S. Michelle Armstrong
349 Granite Way
Johnstown, CO 80534
Phone: 720-545-8740     Email: s.michelle.armstrong@hotmail.com

Profile 
An experienced Buyer/Purchasing Manager/Planner with a strong Logistic and Customer Service background. Leadership skills to motivate a team.  Worked in high volume positions. Personal skills are being detail-oriented, self-motivated, a team player with a strong work ethic.

Computer Skills
SAP; DART; Made-2-Manage (M2M); Microsoft Office 2010; Excel; 2010 PowerPoint, Word; Windows; Reservation Management Systems; Business Works Gold; Synchronics; RealWorld 6.0; ALMS System (YAIMS and HAIMS); EDI; internet and  email.

Experience

Digitalglobe, June 2013 – Present
Purchasing Representative for a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services. Duties include research vendors, obtain quotes and process Purchase Request and Purchase Orders. Create, evaluates and maintain vendor records. Track and expedite Purchase Orders. Reconcile invoices, train peers the use of SAP and maintain office supplies in four locations.
•	Coordinating with IT and A/P on the connections and disconnections of telecommunications circuits.
•	Have saved over $1,141,928.14 in avoidance cost in less than 7 months with telecommunication contracts.
•	Have saved over $653,340.00 in negotiated savings in less than 7 months with telecommunication contracts.
•	Creating numerous spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations for national and international companies for the usage of our products.
•	Work with consultants on work placement, fees and work description for specialized projects.

January 2013 – November 2013 
Part-time Book Editor for the publishing company Cocktail Cool. I read books and reports for misspelling and grammar mistakes.
•	Have worked on numerous reports for conference meetings.
•	Finished editing two books and finishing up on a third.

October 2011- December 2012
Took care of family member while seeking employment. 

Research Electro Optics 2010 - 2011
Worked as a Buyer II for a manufacturer of high precision thin film coatings, optics and optomechanical assemblies. Negotiated pricing for consumable products for high-volume and transactional items, operating supplies and equipment repair. Developed a program to coordinate all calibrated equipment service contracts.
Negotiated contracts by using RFQ's and/or RFP's with 50 plus customers and over 100 vendors.
•	Analyzed data for most beneficial price and volume purchases for stock (MRP), New Product Introduction (NPI), special buys, blanket orders and stocking agreements.
•	Developed a program to coordinate all calibrated equipment service contracts, as well developed a system to track all outside repair agreements to improve turn around deliveries.
•	Coordinated with customers and vendors the returns and replacements of parts.
•	Evaluated purchasing and supply procedures as well conducted cost analysis of all vendors and their products.
•	In charge of expediting all processed purchase orders with vendors. 
•	Accountable for coordinating and expediting quotes.

Adecco – GE Control Solutions 2008 – 2009
Buyer for a multi-international energy company. By using RFQ's and/or RFP's and other types of correspondence, coordinated all quotes and purchase orders with vendors, Project Managers, Planners and engineers for national and international projects.  Since I was a buyer of projects not specialized commodities (though I did work with a MRP system to maintain stock for high usage parts), I worked with various types of parts, from the nuts and bolts, to electrical & hydraulics, also transmitters, computer boards and valves.
•	Negotiated contracts by using RFQ's and/or RFP's with 100 plus customers and over 60 vendors.
•	For the first quarter of 2009 deflated cost of purchases by 14.87%.
•	Buyer for energy projects that range from 1 to over 600 line items per project.
•	Analyzed data for most beneficial price and volume purchases for stock (MRP), New Product Introduction (NPI), special buys, blanket orders and stocking agreements.
•	Synchronized with Project Managers, engineers and Planners for PR releases based on the BOM being released in the SAP program for the energy industry.
•	Responsible for coordinating and expediting quotes with energy companies and vendors.
•	Experience with engineering software (DART) to review design and parts specifications. 
•	In charge of expediting all processed purchase orders with vendors. 
•	Some experience in FAR and DFARS.

Payless Shoes 2007 – 2008
Store Manager. Open and closed store. Maintained store security. Processed paperwork for scheduling, payroll, receiving, shipping, invoicing, interviewing and profit accounts. . Attended regional meetings for promotional campaigns.

CB Rentals & Sales, Inc.  2006 - 2007
Office Manager. Negotiated/filed/maintained rentals for home owners. Maintained weekly/monthly/yearly A/R & A/P ledgers. Processed payroll. Negotiated advertisement for brochures. Wrote and supervised brochure. Supervised over 30 contractors. Troubleshot complaints from owners and renters. Worked with local county officials for permits.

Stephen King & Associates, Inc.  1993 - 2005
Was a specialized commodity buyer for 12 years as a Purchasing Manager to a distributor of industrial filtration systems for the Southeast region. Worked directly with the President of the company and the Warehouse Manager as well as the customers and vendors to coordinate usage of stock so projections of blanket orders, special buys and stock purchase orders were bought in the most cost-effective and timely method.
•	Negotiated contracts by using RFQ's and/or RFP's with 80 plus customers and over 50 vendors.
•	Effectively increased GP from approximately 27% to 41% within less than 5 years.
•	Analyzed data for most beneficial price and volume purchases for stock (MRP), New Product Introduction (NPI), special buys, blanket orders and stocking agreements.
•	Received, inspected new and damaged merchandise plus coordinated with customers as well with vendors the returns and replacements of parts.
•	Evaluated purchasing and supply procedures as well conducted cost analysis of all vendors and their products.
•	In charge of expediting all processed purchase orders with vendors. 
•	Prepared a Weekly Activity report for management.

Rockwell Space Operations 1991 – 1993
Logistic Analyst. Analyzed reports and coordinated with different sections to maintain stock and low level cost. Also initiated, researched and completed implementing the J.I.T. (Just In Time) program all common support parts.

•	Assigned contracts by using RFQ's and/or RFP's.
•	Prepared a Weekly Activity report for management.
•	Interacted with sales representatives to introduce updated technology. 

United States Air Force
Served in the United States Air Force where I specialized in Logistics. The areas I was trained in were Purchasing, Storage & Issue, Inventory Control as well as Receiving.
•	Supervised receiving, inventory control, storage and issue of up to 7,500 line items in 200,000 sq. ft. warehouse.
•	Held positions of NCO In Charge of Receiving and NCO In Charge of Storage & Issue.
•	Spearheaded major warehouse move with over 7,500 line items when serving in the military.
•	Re-organized procedures to streamline aircraft operations while working on the SR-71 aircraft.
•	.Obtained a Top Secret clearance.
•	Trained, evaluated and monitored up to 8 airmen for inventory, receiving, inspection and storage & issue.

Education
University of Chicago/Johnson State College/Western Virginia Community College - General Studies
Community College of the Air Force - Certified in Logistics Management