Kristi Adams
Procurement Senior Specialist
- Role
- Senior Procurement Specialist at Abbott
- Location
- Mundelein, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristi Adams
Dedicated and results-driven purchasing professional with extensive knowledge and experience with on-boarding vendors into an ePurchasing platform, automating electronic payment of invoices, maintaining vendor relations and price negotiations. Energetic team player with excellent communication and problem solving skills.Core Competencies:• Manage Vendor Accounts • New Vendor Development • Strategic Sourcing • Comparative Cost Analysis • Rogue Spend Research • Process Optimization • Project Management• Troubleshooting • eProcurement• Invoice Reconciliation• Staff Training• Team LeadHighlight of Accomplishments:Leadership: Develop new vendor accounts and processes, then assign and train a Buyer for the role. Results: Well managed vendor programs which increase department profit.Process Improvement: Review current processes of each Buyer to improve standardization and efficiency. Results: Streamlined processes throughout the department.Problem Solving/Testing: Assist with vendor website development and test for any possible errors prior to production placement. Troubleshoot opportunities for risk on any internal programming changes by IT. Results: User friendly ordering sites for more company spend through Procurement vendors.Staff Development: Team centered, quality focused, growth oriented, advanced staff competencies improvement in strategic sourcing, negotiation, and risk assessment.Results: Well trained, knowledgeable and goal oriented staff.
Experience
Senior Procurement Specialist
Aug 2024 — Present
Professional Services - MSA and SOW governance
Education
Nicholls State University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
1998 — 2002
Skills
- Process Scheduler
- Accounting
- Inventory Management
- Invoicing
- Microsoft Excel
- Sap
- Budgets
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Payroll
- Contract Negotiation
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Supervisory Skills
- Procurement
- Outlook
- Problem Solving
- Operations Management
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Pricing Strategy
- Customer Service
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