SUMMARY

• Results driven Supply Chain professional with over 3 years of experience with strong experience in distribution and demand planning backed by exemplary planning and analytical skills.
• Able to adapt quickly while efficiently prioritizing and multitasking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Ariba
• SAP Data Management
• Oracle
• Microsoft Office Suites
• PowerPoint
• Excel
• Word
• Hoovers
• GSBN
• QuickBooks
• MRP
• Lotus
• Epicor
• CRM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - PARSIPPANY, NJ

Supply Chain Account Operations Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Open portfolio of all open deliveries, and ensure timely JIT execution and confirmation of final delivery including transfers
• Created a Lead-Time Monitoring Report included in the daily backorder report to provide estimates on shipping timelines and customs clearance status
• Developed and distributed an Aging Backorder Report for Inventory daily based on incoming shipment containers applying FIFO and considering monthly basis inventory per day
• Worked on a distributed daily open work report based on: demand and consolidated back orders
• Identified and proactively resolved order and inventory related discrepancies from a quality, compliance and financial perspective
• Prepared all necessary data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, PODs, etc.) as specified by Customer Standard Operating Procedures.
• Worked with the Operations team and Sales Team to forecast and to utilize historic data, current inventory (good + aging), and Sales input, which was utilized to assist the monthly replenishment of products via UPCs
• Provided the warehouse with new UPC(s) and product information for incoming shipments from China
• Entered and processed all incoming purchase orders coming by EDI, web portal, and/or e-mail while tracking telemetry
• Authenticated sales agreement and terms with Sales Team for each Purchase Order
• Validated customer information with Accounting prior to order processing
• Acted as a Liaison with sales and accounting on all issues and inquiries related to order processing
• Orchestrated order placement with factory team for eCommerce and traditional Inventory accounts.
• Provided continuous improvement via monthly S&OP process and coordinated ways of cost effective and efficient management of the company’s supply chain network
• Directed the warehouse manager and team on Packing and repacking products for storage and/or shipment
• Provided daily updates of all incoming orders and daily shipments to warehouses
• Managed shipment deviations and provided updates to warehouse, customer/vendor while tracking backlogs (when applicable)
• Provided reports to sales and management pertaining to: product orders, shipments and returns
• Produced reports and coordinated with Warehouse and our Warehouse database for any issues relating to customer inquiries/customer service
• Compared warehouse allocations and system allocations within the order fulfillment system
• Checked inventory at Corporate and ship to retail stores as will call orders or pick-up
• Maintained Order flow and completion, including price checks, back-orders and order cancellations as requested by Product Division team
• Completed new product information sheets and sales materials and material data sheets as well as provided product and inventory analysis routinely

Confidential

Procurement/Purchasing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 30 Brand Managers by collaborating with Procurement & Finance in creating new supplier in NA in Ariba for direct orders
• Key point of contact for ensuring data compliance for payment resolution for procurement requirements for submission of Purchase requisitions
• Procure-to-pay agent for the Ariba consolidation initiative for all Personal Care Brand Development in NA and Canada totaling $30 million in sales for 2015
• Tracked project status and savings, cost avoidance, payment terms by partnering with Procurement, finance to shorten lead time
• Passed off all agreements to Procurement teams for business needs
• Assisted and Compared prices from multiple vendors and assessing the best vendor to work with
• Responsible for coordinating and communicating with Associate Brand Managers within marketing to get 500+ purchase requisitions paid within time and in full
• As requested, analyzed and prepared summary reports from Ariba and SAP to keep management up-to-date and ensure marketing’s budget is on track for the fiscal year for team discussion and decision making
• Worked with vendors to procure desired products
• Resolved $30 million dollars’ in invoices up-to-date for departments overall
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams for a new order receiving method to avoid delays and expedite payment approval with procurement and Accounts Payable
• Developed a format and organized a structure for Associate Brand Managers by gathering quotations, monitoring project costs/direct orders, scheduling and a thousand assigned orders to assure best quality at best value for our vendors
• Maintained excellent business relationship with the vendors for future purchase/Procurement in order fulfillment
• Monitored and handled ongoing supplier matrix data form including KPIs for project submissions
• Facilitated ordering enhancement with the brand managers and production agencies by following up on corrective action and review with vendor to maintain vendor relationship with managers for 100% project completion

Confidential

Supply Chain Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided analysis to management by accessing SAP WM to perform analytical reporting, manage customer shipments, monitor purchase Orders, Inventory Status and shipment details
• Prepared weekly/monthly product inventory reports which allowed the customer service operations team a chance to update customers on inventory and backorder reasoning
• Assisted with the Inventory Summary Report by utilizing a 12- month forecast and open order report to analyze inventory levels for products based on retailers and wholesalers
• Planned, scheduled and monitored the portfolio of medication flow through the SAP system based on shipment quantities needed for customers which included cost and service
• Assisted with daily operational issues and acted as a liaison with the supply chain group/customer service department/third parties to resolve product issues, assign backorder reason codes, examine root cause analysis and report status to management
• Analyzed data to drive action to enhance the supply chain performance

Confidential

Strategic Planning/ Credit Specialist Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Strategic Planning department in the account profile project collection and completion of 2000 end-user account profiles within CRM system by utilizing GSBN and Hoovers
• Utilized SAP to secure balance statements and account information to ensure reporting accuracies
• Led the maintenance and registration of approximately 900 vendor accounts into SCES ( Confidential Credit Evaluation System) to update the company’s internal data system
• Examined the entire credit block list report to show whether AR was overdue, past due and/or Just-in-time data for department

Confidential

Purchasing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analyzing and maintaining 500 materials used for the transition between Oracle and SAP databases
• Updated pricing in the Oracle system and rectified over 200 errors in SAP purchases
• Maintained purchase orders in terms of raw materials for SAP/WM data management systems to reduce millions in costs and control inventory
• Assisted with PPV (purchase price variance of input materials) to execute maximum profit in addition to coding raw materials quantities into Oracle for order reports
• Worked with the procurement manager and with vendors to procure desired products in terms of cost efficiency
• Aided the department in ensuring contract forms were being received and sent in a timely manner
• Performed SAP Data Clean up to ensure materials were not duplicated but up-to-date in time for transfer

Confidential

Accounts Payable

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Maintained accounts payable reports and corporate accounts payable files
• Assembled and processed overnight shipments to branches