LILLIAN GOMEZ17619 Towne Bridge Dr. Home 281-251-8368Tomball, TX 77377 Cell 713-302-4137www.linkedin.com/in/gomezlillian Lillian.Gomez79@yahoo.com

Objective: Seeking a challenging position in a professional office environment to make use of my strong organizational skills, ability to complete multiple tasks on time, and be successful.

Summary: I have over ten years of experience as a purchasing and procurement specialist skilled in SAP, Oracle, Mars, MedAssets, PeopleSoft 8.0, Colleague, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LSAMS, data entry, and 10-key by touch. I pride myself on my strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to resolve issues, and ensure successful outcomes.

Professional Experience:Houston Methodist Corporate Office, Houston, TX 03/2016 – 09/2016Purchasing Contract Services

Performed various basic and advanced duties essential to the establishment of contracts

for services, standard supplies, special supplies and equipment. Managed contract documents to include: assisting departments with specification writing,

bid and proposal activity, contract modifications, change orders, and contract compliance. Developed sources for products and services. Ensured compliance with Group Purchasing

Organization (GPO) contracts. Prepared and issued solicitations utilizing the internet and other media, ensuring competition to the fullest extent practicable.

Cameron, Houston, TX 03/2012 – 12/2015Purchasing Coordinator II

Provided timely delivery of materials by organizing and locating inventory in databases and online systems in SAP.

Coordinated and managed all activities during purchasing process, such as creating purchase orders, monitoring transportation, invoice creation, and follow-through.

Reduced metrics by detecting, researching, and resolving purchasing issues and problems with incorrect orders, invoices, and shipments.

Saved time and money by administering and handling adjustments with suppliers, including replacement of material not conforming to specifications, cancellation of orders, and ensuring receipt of proper credit.

Worked cooperatively with personnel, determining purchasing specifications, sources, availability, pricing, shipping, and receiving.

Ensured compliance and ease in document retrieval by compiling, maintaining, and filing all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required, including auditable accounting records.

Identified critical out of stock items for 16 buyers by running daily reports.

HD Supply, Houston, TX 08/2008 – 12/2011Purchasing Coordinator

Coordinated with vendors, ensuring product was shipped in timely fashion and reported back to Inventory Managers on all backordered items which were shipped outside standard lead-time.

Prioritized orders based upon reporting and receiving discrepancies by building mutually beneficial relationships with warehouse managers.

Improved productivity by: Supporting buyers, including updating Late PO’s and Open Order Reports. Assisting Special Orders and Renovation Departments with PO’s where product shipped along with inventory PO’s. Ran daily reports to identify critical out of stock items for 10 buyers.

Built mutually beneficial relationships with warehouse managers so they feel comfortable reporting and receiving discrepancies, which increased my ability to prioritize their receiving.

Assisted Special Orders and Renovation Departments with PO’s where their product shipped along with inventory PO’s.

Lone Star College Tomball, Tomball, TX 04/2008 – 08/2008Accounts Payable and Purchasing Coordinator, Part Time Position 4-month Assignment

Maintained payroll functions for faculty and staff, acting as backup to primary payroll expert for college. Provided additional services by backing-up Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and “P-Card” Specialist. Ensured accuracy by verifying and validating timesheet data, training departmental personnel on timesheet input processes, preparing calculations for payroll adjustments and corrections, auditing, verifying, and processing adjunct payroll each semester.

H2O, Houston, TX 02/2007 – 04/2008Executive Secretary (Stevenson Staffing Agency Temp Assignment)

Maintained smooth operations by managing 20+ people, assisting CEO and 4 executives with day-to-day meetings and special projects.

Training and updating center staff on company personnel policies, procedures, regulations, and monitoring and evaluating human resource systems.

Halliburton, Houston, TX 03/2006 – 02/2007International Trade Compliance Export Coordinator (Stevenson Staffing Agency Temp Assignment)

Ensured compliance, performing duties in response to government regulations that control export and re-export of U.S. originated Products and Technology.

Provided accuracy by processing job orders for equipment and service for domestic and foreign export shipment.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Houston, TX 09/2005 – 03/2006Administrative Assistant (Stevenson Staffing Agency Temp Assignment)

Maintained inventory records, processed accounts payable invoices, filed company payroll reports, compiled and posted manual monthly journal entries, reconciled accounts.

Ensured invoices were correct, researched account balances, provided manual billing through knowledge of cash applications and billing.

Education: Houston Community College, Houston, TX Associates Degree - Business Management 2006 (GPA 3.7)