Experienced purchasing professional with top-notch leadership, program management and planning abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with organized nature and advanced problem-solving strengths. Improves policies, reduces waste and supports business needs with efficient, high-quality materials.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Manager /Category Buyer
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
08.2019 - Current
Company Overview: Global Supply chain department: Purchasing Manager / Buyer.
Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
Used AS400 to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
Responsible for purchasing imports with a value of $5,000,000 annually from multiple suppliers overseas
Plan purchasing by reviewing items current forecast to determine items to be purchased and quantity.
Maintain container data for containers in transit and estimated of arrival.
Information is communicated to warehouse, in order to schedule containers.
Maintain purchase orders status reviewing due dates to be sure purchase orders are arriving on time
Also work with Commodity Manager as back up for raw materials used to manufacture products
The plant that manufactures bases, colorants and paint of different types and sizes. Also determine schedule for tankers of raw material to be scheduled
Senior Scheduler / Planner
Understand and have process schedules for plant with Filling Line Configurations, PPM, Base and Paint Fill schedules for PPM and Filling Department (15 lines plus 7 side lines)
Organize production according to demand and quality standards
Responsible for line capacity planning, and schedule production following customer requirements and requests issued by sales team
Maintain Bases, Intermediates and Colorants manufacturing orders which drive raw material demand
Prepare weekly product demand and weekend production plan
Cover for Manager when they are out of office
Prepared information needed for production call meetings
Updated files for customer items needed, working closely with VP of Global Supply Chain to have information prepared for meetings
Administrative Manager/Operations Manager
Preferred Packaging Sales & Service
11.2013 - 08.2019
Company Overview: Responsible for a variety of areas such as Customer Service, Accounting, Purchasing, Inventory, Production Meetings and communicating with customers approximately 30 incoming calls, emails on a daily basis.
Monitored inventory levels for all products company sells and produce
Monitored inventory levels to place orders with supplier in Asia.
Ensured smooth daily operations with timely completion of all essential administrative tasks and responsibilities.
Provided exceptional administrative support for executive-level staff, ensuring that their needs were met promptly and accurately in order to facilitate smooth daily operations.
Supervised staff and delegated tasks to maintain positive, productive administrative operations.
Maintained accurate record-keeping systems to ensure easy access to critical information for decision-making purposes.
Teacher Assistant
Valparaiso Community School
01.2008 - 05.2013
Company Overview: Assisting a classroom teacher in the general supervision and management of 20 to 25 children
Volunteered as needed with enrollment and assisting parents with translation.
Responded to student needs and questions promptly.
Promoted a positive learning environment by effectively managing classroom behavior and addressing individual needs.
Supported teacher in monitoring students during lunch periods, recess, and other non-instructional times to maintain safety and orderliness.
Education
Leadership Training -
Ivy Tech College
Valparaiso, IN
05.2013
Advanced Business Management -
Tarrant County College
Spring
05.1992
Certification -
System Travel Academy
Houston, TX
05.1990
Skills
Spanish fluency
Microsoft Office
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
PeopleSoft
Sage 100
AS400
Professionalism
Organization
Communication
Written presentation skills
Verbal presentation skills
Flexibility
Accomplishments
Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets as well as container data.
Improved operations efficiency with implementation of various process improvements.
References
Available upon request
Certification
Lean Manufacturing Certification – Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Leadership certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Adventure Travel
Historical Exploration
Volunteering
Sharing recipes, cooking tips, and culinary experiences through blogs and social media platforms
Timeline
Purchasing Manager /Category Buyer
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
08.2019 - Current
Administrative Manager/Operations Manager
Preferred Packaging Sales & Service
11.2013 - 08.2019
Teacher Assistant
Valparaiso Community School
01.2008 - 05.2013
Leadership Training -
Ivy Tech College
Advanced Business Management -
Tarrant County College
Certification -
System Travel Academy
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