Chris Smith
123 Any Street • City, ST 12345 • (555) 555-5555 • csmith@email.com

DATE June 1, 200–

Pat Cummings
Employment Manager
Any Corporation
456 Any Street
City, ST 12345
FAX (555) 555-5557

Dear Mr. Cummings:

Please accept this letter and resume as documentation formalizing my application for the purchasing agent position advertised in the Macon Telegraph.

As detailed on my resume, I have six years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing for a growing organization that now purchases in excess of $3.5 million of raw materials, supplies, and equipment. Throughout my career, first as purchasing clerk and now as a senior buyer who wishes to become your next Purchasing Agent, I have learned to:

• Clarify the needs of end users.

• Source and communicate effectively with vendors and suppliers via phone and Internet.

• Create detailed spreadsheet cost-benefit analyses of potential purchases.

• Communicate with end users and negotiate with suppliers and vendors with great focus.

• Track, store, and retrieve all purchase documentation, delivery dates, warrantees, and installation agreements.

• Use purchasing, budgetary, and related software systems.

I am quite proud that recently I was a key contributor to the successful setup and startup of new branch locations, from bare walls to a fully stocked and efficiently operating facility. This involved working with managers, contractors, architects, and assorted on-site professions, with total purchases of over $500,000. During an interview, I can discuss how much I have learned completing this project and over the years in varied purchasing roles.

I appreciate your consideration of my candidacy and look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

Chris Smith