Kimberley Reyes
HOUSTON,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Planner
Chair King
Houston, TX
07.2023 - Current
- Execute daily operations including creating purchase orders, updating inventory records, and reconciling discrepancies.
- Track vendor shipments, monitor delivery performance, and provide feedback to address issues.
- Collaborate with warehouse and merchandising teams to ensure accurate receiving, maintain proper stock levels, and support product launches.
- Strengthen supplier relationships through consistent communication, performance monitoring, and streamlined procurement workflows.
- Support production schedules by planning replenishment needs and coordinating with internal departments.
- Monitor stock levels across multiple warehouses to maintain accurate supply chain visibility.
- Identify supply chain risks and implement corrective actions to prevent disruptions.
- Optimize inventory and safety stock levels to maintain high service levels and reduce shortages.
Assistant Buyer
Chair King
Houston, Tx
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted in the selection and procurement of product assortment.
- Managed supplier communications related to product and order status.
- Processed purchase orders ensuring accuracy before submitting them to suppliers.
- Coordinated with internal departments such as logistics, marketing, and finance when needed.
- Maintained open communication with stores regarding price changes, order management and inventory availability.
- Assisted visual merchandising team with photo shoots.
- Coordinated with Marketing and Ecommerce team to secure product images for online and promotional use.
Merchandise Detail Assistant
Chair King Backyard Store
Houston, USA
02.2021 - 07.2022
- Enter and submit purchase orders
- Works closely with Ecommerce and Marketing teams
- Communicates with warehouse to resolve issues
- Maintains relationships with vendors
- Assists visual merchandising team on photoshoots
- Create special orders for customers and follow up on fulfillment
- Handles warranty claims
- Assists with creating program guides
- Maintained accurate records of incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Coordinated with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of merchandise.
- Prepared purchase orders for new items to be added to inventory.
Vendor Relations Specialist
Stage Stores
Houston, USA
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Enter, match and process invoices
- Research payment status’s and ensure payments are available
- Communicate with vendors via email to assist with payment disputes
- Communicate internally with buying teams and DC to reconcile payment disputes and shortages ensuring proper payment of goods
- Key vendor charge backs to update open payables
- Maintain copies of documents for audit purposes
- Assist in preparing checks for mail
Merchandise Assistant
Stage Stores
Houston, USA
05.2013 - 05.2019
- Maintain a good relationship with vendors
- Sample acquisition and organization
- Create and maintain purchase orders
- Photograph and submit samples for ecommerce
- Key and submit promotions and signage for brick and mortar and ecommerce
- Track purchase orders to ensure they arrive to stores and online in a timely manner
- Maintain a financial checkbook for the office
- Set up new vendors and brands
Education
High School -
Cypress Ridge High School
Houston, TXLonestar College
Houston, TXSkills
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Vendor management
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Relationship building
- Adaptability
- Supply chain coordination
- Demand planning
- Organizational skills
- Purchase order processing
Timeline
Supply Planner
Chair King
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Buyer
Chair King
07.2022 - 07.2023
Merchandise Detail Assistant
Chair King Backyard Store
02.2021 - 07.2022
Vendor Relations Specialist
Stage Stores
05.2019 - 10.2020
Merchandise Assistant
Stage Stores
05.2013 - 05.2019
High School -
Cypress Ridge High School
Lonestar College