Lizette Garcia Valdes
Miami Gardens,USA
Summary
Experienced Buyer/Purchasing with a strong background in manufacturing, distribution and wholesaled environment. Proven ability to manage vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, control cost, and coordinate domestic and international logistics. Detailed- oriented, highly organized and effective collaboration cross functionally to operational and customer needs.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Eair LLC.
07.2023 - Current
- Purchasing for Manufacturing, Distribution and Wholesale divisions.
- Price evaluations, market assessments, product ordering, record keeping and tracking of all inbound orders. From both overseas as well as domestic. Coordinate the logistics at the most cost-effective means.
- Sourcing Suppliers with different vendors based on price, availability, and quality.
- Collaborating with various internal departments to ensure that all company and customer needs are met.
- Assessing vendors in person visits as well as overseas zoom interviews to assess their quality and policies.
- Authorizing payments and managing purchasing expenses with meticulous record-keeping. Coordinating closely with accounting.
- ERP system (Sage and Macola)
- Negotiated supplier contracts, achieving cost savings and improved terms for long-term partnerships.
LexTM3 Systems LLC /Lex Products
05.2020 - 06.2023
- Acquiring and maintaining inventory for manufacturing, production materials office and plant supply or services rendered to Military, Government contracts, Industrial Industry and Entertainment Industry.
- Governed suppliers progress towards yearly cost, quality, safety, and delivery requirement.
- Quoting and negotiated new opportunities for Sales Department
- Working knowledge of Engineering Building Material drawings to assess what parts are needed to be purchased for the assembly.
- Optimizing the levels of frequently sold items through Blanket PO’s and Consignment to obtain competitive cost.
- Sourcing desirable vendors, with strong negotiating skills to acquire competitive pricing, while still maintaining mutual beneficial relationships with all suppliers.
- Coordinate with Marketing & Sales ensuring clear requirements, forecast market trends, and mitigating risks.
- Responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, or equipment for business.
- Maintain Company Data Base (Pentagon & Made to Manage ERP system)
Dependable Packaging Solutions
05.2016 - 11.2019
- Acquiring and maintaining inventory of stock items for large based Distribution warehouse
- Optimizing the levels of frequently sold items.
- Source and negotiate special ordered products.
- Consolidate deliveries to save on shipping costs, track and follow up with all orders.
- Coordinate with Marketing & Sales to remove the slow sellers.
- Ensure Cost, Quality & Delivery across the board on all purchases.
- Maintain Company Data Base (SAGE)
Purchasing Manager
Videoscope Inc.
Doral, FL
10.2010 - 04.2016
- My responsibilities included acquiring and maintaining inventory of stock items.
- Optimizing the levels of frequently sold items.
- Coordinate with Marketing & Sales forecast market trends, and mitigating risks.
- Building and maintaining mutual beneficial relationships with new and existing suppliers.
- Coordinate special rebates, demo units etc.
- Ensure Cost, Quality & Delivery across the board on all purchases.
- Maintain Company Data Base (Eclipse)
Procurement Coordinator
Sony Electronics/ Sony Latin America
Miami, FL
01.2009 - 10.2010
- Researching, analyzing, and forecasting current and future buying trends, markets, styles, and products with attention to specified target market and demographics with the Marketing Team.
- Administrative support for the sales and marketing team.
- Maintaining and updating database excel and ERP system (SAP).
- Keeping up with updated documentation for exports, and imports for specific countries
- Assisted with general accounting functions.
- Assisted in completing company projects.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL08-1984
Skills
- Procurement management
- Vendor sourcing expertise
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Market analysis
- ERP skills (SAP, Oracle, Sage, M2M, Macola)
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Recordkeeping & Expense Control
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Eair LLC.
07.2023 - Current
LexTM3 Systems LLC /Lex Products
05.2020 - 06.2023
Dependable Packaging Solutions
05.2016 - 11.2019
Purchasing Manager
Videoscope Inc.
10.2010 - 04.2016
Procurement Coordinator
Sony Electronics/ Sony Latin America
01.2009 - 10.2010
Associate of Arts - Business
Miami Dade College