LOUIS A. PLAZOLA
San Jose,CA
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain Professional with expertise in planning, logistics, and inventory management. Delivered organizational success through effective utilization of Oracle E-Business, NetSuite, SAP, and various shipping databases. Focused on leveraging extensive experience to drive operational efficiency and achieve company objectives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Coordinator
Aerin Medical
Mountain View, USA
08.2023 - 03.2026
- Maintained stock levels of components and finished goods, preventing inventory stock-outs while implementing lean management principles to optimize inventory maintenance.
- Monitored inventory transactions, ensuring accurate documentation for purchase orders, transfers, inbounds, production work orders, and inventory adjustments.
- Resolved inventory discrepancies, addressed problem orders, and managed intercompany transfer issues to maintain operational efficiency.
- Created and managed purchase orders for inventory replenishment.
- Performs comparisons of physical inventory to system inventory, identifying and correcting any discrepancies.
- Monitors lot-traced inventory & ensures first expire, first out rotation is implemented at the warehouses.
- Fosters strong relationships with vendors and manufacturers through clear, timely communications in-line with Aerin Medical's code of conduct.
- Assisted in aligning inventory paperwork for manufacturing lot control items and traceability with the database.
Sr. Material Planner/Buyer
Roche Sequencing Solutions
Santa Clara, USA
11.2019 - 08.2023
- Plan for material requirements to support production based on the Master Schedule and output from MRP, to ensure manufacturing is not interrupted or delayed due to shortages and sales orders can be filled, and at the same time optimize inventory level.
- Placed purchase orders to support manufacturing requirements.
- Expedited purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
- Entered purchase orders and confirmed receipts in the ERP system.
- Communicated with departments to address suspected problems.
- Comply with all regulatory and Quality Systems Requirements (QSR) requirements.
- Communicate with appropriate departments, when problems are suspected or become evident.
- Communicated with departments to identify and implement improvements, including quantity discounts and cost-saving opportunities.
- Interface with Manufacturing and Quality to disposition discrepant material.
- Ensure timely and accurate supplier order acknowledgements/confirmations are received and processed and address any discrepancies with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Collaborated with suppliers to resolve issues and expedite deliveries.
- Visited suppliers' facilities to identify improvement opportunities and resolve issues.
- Reported discrepancies and damages in goods to initiate corrective actions. Document and label materials according to procedures.
- Identify issues involving logistics, customer orders, shipping and/or receiving areas.
Logistics Analyst
Roche Sequencing Solutions
San Jose, USA
11.2015 - 10.2019
- Processed customer orders, repairs, and manual shipments, ensuring all domestic and international paperwork was completed accurately.
- Adhered to established export guidelines for international shipments, verifying accuracy of information provided to appropriate agencies.
- Generated and printed orders, pulled parts, prepared bill of lading, and packaged items according to specifications.
Logistics Coordinator
Cepheid
Sunnyvale, USA
02.2015 - 10.2015
- Processed customer orders, repairs, and manual shipments, ensuring accurate documentation for domestic and international deliveries.
- Adhere to all established export guidelines for international shipments and ensure all information is accurate and provided to the appropriate agency.
- Generate & print orders, pull parts, prepare bill of lading and package according to spec.
- Control inventory levels by conducting daily cycle counts & monthly PIs.
- Supported customer service department by addressing and resolving customer-related issues efficiently.
Inventory Coordinator
Abbott Medical (formely Optimedica)
Sunnyvale, USA
02.2014 - 01.2015
- Performed all data input to ensure accuracy of inventory records.
- Determined sequence of physical movement of materials to meet schedule requirements and recorded each warehousing transaction promptly to ensure inventory records accuracy.
- Identified, traced, and reconciled inventory errors to prevent shortages, delays, and inaccuracies in inventory data.
- Maintain electronic information systems and/or manual records necessary to show status of any material or job in assigned area at any time.
- As required, update or correct information system records and provide data to cognizant departments/or individuals.
- Received and stocked parts and supplies daily in designated storage areas.
Education
San Jose City College
San Jose, CAHigh School -
James Lick High School
San Jose, CASkills
- Inventory control
- Purchase order creation
- Supply chain management
- Supply chain coordination
- MRP optimization
- Discrepancy resolution
- Lot traceability
- ERP systems
Education And Professional Development
- San Jose City College, San Jose, CA
- James Lick High School, San Jose, CA
- APICS CPIM Certified.
- CCI (Council for Continuous Improvement), Quality Assurance, Process Improvements, Team Building and Problem Solving Strategies
Timeline
Inventory Coordinator
Aerin Medical
08.2023 - 03.2026
Sr. Material Planner/Buyer
Roche Sequencing Solutions
11.2019 - 08.2023
Logistics Analyst
Roche Sequencing Solutions
11.2015 - 10.2019
Logistics Coordinator
Cepheid
02.2015 - 10.2015
Inventory Coordinator
Abbott Medical (formely Optimedica)
02.2014 - 01.2015
San Jose City College
High School -
James Lick High School