Meg Wagner
Wrightsville
Summary
Diligent Purchaser regularly maintains inventory to meet customer product supply requirements and properly fulfill orders. Maintains market awareness by communicating customer needs with production planning and sales teams. Liaises with sales team to determine specialty order pricing and out-of-stock item estimated delivery and freight costs to meet customer expectations.
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Specialist
Sauder Eggs
Lititz, PA
10.2020 - Current
- In charge of determining the quantities of items needed for each of the 7 facilities and placing the orders with the respective vendors.
- Maintain relationships with the different employees at all the facilities to have open lines of communication about product issues, inconsistencies, and delivery delays or issues.
- Work with the accounting team to help with any packaging or inventory related tasks for weekly and monthly needs, including but not limited to facility packaging cycle counts and production postings.
- Maintains all the supplier relationships with existing vendors and buying group that the company is a member of.
- Manages the request for quote process for existing items from new suppliers and new items from existing suppliers.
- Liaisons between the sales & marketing team and manufacturers when working through graphics changes and new customer requests.
Distribution Center Outbound Supervisor
Dollar General Corporation
Bethel, PA
05.2020 - 10.2020
- Manages a department of the warehouse and coordinates with other supervisors in warehouse to monitor staffing needs.
- Runs daily start up meetings for employees explaining goals for the day, overtime schedules, and distribution center announcements.
- Maintains all paperwork for the department including accountability and training documents.
- Coordinated team activities to maintain efficient workflows and meet productivity targets.
Cashier
Student Book Store
State College, PA
08.2016 - 05.2020
- Worked with directly customers to help with purchases and returns.
- Gained customer service experience in first two weeks of semester by helping with textbook rentals and student questions.
- Processed customer transactions efficiently using point-of-sale systems.
Distribution Center Operations Intern
Dollar General Corporation
Bethel, PA
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Observed and assisted floor supervisors with daily activities.
- Designed and built a safety employee of the month program and presented it to corporate headquarters.
- Assisted in daily operations to streamline workflow and enhance efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Supply Chain Management
The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business
University Park, PA05-2020
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experienced in collaborating in interdepartmental teams
- Vendor relationship management
- Order tracking
- Price analysis
- Supplier negotiation
- Inventory management
- Procurement
Certification
Association of Supply Chain Management – Certification in Inventory and Planning Management - 2024
Timeline
Purchasing Specialist
Sauder Eggs
10.2020 - Current
Distribution Center Outbound Supervisor
Dollar General Corporation
05.2020 - 10.2020
Distribution Center Operations Intern
Dollar General Corporation
05.2019 - 08.2019
Cashier
Student Book Store
08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Supply Chain Management
The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business