receivables and Warehouse inventory control reports. *Answered the phone in the evening hours to help customers with delivery problems



Citizens Federal Savings Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Loan Disbursement/Account Representative

  • Nov 1988 - Jan 1990

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Funding of new loans and forwarding the proceeds into the company’s lawyer’s account *Preparing accounts payable vouchers for the new loan bills into the appropriate G/L’s. *Reconcilement of daily and monthly general ledgers



AmeriFirst Financial, Inc.

• United States
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Teller

  • Jul 1985 - Nov 1988

  Pompano Beach, Florida, United States *Supervision of tellers and training of all new tellers. *Balancing monthly general ledgers and a large cash vault daily. *Customer service of the customer base and cross selling. *Purchasing of the branch’s supplies.



Winn-Dixie

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cashier/Stock Clerk

  • Nov 1979 - Jul 1985

  Margate, Florida, United States *customer service to customers *responsible for cahier till, count down of till each day, before start and at end of day *stocked shelves *unloaded trucks *lead of stock clerks