Mindy Sandoval
San Jose,CA
Summary
Professional buyer with strong track record in procurement and supply chain management. Known for building effective supplier relationships, negotiating favorable terms, and ensuring timely delivery of quality products. Highly collaborative, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently delivers results that drive organizational success. Skilled in strategic sourcing, contract management, and inventory optimization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
OP Senior Buyer
FM Industries
Fremont, CA
01.2025 - Current
- Provided material to vendors for work to be done on parts such as plated or painted. Managed timelines for parts sent out to meet on time shipment. Crated PO’s to send out for processing.
- Requested new quotes for better pricing.
- Reduced lead times by closely monitoring inventory levels and forecasting demand accurately.
Buyer II
Vander-Bend Manufacturing
San Jose, CA
06.2021 - 12.2024
- Purchased electronic components, hardware, labels, injection moldings and 3d printing.
- MRP weekly.
- Followed up on past due orders, requested pull ins, push outs, on all open purchase orders.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for the company''s benefit.
- Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
- Coordinated with logistics teams to resolve any shipping delays or discrepancies while minimizing impact on operations.
- Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
Payroll processer
Automated Building Control Systems
Santa Clara, CA
10.2018 - 06.2021
- Process all payroll for 50 union member employees weekly. Validate employees work hours. Referencing each job to the correct job number, calculating wedges, and issuing checks weekly to all employees. Support all Payroll duties.
- Administrative assistant: Process service calls & paperwork. Maintain communication with field personnel. Maintaining and schedule of Maintenance service agreements. Order parts for all service calls and issuing purchase orders when needed. Close out service call paperwork, verifying all costs, and accurately completing the final billing. Data entry- accurately and in a timely manner.
Legal administrative assistant
Lumileds
San Jose, CA
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Provided support to Legal department. Updated Anaqua system and share drives with all signed contracts and NDA’s. Assured all correct signatures were on the documents per signature block. Managed contract workflow, and responded to internal inquiries about contract status. Contract position through Adecco Temp agency.
Administrative assistant
Juniper Networks
Sunnyvale, CA
06.2016 - 11.2017
- Compile and sorted documents for data entry. Maintain logbooks for activity and tasks. Uploaded Updated data and instructions for the Repair Operations Department. Issued miscellaneous quarterly sub con PO’s and inventory PO’s. Assisted Inventory Control Department.
Data entry administrator
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA
03.2015 - 04.2016
- Maintaining proper logs of daily activities. Tracking, receiving data and documents. Updated data and removed unnecessary files. Scanned documents into specific files or forms from recorded material. Assisted program managers in creating pivot tables, charts, and spread sheets. Contract position through Adecco Temp agency.
Education
General Studies
Blackford
San Jose, CA06.1994
Skills
- Supplier negotiations
- Supplier relationship management
- E-procurement systems
- Strategic sourcing
- Customer focus
- ERP systems
- Demand forecasting
- Product procurement
- Vendor negotiations
- Vendor relations
- Materials sourcing
- Customer service
- Multi-tasking strength
- Purchase order management
- Pricing
- Ordering and purchasing
- Inventory control
- Price negotiation
- Vendor contract negotiations
- Goods procurement
Timeline
OP Senior Buyer
FM Industries
01.2025 - Current
Buyer II
Vander-Bend Manufacturing
06.2021 - 12.2024
Payroll processer
Automated Building Control Systems
10.2018 - 06.2021
Legal administrative assistant
Lumileds
11.2017 - 03.2018
Administrative assistant
Juniper Networks
06.2016 - 11.2017
Data entry administrator
Cisco Systems, Inc.
03.2015 - 04.2016
General Studies
Blackford