KIMBERLY A.

BROWN
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3081 60th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, Cellular 727-420-4194, kb10a46
38@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experienced in the management of union and non-bargaining employees, purchasing,
materials planning and development, contract administration, vendor negotiation
s, and customer relations in a utility and audio visual equipment environment.
Obtaining costs and manufacturer specifications, and executing interdepartmental
purchasing transactions. Strong focus on building and maintaining close ties w
ith vendors and suppliers. Proven negotiation ability and demonstrated skills a
t analyzing competitive bids and contracts. Experienced in maximizing warehous
e inventory totaling $78 million.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AVI a" SPL, INC. (Audio Visual Innovations) TAMPA, FL, 2009 to 2010
Warehouse Manager
a Responsible for the management and operations of the 20,000 square feet wareho
use space with purchases of $10 million in the first two months.
a Managed and directed the path of the trucks of cargoes to the destinations.
a Created and presented reports to upper management relating to goal attainment.
a Oversaw organization, maintenance and overall operations of storeroom.
a Supervised staff and scheduled shifts.
a Advised managers on vendor and supply chain issues.
a Collaborated with management, fabrication technicians and quality control tech
nicians on packaging and shipping.
a Reviewed and approved inventory cycle counts weekly to maintain stock accuracy
.
a Reviewed and approved time sheets for employees.
a Oversaw shipping, receiving and inventory control.
a Set inventory levels and reviewed to avoid possible surplus and/or obsolete ma
terial stock.
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, f/k/a FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION
SEVERAL PROGRESSIVE POSITIONS ST. PETERSBURG, FL, 1982-2009
Supervisor - Materials and Procurement Support Services, 2008 to 2009
a Created and presented reports to upper management relating to goal attainment.
a Oversaw organization and maintenance of storerooms.
a Supervised staff of 4 purchasing agents and 11 bargaining unit employees servi
ng 7 storerooms in a large geographical area.
a Advised managers on vendor and supply chain issues.
a Collaborated with management to develop and implement purchasing policies and
procedures.
a Reviewed and approved inventory cycle counts weekly to maintain stock accuracy
.
a Reviewed and approved time sheets for employees.
a Wrote performance, development and goal setting reviews, semi-annual and annua
l.
Senior Procurement Agent, Contract Analyst, Inventory Control Analyst, 2002 to 2
008
a Buyer, analyst and expediter for spare parts and general supplies.
a Received and analyzed vendor quotes and processed purchase orders.
a Negotiated high dollar items saving the company approximately $100k annually.
a Placed formal bids on high dollar parts and equipment. Negotiated cost saving
s of $250,000 on two new transformers.
a Reconciled and investigated vendor invoice discrepancies with accounts payable
.
a Submitted formal bids on all service contracts.
a Wrote all service, short form and one time contracts.
a Maintained 115 contracts including terms and conditions, rate sheets, insuranc
e and safety reviews.
a Set re-order points and target max on 10,000 plus items for storeroom.
a Added new catalog IDs within the system to ensure proper inventory control.
a Updated manufacturersa part numbers and pricing.
a Expedited parts and services.
a Set up all new facilities including drawings and layout, electric, water, sewe
r, IT and telephones.
Kimberly A. Brown
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Senior Services Specialist, 2001 to 2002

In addition to the duties and responsibilities of Materials and Contracts Agent.
a Buyer, analyst and expediter for spare parts for power plants, Anclote and Bar
tow, and for fossil general supplies system wide.
a Implemented procurement for special order safety equipment for the generation
and transmission distributions.
a Set inventory levels and reviewed to avoid possible surplus and/or obsolete ma
terial stock.
a Reconciled vendor invoice discrepancies with accounts payable.
Materials and Contracts Agent, 1996 to 2001
a Utilized forecasting logic on all 10,000 supplies and parts to set re-order po
ints and economic order quantities.
a Analyzed high volume, low dollar requisitions for material procurement in 12 F
lorida storerooms.
a Purchased all planned and unplanned materials relative to power plant outages.
a Received and analyzed vendor quotes and processed purchase orders for 46 contr
act packages in general supplies.
Materials Analyst II, 1993 to 1996
a Core Team Member of the Corporate Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiativ
e which researched and implemented streamlined work-flow processes and overall o
perations for increased efficiency and profitability.
a Corporate Inventory Control Analyst maintaining forecasting logic on 30,000 pa
rts at 12 storerooms.
Storekeeper I, 1990 to 1993
a Maintained and directed in providing materials to all plant personnel.
a Supervised assistant storekeeper and outage runners.
a Built and controlled all functions of the Higgins Plant Generating Facility st
oreroom.
Assistant Storekeeper, 1984 to 1990
a Assisted Storekeeper in routine daily duties including receiving, issuing, unl
oading material, locating material waiting on plant personnel.
a Operated forklift to load and unload supply trucks.
a Maintained commercial driver's license for moving materials to and from differ
ent generating facilities.
Bill Carrier, 1982 to 1984
a Delivered electric bills covering 600 residences daily.
Education
Diploma/Professional Experience
Skills
a Passport Financial and Material System
a Contract Management
a Purchasing Administration
a Direct/Indirect Costs Analysis
a Price Negotiation
a Work Authorizations
a Vendor Sourcing
a Team Building and Leadership
a Staff Training / Development
a Relationship Management
a Distribution / Warehousing Management
a Freight and Transportation Operations
Training
a Leadership, Progress Energy Florida, Raleigh, NC, 2009
a Contract Administration, Progress Energy Florida, Crystal River, FL, 2002
a APEX (Inventory Control), Florida Power Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999
a Negotiation Skills, Florida Power Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, 1998
a Forecasting Logic, Florida Power Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, 1996
a Leading Change, Florida Power Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, 1994
a Business Process Improvement, Florida Power Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, 1
993