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Caitlin Keen

Caitlin Keen

Talladega

Summary

Dedicated Procurement Professional with a history of exceeding company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

PLANT BUYER

EISSMANN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
01.2024 - Current
  • Creating Purchase orders and fulfilling entire plants MRO inventory
  • Developed relationships with domestic and international suppliers.
  • Set up international imports weekly.
  • Negotiated, redlined and set up multiple contracts.
  • Created a Kanban system for MRO inventory.
  • Added certain items to Bill of Material purchasing for more efficient and cost productive purchasing.

PRICING AND PROCUREMENT ANALYST

TAG WORLDWIDE
12.2022 - 10.2023
  • Investigating, analyzing, and making recommendations based on benchmarking exercises
  • Extensive use of Excel to create and maintain financial and reporting documents for Sourcing and/or Audit purposes
  • Researching data requests with buyers and account managers
  • Supported multiple global pharmaceutical accounts.

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST II

COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED
02.2020 - 12.2022
  • Procurement Specialist I February 2020-June 2022
  • Oversaw inventory control, accounting, and supply reports
  • Maintained item specifications and new vendor profiles in SAP
  • Weekly GR/ IR report creation for research, reconciliation, and audit
  • New product setup for finished goods and raw materials for Southeast
  • Point of Contact for plants with any Purchase Order Complications
  • Developed and maintained excellent relationships with all suppliers, some as large as Monster and Cintas
  • Helped organize multiple large-scale projects with cost saving efforts for all plants.
  • Improved supplier relationships through regular communication and collaboration, enhancing overall service quality.
  • Maintained ongoing communication with suppliers to promote workflow and respond to inquiries.

DIR. OF CLIENT RELATIONS

JEFFERSON MATTHEWS WEALTH SOLUTIONS
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Executive Assistant February 2019 - June 2019
  • Launched customer feedback initiatives to gather insights that informed strategic direction and improvements in service delivery.
  • Managed the office and handled all administrative functions for the CEO
  • Coordinated Venues, catering, and menus for all seminars
  • Responsible for composing correspondence, preparing, and creating reports, scheduling meetings, arranging travel, revised a new online organizational system for client files
  • Creating content on social media to engage followers and promote events
  • Designed, developed, and implemented small marketing campaigns

STORE MANAGER

THE WHITE HOUSE INTERIORS
03.2018 - 09.2018
  • Created and implemented an entire store inventory system that streamlined efficiency and customer satisfaction while also increasing audit accuracy
  • Reconciled all Purchase Orders
  • Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.

BUYING AND LOGISTICS

ENCORE RESALES
10.2014 - 03.2018
  • Resolved customer complaints regarding sales and service
  • Used sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends.
  • Purchase and Replenish merchandise daily.
  • Routed incoming and outgoing delivery trucks daily and solved any customer complaints.
  • Coordinated internal markdowns.
  • Built and maintained strong working relationships with Sales Reps.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Skills

  • Purchase Order Management
  • Relationship Building
  • Materials sourcing
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Pricing Analysis
  • Purchasing expertise
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Purchasing strategy
  • Proficient in SAP, Excel, Doxis, DiCap
  • Global Procurement

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

Remote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementHealthcare benefitsFlexible work hoursPaid time off401k matchWork from home optionPersonal development programsCompany Culture

Accomplishments

  • Reduced inventory costs by 30% through implementation of multiple process improvements.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 7 staff members.

Software

SAP

Tableau

Excel

Microsoft Office

DiCap

Doxis

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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Interests

Horse Riding

Timeline

PLANT BUYER

EISSMANN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
01.2024 - Current

PRICING AND PROCUREMENT ANALYST

TAG WORLDWIDE
12.2022 - 10.2023

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST II

COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED
02.2020 - 12.2022

DIR. OF CLIENT RELATIONS

JEFFERSON MATTHEWS WEALTH SOLUTIONS
01.2019 - 01.2020

STORE MANAGER

THE WHITE HOUSE INTERIORS
03.2018 - 09.2018

BUYING AND LOGISTICS

ENCORE RESALES
10.2014 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Alabama At Birmingham

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