Sara Baldwin
Miami Lakes,FL
Summary
Highly accomplished professional with over 10 years of experience in purchasing, planning and logistics. Strong analytical skills, keen eye for detail, which thrives in fast-paced and high-pressure environments. Extremely analytical, organized, approach to solving strategic and tactical problems, encompassing international multi-site sourcing operations including manufacturing, distribution, import/export, and wholesale companies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Buyer
KD Nutra
Miami, FL
06.2022 - Current
- Responsible for placing purchase orders.
- track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders through the open order report (OOR).
- Negotiate pricing, volume, and payment terms with the vendors of packaging Components, Consumables.
- Compare prices, quality, and Lead-Time offered by each vendor, to determine the best bid among the bidders.
- Qualify and requalify RM and Component vendors according to the GMP guideline.
- Analyzing and controlling the correct and fluent supply of all the Stock Items.
- Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory of Raw Material and Components transfer forms (substitutions) when necessary.
- Achieve savings over 80K per year for RM (white mineral oil) and 20K per year for packaging component (4 Mil Gusseted Poly Bags/ bulk packaging).
- Responsible for managing MRP’s based on coverage, evaluation of sales forecasting.
- Work closely with the Finance Department to ensure payment on time to the vendors.
- work closely with the QA department and technical service for the resolution of OOS with the vendor (end to end process).
- Collaboratly work with R&D to qualify alternative vendors (new sourcing).
- Provide deep dive analysis on KPI (Raw Material and Lead Time) and facilitate resolution and end action plans for issues.
- Responsible for issuing Health Certificate request for Finish Good exportation.
- support the tracking all imports and exports process with costumes brokers.
- Responsible from SCM for supporting regulatory audit from different entities (HALAL, FDA, TGA, customers).
- Create Production Orders for bulk and packaging for in house and outsourced orders.
- Input outsourced Orders into the Master Plan and Shipping file.
- Follow up with Third Party Logistics on the completion of purchase orders.
- Serve as back up to report the status of open orders in Third Party sites during Operational meetings.
Buyer
Tecnología y suministros del centro TESAC C.A
Maracay, Edo. Aragua
03.2014 - 04.2020
- Responsible for placing purchase orders.
- Track status of requisitions.
- Effective contracting of freight services and vehicles generating savings for the organization Oversaw budget and all purchasing needs for the company.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Received inbound phone calls from store managers and facility management associates, creating work orders and purchase orders to replace faulty or unsafe equipment or condition.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
- KPI control, inventory levels, number of orders delivered on time, storage cost per product.
Seller Support Associate
Coveca Centro C.A
Maracay, Edo. Aragua
08.2005 - 02.2006
- Adhered to quality and time-sensitive call center metrics when answering inbound phone and chat correspondence from platform sellers.
- Advocated for sellers and provided feedback to enhance selling process for overall improvements.
- Provided seller support on refunds, posted feedback and policy changes.
- Demonstrated computer skills for data entry and answered broad variety of e-commerce inquiries.
- Answered questions regarding seller inventory, shipping, payments and buyer complaints.
Education
Bachelor of Education - English Language And Literature
Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador
07-2013
Skills
- Proficient Microsoft Office
- Outlook Project Manager
- Forecast Focus System
- Power BI
- NAV Dinamics
Certification
- CSCP Certification (ongoing)
Timeline
Junior Buyer
KD Nutra
06.2022 - Current
Buyer
Tecnología y suministros del centro TESAC C.A
03.2014 - 04.2020
Seller Support Associate
Coveca Centro C.A
08.2005 - 02.2006
Bachelor of Education - English Language And Literature
Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador
- CSCP Certification (ongoing)
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