Jenessa Van Andel
Summary
Highly motivated, dependable, and organized with experience working with internal and external stakeholders to support the requirements of the organization. Independent self-starter with a focus on quality while maintaining rapport with colleagues for excellent communication.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Analyst
Brentwood Originals
Long Beach, CA
10.2023 - Current
- Supports the sales team that manages accounts for Cost Plus, Ross, At Home, Burlington, Meijer and Kohl's.
- Monitor monthly sales for accounts and place orders to avoid out of stock situations
- Analyzed historical data related to procurement patterns in order to anticipate future needs.
- Sets up SKU'S and UPC's for new products
- Plans the requirements for advertisement photography
- Resolved problems and managed multiple tasks using strong planning and process management abilities.
- Supported supply chain projects and initiatives to manage on-going business needs.
- collaborates closely with the testing team to make sure factories understand what testing is necessary for orders based on the retailer.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams in order to ensure timely delivery of materials while maintaining quality standards.
- Provided support in forecasting demand and creating action plans to meet customer requirements.
Brand Procurement Manager, Too Faced Cosmetics
Estee Lauder Companies
Irvine, CA
08.2010 - 10.2023
- Managed specific launches within the Brand
- Construct and deploy Request for Quotes (RFQ's) to agree upon Suppliers via Costing Specifications
- Coordinated with Vendor Data Stewards all supplier information (e.g., change of address, terms, etc.)
- Prepared and executed Authorization to Buy (ATB) when necessary to insure on time launch sequence
- Originate requests for WBS numbers and create tooling purchase orders or indirect purchase orders for miscellaneous spend in SRM
- Oversaw the annual tooling budget to make sure we continue to meet our goals
- Provided a monthly breakdown on Purchase Price Variance (PPV) report by identifying key findings with explanations to report to Direct Supervisor, as well as Brand Finance
- Develop strong relationships and communications within all levels of Brand to drive strategic initiatives
- Collaborate with Category Leads and teams to align with Category Strategies.
Procurement Operations Analyst
Estee Lauder Companies
Culver City, CA
04.2017 - 07.2022
- Created and managed a Tooling budget schedule to track Capital Tooling costs, associated AR’s & PO’s for all Smashbox projects
- Reviews current Fiscal Tooling Budget with Finance, Marketing and GSR
- Assisted with tracking detailed quotes for Holiday and Special Collections by utilizing a spreadsheet to gather, analyze and consolidate RFQ details from vendors to support GSR Director’s requirements
- Initiated various reports to assist with procurement requirements and analysis needed (SAP To Do List, Workflow Log reports for AR Approval)
- Creates Purchasing and Scheduling Agreements in SAP for new materials for the West and Mid- West brands such as Smashbox, Glamglow, Too Faced and Aveda
- Experience with working on contracts for raw materials
- Reaches out to vendors to obtain price quotes for secondary packaging and confirming when materials fall within contract pricing
- Works with brands Directors with assisting in the tracking of Purchasing Agreement and Purchase Order price changes and makes updates to contacts and Purchase Orders when requested
- Issues Purchase Orders to Vendors using the Ariba platform for various needs such as samples, line trials, Capitol Tooling projects, etc
- Participated in calls with suppliers regarding program updates when the Director was not available
- Took notes on updates from the team and suppliers and reported back to the Director.
Global Finance Administrator
Smashbox Cosmetics (Estee Lauder)
Culver City, CA
07.2012 - 04.2017
- Processed 50+ vendor invoices for payment for issued Purchase Orders using the SAP/SRM Netweaver System for multiple departments within Smashbox daily
- Established a production schedule for the Creative department to help track project costs to ensure costs align with budget
- Managed the processing of Fixed Asset requests for Capital Purchasing Projects for Tooling using the HAP-HANA program to trigger Appropriation Requests
- Responsible for running the open Purchase Order report using SAP BEx Analyzer reporting system and distributing to all Purchase order requestors for the Smashbox brand
- Led the consolidating of month end & year end accruals from all departments, validating and analyzing the data to distribute to Financial Directors for North America, Global and International departments to help finalize month-end cost details
- Ran General Ledger reports to provide to Finance Director
- Accountable for the Smashbox Brand Corporate Compliancy Rate for purchasing policies, monitoring changes, and assessing areas that could be improved
- Point of Contact (POC) for Smashbox which includes duties such as submitting system access requests through GIS for new hires and/or change of access for current employees
- Facilitate the training of all end users on the SAP ECC-ECP system application for Smashbox and GlamGlow and Purchasing Compliancy for all new hires
- Coordinate with the Indirect Procurement department to have new vendors set up properly in the Global database
- Onboard all freelancers in conjunction with NextSource
- Executes all Concur applications for the Smashbox employees.
International Sales Coordinator
Smashbox Cosmetics (Estee Lauder)
Culver City, CA
08.2010 - 07.2012
- Oversees all submitted Purchase Orders from major distributors in Europe/UK, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific
- Coordinates with distribution center to ensure orders are processed and carried out correctly
- Processes Credit Memo Requests and Return Authorization Requests
- Assists with customer service claims from international consumers by coordinating with local distributors and internal resources
- Responsible for processing all invoices from distributors for commissions, field sales salaries, and for advertising and listing fees
- Populates Price Lists and Order Forms for each market
- Assists with updating product information sheets and shipping samples to each market
- Generates Daily Sales Reports for distribution to the executive team and the field regional managers
- Tracks retail sales performance for each store globally monthly and provides reports as needed.
Senior Sales & Administrative Assistant
Vision Communications Co.
Long Beach, CA
03.2007 - 07.2010
- Assisted the Regional Sales Manager along with other Sales Representatives by processing their Purchase Orders and assisting their customers
- Updated their clients with shipment details and ensured recipient of invoice
- Generated monthly commission reports for all Sales Representatives
- Scheduled all Preventative Maintenance checks and did monthly follow-up calls to ensure all equipment is working as it should be
- Maintained the companies’ customer base by utilizing a Customer Relation Management Program (CRM) and making follow up calls daily
- Trained new and existing employees for the use of the CRM Program; Established the “User Guide” to reference and to help assist with the training of the program
- Maintained Vendor Applications for all Cities, Counties and businesses as well as submitting bids and tracking the win or loss.
Education
High School Diploma -
Valley Christian High School
06-2001
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CASkills
- SAP/SRM
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- MAS 200 Accounting Systems
- Customer Relation Management Program (SugarCRM)
- QlikView
- PDS
- NextSource
- Ariba
- AS400
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Supply Chain Analyst
Brentwood Originals
10.2023 - Current
Procurement Operations Analyst
Estee Lauder Companies
04.2017 - 07.2022
Global Finance Administrator
Smashbox Cosmetics (Estee Lauder)
07.2012 - 04.2017
Brand Procurement Manager, Too Faced Cosmetics
Estee Lauder Companies
08.2010 - 10.2023
International Sales Coordinator
Smashbox Cosmetics (Estee Lauder)
08.2010 - 07.2012
Senior Sales & Administrative Assistant
Vision Communications Co.
03.2007 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
Valley Christian High School
Long Beach City College
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