Tamar Williams, SPSM

Experience

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  Mitchell's Auto

  Aug 2004 - Feb 2006

  Accounting Clerk

  . Prepare bank deposits by completing data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, send cash, cheques, and other forms of payment to banks. . Receive, record and bank cash, cheques, and vouchers. . Perform general office duties such as filing, answering telephones and handling routine correspondence. Code documents according to company procedures.

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  Jamalco

  Mar 2006 - Apr 2008

  Traffic Clerk

  • Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading and shipping orders to route materials.• Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or non-conformance to specifications.• Contact carrier representatives to plan or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.• Compare shipping routes or methods to determine which have the least environmental impact.• Coordinate the application and maintenance of drugs, import licenses and other permits Show less

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  Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2015

  Associate Buyer

  • Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.• Confer with internal and external customers to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.• Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.• Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. Show less

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  Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2021

  Buyer

  • Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.• Administer Ariba online purchasing systems.• Confer with internal and external customers to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.• Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.• Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.• Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.• Interview vendors and visit suppliers' plants and distribution centers to examine and learn about products, services, and prices.• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. Show less

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  Digicel Group

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  Senior Group Procurement Manager

  • Provide Procurement support for the company’s twenty-six (26) markets across the Caribbean and Latin America. • Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.• Interview vendors to learn about products, services, and prices.• Request creation of requisitions and purchase orders by purchasing markets after review and approval of requests.• Review suppliers price books to complete negotiations of long-term contracts for the markets. • Provide procurement support for company’s Capital projects throughout markets. • Participate in strategic plans for yearly budgets . Show less

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  Scotiabank

  Jul 2023 - now

  Regional Strategic Sourcing Manager