JAIME AGUERO
Zale Corporation
Fort Worth
1
Language
18
years of professional experience
Strategic sourcing professional ready to drive procurement excellence and cost efficiency. Demonstrates history of leading sourcing initiatives and enhancing supplier partnerships. Known for collaborative teamwork and flexibility in dynamic environments. Expertise in contract negotiation, vendor management, and strategic planning.
Work History
Strategic Sourcing Manager
4 Years 5 Months- Led and developed team members to enhance skills and performance.
- Supported Director by guiding analyst professionals through effective sourcing engagements, enhancing team collaboration.
- Supported Director of Strategic Sourcing by managing reporting, leading projects, and conducting analysis.
- Proposed and implemented system upgrades, utilizing resources to resolve identified issues and streamline processes.
- Assisted Director in setting Sourcing group direction, contributing to improved alignment and effectiveness.
- Served as lead for the department during director's absence, ensuring continuity.
Sourcing Manager
6 Years 6 Months- Led sourcing department of 6 full-time employees, overseeing daily operations and team performance.
- Created comprehensive vendor pricing analysis to inform strategic sourcing decisions.
- Developed vendor pricing analysis.
- Collaborated with external consulting group to create an initiative for $50 million in savings.
- Created several “what if” analyses for metric changes.
- Partnered with external consulting group to design initiative targeting $50 million in savings.
- Worked alongside IT to update and maintain the vendor portal.
Sourcing Specialist
1 Year 7 Months- Worked on cost savings initiatives to revise the metal cost of all Product Information Worksheets and purchase orders across all brands to achieve $1.3 million in savings.
- Collaborated with merchants to establish styles for in-house assembly, resulting in $457K in savings.
- Played an essential role in team initiatives, helping to drive project outcomes. to creating an Excel graphical user interface to update data that affect final cost of product.
- Managed the melee project, resulting in a 3%-5% decrease in diamond costs for all go-forward product.
- Created a vendor matrix detailing performance of primary vendors and highlighting core competencies for program allocation.
- Partnered with outside consultant team to identify and leverage cost-saving opportunities and key initiatives.
- Key contributor to creating an Excel graphical user interface to update data that affect final cost of product.
- Graphical user interface cut down time needed to key information by 62%.
Assistant Sourcing Specialist
8 Months- Tracked product delivery from PO placement to DC receipt, providing management teams with weekly status updates.
- Developed plan for $5.5 million in sourcing savings for Solitaire department.
- Monitored vendor deliveries, implementing weekly production status report that decreased late deliveries by 12% in FY14.
- Tracked product delivery from PO placement to DC receipt and reported weekly status to management teams.
- Led the hiring, training, development, and evaluation of personnel under supervision.
Sourcing Detail Assistant
3 Years 11 Months- Standardized diamond costing for a total savings of $14 million.
- Created and maintained Vendor Matrix, daily purchase order log, and Production Status Report for Bridal vendors.
- Developed and maintained vendor matrix, purchase order log, and production status report for bridal vendors to streamline procurement processes.
- Monitored and tracked vendor shipments; production status reporting resulted in a 48% decrease in late deliveries.
- Oversaw inventory management for $500,000 sample room cart, ensuring accurate stock levels.
- Coordinated with vendors and planning teams to address and resolve purchase order-related issues, enhancing communication and efficiency.
- Created an Excel pivot reporting log to analyze sales, receipts, cost, and department workload.
- Managed $500,000 of sample room cart inventory.
- Assisted with web-based system errors, set up new vendor accounts, and troubleshot portal issues.
- Evaluated product information worksheets to ensure compliance with merchant product development standards.
- Collaborated with external consulting group to create $20 million in savings for fiscal year 2013.
Merchandising Detail Assistant
1 Year- Tracked and maintained sample room cart consisting of over $250,000 and over 1,000 units.
- Managed sample room cart with over $250,000 in inventory and 1,000 units to ensure availability for merchandising needs.
- Organized and processed samples upon receipt to streamline access for merchandising decisions.
- Arranged product displays according to planograms in retail space.
- Collected samples from sample receiving.
Education
BSBA - Marketing
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Inventory Optimization
SAP
Vendor Portal
DC receiving and transfers
Data Visualization
Workforce Analytics
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Office suite
Analytical skills
Negotiation
Customer relations
Product knowledge
Fluent in English and Spanish
Languages
Languages: English / Spanish — Fluent
Timeline
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Zale Corporation
04.2022 - CurrentRead More
Sourcing Manager
Zale Corporation
10.2015 - 04.2022Read More
Sourcing Specialist
Zale Corporation
03.2014 - 10.2015Read More
Assistant Sourcing Specialist
Zale Corporation
07.2013 - 03.2014Read More
Sourcing Detail Assistant
Zale Corporation
08.2009 - 07.2013Read More
Merchandising Detail Assistant
Zale Corporation
08.2008 - 08.2009Read More
University of Phoenix
BSBA from Marketing
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