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Purchasing Manager

Location:
Monterey Park, CA
Salary:
75,000
Posted:
November 17, 2015

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*** ****** ****** *****, ***. B

Monterey Park, CA 91754-2252

Phone: 626-***-**** / Mobile: 626-***-****

Email: acshym@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Continue my career development in purchasing or supply chain management in a position which utilizes my skills in procurement, logistics, warehousing, and team leadership.

SKILLS

• Strong leader and decision maker. Persistent and innovator, with problem solving skills. Able to assess needs, recommend and implement solutions.

• Outstanding negotiation skills. Able to create long term relationships with vendors and clients.

• Excellent organizational skills. Able to work independently and manage time efficiently. Ability to multi-task in a deadline-driven environment. Able to effectively prioritize tasks and manage projects in a quality oriented fast-paced environment.

• Able to work effectively in teams across all levels of staff and management.

• Outstanding ability to create and analyze financial information. Able to develop course of actions based on financial information.

• Good communication skills: English & Spanish, written and verbal

• Strong computer skills: JD Edwards System, MS Dynamics, MS Excel, Word, Power Point, Adobe Acrobat, MS Windows, Outlook and Internet.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Demonstrated strategic purchasing capabilities: Implemented adequate and improved solutions to assure a success supply chain to avoid shortages or delays. Experienced in establishing and monitoring vendor performance systems.

• Verified ability to negotiate favorable price and terms in the long run: Focus in quality and in service, and achieving savings through fair bid processes and formula price agreements. Proven track record of positive and long-standing relationships with suppliers. Experienced in designing an adequate supplier-product structure.

• Skilled in researching the market to face new trends and seasonal changes. Proved experience in evaluating potential suppliers. Created a fluid communication channel with vendors to warn us about market changes.

• Proven skilled in establishing better ways of communications with internal and external customers to attend their demands in a timely manner.

• 7 year experienced in database management to get the pertinent information to forecast future inventory needs, and create preventive actions for seasonal and permanent changes.

• 15 years experienced coaching crews. Successful experience in converting from data-entry employees in analysts. Experienced coaching to always achieve superior goals.

EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Broker in La Murga (Jun 2013 – Today)

I am an Independent Real Estate Broker Licensed by CalBRE since 2008. Help customers to find their dream homes in San Gabriel Valley.

EXPERIENCE IN LOGISTICS

Purchasing Manager at King Taco Restaurant Inc (Feb 2010 – Jun 2013)

King Taco was a growing, fast food restaurant chain. With a $40 million annual budget, I successfully led the Purchasing Department. Our portfolio consists on 850 regular items: meats, produce, paper, plastic, cleaning, kitchen equipment, and office supplies, plus 1200 non-regular items, to assist 20 stores and 8 departments. I increased the number of providers by 50%. I established safety reserves in vendor’s warehouse to avoid shortages. I established weekly and annual bid processes to assure competitive prices from vendors. I supervised two buyers.

Purchasing Manager at US Merchants Inc (Jan 2008 – Feb 2010)

US Merchants is a contract packaging company hired by suppliers to Costco, Sam’s Club, etc. With a $40 million annual budget, I successfully drove the Purchasing Department. The portfolio concentrated on: corrugated paper, aluminum, RPET, PET and PVC plastics to assist 5 plants in USA and Canada. I supported Sales coordinators with better prices, new options and shorter lead times. I established safety reserves to avoid shortages and delays. I increased the number of suppliers by 20%. I negotiated 120 day payment terms with the principal vendors.

Purchasing Manager at King Taco Restaurant Inc (Apr 2005 – Aug 2007)

With a $20 million annual budget, I successfully led the Purchasing Department. I was able to manage a 5 people team. I found new local vendors and negotiate for first time with foreign manufacturers & importers. I successfully established long term relationships. The portfolio consisted on fresh meats, produce; canned & bagged food; paper & plastic items; cleaning, kitchen and office supplies. The company reduced their cost of goods sold in a growing phase for the first time.

Business Consultant (Sep 2000 – Sep 2004)

I successfully negotiated better line of credits and interest rates with banks and suppliers for my customers. I structured flexible payment plans, based in sales and production plans. I estimated fixed and variable costs and estimated business margins in food industries. I audit payable and receivable accounts, inventories, fixed asset and stockholder’s equity accounts. Customers were corn, cotton, avocado, and grape farmers, as well as fruits and fertilizers importers.

Purchasing Officer at Negociacion Avicola La Huaca (Apr 1999 – Sep 2000)

I effectively led the Purchasing Department with a $12 million annual budget. I concentrated in poultry food, ingredients, nutrients and animal vaccines to attend 2.0 million egg layers and half million broilers. I elaborated the financial projections and negotiated with major bank creditors. I reduced the loan interest rates from 18% to 8% APR. I obtained lines of credit from banks and suppliers in a time where the company was not subject of credit.

EDUCATION

Degrees

Bachelor Degree in Economics Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Perú (1990)

Seminars

Moving to a Strategic Leader

American Management Association (2012)

Management Skills

American Management Association (2010)

How to communicate with tact & professionalism

Fred Pryor Seminars (2010)

Letters of Credit

Global Training Center (2007)

How to manage Inventories and Cycle Counts

Fred Pryor Seminars (2006)

How to negotiate with Vendors and Suppliers

Skill Path Seminars (2005)

Conducting Employee Performance Evaluations

Padgett Thompson (2005)

Time Management and Productivity

Workshops and team building (2004)

Systematic Productivity (5S Philosophy)

Workshops and team building (2004)

VENDOR RELATIONSHIP

Meat – Manufacturer and Distributors

JBS USA

Tyson Foods

AB Foods – St Helens

Harris Ranch

Foster Farms

Teys USA

Harvest Meat Company

El Monte Foods

Lynn’s Beef

Rancho Foods

Riteway

Porky Products

Paper & Plastic – Manufacturer and Distributors

Genpak

Dart Container – SoloCup

MicroEnvases

Lollicup

Command Packaging

Co-Pack

Solaris

Paterson Pacific Paper

Northwestern Napkin

Klockner

Individual Food Service

Viele and Son Distribution

Food – Manufacturer and Distributors

Cargill

Gill’s Onions

Boskovich Farms

Gold Coast Packaging

Honeyville Grain

Capitol Distribution

Ariza Cheese

Cacique

Greenberg Cheese

Ventura Foods

C &F Foods

Sun Hing Foods

Vilore Foods

Mission Foods

Tampico Spice

Navajo Pride

Columbia Bean & Produce

LM Davenport

Bakemark USA

University Foods

US Foods

Water, Beverages – Manufacturer and Distributors

Pepsi

Coca Cola

Nestle

Farmer Brothers

Soda Factory

Packaging & Corrugated Products – Manufacturer and Distributors

Unisource Worldwide

PCA - Packaging Corp.

Superior Packaging Solutions

Androp Packaging Inc.

Great Northern Corp

Concept Packaging & Design



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