Alexandra Aranda Davila
Lynwood,USA
Summary
Professional with strong background in demand planning and supply chain management. Skilled in forecasting, inventory optimization, and data analysis. Known for collaborative team approach and adaptability in dynamic environments. Consistently delivers results through strategic planning and effective communication.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Demand Planner
Henkel US Operations Corporation
Rancho Dominguez, CA
04.2024 - Current
- Plan and coordinate the supply of materials for more than 800-1000 SKUs under 5 MRP controllers
- Carry out full process tracking: order placement, system management, and plant receipt.
- Ensure deliveries on time and in full, avoiding line-down issues.
- Monitor and control inventory levels to ensure Osmi reports/percentage are low and controlled
- Maintain constant communication with suppliers and internal areas (procurement, logistics, production areas).
- Monitor Vendor approval invoices
- My OTIF YTD is 98% for the year 2026
- The ability to anticipate risks and make quick decisions.
- Provide solutions and processes to solve problems in timely manner.
- Working with international suppliers and affiliates
- Support sister affiliate sites with internal material 80-90% of the time
- Support subcontracting material
- Review ZQ65 report in SAP to be ahead 5-weeks before material needs to be scrapped or recertified
- Making sure samples are provided from each department for the release of material in a timely manner
- Assist the warehouse with any receiving issue and provide proper documentation. Example COA, expiration dates, manufacture dome dates.
Senior Buyer/Planner
Econolite Group Inc of Umovity
Anaheim, CA
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Manage the procurement lifecycle: From supplier sourcing and contract negotiation
- Purchase order management, and supplier performance monitoring
- Forecast material needs and coordinate with suppliers to ensure accurate, on-time deliveries aligned with production schedules
- Resolve procurement issues: Perform root causes causing the delays and provide supplier with date for a score card
- Analyzing invoices/inventory discrepancies
- Review material of non-conformance, and other supply chain challenges.
- Maintain supplier relationships: Build and sustain strong partnerships with suppliers, ensuring adherence to quality, service, and delivery expectations
- Update ERP/MRP system data: To maintain and refine planning parameters such as lead times, lot sizes, and safety stock levels
- Monitor inventory: Keep inventory within established guidelines, providing insights and recommendations as needed.
- Communicate shipment commitments: Share real-time updates on component shortages with Order Management and Operations teams to protect delivery targets
- Support engineering change orders (ECOs): Act as a stakeholder in the ECO process to ensure procurement aligns with design changes
- Drive cost savings and process improvements: Identify opportunities for value creation through procurement strategies and continuous improvement
Procurement Buyer
Union Supply Group LLC
Long Beach, CA
06.2013 - 01.2023
- Negotiated purchases, forecasted demand, place orders, and ensured timely delivery of inventory.
- Provided and executed replenishment buying strategies to ensure product to our sister sites (OH, WA, Texas)
- Managed inventory for replenishment items to meet service level and reach internal goals for 100% in stock material
- Worked in partnership with managers, peer buyers, as well as category planning Managers to review and integrate forward buying plans.
- Provided and executed buying strategies to ensure correct inventory units are purchased to support marketing and allocation programs for federal and state prisons
- Worked with procurement and senior buyers to manage, build, and rebuild recommendations in alignment with seasonality items and ensure execution of seasonal exit strategies.
- Input new or changing vendor item data.
- Introducing new items for quarterly catalogs
- Creating new item numbers and adding pricing to the AS400 system to make sure new items were added in a timely manner for blow out sales.
- Created inhouse transfers from sister affiliates sites to balance inhouse inventory by 80% of the time.
Logistics Manager
Union Supply Group LLC
Long Beach, CA
06.2013 - 01.2023
- Managed 5 personal staff in Rancho Dominguez and 3 in Ohio. Lead coordinator,3 bob tail drivers and another 3 drivers in OH for 53 footers.
- Responsible for inbound/outbound operations and material handling processes in a fast-paced supply chain manufacturing environment.
- Emphasis was on maintaining product quality and accuracy while ensuring ship schedules were met.
- Responsible for monitoring stock status, production schedules, line-related quality issues and scheduled requests to move product in accordance
- Interface daily with quality, scheduling and manufacturing management for coordination of finished product issues.
- Responsible for initial start-up of a new 65,000 square foot warehouse.
- Decreased cost savings of Designed warehouse layout and implemented shipping process improvements resulting in increased productivity and ship accuracy.
- Manage a national project to capture warehouse, transportation, and planning performance data.
- Hired, trained, evaluated staff.
- Ensured the content accuracy of track and trace information of loads.
- Built and maintained professional and collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners and approached issues with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Optimized transportation network for northern California that had reduced late deliveries by 90% and reduced fees up to $260000 - Challenged the team of logistics coordinators to think outside the box and create a solution for real-time tracking of orders and customer visibility.
- Drop trailer program that improved service levels by 32%
Customer service supervisor
Union Supply Group LLC
Long Beach, CA
06.2013 - 01.2023
- Collected customer feedback and made process changes to exceed customer satisfaction goals.
- Made reasonable procedure exceptions to accommodate unusual customer requests.
- Provided accurate and appropriate information in response to customer inquiries.
- Addressed the customer service inquiries in a timely and accurate fashion. Always maintained up-to-date records.
- Developed effective relationships with all call center departments through clear communication.
- Developed reports and supplied data to fulfill customer report requirements.
- Worked with upper management to ensure appropriate changes were made to improve customer satisfaction.
- Built customer loyalty by placing follow-up calls for customers who reported product issues.
Shipping/Dispatcher
Anchor Danly/Anchor Lamina America/Lempco/Dayton
Paramount, CA
07.2011 - 07.2014
- Responsible for coordinating and managing the movement of goods from warehouses to customers or other destinations
- Scheduling and dispatching shipments to drivers and carriers
- Communicating with drivers, customers, and logistics teams of any delays
- Maintaining accurate shipping and receiving records
- Monitoring delivery progress and resolving delays or issues
- Supporting fleet management, including vehicle maintenance tracking
Safety Coordinator
Omega Extruding
Compton, CA
10.2007 - 05.2011
- Issuing warnings, inspecting machinery, maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
- Cleaning/Maintaining clean environment, safety inspections in a daily basis
- Providing safety training and education to employees, including workshops, drills, and emergency response preparation
- Maintaining safety documentation and reports, including accident logs, training records, and compliance reports under Osha rules.
Shipping/Receiving
Omega Extruding
Compton, CA
10.2007 - 05.2011
- Shrink wrapping pallets, checking quotes from railroads/ground, BOLs, transfers from warehouses
- Making sure we had enough resin, checking in/out drivers
- Trailer inspections, dealing with customer complaints, samples, making sure pallets were stacked correctly in house and inside the trailers, containers
- Inbound/outbound transportation calls to negotiate pricing of load.
Packer/QC Inspector
Omega Extruding
Compton, CA
10.2007 - 05.2011
- Performed daily inspection of small to large plastic components as well as inspection of raw material, work in progress, finished goods and any other items as were assigned.
- Updated daily reports for upper management completed quality checklist to ensure that the product conforms to current quality standards and other clerical job duties assigned by QA supervisor.
- Making sure packers data entry was correct and filled in, packing, making boxes, filling out reports, cleaning/maintained, safety inspections, answering phones, emails.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Business Administration
UEI College
Huntington Park, CA08-2011
Skills
- Analytical Skills: Evaluating suppliers, analyzing market trends, and making data-driven decisions
- Negotiation Skills: Effective negotiation skills for securing advantageous terms with suppliers and managing contracts
- Cultural Awareness: Understanding cultural differences and international business practices is important for successful global procurement
- Use MRP/ERP systems for material management
- SAP systems
- Responsible for KPIs and measurable indicators assigned to the area: Service level, inventory level, supplier service
- Team leadership experience
- Team building
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issues by managing material to be expedited to prevent line down.
- Have cut lead-times in half
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Demand Planner
Henkel US Operations Corporation
04.2024 - Current
Senior Buyer/Planner
Econolite Group Inc of Umovity
01.2023 - 04.2024
Procurement Buyer
Union Supply Group LLC
06.2013 - 01.2023
Logistics Manager
Union Supply Group LLC
06.2013 - 01.2023
Customer service supervisor
Union Supply Group LLC
06.2013 - 01.2023
Shipping/Dispatcher
Anchor Danly/Anchor Lamina America/Lempco/Dayton
07.2011 - 07.2014
Safety Coordinator
Omega Extruding
10.2007 - 05.2011
Shipping/Receiving
Omega Extruding
10.2007 - 05.2011
Packer/QC Inspector
Omega Extruding
10.2007 - 05.2011
Graduate Certificate - Business Administration
UEI College