Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Certification
Languages
Interests
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Rosemary Kitchens

Snellville,GA

Summary

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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