Barbara Smelter has over 15 years of experience in administration, project management, purchasing, and contract administration. She has a background in planning, sourcing, regulatory compliance, and customer service. Smelter held various roles including Purchasing Manager, Contract Administrator, Program Coordinator, Purchasing Director, and Project Director.

1. BARBARA J. SMELTER
9150 SW Wanamaker Rd. Cell (785) 221-8897
Wakarusa, KS 66546 E-mail gocatsbjs@aol.com
SUMMARY
Administration professional with over 15 years’ experience. Areas of expertise include planning, project
management, process improvement, sourcing, regulatory compliance and customer service. Strong
organizational skills, analytical, problem solving, communication, negotiation and relationship management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Johnson County, Purchasing Department
Purchasing Manager August 2014 – Feb 2015
 Manage the Purchasing Department staff of (4) Four w/an annual purchasing spend of over 200 million
 Review bids and RFP’s prior to releasing to the Public for advertisement
 Implemented Electronic Bidding procedure
 Coordinate the timely, cost effective and responsive procurement to County Departments.
 Managed the P-card program, conducting annual audits of department p-card usage.
St. Joseph Regional Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. July 2012 – August 2014
Contract Administrator
 Facilitate and directs the legal review, negotiation and resolution of the Hospital contracts.
 Review and evaluates proposed contracts for necessary/acceptable contract terms & conditions.
Identifies and negotiates revisions as necessary.
 Serves as primary liaison with contracting principles, internal departments and external parties to
ensure compliance with contract specifications and resolution of issues.
 Responsible for Contract Management system and contract tracking maintenance.
Kansas Housing Resources Corp., Topeka, KS 2010 – July 2012
Program Coordinator
 Assist Program Managers facilitate and develop program related goals and objectives.
 Managed the Residential Appliance Replacement (RAR) grant with $2.7 million in Federal funds.
 Implemented the purchasing of vehicles vs. leasing saving $4, 600 per vehicle.
 Administered the program to assist low income families in the State of Kansas to replace appliances
that were 10 years old (or older).
 Provide planning and support for training and technical assistance to multiple programs.
 Assist Program Managers in best utilizing program funds through Federal grant monies.
 Make formal and informal presentations to small and large groups to deliver and disseminate program
information.

2. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, KS 2001 - 2009
Purchasing Director
 Managed purchasing of $12 million in goods and services annually.
 Sourced, negotiated and purchased individual items valued to $336,000.
 Supervised, trained and mentored six employees in the Purchasing Department, one employee in the
Travel Department and a surplus inventory/stock room employee.
 Developed, tested and implemented a highly successful Purchasing card program that produced an
initial savings of $47,000, utilizing an average of 200-225 P-Cards
 Prepared and solicited bids for all items in excess of $2500.
 Negotiated and administered all contracts including vendor delinquency and contract terminations.
 Provided contract analysis of basic firm-fixed contracts and cost-plus incentive contracts.
 Negotiated with major vendors to include 3M, Dell Computer, Hewlit Packard, John Deere, Snapper
and Pierce Fire Truck.
 Provided budget forecasting information to the Administration Department regarding upcoming
purchases of Capital Outlay equipment.
 Developed and implemented procedures for the Purchasing and Travel Departments.
 Developed and administered the Purchasing and Travel Department’s budgets.
 Reviewed external department acquisition files to determine compliance with all established policies
and procedures.
 Drafted Requests for Proposals.
 Submitted corrective action reports to the departments and track progression and completeness of the
corrective action taken.
 Wrote the Department’s policies and procedures.
 Conducted negotiated procurements.
 Provided alternate solutions to the request for proposal issues and concerns.
Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO 1999 - 2000
Purchasing Director / Project Director
 Purchasing Director for the 10th District of the Federal Reserve which included Oklahoma, Omaha,
Denver and Kansas City.
 Manage the competitive bidding all goods and contractual services in excess of $5,000.
 Ensured that all bids and requests for quotations were prepared in a timely manner.
 Managed Travel Department
 Managed the P-Card program utilizing 150 cards.
 Supervised seven Procurement Officers and two travel department employees.
 Reviewed the requests to purchase from the departments and determine the most effective type of
solicitation method to use, i.e. request for proposals, request for information, negotiated procurements,
small dollar purchases and or emergency purchases.
 Conducted weekly video conference meetings with all of the Purchasing Department’s 14 to 16
supervisors and contracting officers.
EDUCATION
Accounting curriculum, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
CERTIFICATIONS
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Herndon, VA
Certified Public Purchasing Buyer, (CPPB)
Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO): First female in the State of Kansas to obtain this certification.