JESSICA ALVARADO
Supply Chain Materials Manager
Fullerton,CA
Summary
Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, manufacturing and distribution management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning.
Twenty years experience in supply chain, planning, purchasing, inventory control, shipping and receiving.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Supply Chain Materials Manager
Diversified Technical Systems
Seal Beach, CA
07.2021 - Current
- Data acquisition systems and sensors for product, Responsible for managing planning department, purchasing, inventory control, shipping and receiving
- Achieved 98% OTD during this supply chain disruptions
- Secured inventory for to mitigate current market material shortages and avoid production down time
- Worked with IT to implement shortage report for buyers
- Implemented production planning schedule/report to conduct weekly meetings and communicate with sales
- Successfully conducted yearly physical inventory with only 0.1% total variance
- Currently working with IT to implement sustainable cycle count program
- Manage and develop relationships with current and new suppliers
- Work with Engineering to source new suppliers for sole source components and assemblies
- Work closely with key suppliers to reduce their lead times, control pricing, source material shortages for PCBA’s, and/or find alternates to mitigate component scarcity.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties
- Developed team communications and information for meetings
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement
Plant Materials Manager
Johnson Controls, Inc
Geneva, AL
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Manage material planning, shipping/receiving, and production scheduling and inventory control departments
- Managed purchasing team’s commodities to assure materials are purchased in time for each project
- Train personnel on purchasing procedures and supplier management
- Managed invoice approvals and resolved pricing discrepancies
- Manage inventory and materials requirements, training buyers on how to utilize MRP
- Coordinates with Manufacturing and Contract Engineering to assure that materials are on site in timely manner to facilitate speedy and accurate parts availability to meet customer demands
- Develop budget and manpower requirements for Inventory Control, Shipping/Receiving, Purchasing and Scheduling Departments
- Work with Supply Chain Management to identify and qualify Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
- Responsible for on-going aggressive cost reduction efforts
- Maintains production levels at lowest possible cost by using proper methods and manpower to ensure efficiency
- Ensures that on-time delivery, inventory accuracy, schedule attainment adherence, DIOH and transportation execution are met while maintaining quality at lowest possible cost.
Plant Materials Manager
Johnson Controls, Inc
Mira Loma, CA
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Manage material planning, shipping/receiving, and production scheduling and inventory control departments
- Manage inventory and materials requirements
- Reduced inventory in year from $3.2 million to currently $1.5 million
- Managed company purchases for direct and indirect materials
- Managed invoice approvals and resolved pricing discrepancies
- Train purchasing team on purchasing best practices, supplier management, and negotiations
- Classified Inventory following ABC category, and established cycle count program driving 95% inventory accuracy
- Reduced production shortages by 95% by managing suppliers and main commodities purchases
- Develop budget and manpower requirements for inventory control, shipping/receiving, purchasing, and planning departments
- Established Kanban systems in production lines
- Daily engaged in operations, supporting production’s needs
- Created new system for tracking inventory shortages
- Generated new planning report in order to keep track of schedule attainment
- Worked with suppliers to establish blanket orders and hold inventory in their locations, in order to achieve JIT inventory.
Purchasing Manager
Conserv Building Services, HVAC Commercial
Largo, FL
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Established and standardized new Purchasing policies and procedures across entire company (branches in 10 different states)
- Train buyers from all ten sites on established purchasing procedures, supplier management and price negotiations as well as order expedites to assure materials were on construction site when needed
- Supervision of Purchasing Department (10 different states, total 14 buyers)
- Establish standardized pricing and developed preferred vendors list
- Managed returns and credits for inventory
- Reduced open credit report from $55k to $15k
- Increased on time delivery by monitoring all PO reports from all branches
- Responsible for creating and managing inventory items
- Support coordinators/Service Managers as required
- Establish and maintain tracking and maintaining tool purchases, repairs, etc.
Plant Buyer II
Johnson Controls, Inc
Largo, FL
04.2014 - 10.2017
- Responsible for purchasing and planning of key commodities such as metal (Galvaneal, Galvanize, Stainless Steel), Copper (fittings, pipe, coils), Insulation (rolls, pipe insulation, fab parts), also accountable for overseeing Jr
- Buyer and MRO buyer as well as providing guidance to two other buyers
- Aggressively reduced inventory by $1.1 Million by incorporating materials planning best practices amongst purchasing team members, driving materials to JIT
- Negotiated and put in place VMI programs for pallets and MRO commodities
- Negotiated agreements with key suppliers to hold Safety Stock based on provided forecast
- Successfully managed transfer of Electronics department from JCI Largo to JCI Reynosa
- Established new process to manage slow moving inventory, by reviewing all slow moving items with all buyers and assigning action items on bi-weekly basis
- Lead sourcing activities for new development products & improvement of existing products in an effort to find cost savings, leverage negotiations, or to eliminate single sourcing
- Regularly work with vendors to negotiate pricing and terms, address any ongoing issues, and maintain good business rapport
- Utilized MRP (Fourth Shift) historical sales data, and communication with supporting departments to ensure adequate inventory levels and manage inventory flow
- Worked to reduce obsolete & excess items by coordinating with sales & vendors to reach a solution.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement
Buyer/Planner
FMC Technologies
Fullerton, CA
12.2011 - 04.2014
- Worked directly with Sr
- Management to develop yearly Budget Financial Plan
- Managed project scope and financial performance
- Developed and applied fundamental Project Management techniques as defined by Aftermarket Operations management organization
- Work within matrix team environment and contribute significantly to team performance
- Updated Weekly Project Schedules in Microsoft Project
- Responsible for preparing Meeting minutes for all Project Managers
- Regularly interfaced with Materials department, Engineering, and Project teams when making decisions requiring judgment or resolving issues requiring creative solutions
- Daily assessed supply/demand issues, recommending detailed solutions, and taking initiatives to address those issues with little or no direct input from supervisors
- Successfully participated in AS400 ERP implementation team.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business – Organizational
Arizona State University
04.2015 - 12.2019
Skills
Contract Negotiation, Logistics, People & Process Management, Procurement, materials and manufacturing planning, warehouse management, Forecasting, Inventory Control, Shipping and Receiving, Teamwork, Vendor Management, Project Management, MRP, AS400, SAP, Syspro, Competent in MS Office products, MS Word, MS Project, Power Point, and Excel
undefinedAccomplishments
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Timeline
Supply Chain Materials Manager
Diversified Technical Systems
07.2021 - Current
Plant Materials Manager
Johnson Controls, Inc
02.2020 - 05.2021
Plant Materials Manager
Johnson Controls, Inc
10.2018 - 02.2020
Purchasing Manager
Conserv Building Services, HVAC Commercial
10.2017 - 10.2018
Bachelor’s Degree - Business – Organizational
Arizona State University
04.2015 - 12.2019
Plant Buyer II
Johnson Controls, Inc
04.2014 - 10.2017
Buyer/Planner
FMC Technologies
12.2011 - 04.2014
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