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Allica Ramsarran

Queens

Summary

A results-driven supply chain professional with over a decade of experience optimizing supply chain operations and managing vendor relationships. Seeking an opportunity that will utilize my expertise and provide added optimization to existing processes. Strong analytical skills, highly organized, detail-oriented, and motivated, with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Procurement

H&M USA

Syosset

01.2024 - Current

Established and maintained strategic partnerships with international and domestic suppliers, negotiating contracts effectively to guarantee the most cost-efficient for the organization.
Identified, monitored, and resolved procurement-related inquiries from all departments and supplies.
Analyze and compare prices to ensure cost savings are maximized.
Manage and monitor purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery and high inventory accuracy levels.
Deals effectively with unstructured problems and situations.
Collaborated with multiple departments in the organization to identify upcoming stockouts and fulfill supply gaps.
Strong leadership skills with a collaborative approach to working with internal stakeholders across the organization.
Implemented and maintained KPI’s.

Manager, Product Sourcing and Procurement

Journey Health & Lifestyle

Richmond

12.2021 - 01.2024

Created and managed business-to-business relationships with manufacturers.
Extensive knowledge of assessing and recommending creative time-sensitive solutions.
Manage and measure the performance of international suppliers: lead-time, quality, on-time performance, pricing.
Maintained and created master data companywide.
Establish KPI’s to track and monitor performance and develop improvement plans.
Strong relationship with Asia-based suppliers.
Knowledge of vendor relations, project management methods, and techniques.
Managed complex projects and assisted with negotiations.
Knowledge of strategic sourcing functions and procedures.
Acted as the superuser on new programs the company launched.

Senior Planner, Manufacturing & Parts

Drive Medical Design & Manufacturing

Port Washington

05.2020 - 12.2021

Develop and maintain weekly production schedules for multiple manufacturing BOMS.
Planning & Purchasing of Raw Materials for the Production line of high-volume products.
Plan and execute procurement of finished goods, spare parts, large parts, and raw materials.
Worked closely with the Production team to improve capacity plans through improved forecasts and effective production plans.
Analyze product demand, trends, and forecasts.
Utilize reporting to analyze forecast accuracy/inventory availability to ensure forecasts meet sales and service expectations.
Developed Demand and Supply Plans for $200M+ annual revenue.
Developed and maintained KPI’s to track and improve vendor performance.
Gather and evaluate input from Sourcing, Procurement, and suppliers, mainly based in Asia, to ensure that supply plans incorporate supply base constraints and requirements, including capacity, MOQ’s, holidays such as Chinese New Year, and material shortages.
Review master data for accuracy and consistency, report and reconcile discrepancies across various systems.

Buyer

Beautyko, LLC

Long Island

12.2012 - 10.2013

Manages supplier relationships to ensure that the supplier delivers quality products on time.
Generating a moderate volume of Purchase Orders to support demand.
Managed and worked on various EDI platforms.
Oversees a moderate volume of Purchase Orders.
Logistics- Handled all incoming POs for both Domestic and International shipments.

Assistant Buyer

Lyoness America

Manhattan

02.2012 - 12.2012

Inventory Management for the US market.
Resolved any financial disputes about Purchase orders by having strong relations with vendors.
Generated orders for over $10M monthly to fulfill US demand.
Predict and run analysis to provide a Forecast for SKUs for all US accounts.

Sales Team Leader

Purity Products

Plainview

10.2007 - 04.2011

Supervised the Outbound Sales Department.
Trained new/present customer service employees.
Managed key client accounts.
Created a variety of sales scripts and sales techniques to increase sales/revenue.