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/INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING & RAW MATERIAL BUYER
Professional Summary
  • Over 15 years of experience working in a Nutraceutical industry Highly skilled in planning, organizing and procuring merchandise including Raw Material Demonstrated ability to ensure that the highest quality products Hands-on experience in coordinating and negotiating with suppliers Thorough understanding of quality and delivery protocols in compliance to company requirements Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
  • Highly analytical thinking with for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes.
  • Proven relationship-builder with unsurpassed interpersonal skills.
  • Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes.
  • Personable professional whose strengths include cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings.
  • Planning and organizational skills.
  • Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
  • Seasoned professional whose honesty and integrity provide for effective leadership and optimal business relationships.
  • Highly adaptable, positive, resilient, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas.
  • Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks.
  • Dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success.
  • Loyal and dedicated manager with an excellent work record.
  • Energetic performer consistently cited for unbridled passion for work, sunny disposition, and upbeat, positive attitude.
  • Conscientious go-getter who is highly organized, dedicated, and committed to professionalism.
  • Confident, hard-working employee who is committed to achieving excellence.
  • Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
  • Enthusiastic, knowledge-hungry learner, eager to meet challenges and quickly assimilate new concepts.
  • Manage corporate SOPs and Knowledge of cGMP requirements.
  • Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action
  • Enthusiastic Raw Material Buyer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
  • Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
Work History
Nature's Bounty Inc.- Integrated Business Planning & Raw Material Buyer
Boca Raton, Florida08/2012 - Current
  • Vendor Set Up information - obtains all paperwork to set up a new vendor and ensures Certificate of Insurance is up to date.
  • Processes Add-Ons and "outside norm" inventory pushes.
  • (Data Entry at request of CM).
  • Research and Analysis of store out of stocks at Operations request.
  • Data and Analysis preparation for vendor meetings and category analysis.
  • Handled documentation such as SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action), investigation reports, product Certificate of Analysis and registration documents required.
  • Assist the senior buyer in bid evaluations and vendor selections Monitors and trend all raw materials that cause issues during production in order to drive continuous improvement manufacturers and suppliers.
  • New Item Set up within Oracle Suite- creating orders and following up with the vendor.
  • New Item Set up in AS400 (Point of Sale) - pricing, and implementation of distribution instructions from CM.
  • Day to day follow up with vendors on past due PO's and line extensions.
  • Review of items weekly to ensure adequate levels of inventory in stores and warehouses.
  • Initial vendor contact and information gathering/research.
  • Pricing analysis and research for CM.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
Nbty Inc. (Nutro Labs)- Procurement MRO Buyer
South Plainfield, New Jersey03/2005 - 08/2012
  • Acknowledge Raw Materials specification and ensure they are meeting the acceptance base on Company specification.
  • Ensured the timely delivery of commodities Acquired particularly rare and expensive equipment on standard price Analyzed consumer buyer behavior - Increased savings by 30% Effectively coordinated the logistics costs to increase efficiency Monitored attainment towards procurement goals Verified.
  • Entered, updated, and expedited purchase orders Communicated with suppliers for quotations Handled conflicts or questions on price and specifications.
  • Adjusted procedures as needed to maximize department effectiveness.
  • Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
  • Received inbound phone calls from suppliers and facility management, creating work orders and purchase orders to replace faulty or unsafe raw materials.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Oversaw and streamlined daily operations of purchasing department to maximize productivity and revenue.
  • Managed vendor purchase order process including dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
Nbty Inc. (Nutro Labs)- Purchasing Data Entry and Sample Coordinator
South Plainfield, New Jersey01/2003 - 03/2005
  • Coordinate with suppliers regarding order discrepancies, shipment shortages and transactional errors Evaluate all purchase orders and ensure their accordance with the SKU and packaging guidelines Develop purchase orders by managing product availability, quality and price options Monitor procurement inventories and keep track of all supply dates and scheduled shipments.
  • Coordinated with systems partners to finalize designs and confirm requirements.
  • Located and investigated production concerns and helped management implement corrective actions.
  • Checked color, shape, texture and grade of products and materials against established templates, charts and samples.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
Skills
  • Computer-literate performer with Microsoft Office, ORACLE System, Captiva Document Manager and AS400 proficiency.
  • Sales inventory operations planning (SIOP)
  • Bilingual Spanish/English
  • Procurement expertise
  • Excellent verbal/written communication
  • Long-term business planning and execution
  • Positive environment planning
  • Relationship development
  • Data analysis understanding
  • Profit and loss understanding
Education
Middlesex County CollegeEdison, NJ2012Business Administration
Conrado Gonzalez Mejia, Middlesex County CollegeAntioquia1996High School Diploma:
Business Administration
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Nature's Bounty Inc.
  • Nbty Inc. (Nutro Labs)

School Attended

  • Middlesex County College
  • Conrado Gonzalez Mejia, Middlesex County College

Job Titles Held:

  • Integrated Business Planning & Raw Material Buyer
  • Procurement MRO Buyer
  • Purchasing Data Entry and Sample Coordinator

Degrees

  • Business Administration
    High School Diploma : Business Administration