Katherine Guzman
Scotch Plains,NJ
Summary
Dedicated Buyer, offering three years of extensive experience in purchasing and sourcing a variety of raw material, products, services, and sub-contracts. Proficient with procurement principles, practices and procedures. Comprehensive experience of 12 years in Import/Export compliance within the Fashion and Food industry. Fluent in Spanish.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer Specialist
Schatz Bearing
Poughkeepsie, NY
11.2022 - Present
- Source and purchase materials.
- Identified areas for improvement in existing processes and implemented solutions accordingly.
- Researched new sources for procurement opportunities while maintaining existing vendor relationships.
- Prepare RFQ's as needed. Negotiate contracts, pricing and commercial issues with suppliers.
- Identify and analyze raw material requirements. Place and track purchase orders with suppliers to fully support production and service demand. Maintain all required records and computer data pertaining to assigned suppliers and parts.
- Collaborate with various departments including Engineering, Sales, production, and quality to ensure documents, certs and process, components are being met.
- Assessed supplier performance based on quality, cost, and delivery metrics, and addressed any issues.
- Created reports detailing purchases made, budget spending and other relevant information.
- Negotiated with selected suppliers to obtain lowest unit cost.
Analyst, International Logistic Planner
Roland Food
Dayton , NJ
03.2015 - 10.2022
- Compile data from a variety of sources to analyze logistics-related costs and other quantitative issues.
- Assess current state processes and provide process improvement recommendations and actionable insights to management.
- Liaise and cultivate relationships with our suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and various other third party partners to ensure timely and compliant shipments.
- Developed metrics to measure performance against established goals for cost savings initiatives.
- Create and update shipment tracking reports to present to management and key stakeholders in multiple departments.
- Coordinate the importation of shipments from our suppliers to multiple warehouse via various transportation modes ( truck,ocean, air).
- Work cross- functionally with internal teams such as Replenishment, Sales,QA, and Finance to troubleshoot and resolve discrepancies.
- Perform auditing of all documentation associated with shipments (BOL's invoices, etc.) to ensure data accuracy.
Import Export Specialist
Tahari ASL/Catherine Malandrino
Millburn, NJ
12.2011 - 02.2015
- Managed and coordinated Import and Export shipments under US Customs regulatory compliance for all Air and ocean shipments.
- Responded to inquiries regarding classification, duty and tax calculations, or other import and export regulations to ensure timely clearance. Worked to obtain necessary information for Binding Ruling requests for the USA.
- Assisted Director, customs compliance in other important compliance related matters including FTC textile labeling, country of origin marking, global Fish and Wildlife (CITES) regulations, special trade agreement analysis.
- Executed and administered all classification of all styles for both divisions, development of HTS numbers/Obtained favorable classification rulings to reduce importation cost.
Education
Credits Toward Bachelor - Business Administration
Manhattan College
Manhattan, NY09-2008
Associate of Applied Business - International Business
Union County College
Cranford, NJ06-2006
Skills
- Procurement procedures
- Client Relationship Building
- Pricing Analysis
- Strategic Sourcing
- Negotiation and Persuasion
- Purchase Order Management
- Ordering and Purchasing
- Supplier Communication
- International Logistics
- 3PL and LTL knowledge
- Supply Chain Operations
- Strong work ethic
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- Worked directly with Director and plant manager to solve issues and implement processes.
- Collaborated with a team of 10 in the development of a new ERP system.
- Successfully located two subcontractors in the first three months of a new hire's employment.
- Trained new hires.
Timeline
Buyer Specialist
Schatz Bearing
11.2022 - Present
Analyst, International Logistic Planner
Roland Food
03.2015 - 10.2022
Import Export Specialist
Tahari ASL/Catherine Malandrino
12.2011 - 02.2015
Credits Toward Bachelor - Business Administration
Manhattan College
Associate of Applied Business - International Business
Union County College
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