Carlos Balcazar
Cumming,GA
Summary
Organized Purchasing Manager with diligence, resourcefulness and experience to expand and improve regional operations for multiple locations. Self-directed and proactive with strong program management abilities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Complex Purchasing Manager
Tyson Foods
08.2016 - Current
- Manage direct (packaging, overhead, corrugate) department of procurement
- Manage indirect (motors, drives, nuts and bolts) department of procurement
- Conduct weekly inventory cycle count for all direct material
- Oversight of daily orders for all packaging and maintenance items
- Manage RFQ process and oversight of vendor onboarding
- Ensure FIFO program is being conducted efficiently
- Conduct monthly inventory cycle counts of indirect maintenance material.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Conducted regular research to identify trends and cost saving opportunities.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock.
- Cultivated strong relationships with vendors to maintain and improve levels of customer service.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to create timely and accurate purchase orders.
Further Processing Supervisor
Tyson Foods
11.2011 - 08.2016
- Maintains set goals of line efficiencies and yields
- Monitors the daily pay incentive for specified production department
- Implements monthly safety topics and policies
- Manages good labor practices, variances, attendance, and scheduling
- Ensures quality and wholesome product to internal and external customers
- Worked with QA and production to achieve targeted goals/expectations.
Receiving and Inventory
Control Tyson Foods
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Schedule and unload shipments of all materials on daily basis
- Inspect quality and quantity of incoming materials
- Maintain sufficient inventory levels for all packaging materials for production daily
- Responsible for weekly orders of all packaging materials for production
- Communicates with production management the inventory levels of all materials for production scheduling
- Proficient in SAP program used for ordering all materials with Tyson Foods.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
ITT-Technical Institute
08.2012
Project Management in Business Certificate eSpelman - Project Management
ESpelman College
Atlanta12.2023
Skills
- Vendor management
- Project Management
- Proficient in
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficient in SAP S4/Hana
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Relations
- Operations Management
- Compliance Management
- Inventory Coordination
- Cost Reduction
- Continuous Improvement
Additional Information
Advisory board member for Boys & girls Club of Lanier- Cumming, GA location
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Complex Purchasing Manager
Tyson Foods
08.2016 - Current
Further Processing Supervisor
Tyson Foods
11.2011 - 08.2016
Receiving and Inventory
Control Tyson Foods
01.2008 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
ITT-Technical Institute
Project Management in Business Certificate eSpelman - Project Management
ESpelman College
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