Tammy Potts
Cartersville
Summary
Professional with extensive experience in inventory management and procurement processes. Demonstrated ability to monitor and analyze service parts stock levels, create purchase orders, and manage vendor relations effectively. Successfully coordinated with various departments to enhance process flow, ensuring timely delivery of materials while addressing discrepancies in inventory counts. Proficient in utilizing SAP ERP systems to optimize purchasing strategies and maintain accurate inventory turnover ratios.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1985
1985
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Parts Purchasing Specialist
Yanmar America
Adairsville
11.2022 - Current
- Monitor, analyze and modify service parts stock levels.
- Create purchase orders to replenish inventory.
- Receive Packing slips/invoices into the RPMS system daily.
- Update vendor cost and SLP pricing.
- Review and investigate daily cycle count discrepancies.
- Assist with PSA inquiries.
- Coordinate with receiving department to manage materials received and assist with improving process flow to increase on time delivery to our customers.
Purchasing Agent
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
Rome
03.2020 - 11.2022
- SAP/ERP- Develop safety stock, minimum order quantities, optimal quantities for Raw Materials to prevent interruption of the production process to meet (OTIF) Delivery's.
- Utilize MRP and other SAP tools to identify requirements for order fulfilment.
- Responsible for completion and negotiation of purchase order flow including: order call-off, PO creation, PO approval process including Receivable Goods Receipt and RTV Po's.
- Additionally handle any service issues with vendors, material delays, damaged goods upon receipt of delivery.
- Monitor inventory turnover ratio and valuation LIFO VS FIFO, to prevent aged and slow moving inventory.
- Understand raw material purchasing specifications;
- Advise with RD & A scientist ; Bill of Material changes, material subbing for material delays or obsolete items, spec requests for suppliers.
- Vendor Invoice Management for processing invoices using three-way match; Clerical support to accounts payable , pricing, Goods receipt discrepancy's.
- Assist Procurement Managers and Purchasing Assistant with Contracts.
- Work closely with transportation in inputting correct ZN locations issuing pick up information so that material pick up will tender correctly thru TMS.
Customer Service / Inside Sales, Production Scheduler
Asta Door Corporation
Cartersville
08.2018 - 02.2020
- Convert quotations to work orders from customer-signed contracts, purchase orders, or will calls. Create work files and check order correctness prior to filing. Communicate credit policies to customers and collect COD payments.
- Create retuned goods authorizations and replacement orders as needed.
- Familiarize oneself with all product literatures, shop drawings specifications, color charts, price books.
- Work with Production and Transportation to ensure OTIF delivery.
Shipping / Purchasing Coordinator
Neaton Auto Manufacturing Products Inc
Rome
04.2016 - 08.2017
- Shipping Coordinator- Created schedules & Bill of Ladings using MRP & AS400 (JD Edwards)
- Scan orders, label and stage for loading. Unloaded and loaded trucks.
- Fork lift Certified- Unloaded and Loaded Trucks
- Inventory Cycle Counts Quarterly
Production Scheduler
Asta Door Corporation
Acworth
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Production Scheduler and Purchasing Agent- Commercial sheet Doors and Rolling Steel Slat Doors.
- Created and maintained production schedules to ensure goals are achieved and that deadlines are met for on time delivery.
- Purchasing Assistant- Assisted purchasing manager with creating purchase orders.
Purchasing Coordinator
Neaton Auto Manufacturing Products Inc
Rome
03.2012 - 04.2015
- AS400-MRP- Ordered and Maintained Purchase orders for inventory at appropriate levels for assigned component parts and raw materials based on customer requirements without expedited freight cost to prevent delays with production or missed shipments to Customers.
- Monitored inventory- daily cycle counts, quarterly inventory audits and maintained 6 S, forklift certified.
- Created Goods Receipts for Goods received.
Education
River Forest High School
Hobart, INSome College (No Degree) - Pre Science
Floyd College
Cartersville, GASkills
- Purchasing
- Vendor relations
- Inventory
- Purchase order creation
- Vendor negotiation
- SAP ERP systems
- Shipping coordination
- Customer service
- Process improvement
- Strategic sourcing
- AS400
- Excel
Timeline
Parts Purchasing Specialist
Yanmar America
11.2022 - Current
Purchasing Agent
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours
03.2020 - 11.2022
Customer Service / Inside Sales, Production Scheduler
Asta Door Corporation
08.2018 - 02.2020
Shipping / Purchasing Coordinator
Neaton Auto Manufacturing Products Inc
04.2016 - 08.2017
Production Scheduler
Asta Door Corporation
04.2015 - 04.2016
Purchasing Coordinator
Neaton Auto Manufacturing Products Inc
03.2012 - 04.2015
River Forest High School
Some College (No Degree) - Pre Science
Floyd College