Justin Rodriguez Lerma
Coachella,USA
Summary
Resourceful Purchasing Technician known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in inventory management, vendor negotiation, and cost reduction strategies. The ability and experience to manage teams and staff of under 20 employees. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and time management, ensuring smooth procurement processes and effective supplier relationships. Skilled in procurement processes and inventory management. Experience includes negotiation with vendors, managing supplier relationships, and maintaining accurate records of purchased goods. Strong organizational skills, strategic sourcing capabilities, and a track record of improving efficiency within purchasing department. Always striving to ensure quality control and cost-effectiveness in all procurement activities. Customer-oriented, strategic-thinking procurement professional with over 5 years of experience in building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts, and growing profit channels. Multi-tasking and self-motivated leader with expertise on expanding network connections, persuasively buying introducing products, implementing pricing/merchandising models, inventory control, and projections, territory development and revealing customer needs to deliver solutions. Reliable management skills demonstrate a high level of ownership and initiative. Possessing exceptional work ethic and desire to go above and beyond to exceed company expectations. Offering knack for building productive working relationships. Successful in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments to manage goals and team development. History of thriving in team-oriented environments. Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Technician
Coachella Valley Water District
Coachella, CA
01.2024 - Current
- A purchasing technician is your company's representative in all transactions with the vendors and suppliers who provide necessary business-related goods and services.
- Management of vendor relationships.
- Negotiation of deals.
- Purchasing knowledge.
- At times assigned to lead teams and trainings
- Strategic Planning
- Works with Accounts Payable, contacts suppliers/vendors by email or phone regarding discrepancies in invoices, statements, or deliveries.
- Onboarding process with new and potential vendors: gather required information and documents to establish a vendor profile in ERP system; Maintain existing vendor profiles when changes occur; Verification process for electronic payment setup to mitigate fraud risk.
- Maintaining and administering the Districts P-Card program.
- Conduct staff training of the P-Card Program.
- Meets with representatives from manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to acquire necessary information for consideration of materials, supplies and equipment purchases as needed by the district.
- Assists District staff in the preparation of formal and informal Invitations to Bid and Requests for Proposals.
- Assists in receiving, verifying, reviewing and determining compliance with requirements for bids or proposals.
- May confer with bidders on required corrections and may make recommendations for purchases to Procurement & Contracts Manager, or with direction, to Department Heads.
- Assist in preparation of specifications.
- Assist as bid recorder at formal bid openings.
- Assist in completing purchase agreements, contract services agreements, professional services agreements, public works agreements, and contract amendments.
- Routes for electronic signature by the parties.
- Research and analyzes a variety of technical and specialized products and/or services, gathering data and providing recommendations for alternatives.
- Administer and maintain the District’s Uniform Program.
- Completes weekly uniform count and reconciles current counts to previous counts.
- Notifies Accounting of discrepancies and research reasons/solutions for discrepancies.
- Prepares and routes weekly uniform invoices for approval and payment.
- Assists new employees in determining appropriate uniform and jacket size, and processes information in databases.
- Assists current employees with placing new uniform orders, such as replacements and resizing.
- Assist employees on uniform issues such as missing garments.
Accounting Technician I
Coachella Valley Water District
Coachella, California
06.2021 - 01.2024
- Receives, unpacks, counts, and inspects equipment and materials to ensure accurate quantity of received materials; loads and unloads supplies and equipment from trucks; marks materials with stock numbers and places in proper storage areas; completes receiving reports for items delivered to the district, utilizing established procedures.
- At times assigned to lead teams and trainings
- Strategic Planning
- Processes a variety of routine paperwork, packing slips, labels, invoices, purchase orders, and/or forms and disseminates to appropriate individual(s).
- Processes shipments via UPS and Freight shipping when needed.
- Enters a variety of information related to goods received into applicable database and/or spreadsheet.
- Reconciles computer-generated issue tickets against hand-written tickets and corrects identified errors.
- Issues materials and equipment to authorized personnel.
- Monitors applicable supplies; stocks and restocks supplies.
- Assist Storekeepers with jobs that may occur throughout the day.
- Assists District personnel concerning purchasing procedures, purchasing needs, complaints, and special problems.
- Takes required steps to resolve delivery problems on inventory and non-inventory.
- May require meeting with vendors to accomplish and satisfy the needs of the District.
- Performs general office support and other duties of a similar nature or level.
- Contact vendors in regards to delivery and shipment of items.
- Assist Purchasing with resolving issues on PO and locating of items as well as notify Purchasing/Accounting of discrepancies.
- Researches reasons for discrepancies and identify a solution to resolve issues.
- Assist Contract Administrator in regards to all Uniform items, forms and contract.
- Completes weekly uniform count and reconciles current counts to previous counts.
- Assists new employees in determining appropriate uniform and jacket size, and processes information in database.
- Communicate with District Personnel in regards to uniform issues and complaints.
- Communicate with uniform company in regards to new order placements, replacements, damaged garments, missing garments and size changes as well as resolve all issues that may occur in a fast manner.
- Assist Uniform Company with reconciliation of uniforms when needed.
- Manage the filing of all documents regarding the District Personnel Uniform files.
- Create Invoice spread sheets of weekly uniform orders and submit them to the Finance department.
- Keep a record of all uniform invoices weekly filed in assigned area.
- Review uniform invoices and look for possible discrepancies.
- Communicate with Uniform Company to resolve possible discrepancies.
- Notify Purchasing/Accounting of credits being issued in regards to discrepancies.
- Keep record of unusual changes within the Weekly Uniform Invoices such as price change, multiple charges per items, charges for size change and charges for missing garments.
Table Games Pit Manager
Spotlight 29 Casino
Coachella, California
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Maintained and managed a shift with up to 20 employees.
- Time management and strategic Scheduling, planning
- Provide outstanding customer service to guests and all other employees by exceeding our mission statement: 'We are here for the guest. Period'.
- Assign dealers to tables, issues rating sheets.
- Record number of games played and monitors transactions.
- Data entry on devices and computer programs such as excel and other softwares.
- Maintain integrity of games directly and through subordinates.
- Ensure player ratings are completed accurately, consistently, and according to established guidelines.
- Analyze and issue player complimentary requests per established guidelines.
- Monitor performance of staff ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and internal controls.
- If needed organizes players for tournaments.
- Distribute announcements of Casino activities and table game promotions and helps to distribute tournament prizes.
- Monitor performances of staff ensuring guests are served according to established guidelines.
- Arbitrate customer disputes and overpayments.
- Analyzes situation and makes decision based on circumstances in the absence of the Shift Manager.
- Completes required form when necessary.
- Ensure that administrative and accountability reports designed by management are completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.
- Maintain integrity of all casino promotions as they pertain to Table Games.
- Assure that Table Games area looks neat, clean, organized and inviting.
- Keep Shift Manager informed of activities and incidents during shift.
- Ensure compliance with all Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) as well as all Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS).
- Present a positive image of the Casino to its guests and vendors and to assist them as required.
- Must follow all safety policies and procedures and attend all scheduled safety meetings and training as a condition of employment.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
- Directly and through the floor staff supervises the subordinate staff of the department.
- Develop and maintain a positive work environment by implementing the organization's vision, policies, procedures, internal controls, and applicable laws with leadership and enthusiasm.
- Motivate the staff as a team and with consideration of their individual talents through positive and corrective disciplinary actions.
- Communicate information, and concern through the chain of command.
- Establish and maintain game integrity and achieves optimum game protection through observation, game supervision, and the sharing of gaming knowledge and skills.
- Maintain inventory controls and proper internal audit procedures.
Lead Surveillance Agent
Agua Caliente Gaming Commission
Palm Springs, California
02.2018 - 04.2021
- Maintained and lead a shift with up to 10 employees.
- Time management and strategic scheduling, planning,
- Monitor casino activity to detect theft, cheating, and suspicious activity, all monitored in the Surveillance Command Center.
- Monitor casino employees.
- Knowledge of all casino table games played at the casino.
- Knowledge of all cheats and advantageous plays in each table game at the casino.
- Utilize Internal Controls and policies to issue citations and write ups to Casino employees for violations if policies and Internal Controls are not followed.
- Provide camera coverage when requested by security.
- Provide camera coverage to Main banker when handling money in vault and Main banks.
- Utilize all cameras in casino to monitor and identify Advantage players on Table games.
- File and record all suspicious activity of guest.
- Monitor to ensure all safety and security policies are followed by employees.
- Work closely with Gaming Agents to masks sure the Tribe assets are secured.
- Record all Advantage players and cheats when found in Casino onto the Database.
- Perform Table scans hourly.
- Perform Casino overview and document all insights and actions performed on a shift onto the Database.
- Evaluate players when it is seen that the guest may be an Advantage player.
- Create player analysis profiles when Advantage player are found.
- Monitor all casino activities.
- Enforce all gaming laws.
- Protect the Gaming Commissions assets.
- Perform audits on employees.
- Perform marker reports.
- Record and report all entries to ITRAK.
- Answer all phone calls in a fast manner.
- Utilize the Dallmeier System to monitor.
- Perform camera reviews and record all situations.
- Monitor radio systems for situations in the casino.
- Provide camera coverage.
- Identify suspicious activity in money transaction.
- Utilize anti-money laundering skills to identify and report to investigator
Logistics Supervisor
Harbor Freight Tools
Indio, California
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Supervise store as well as monitor Sales and logistic associates.
- Maintained and led a shift with up to 15 employees.
- Time management and strategic scheduling, planning,
- Open and close store when needed.
- Utilize the store's POS system.
- Respond to calls and certification codes at registers.
- Respond to any customer complaints as well as customer request in store and on call.
- Counting of the safe and registers when opening of store and closing as well.
- Build any displays of tools and merchandise in store.
- Have a greater understanding of tools sold in store for customers satisfaction.
- Perform a variety of task such as Cycle counts, out scans, Plano-grams, etc.
- Perform pricing in store and adjust any stock merchandise carried in store.
- Perform damages and bank deposit frequently throughout the day.
- Process any truck received and manage logistics team unloading truck shipments and processing them into the store then onto the sales floor.
- Electric Forklift Experience.
- Utilize electric forklift in warehouse, for truck and moving products.
- Adjust any advertisement in store.
- Making sure the associates are all taking mandatory breaks.
- Making sure all store associate knows what they are doing and staying on task.
- Prepare LOOMIS bank deposits and exchanges of change.
- Assist customers with knowledge of tools sold in store to answer any questions needed regarding hand tools, power tools, air tools, air compressors, sandblasting equipment, welding equipment, generators, power inverters, Work supports, automotive equipment, casters and tires, trailer accessories, solar panels and their accessories, etc.
- Utilize software on site to adjust any store merchandise, any stock online and offline.
- Perform security procedure in store and monitor cameras on site.
- Perform security lock procedures before leaving store.
- Manage POS, EMs, ITC, ESP which is name capture, emails, extended warranty plans and memberships.
- Troubleshoot POS system when system failures occur.
Shift Manager/Operation Technician Personnel II
McDonalds
Rancho Mirage
02.2014 - 10.2017
- Maintained and lead a shift with up to 10 employees.
- Time management and strategic scheduling, planning,
- Manage store when on shift, keep store running smoothly.
- Make sure all crew members are getting their breaks and are treated with respect.
- Open and close store for new day.
- Input all data in ISP regarding cash, cashless transaction, as well as dry and cold inventory.
- Reorganizing advertisements in store and out and change prices when new prices update.
- Notify the whole store when new items will be available and new updates to systems.
- Prepare supplies for busy, fast paced, workday and all shifts to follow.
- Order, organize and maintain inventory throughout peak hours.
- Preform closing and opening store procedures.
- Monitor and train new employees to ensure that all work is done properly and up to facility standards.
- Deep clean kitchen at close each night.
- Clean and perform maintenance on machines if they are not working properly, to ensure full productivity.
- Handle customer concerns and complaints.
- Obtain and file daily reports and other important documents.
- Utilizing POS system and all cash handling procedures.
- Inspect all POS systems, ISP, monitors, registers, database, wires and connections.
- Respond to any calls pertaining to system failure or any other technical failures.
- Clean and keep all technical equipment uncluttered and well maintained.
- Update all POS systems in store and software when needed.
- Troubleshoot POS system failures.
- Troubleshoot all grill and fry vats system failures.
Sales Representative
Macy’s
Palm Desert, California
04.2015 - 03.2016
- Maintain a professional attitude, while making connections and listening to shoppers needs.
- Maintaining selling floor and restocking items as needed.
- Utilizing POS system and all cash handling procedures.
- Ensuring fitting rooms are ready for each customer by clearing out frequently.
- Counting of register assigned at the end of the shift and depositing money at the end of day, and taking deposits to safe drop off.
- Sign up customers for Macy’s rewards cards and other offers in store.
Security Officer
Monument Security Inc.
Indio, California
02.2014 - 04.2015
- Monitor hotel premises to detect and prevent signs of potential threats and disturbances.
- Inspect/adjust security systems, equipment, and machinery used to detect evidence of tampering.
- Maintain daily logs of irregularities such as property damage, theft, presence of trespassers and unusual occurrences.
- Protect all guest and personnel on premise; ensure guest safety is first priority.
Education
Some College Education - Criminal Justice
College of the Desert
Palm Desert06.2014
High School Diploma -
La Quinta High School
La Quinta06.2012
Skills
- Assisted in implementing the new ERP system for CVWD
- Assigned as a tester for both inventory and procurement at CVWD
- Spearheaded the design and remodel of a warehouse location at CVWD
- Created training guides for CVWD warehouse duties
- Water Distribution Operator Grade D1
- Experience of Managing a crew/team/employee of up to 20 individuals
- Time management scheduling
- Vendor management
- Contract negotiation
- Purchase order processing
- Inventory management
- Invoice reconciliation
- Project management
- Data analysis
- ERP systems
- Supplier relationship management
- Cost reduction strategies
- Formal bidding processes
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Working under pressure
- Procurement planning
- Warehouse management
- Strategic sourcing
- Regulatory compliance
- Forklift operator certification
- Certificate of Craps certified dealer
- Supply chain management
- Inventory control
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Employee training
- Supplier evaluation
- Vendor relationships
- Risk assessment
- Product knowledge
- Order processing
- Professional demeanor
- Organization skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Task prioritization
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Budget monitoring
- Teamwork
- Vendor relationship management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Relationship building
- Telephone and email etiquette
- Continuous improvement
Certification
- Water Distribution Operator Grade D1, State Water Resource Control Board, State of California, 02/01/22
- Forklift Operator Certification, CVWD/WORKFORE SAFETY, 02/01/22
- Certificate of Surveillance Craps Training, The Casino Institute, San Diego, California, 09/01/19
- Certificate of Attendance Gaming Protection, Universal Game Protection Development Inc., Rancho Mirage, California, 08/01/19
Timeline
Purchasing Technician
Coachella Valley Water District
01.2024 - Current
Accounting Technician I
Coachella Valley Water District
06.2021 - 01.2024
Table Games Pit Manager
Spotlight 29 Casino
04.2021 - 06.2021
Lead Surveillance Agent
Agua Caliente Gaming Commission
02.2018 - 04.2021
Logistics Supervisor
Harbor Freight Tools
10.2017 - 02.2018
Sales Representative
Macy’s
04.2015 - 03.2016
Shift Manager/Operation Technician Personnel II
McDonalds
02.2014 - 10.2017
Security Officer
Monument Security Inc.
02.2014 - 04.2015
Some College Education - Criminal Justice
College of the Desert
High School Diploma -
La Quinta High School
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