Perla Ponce
Victorville,CA
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain and Operations professional with 6+ years of hands-on experience in logistics, inventory management, and project coordination. Skilled in Excel, ERP systems, and cross-functional collaboration, with a proven track record of improving efficiency, reducing costs, and delivering results.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Analyst/Travel & Indirect Procurement
Dentsply Sirona
09.2021 - Current
- Completed logistics process mapping of work in progress to identify inefficiencies in transportation network. Recommended to consolidate operations into one site instead of four. Consolidation efforts improved order fulfillment SLA from 50% to 100% over approx. 5 months.
- Track shipment status, delivery times, and warehouse allocation to maintain accurate supply chain visibility.
- Coordinate with vendors to confirm lead and transit times, optimizing inventory flow and minimizing delivery delays. Incorporated Tracking software Crane WW to get ahead of shipment delays and track lead times to align with inventory stock.
- Prepare and distribute monthly expense, shipments, and material reports including executive summaries to divisional leadership & suppliers.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements and implement solutions like; logistics and material handling Optimization to improve lead times from 2 month SLA to 2 weeks while still maintaining 100% SLA fulfillment.
- Lead corporate travel online booking tool administrations, ensuring accuracy, policy compliance, and cost efficiency.
- Investigate travel cost discrepancies and identify savings by comparing on- and off-line rates online tools with company contracts.
- Respond to 10+ travel support requests via email and/or global ticketing system daily, providing efficient support and resolution for 3,500 global travelers, All tickets acknowledged within 24 hours of receipt.
- Complete time-sensitive projects, consultations, and/or 1-on-1 calls with team members to ensure and enforce our open-door policy to enable positive communication.
Lab Account Specialist
Straight Smile- Byte(Dentsply Sirona)
11.2019 - 01.2021
- Daily communication(Remotely) via conference calls to find solutions and input ideas for better manufacturing, Daily status emails to dentists, Doctors, Headquarters, and manufacturing partners.
- Evaluated manufacturing performance to identify the most cost-effective and efficient partners, improving production output and driving measurable savings.
- Filter aligner production to China, Australia, Germany, Mexico, and the US
- Compose manufacturing live Excel sheets to organize patients' work in progress
- Submit patients' dental requests and communicate with patient care
- Managed flow accuracy and completion by building graphs and charts via Salesforce, maintaining 99% SLA
Outbound Coordinator
Global Brands Group
04.2015 - 01.2019
- Flagger & Auditor- Systematically and physically counted and totaled all Cartons being shipped
- Trainer- Trained new crew members on shipping and receiving S.O.P.s using RF Scanners and Cognos
- Responsible for sending managers the employees’ attendance, hourly input tracker, delegated tasks, emailing out our daily CPU tracker, units shipped, units loaded, hourly trucks arrival schedule, end of the day report, and daily 2nd shift hand-off report, communicating with managers and supervisors
ELD Coordinator (English Language Development)
Redlands East Valley and Citrus Valley High School
10.2014 - 01.2016
- Providing Students with in-class assistance, translating another teacher's Subject
- Tutoring Before and After School Program- Subjects certified but not limited to Biology- Anatomy, Algebra 1– Trigonometry and math analysis, Trained and specialized in the Core program
- Teaching students how to grammatically speak, read, and write in English
- Helped more than 50 foreign exchange and refugee students Graduate
- Coordinated special events for foreign-speaking parents to get them more involved and aware of their childs education in school
Redlands Police Explorer
Redlands Police Department
06.2013 - 01.2014
- Provided Officers assistance during Ride-Alongs when requested
- Composed and volunteered shoulder tap operations to stop selling alcohol to minors
- Filing Reports, Hand-off emails, Incident reports, and communicating with dispatch
- Surveillance of any city event, including Independence Day, bicycle classic, car shows, and air shows
Education
Certificate -
LinkedIn Learning
Online01-2025
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa, CA01-2014
Skills
- Inventory Control & Logistics coordination
- Data Management
- Advanced MS Excel
- Bilingual-Spanish & English
- Leadership and communicative collaboration
- Process improvement & Problem solving
- Vendor Management & Cross functional Collaboration
- Data Analysis & Reporting
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Supply Chain Analyst/Travel & Indirect Procurement
Dentsply Sirona
09.2021 - Current
Lab Account Specialist
Straight Smile- Byte(Dentsply Sirona)
11.2019 - 01.2021
Outbound Coordinator
Global Brands Group
04.2015 - 01.2019
ELD Coordinator (English Language Development)
Redlands East Valley and Citrus Valley High School
10.2014 - 01.2016
Redlands Police Explorer
Redlands Police Department
06.2013 - 01.2014
Certificate -
LinkedIn Learning
Crafton Hills College