Laura Santiago
Mesa
Summary
Professional buyer with strong focus on strategic sourcing, inventory management, and vendor relations. Skilled in analyzing market trends, negotiating contracts, and ensuring optimal product selection to drive sales. Reliable team collaborator, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently achieving results in fast-paced environments. Known for excellent communication, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Buyer
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
11.2018 - Current
- Assist the Buyer for Buyer Team 7 & 11, review, add and adjust requisitions from end users for accuracy, vendor and price
- Expedite receipt of goods and services
- Prepare Bid Specifications and documents according to requirements on each bid, change formats as needed, ensure availability of funds and receipt of approval from requisitioners or end users
- Prepare awarded bid for purchase orders with distribution lists, special instruction, and bond requirements
- Attend bid openings, tabulate, and prepare for Governing Board approval
- Conduct site walk-throughs; perform vendor visits, communicate with sales representative and District personnel at all levels
- Adhere to District and State purchasing policies, legality, and conformance with District standards
- Work closely with our Financial Services, Accounts Payable, Student Activities department regarding funding and invoices to our vendors we have Purchase Orders with through iVisions through Citrix program
- Assist Buyer with Pre-Bids, Bids and Contracts with Mohave, IGPA, NIJP and internal contracts
- Contact Vendors and potential vendors regarding products or services we are inquiring for our District needs
- Use excel/word/google docs/google forms and google sheets for spreadsheets and documentation for our end users
SECRETARY
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
06.2018 - 11.2018
- Assist the Buyer Teams, Schools, District Sites in adding/editing vendors, collecting confidential tax information for Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounting, Human Resources, Financial Services and Student activities through iVisions through Citrix program
- Update vendor file information accordingly for MPS Personnel and/or Vendors
- Schedule meetings, prepare required documents and data
- Assist the Director and Purchasing Teams with ordering of office supplies, work orders, requisitions, timesheets and pars
- Use excel/word/google docs/google forms and google sheets for agendas, spreadsheets, questionnaires, documentations, etc
Customer service work order CLERK/dispatcher
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Receive and process work orders and assign them to the appropriate technicians through the TMA program
- Dispatch technicians to sites for emergencies and safety issues
- Answer incoming phone lines and transfer to the appropriate department
- Offer support to check on status of open work orders
- Use excel/google doc spreadsheets for customer service calls
- Handle procedures with missing/lost keys, assist with vandalism and storm damage as needed
- Team effort working relationship with office staff and district personnel
Title one clerk
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
01.2016 - 06.2016
- Assist the Title 1 Specialist with projects and testing
- Make motivational bulletin board ideas for students and staff
- Help with attendance in the front office
- Help in the ALC (Alternative Learning Center) classroom, as needed
- Assist in the media center, checking in and out books with students
- Assist wherever needed within the school and classrooms
- Assisted in creating a STEM classroom for the children to create and invent various things during their lunch break and scheduled classroom events
- Decorate and take monthly pictures of students for student of the month recognition
- Input student scores for reading interventions, as well as upload learning calendars for Instructional Assistants at the Title 1 department
Education
Certificate - Cooperative: Due Diligence Workshop
Professional Group Public Consulting, Inc
Mesa, AZ02-2023
Certificate - Instructional Programs Division of AASBO
Arizona Association of School Business Officials
Phoenix, AZ02-2020
High School Diploma -
Mary. D Bradford
Kenosha, WI05-2003
Certificate - IFBs: Construction
Professional Group Public Consulting, Inc
Mesa, AZ03-2023
Skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Supplier relationship management
- Data analysis proficiency
- Product procurement
- Ethical procurement practices
- Ordering and purchasing
- Pricing negotiation
- Product development collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- Supply chain management
- Complex Problem-solving
- Supplier communication
Timeline
Assistant Buyer
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
11.2018 - Current
SECRETARY
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
06.2018 - 11.2018
Customer service work order CLERK/dispatcher
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
07.2016 - 06.2018
Title one clerk
MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
01.2016 - 06.2016
Certificate - Cooperative: Due Diligence Workshop
Professional Group Public Consulting, Inc
Certificate - Instructional Programs Division of AASBO
Arizona Association of School Business Officials
High School Diploma -
Mary. D Bradford
Certificate - IFBs: Construction
Professional Group Public Consulting, Inc
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