Jeanette Gonzalez
Tracy,CA
Summary
Professional buyer with strong track record in procurement and supply chain management. Known for building effective supplier relationships, negotiating favorable terms, and ensuring timely delivery of quality products. Highly collaborative, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently delivers results that drive organizational success. Skilled in strategic sourcing, contract management, and inventory optimization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Buyer
Fujifilm Dimatix
04.2025 - Current
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers, ensuring optimal pricing and quality standards.
- Developed and implemented strategic sourcing strategies to enhance supply chain efficiency.
- Analyzed market trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and mitigate risks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align procurement strategies with business objectives.
- Achieved cost savings by implementing strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.
- Reduced lead times by closely monitoring inventory levels and forecasting demand accurately.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers, fostering collaboration and mutual growth.
Buyer
Fujifilm Dimatix
10.2023 - 04.2025
- Analyzed market trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and enhance procurement strategies.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and compliance with company policies.
- Developed and maintained supplier relationships, fostering collaboration for improved product quality.
- Trained junior buyers on best practices in procurement processes, contributing to team skill development.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
Junior Buyer
Fujifil Dimatix
12.2021 - 10.2023
- Negotiated pricing agreements, resulting in cost savings while maintaining product quality and service levels.
- Optimized inventory levels by implementing efficient forecasting techniques and monitoring demand trends.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline procurement processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with vendors to enhance communication and reliability of supplies.
- Participated in regular audits of inventory levels to identify discrepancies or areas requiring improvement.
Quality & Document Control Analyst
Fujifilm Dimatix
10.2018 - 01.2021
- Responsible for overall management of Fujifilm Dimatix Management system. Maintain change control management system to capture all records and control requirements.
- Review and process change request (ECRs) and engineering change orders (ECOs).
- Assist in implementation and maintenance of manufacturing process instructions (MPIs), bill of materials, drawings, SOPs, and other documents.
- Track change progress and provide updates in weekly meetings to change control members.
- Work on quality continuous improvement projects.
- Conduct end-user training for new hires (Arena and Jira).
- Support the procurement team by entering purchase orders for production parts, engineering parts, and services.
- Support BSI and customer audits as the subject matter expert on document control.
Document Control Supervisor/Coordinator
Nordson Medical
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Assessed, processed, and maintained change controls on quality system documentation in compliance with external regulations/standards (drawings, BOMs, MPIs, routers, quality procedures, etc.)
- Followed regulatory requirements (QSR, CFR, and ISO), company procedures, and principles of records management to maintain a variety of records and documents.
- Processed and reviewed engineering change orders (ECOs) and document change orders (DCOs).
- Coordinated document update activities cross-functionally with project teams in Operations, Quality, and Product Development. Trained and mentored engineers on material and/or product disposition.
- Coordinated training of managers/employees on MPIs, work instructions, and overall training processes. Maintained all training records in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Managed, trained, and mentored new document control specialists and quality assurance specialists hired at the Sunnyvale facility.
- Supported audits and provided support in Back Room activities (document procurement).
- Supported CAPA investigations and maintained audit corrective action files and documents in a timely, organized, and traceable manner.
- Maintained document filing cabinets and facilitated the transfer and control of records to and from offsite storage facilities.
- Continuously identified areas of improvement for system management and/or processes and made recommendations for improvements.
- Continuously assisted all employees (managers, engineers, manufacturing associates, etc.) with document control documents and procedures.
- On-boarding training for new hires (quality portal administrator for Nordson).
- Responsible for maintaining employees training records.
Quality Associate
Vention Medical
12.2014 - 08.2017
- Document Control support (initiating and releasing DCOs).
- Responsible for new hires on-boarding training.
- CAPA administrator (provide monthly metrics to CAPA board team).
- Manage the filing and storage of Quality records.
- Supported for FDA and customer audits.
- Work cross-functionally with Operations to meet business goals.
Education
B.A - Behavioral Science
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA12.2022
A.A - Psychology
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, CA03.2018
Skills
- Data Entry
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- WebFab
- Jira
- Salesforce
- Arena
- Master Control
- Supplier negotiations
- Supplier relationship management
- Supply chain optimization
- ERP systems (SAP, Epicor)
Certification
- Certified: Administering Solidworks PDM, Hawk Ridge Systems - March 2019
- Certified: Account Administrator, Arena Solutions - April 2019
Timeline
Senior Buyer
Fujifilm Dimatix
04.2025 - Current
Buyer
Fujifilm Dimatix
10.2023 - 04.2025
Junior Buyer
Fujifil Dimatix
12.2021 - 10.2023
Quality & Document Control Analyst
Fujifilm Dimatix
10.2018 - 01.2021
Document Control Supervisor/Coordinator
Nordson Medical
08.2017 - 10.2018
Quality Associate
Vention Medical
12.2014 - 08.2017
A.A - Psychology
Evergreen Valley College
B.A - Behavioral Science
San Jose State University
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