RIENCE Resume

SUMMARY

Supply Chain Management Professional with over 5 years of experience and knowledge in purchasing, inventory management and analytics.
Expertise in inventory control, capacity management and efficiency.
Proficient in Procurement risk analysis and company spend evaluation.
Worked closely with various teams such as Finance, accounts payable, manufacturing and engineering for process improvement and cost reduction strategies.
Knowledge of lean methodology and continuous improvement process.
Expertise in contract negotiation and quotation management.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office products like Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and Outlook.
Experience using SAP MM and Ariba networks, JDA (Demand forecasting tool) and SNC (Procurement & Vendor management application).
Computer and Internet savvy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Agent

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Buyer, inventory planner and vendor negotiator for aerospace grade metal (Aluminum, steel, bronze and titanium) raw materials and hardware (screws, bolts, bearings, nuts).
Process daily purchase orders with all suppliers for all required production materials, services and plant along with office requirements.
Coordinate the movement of purchased materials through Job cards.
Maintain master data base for integrity in Epicor ERP.
Match invoices against purchase orders while confirming receipt of materials
Conduct supplier risk analysis (Quality) on a quarterly basis.
Source material pricing and availability requirements for all project quotation requests.
Interact and negotiate with suppliers for prices, delivery and bulk orders.
Communicate all delays or variances of inbound freight to the appropriate Sources.
Resolve purchase order and receipt discrepancies with suppliers
Follow - up with supply sources when investigating non-conforming receipt of materials

Procurement Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Provided high-level shipment and purchasing support to ten plant locations.
Sourced and secured goods and services and implemented standard operating procedures to greatly improve equipment reliability and decrease the raw material scrap.
Maximized budgets by identifying and removing >$50M in excess and obsolete inventory.
Consistently implemented negotiation skills to secure the most cost-effective purchasing solutions for the company.
Served as a liaison between customers and various other departments to evaluate inventory availability at store level or customer sites.
Created supplier risk analysis report and department spend analysis report on quarterly basis.
Managed procurement operations with SAP MM & SAP Ariba and provide support to multiple teams.
Constantly used the most cost-effective solutions negotiating contracts with new and existing suppliers.
Expertise in RFP (Request for Proposal) and RFQ (Request for quotation) process.

Senior Process Associate

Confidential

Managed supply chain operations as a Buyer for Loblaws in Canada. (inventory planning and replenishment).
Efficiently managed high cost inventory of over $5M. Coordinated with 40+ suppliers across 5 categories, over 700 products.
Short term and midterm inventory planning using SAP and JDA demand forecasting tool.
Created and processed purchase orders for warehouses and stores according to their general or seasonal requirements.
Served as a subject matter expert in procure-to-pay and internal processes; often recommended by senior management to provide training and mentor other team members.
Daily monitor delivery dates, schedules and requirements. Track deliveries and maintain vendor OTD (on time delivery).
Prepare reports of daily purchasing transactions for meetings with onshore plant managers.