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Skills

  • Project management
  • Cross-departmental collaboration
  • Attention to detail
  • Skilled researcher
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Problem-solving
  • Resource evaluation
  • KPI Development
  • Staff training and development
  • Business operations

Work Experiences

  • Analyzed annual supplier performance reports.
  • Worked with others to brainstorm new method possibilities.
  • Collaborated with the library curator.
  • Used Asana to compile data gathered from various sources.
  • Collaborated with the library curator to acquire rare and out-of-print materials, enhancing the diversity of the collection by 21%.
  • Microsoft Excel was delivered to customer locations by me.
  • Achieved a 73% improvement in service levels.
  • Increased profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
  • Boosted on-time receipts by 77%.
  • Was in charge of overseeing inventories for books, audiovisual materials, and computer software, as well as processing all receipts accurately.

Summaries

  • Accomplished in expanding collections.
  • Acquisitions specialist with the ability to implement and oversee sustainability practices, decreasing overall waste by 18% and fostering green procurement policies.
  • System and process have a proven track record.
  • Achieved 51% cost savings across multiple orders.
  • With hands-on experience, eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge.
  • Achieved better price agreements.
  • Acquired high-quality materials.
  • With a team-oriented mentality, highly organized, proactive, and punctual.
  • Library Acquisitions Assistant is a hardworking and dependable Library Acquisitions Assistant who excels at cross-functional collaboration and budget management.
  • Ability to recognize process issues and integrate procedure solutions to achieve method.

Accomplishments

  • Developed a resource allocation strategy based on usage analytics, increasing high-demand resource availability by 83%.
  • Developed and documented improved acquisition tracking processes, ensuring compliance with financial auditing requirements.
  • Achieved a 57% cost reduction in print journal subscriptions by negotiating new discounts and selecting budget-friendly alternatives.
  • Introduced an e-book acquisitions policy that increased electronic resource usage by 80% within the first year of implementation.
  • Spearheaded the adoption of a new electronic acquisition system, which consolidated ordering, receiving, and invoicing for 9 materials.
  • Recommended and implemented a shift toward electronic resources for journals, reducing print subscription costs by 16% annually.
  • Established an automated tracking system for acquisitions, reducing manual errors by 71% and improving efficiency by 9%.
  • Created a vendor rating system based on response time, delivery accuracy, and pricing, which improved vendor selection processes for future orders.
  • Facilitated vendor negotiations that reduced acquisition costs by 71% while maintaining material quality and diversity.
  • Analyzed purchasing trends and improved collection alignment with community needs, boosting circulation by 16% over 2024.

Affiliations

  • Collaborator, Public Libraries Association (PLA) Content Availability Task Force 2016
  • Member, American Library Association (ALA) 2021 – present
  • Member, Special Libraries Association (SLA) procedure
  • Member, Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) Conference 2023
  • Chairperson, Collaborative Library Acquisitions Consortium system
  • Certified, Fundamentals of Acquisitions by ALCTS 2020
  • Volunteer, ALA Library Acquisitions Advocacy Round Table metric
  • Contributor, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 2021
  • Member, Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) metric
  • Attendee, Charleston Library Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition 2024

Certifications

  • First Aid/CPR
  • Certificate in Collection Analysis and Development Planning
  • Acquisition and Disbursement Certification (Acquisitions Division of ALA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) by Society of American Archivists
  • American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)
  • Advanced Cataloging Specialization for Libraries
  • Certificate in E-Resource Management (University or Continuing Education)
  • ServSafe
  • CompTIA Security+

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