Lester Roland
San Jose,Costa Rica
Summary
Business administrator professional with experience in managing sales stores, providing outstanding team management, purchasing, marketing, RRHH, and customer service. Expertise in successfully managing operations, merchandising, inventory control. Creative with great inter-personal relationships and focused on achieving sales goals and high customer satisfaction levels
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Buyer
Stryker
10.2023 - Current
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives, contributing ideas for more effective procurement processes.
- Achieved cost savings by implementing strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers, fostering collaboration and mutual growth.
- Optimized inventory management practices, reducing excess stock and minimizing carrying costs.
- Analyzed inventory usage and assessed trends to provide maximum coverage for each time period.
- Reduced lead times by closely monitoring inventory levels and forecasting demand accurately.
- Leveraged data-driven insights to make informed purchasing decisions that positively impacted the bottom line.
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery, and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement.
- Led procurement team by training staff and overseeing purchasing decisions.
- Dispensed purchase orders to suppliers with accurate pricing, deadlines and terms and conditions.
- Managed a diverse portfolio of products, ensuring timely delivery and quality control.
- Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
Buyer
Stryker
10.2021 - 09.2023
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for the company''s benefit.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
- Coordinated with logistics teams to resolve any shipping delays or discrepancies while minimizing impact on operations.
- Provided training and guidance to junior team members on best practices in purchasing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the procurement department.
- Achieved cost savings by identifying opportunities for consolidation and bulk purchasing across departments.
- Coordinated with quality control teams to address and rectify any product issues, maintaining high standards of quality.
Senior Buyer
Walmart Centro America
11.2019 - Current
- Negotiation and purchases with local and foreign suppliers coordinating the allocation to the stores across the country
- Asia, North America and Central America imports coordinator and approver
- Internal Purchases and redistribution of products via Hub from El Salvador
- Sales Budget planning and control
- Approval of marketing releases
- People management
- Cost and price product management
- Sales Margin control
Buyer
Almacenes Siman
08.2019 - 11.2019
- Buyer for Costa Rica stores
- Inventory management
- Negotiation and purchases with suppliers
- Product allocation and supervision across the country
- Product Return Supervisor
- Budget and Sales control
Store Manager
Bershka
07.2015 - 07.2019
- In charge to supervise the Escazu Store
- Brand trainer and managing staff to enforce the stores values and goals
- Opening and Closing operations
- Oversee inventory management and daily cash close
- Merchandising
- Human Resources activities
Education
Licenciatura's degree - Business Administration with emphasis in Sales & Marketing
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
01.2020
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
01.2018
High School degree - Business Administration
Centro Politécnico del Norte
01.2006
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Inventory management
- Data analysis
- ERP systems
- Demand forecasting
- Vendor management
- Purchase order management
- Purchasing strategy
- Global procurement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Certification - Various Organizations.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Buyer
Stryker
10.2023 - Current
Buyer
Stryker
10.2021 - 09.2023
Senior Buyer
Walmart Centro America
11.2019 - Current
Buyer
Almacenes Siman
08.2019 - 11.2019
Store Manager
Bershka
07.2015 - 07.2019
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
High School degree - Business Administration
Centro Politécnico del Norte
Licenciatura's degree - Business Administration with emphasis in Sales & Marketing
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
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