SUMMARY

• Seeking employment with an organization desiring a supply chain professional with a solid base of progressive experience as a detail oriented forecaster and buyer in the manufacturing industry with proven negotiation, effective communication, and problem solving abilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

BUSINESS ANALYST/BUYER

Responsibilities:

• Forecast and place purchase orders in Legacy system, Oracle and PeopleSoft. Expedite and de - expedite purchase orders.
• Liaison between Vendors, Parts Department and Accounting. Initiate solutions and resolve problems with invoicing issues.
• Create Bill of Material and new part numbers in Legacy System, PeopleSoft and Oracle.
• Analyze Inventory components for opportunities to reduce excess or increase forecast based on trends and availability.
• Work with Technical Team for resolutions on new product lines and parts issues.
• Obtain quotes from Vendors for electronic parts, such as tablets, mobile devices, and accessories.
• Set up and Manage reports for specific programs, such as large scale enterprise programs.
• Attend weekly meetings with Vendors.

Confidential

GLOBAL COMMODITY MANAGER/BUYER

Responsibilities:

• Forecasted anticipated demand for Batteries, Harnesses, Electrical Components, and Injected Molded.
• Utilized Demand Solutions as a forecasting system using past history as a tool.
• Established contracts for confidentiality, tooling, warranty, quality, development, framework, and supply agreements (bilingual with translator). Worked with engineering on SOW’s.
• Monitor Customer Po’s dat are generated via EDI to ensure all orders are captured in JDE and inventory is available.
• Liaison between Demand Planners and Production floor to aid Sales and Customers.
• Created month end reports to present to Management for forecast accuracy and fill rates.
• Worked with Engineering for part changes, new product lines, and approval on document data (drawings and specs).
• Placed purchase orders each month along with planning, expediting, de-expediting, past due purchase orders.
• Worked with Marketing on New Product development. Reduced excess inventory by $500,000.
• Acted as a liaison between vendors and Account Payables.
• Initiated solutions and resolved problems from a vendor, and corporate level, such as quality issues and receiving issues.
• Utilized system along with reports to maintain an accurate stock level.
• Planned on a warehouse level using SolarSoft. Entered purchase orders into SolarSoft system.

Confidential

BUYER/PLANNER

Responsibilities:

• Created month end reports to present to Management for forecast accuracy and fill rates.
• Created purchase orders for hard drives, labels, and hardware, and entered into SAP SYSTEM.
• Communicated with NETAPP Customer Service for late issues, expediting, and de- expediting.
• Attended daily meetings with the materials team to discuss expedited and late shipped orders.
• Created month end reports to present to Management for forecast accuracy and fill rates.
• Liaison between Demand Planners and Production floor to aid Sales and Customers.
• Purchased over $60M annually through demand forecasting / supply planning between Foxconn’s third party warehouse and NETAPP.

Confidential

BUYER/PLANNER

Responsibilities:

• Forecast and place purchase orders in RXHome. Expedite and de-expedite purchase orders.
• Liaison between Vendors, Parts Department and Accounting. Initiate solutions and resolve problems with invoicing issues.
• Analyze Inventory for opportunities to reduce excess slow moving or excess material based on trends.
• Obtain quotes from Vendors for pharmaceutical drugs for ailments, such as arthritis, psoriasis, cancer, infertility, etc.
• Set up and Manage reports for specific programs, such as large scale enterprise programs.
• Attend weekly meetings with Vendors.
• Worked with other locations on special projects and assignments for outstanding and consolidation issues.
• Third party Drop ship programs to the customer.

Confidential

BUYER/PLANNER

Responsibilities:

• Utilized system along with reports to maintain an accurate stock level.
• Forecasted anticipated demand, Negotiated pricing.
• Obtained quotes from vendors for production and aftermarket, patterns, castings, and subcontract.
• Coordinated purchase orders and responded to customer complaints and service request.
• Liaison between vendors and customer service.
• Planned on a production line and warehouse level. MRP me and II on SAP systems.
• Resourced machined items including patterns and tooling.
• Placed a high volume of purchase orders each month along with planning, expediting, de-expediting.
• Initiated solutions/resolved problems from a customer, vendor, and corporate level, such as, quality, receiving, accounting, customer service and returned material.
• Worked with Engineering for part changes, new product lines, and approval on document data (drawings and specs).
• Kaizen and Commodity Team member for outstanding company issues.
• Analyzed parts sales for the production line. Forecasted anticipated demand.
• Determined quantities and placed schedules for material procured.
• Maintained an acceptable Inventory level based on dollars and Inventory turns. Aided maintaining an accurate inventory count.
• Established VMI systems with current supply base.

Confidential

LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

Responsibilities:

• Utilized system along with reports to maintain an accurate stock level.
• Prepared financial and variance reports in accordance to the business report with monthly financial reports for management.
• Determined quantities and placed orders for material procured for Helena Plants for all raw materials.
• Using Discover via Oracle, weekly report of all product with pricing, inventory levels, etc. for district managers.
• Improved deliveries from six to seven days past due to one day to the customer.
• Tracked commodity pricing trends on the market.
• Researched Trademark names with Product Managers and attorneys. Registered for legal rights for Helena.
• Initiated solutions and resolved problems from a customer, vendor, and corporate level, such as,
• quality issues, receiving issues, Accounting, Customer Service and returned material from third party shipments.
• Worked with chemists and district managers for part changes, new product lines, and approval on document data (specs).
• Negotiated $200K in transportation savings... dis included rates and fuel surcharge fees.
• Analyzed parts sales for the after-market business. Forecasted anticipated demand.
• Determined quantities and placed orders for material procured for Helena Distributors for Coron.
• Maintained an acceptable Inventory level based on dollars and Inventory turns. Aided maintaining an accurate inventory count.
• Coordinate customer backorders dat needed to be shipped from the supplies with full transportation routing.

Confidential

BUYER/PLANNER

Responsibilities:

• Forecasted demand for Customers such as Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart, and the HSN; 4200 models+.
• Purchased and forecasted anticipated demand for Portable Fans, Bath Fans, Thermostats, and Accessories
• Utilized Demand Solutions as a forecasting system using past history as a tool. Provided sales data analysis to sales dept.
• Review Fill rate report to ensure 98% fill rate for all Customers, maintained a 98% fill rate or higher.
• Created month end reports to present to Management for forecast accuracy and fill rates.
• Managed rework process for Lowes, Home Depot, and other Customers.
• Worked with Engineering for part changes, new product lines, and approval on document data (drawings and specs).
• Placed a high volume of purchase orders each month along with planning, expediting, de-expediting, past due po’s.
• Liaison between vendors and International Customer Service to satisfy customer requirements.
• Placed a high volume of drop ship Purchase orders for International Customers, reduced inventory by $1.6m+.
• Worked with Marketing on New Product development. Reduced excess inventory by $265,000.
• Acted as a liaison between vendors and Account Payables.
• Initiated solutions and resolved problems from a vendor, and corporate level, such as quality issues and receiving issues.
• Utilized system along with reports to maintain an accurate stock level.
• Planned on a warehouse level using J.D. Edwards’s system. Entered purchase orders into JD Edwards system.

Confidential

BUYER/PLANNER

Responsibilities:

• Utilized system along with reports to maintain an accurate stock level.
• Forecasted anticipated demand, Negotiated pricing.
• Obtained quotes from vendors for aftermarket, patterns, castings, and subcontract.
• Coordinated purchase orders and responded to customer complaints and service request. .
• Planned on a warehouse level. MRP me and II on SAP systems. Resourced machined items including patterns and tooling.
• Placed a high volume of purchase orders each month along with planning, expediting, de-expediting.
• Initiated solutions and resolved problems from a customer, vendor, and corporate level, such as,
• Quality issues, receiving issues, Accounting, Customer Service and returned material from third party shipments
• Worked with Engineering for part changes, new product lines, and approval on document data (drawings and specs).
• Third party Drop ship programs for automatic purchase orders.
• Kaizen and Commodity Team member for outstanding company issues.
• Analyzed parts sales for the after-market business. Forecasted anticipated demand.
• Maintained an acceptable Inventory level based on dollars and Inventory turns. Aided maintaining an accurate inventory.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SAP AS/400 system JD Edwards
• Irma mainframe (CICS) Lotus Notes
• Oracle TeamCenter Discover
• SmartForecast Forecasting System
• Demand Solutions Forecasting System
• Microsoft Office Suite, etc.
• Citrix Emun EPIC People Soft
• EBS Nexus Agvance RX Home