Alejandra Restrepo
Temecula,CA
Summary
Highly organized, efficient, and communicative Liaison Officer with a strong background in coordinating business operations with internal and external stakeholders. Effective in serving as a middle person in streamlining processes, resolving issues, and improving communications.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Compliance Liaison II
Aya Healthcare
12.2021 - Current
- Responsible for qualifying and recognizing licensing and certification needs promptly
- Notifying internal/external teams of possible setbacks
- Providing the compliance file to the facility by their document due date
- Requesting clearance from the facility or requesting if pushback on the date if required
- Successfully maintains workload weekly
- Communicates and has productive relationships with clients and internal teams
- Takes initiative to problem solve by doing research, collaborating with internal teams, and formulating a resolution
- Introduces recommendations of departmental improvement
- Always willing to assist with other team members overflow, volunteers regularly for additional projects and audits
- Exercises good judgment, transparency, and accountability within all areas of the role.
Project Coordinator
Cosmic Pet, LLC
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Worked with buyers to ensure products were manufactured as requested
- Created timelines for our design, art, and overseas manufacturing teams to meet cargo-ready dates
- Ensured that our design teams were presenting new products within the buyers' tastes and purchasing guidelines
- Kept Cosmic team updated on buyer's requirements and needs for the upcoming quarter
- Performed vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency
- Maintained cordial working relationships with vendors and supervising vendor activities
- Signed and reviewed purchasing agreements with vendors, monitoring their performance
- Used quarterly and annual data to determine purchasing needs and perform inventory management
- Managed purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules and maintaining purchase records
- Worked with warehouse staff to compare deliveries against purchase orders and to identify any discrepancies.
Purchasing/ Logistics Manager
Achilles Tires USA
09.2018 - 10.2020
- Managed up to 180 container shipments per month from Jakarta, Indonesia which delivered to over 60+ US warehouses
- A team of 4 produced 84 million in sales for 2019
- Provided customers with shipment changes and updates
- Tracked all freight fees and invoices to customers for additional freight charges
- Maintained purchase/sales orders
- Made relevant SO changes before production and shipping if necessary
- Acted as a liaison between the overseas factory and customers
- Processed warranty claims and product recalls
- Created well-established customer rapport
- Provided customers and freight carriers with shipping documents as needed.
Product Manager
Delca Corp
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Work closely with clients and the sales department to develop new products in the pet toy industry
- Communicated with overseas manufacturing teams to ensure that all quality standards were met during production
- Generated products from inception to commercialization for national brands
- Reviewed samples and performed quality control testing to ensure toy safety.
Office Manager-Event Coordinator
Steven Boyle Design
05.2014 - 07.2016
- Supported management in planning purchases, researched competitors, sourced new vendors, and diversified product selections
- Worked alongside vendors and clients ensuring that the vision desired was executed flawlessly
- Created and maintained computer and paper-based filing and organization systems for records, reports, and documents
- Maintained accounts receivable and payables to and from all vendors
- Processed payroll, electronic deposits, and employee pay adjustments
- Handled all event staffing needs
- Ordered and maintained all office supplies and office equipment.
Education
AA - Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NYSkills
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Audit reporting
- Process Improvement
- Logistics Coordination
- Representative experience
- Collaborative relationships
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Compliance Liaison II
Aya Healthcare
12.2021 - Current
Project Coordinator
Cosmic Pet, LLC
10.2020 - 06.2021
Purchasing/ Logistics Manager
Achilles Tires USA
09.2018 - 10.2020
Product Manager
Delca Corp
07.2016 - 06.2018
Office Manager-Event Coordinator
Steven Boyle Design
05.2014 - 07.2016
AA - Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Westchester Community College