Supply Chain Professional with 7+ years industry experience in CPG, Consumer
Electronics, Retail, and Manufacturing, specializing in driving process improvements for
forecasting supply/demand, purchasing, inventory, and vendor management. Strong
operations background with product management and global sourcing experience.

Managed and executed all operational functions including sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and inventory planning for 1500+ SKU's. Heavily involved with executing 3PL warehouse move,
implementing new PO management system, new product launches, and contributed to company's revenue growth of over 20%. Total Revenue $60M.
• Established new SKU and BOM setup process for NPI.
• Executed strategic inbound direction to 3PL/ freight forwarders in US, Canada, and UK,
improving order fill-rate KPI to 98.9%. (Key accounts: Walmart, TJ Maxx, Amazon, Ulta)
• Developed vendor relationships to negotiate costs, MOQ, and lead times to maintain
industry competitiveness and maximize savings. Cut company costs over $120K (30% annually) by implementing case pack change.
• Identified KPIs and provided recommendations for monthly S&OP review, and lead bi-
monthly CPFR meetings with sales.

PURCHASING/LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

Responsible for NPI projects for iPhone, Samsung, and Pixel, and managed RFQ and oversaw
PLC from concept to EOL. Purchased materials and finished goods for 10K+ SKU's across
multiple categories and licensing brands (Incase, T-Mobile, Verizon, Kate Spade, Tumi, and Griffin). Total Revenue $180M.
• Converted 30% excess inventory to company profit by analyzing BOM.

• Assisted in demand planning and product launches for Apple and EMEA, and ran various
analytics to support cross functional teams.
• Trained 2 coordinators to place PO's, issue work orders, reconcile inventory/invoice
discrepancies, and create various reports for the team.

SR. PURCHASING COORDINATOR

Owned purchasing for 10K+ SKU's in multiple categories in disposable and perishable goods,
and managed inventory transfers across 4 warehouses within the states.
• Sourced and introduced 300 new products targeting large chain accounts including
The Coffee Bean, Panda Express, and Raising Canes.
• Achieved 3% cost reduction on inventory from domestic suppliers, and 1.7% cost
reduction with international suppliers in 2016.
• Oversaw material planning to ensure and maximize production requirements were
met maintain consistent inventory levels.

PURCHASING COORDINATOR

Purchased and allocated raw ingredients, packaging material, and finished goods from
warehouse to stores. Heavily supported bakery expansion from 4 to 10 stores, and executing warehouse move of over $500K in inventory.
•	Assisted in integrating FIFO policy and improved pick-pack efficiency and cycle count
accuracy by 50%.

PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR

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University of California