Shardae Bautista

• Prepared and presented reports to management on purchasing trends and cost savings to aid in decision making.
• Reviewed and issued contracts and blanket purchase orders after choosing ideal vendor and drive procurement process.
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
• Led sourcing process for new vendors to get quality products and services and mitigate risk.
• Provided ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting.
• Reviewed historical sales trends and researched demand drivers to prepare forecast data and develop statistical forecast models.
• Proposed and implemented solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.

Complete responsibility for all purchasing, material planning and inventory activities for a hair gel manufacturer.

• Sourced, negotiated prices and placed purchase orders for all raw material and supply purchases for a 48 million annual spend, including plastics, corrugate, chemicals, tools, hardware, paint, cabling and kanban.
• Prepared and presented reports to management on purchasing trends and cost savings to aid in decision making.
• Developed and implemented procurement policies and procedures to enhance compliance with company standards.

Led tactical purchasing team of 3 employees with total spend of $380M. Aligned inter-connected departments to maximize efficiency. Maintained ISO processes; provided monthly analysis and reports. Responsible for Raw Material, Chemical APS, Manufacture parts for both indirect/Direct procurement resource based on ERP requirement.

• Developed and implemented process improvement plan to expedite return of defective material to suppliers, increasing inventory accuracy and freeing capital.
• Led purchasing team's contribution to improving inventory turns rate 32%.
• Led implementation of customer and vendor facing pull planning and/or vendor managed Inventory Programs (VMI) establishing consistent structure and clear metrics to measure the effectiveness of corporate objectives and to facilitate ongoing process improvement for Hardware and Chemicals.

Managed all aspects of Purchasing, strategic planning, supplier selection, consolidation, qualification, sourcing, cost reduction and value analysis initiatives. Outsourced fabricated and machined parts, castings, domestic and off-shore electronic components, motors, drives, circuit breakers, PLC controls, and enclosures. Managed a supply base of 7 million dollars. Initiated and managed a Kanban system for hardware, fittings and electrical components.

• Contributed to construction-related procurement tasks and supported project scheduling requirements.
• Reviewed and issued contracts and blanket purchase orders after choosing ideal vendor and drive procurement process.
• Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.

Attended Open Up meetings for new projects, and weekly project meetings during duration of project for procurement efforts and updates to status of equipment being delivered and budget updates

• Prepared information for RFP's and RFQ's to be sent out during bid phase of project
• Purchase Orders generation and closure
• Responsible for the Processing of Subcontractor invoices/pay applications for project work and review of required associated documentation
• Provided ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting.
• Communicated demand plans to manufacturing sites to resolve gaps between demand and supply plans.
• Improved demand forecast for multiple distribution channels based on previous sales and consumption.