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Skills

  • Operational improvement
  • Risk mitigation
  • Team management
  • Inventory management
  • Supervision
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Relationship development
  • Team building
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • ERP systems proficiency Power BI

Work Experiences

  • Collaborated with warehouse teams to optimize inventory management practices, significantly improving stock turnover for just-in-time purchasing.
  • Transported Asana to 6 months customer locations.
  • Evaluated potential land production by factoring in method and system issues to assist managers in devising optimal approaches.
  • Achieved risk reduction in 2015.
  • Created strategic purchasing programs to make it easier to get supplies when they were needed.
  • Advised leadership on emerging suppliers.
  • Allowed purchasing adjustments.
  • Achieved Six Sigma certification in 2022.
  • Built strong relationships with international suppliers.
  • Successfully sourced and secured goods and services such as raw materials and production components to manage day-to-day purchasing operations.

Summaries

  • Decreased stock discrepancies by 52%.
  • Detail-focused Import Buyer.
  • Collaborative Import Buyer.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Delivered on performance targets.
  • Clear understanding of client relations and project management as well as data analysis training.
  • Boosted overall team productivity.
  • Avoided costly penalties.
  • Avoided production delays.
  • Import Buyer is a multi-talented Import Buyer who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated with freight forwarders and customs brokers to improve import turnaround times by 16%, expediting key shipments.
  • Developed a comprehensive imported goods forecast using advanced Microsoft Excel functions that improved accuracy in inventory management and reduced stockouts by 47%.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Reduced supply shortage occurrences by 30% through pro-active resolution efforts and enhancing supplier communication channels.
  • Optimized supply chain routes in collaboration with freight forwarders, resulting in a 64% reduction in transportation lead times.
  • Refined procurement processes to significantly reduce lead times and deliver cost savings equivalent to 16 annually.
  • Consistently outperformed annual procurement targets, securing 36% growth in the vendor network while maintaining product compliance standards.
  • Tracked vendor performance trends in real time using customized Excel dashboards, enabling quicker decision-making and a reduction in late deliveries by 31%.
  • Collaborated with finance teams to ensure smooth reconciliation of purchase orders with invoices, reducing payment processing errors by 16%.
  • Oversaw procurement budget of $17 for import purchasing operations and successfully reduced expenses by 42%, achieving alignment with financial goals.

Affiliations

  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
  • International Association of Professional Negotiators (IAPN)
  • International Import Export Institute (IIEI)
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • International Business Training Association (IBTA)
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Rotary International
  • Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) - Forum for International Trade Training
  • Latin American Association of Exporters and Importers (ALADI)

Certifications

  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Salesforce
  • Certified International Purchasing Manager (CIPM) by IQN
  • Certificate in Ethical Procurement & Supply by CIPS
  • Certified Logistic and Supply Chain Professional (CLSP) by CILT International
  • Certificate of Global Procurement Management from Rutgers School of Management
  • Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) by the American Purchasing Society
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified International Trade Professional (CITP®) by FITT

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