Bianca Baumann
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional passionate about executing exceptional events that achieve established goals. Experience with planning, budgeting and coordinating wide variety of both small-scale and large-scale events. Strong communicator and negotiator able to foster relationships with key stakeholders and vendors.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Revolve
04.2021 - 11.2023
- Developed procurement strategy, establishment of purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures within the organization
- Developed business intelligence based on continuous market analysis, monitoring, and forecasting against variable market conditions
- Built internal relationships, assessing the capabilities of suppliers
- Worked with cross-functional partners with help to create best practice-based processes and procedures
- Worked in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Negotiated contracts with oncoming partners to secure the best rate
- Constant research on competition and purchasing trends.
- Increased supplier efficiency by negotiating contracts and maintaining strong relationships with vendors.
- Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
- Streamlined purchasing processes by implementing efficient systems and procedures for order management.
- Achieved cost savings by identifying opportunities for consolidation and bulk purchasing across departments.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
- Improved inventory management by conducting regular audits, analyzing usage patterns, and implementing demand forecasts.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to understand their needs, ensuring accurate product specifications were met in all purchases.
Lead Buyer- Associate Buyer
Forever 21
06.2017 - 04.2022
- Approving purchase and change orders
- Bid and negotiated long-term contracts for repeat purchase items and projects
- Assisted the Sr
- Buyer and larger buying team with daily tasks as needed
- Analyzed market trends, negotiated with suppliers and maintained relationships with vendors
- Worked in google analytics for our e-commerce business
- SAP Fieldglass (VMS) system implementation, onboarding major vendors.
Buyer
University of California
12.2016 - 11.2017
- Analyzed selling and inventory reports on a weekly basis
- Communicated with vendors regarding product and deliveries
- Executed PO's, Statements of Work (SOW), and service agreements (SA) to obtain supplier acceptance
- Analyzed all MRP exception messages on SAP to ensure follow up on material requirements
- Created supplier scorecards to drive for continuous improvement and creation of best practice-based processes and procedures
- Best efforts on cost control for major events, photography and medical/dental equipment for students
- Constant management and review of vendor contracts to then upload in our database -Ariba, for onboarding vendors or vendors that needed contracts updated and renewed
- Reviewed, evaluated, and approved specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Education
B.S. Business administration management - Supply Chain Management
California State Long Beach
Long Beach, CASkills
- Highly proficient in various software- MSOffice/SAP/SOW/Excel/Workday/Jagger/NetSuite/Ariba/Pivot tables/V-lookup, and H-lookup
- Determined learner, punctual, detail-oriented and well organized
- 8 years of experience in procurement and 2 in the sales industry
- Solutions oriented leader as well as a team player
- Inventory Oversight
- Cost Analysis
- Vendor Coordination
- Forecasting
- Inventory Monitoring
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Problem Solving
Timeline
Buyer
Revolve
04.2021 - 11.2023
Lead Buyer- Associate Buyer
Forever 21
06.2017 - 04.2022
Buyer
University of California
12.2016 - 11.2017
B.S. Business administration management - Supply Chain Management
California State Long Beach
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