Joan Alo
Lancaster,CA
Summary
Driven Supply Chain Professional with proven to effectively resolve various types of technical issues. Successful at managing supplier efforts, delivering comprehensive client and employee compliance and acting as point of contact for important suppliers. Adept at overseeing on-site quality and managing specific inspections schedules. Works effectively in cross-functional environments.
Industrious Supply Chain Supervisor skilled in leading and training staff members to achieve high performance. Talent in conducting performance evaluations and implementing continuous improvement strategies to promote organizational success. Excellent communicator with logistics coordination expertise. Successful at reducing costs, improving delivery times, and optimizing production schedules to maximize the effectiveness of the supply chain. Results-driven and hardworking with excellent problem-solving and relationship-building skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Specialist
Virgin Galactic
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Worked with suppliers to manage schedules, specifications and quality compliance.
- Improved quality assurance operations by inspecting materials and verifying delivery compliance.
- Resolved complex issues regarding material handling, mail distribution and inventory control, to increase profits.
- Gathered and analyzed supplier, inventory and distribution data to assess areas in need of improvement.
- Analyzed real-time customer histories to identify issues and anomalies before problems occurred.
- Improved consistency of on-time arrivals through effective logistics management and travel route planning.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Monitored and tracked supplier performance to enforce adherence to quality standards and established timelines.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
- Work closely with Supply Chain senior leadership and Manufacturing stakeholders to measure end-to-end system health for our material management operations at our different sites
- Manage end-to-end Supply Chain processes in partnership with applicable stakeholders to identify top system gaps and drive sustainable solutions to maximize value creation
- Develop Business intelligence dashboards that leverage existing data infrastructure to create, monitor and maintain data integrity
- Partner within Manufacturing, IT, Finance and Business Operations to conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision making
- Manage requirements definition, resource allocation, project tracking, status reporting across multiple concurrent Supply Chain projects
- Identify, report, and collaborate on risks and opportunities across multiple projects within department and organization
- Facilitate end-user communications and org change management required for new project deployments
- Analyze and report business metrics to Supply Chain leadership
- Seek to understand drivers, variances, and overall Supply Chain health of organization with expectation of reporting any off nominal items
- Optimized inventory levels by implementing efficient demand forecasting and supply planning methods.
Material Control Analyst
BYD Coach And Bus
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed and maintained automated tracking systems, hard copy files, and records to enhance office workflows.
- Scheduled deliveries of materials by specified time to begin production on time.
- Requisitioned materials to restock inventory and obtain goods for Bus productions
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Offered friendly and efficient customer service, and handled challenging situations easily.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Improved supplier relationships through proactive communication and coordination of delivery schedules.
- Enhanced inventory accuracy by conducting regular audits and reconciling discrepancies promptly.
- Inspected stocks to identify shortages, replenish supply and maintain consistent inventory
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align production plans with customer requirements
- Forecasted production schedules and adjusted plans to accommodate changes in demand
- Prepared and maintained comprehensive production reports to highlight production developments for management review
- Devised and implemented efficient processes for production tracking and inventory control
- Created and implemented tracking systems to monitor progress and meet deadlines
Supply Chain Expeditor
RatPac Controls
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital.
- Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Negotiated contracts, policies and deadlines with suppliers and vendors.
- Challenged teams to improve performance within distribution network to meet inventory targets.
- Deployed logistics systems and outsourced transportation to maximize efficiency, cost and benefit.
- Created mechanisms to maintain open dialogue with product and service users and key suppliers, facilitating communication and helping prioritize opportunities.
- Improved delivery times by closely monitoring and prioritizing urgent orders.
- Streamlined order processing by implementing efficient scheduling and tracking systems.
Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper
Designer Sound Security System
12.2019 - 10.2021
- Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
- Screened calls and emails and initiated actions to respond or direct messages for managers.
- Produced accurate office files, updated spreadsheets and crafted presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
- Researched, proposed and implemented vendor agreements to decrease costs and improve services.
- Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
- Handled incoming and outgoing mail, email and faxes.
- Promoted team productivity by keeping supplies organized and well-stocked.
- Executed basic banking and bookkeeping tasks.
- Managed and reviewed filing and office systems.
- Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation.
- Used QuickBooks to produce monthly invoices, reports and other deliverables.
- Managed residential property issues and prepared homes prior to client arrival.
Purchasing Supervisor
SL Agritech Inc.
05.2017 - 12.2017
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials and ingredients.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
- Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Worked with clients to resolve claim issues quickly and efficiently.
- Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
Purchasing Officer
Royal Care Medical Center
09.2015 - 03.2017
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Standardized inventory quarterly reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-outs and out-of-stock items to keep inventory records current.
- Tracked inventory shipments and prepared spreadsheets detailing item information.
- Reviewed order updates to identify best practices aligned with corporate goals.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Organized receipts, purchases and documentation of finished goods, packaging, materials and ingredients.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Customs Administration - Tariff And Customs
PMI Colleges Inc.
Manila, Philippines04.2001
Skills
- Procurement Logistics
- Monthly Inventory
- International Purchasing
- Commodity Management
- Competitive Sourcing
- Production Schedule
- Materials Delivery Scheduling
- Materials Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- ERP Systems Expertise
- Logistics Management
- Investigative Reporting
- Cost controls
- Driving continuous improvement
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Solving Production Issues
- Demand Analysis
- Corrective Actions
- Sourcing alternative suppliers
- Problem-solving abilities
- Time management abilities
ERP System
- can work with SAP ERP system
- can work with Oracle ERP system
Timeline
Supply Chain Specialist
Virgin Galactic
02.2023 - 05.2024
Material Control Analyst
BYD Coach And Bus
06.2022 - 01.2023
Supply Chain Expeditor
RatPac Controls
11.2021 - 05.2022
Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper
Designer Sound Security System
12.2019 - 10.2021
Purchasing Supervisor
SL Agritech Inc.
05.2017 - 12.2017
Purchasing Officer
Royal Care Medical Center
09.2015 - 03.2017
Bachelor Of Science In Customs Administration - Tariff And Customs
PMI Colleges Inc.