Cody Hernandez: in Huntington Beach, CA

• Generates & amends purchase orders in SAP • Manages suppliers to meet delivery dates to support customer or forecasted needs • Practices lean inventory control techniques such as Kanban inventory, reorder points, and consignment inventory • Designed and implemented stocking strategies tailored to support business needs • Prepares monthly forecast projections for domestic and overseas (global S&OP) suppliers • Successfully manages 45 vendors encompassing over 1,100 active materials across varied commodities, for an annual spend of over $5M • Reviews and executes MRP suggestions • Managed assorted commodities such as packaging, hardware components, and paints • Strives to meet business KPI’s such as inventory reduction, on-time delivery, and lead-time reduction • Establish robust partnerships with domestic and foreign vendors ensuring business success • Works with accounts payable and/or warehouse teams to resolve any invoice or PO discrepancies • Works in cross-functional teams to ensure raw material availability for new release launch dates

• Schedule and drive team meetings • Participate in Kaizen training events • Assist with BOM scrubbing and revisions • Develop and manage KPI reports to track team’s performance • Proficient in balancing multiple projects with shifting timelines • Create and maintain routings for eyewear to facilitate costing and planning efforts • Manage non-conforming issues for Master Data and report solutions in daily manufacturing meetings