Experience

LifePoint Health®

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Procurement Coordinator

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  -Track IT&S Purchase Orders for 80+ Hospitals. Reconcile all IT&S purchase orders ensuring accurate documentation is received for every purchase -Manage weekly Open Receivables and Open Payables Reports-Work with Project Management and Hospital Directors to ensure materials are on site when needed-Determine budget category for purchase requisitions, contracts and invoices-Act as a liaison between accounting and vendors to settle invoice discrepancies-Reconcile all PO’s with facilities to ensure appropriate receiving documentation is obtained for audit compliance



Smith & Wesson

• United States
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Materials Planner

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2012

  -Process electrical Bill of Materials by working with the Electrical Engineers and Quality Assurance Lead Engineers-Procure all electrical materials to ensure all client specifications are achieved-Review inventory levels on consumable items and order as needed-Accept and scrutinize vendor bids and proposals



Jewelry Television

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Buyer

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2009

  -Assisted in the creative process of establishing a brand throughout the entire life cycle from design to sell-Managed return rates of watch accessory lines keeping returns below 10% of all sales-Maintained a gross profit margin ranging from 65%-80% category wide-Responsible for category specific web copywriting including all product specifications as well as biographies of the brands-Interacted with vendors daily concerning new product arrival, market strategies, design and logistics of product, and RTV’s-Coordinated purchase orders by analyzing sell through. Researched history of products and current trends to place new buys-Monitored on hand inventory for daily/weekly reorders-Planned and coordinated show run sheets for live broadcast-Acted as liaison between vendors and accounting to resolve contract, account receivable/payable discrepancies-Implemented markdowns by monitoring sales history