Buyer/Planner

Cindy O'gara

Phone: 612-***-**** Email: *******@*****.***

Address: **** ********** ***** ( Bloomington, MN 55437

Summary of Qualifications

Results-driven, accomplished, and highly qualified professional with

successful experiences working for several Fortune 500 companies. Skill set

includes solid analytical, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving,

and critical thinking skills. Currently seeking a Buyer/Purchasing Agent

position which will effectively utilize all acquired skills, abilities, and

areas of expertise as follows:

Customer Service Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen Supply Chain Operations

Inventory Analysis Methodologies Organizational

Cost/Expense Reduction Regulatory Compliance Management

Accounts Receivable Problem Solving Conflict/Issue

Resolution

Ethics & Integrity

Professional Profile

Tornier - Bloomington, MN

2012

-2013

MRO Buyer

< Coordinate activities & procedures related to the procurement of

inventory, production supplies, capital equipment, (also includes

procurement of raw materials to support manufacturing of finished goods)

and ensures these are purchased from reliable vendors at competitive

prices.

< Maintain accurate tracking systems, ensuring that part number, lot

number#, and inventory information is current and correct in the ERP

system.

< Prepare bid comparisons from quotations, written and verbal (RFQ's).

< Expedites orders that are critical and monitor and follow up on daily b/o

report.

Honeywell Golden Valley, MN

2010 - 2012

Senior Inventory Analyst

< Accountable for managing an inter-company source to sell planning and PO

management for finished goods products.

< Collaborates with global factory locations in Asia and Europe to improve

service level alignment, on time delivery, and minimize out of stocks.

< Partners with Logistics to improve delivery costs/effectiveness,

Marketing, Customer Service, and Supply Chain on customer expedites, new

item launches, and transitioning source locations.

< Maintains all necessary master data in Oracle and SAP for correct

planning while accountable for inter-company and source to sell delivery

OTTR/OTTP to customers.

Malt-O-Meal Lakeville, MN

2006 - 2010

Vendor Managed Inventory Analyst

< Managed order processing administration for all Wal-Mart operations, as

well as supervised and provided inventory analysis through vendor managed

inventory for three Super-Valu locations.

< Tracked and reported service shortfalls and worked with others to

implement cross-functional solutions to maintain and improve customer

performance metrics (score carding).

< Participated in Kaizen and Black Belt projects (Wal-Mart shortages,

maximum truck utilization for Wal-Mart orders, Wal-Mart Supply Chain

Reliability).

< Worked with transportation and other key stakeholders to improve

efficiencies in the supply chain and meet key green initiatives for the

company's largest account.

< Compiled the Wal-Mart Supplier Weekly Stats report, MABD weekly report,

DC outs and late truck reports.

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Professional Profile - Continued

Land O' Lakes Arden Hills, MN

2005 - 2006

Customer Service Representative

< Handled all facets of order processing, management, and compliance to

standard business practices while assisting deplorers and planners in

forecasting where applicable.

< Served as a point of contact for all order management and supply chain

issues, such as product availability, transportation, quality, shelf-

life, production variance, systems, and packaging.

< Achieved service level by monitoring case fill, line item fill rate, and

guaranteeing orders shipped complete and on time.

General Mills Golden Valley, MN

1996 - 2005

Account Operations Specialist I & II

< Managed administrative/financial components of accounts which included

processing trade promotions and orders, researching deductions, and

handling A/R trial balance for multi-million dollar accounts.

< Utilized replenishment/forecasting software to manage client inventory to

meet goals/objectives where service levels and performance were

tracked/presented to key accounts and the senior operations team.

< Collaborated with customers, consumer food sales personnel and General

Mills logistics to develop and implement efficiencies into the total

supply chain to improve business performance.

< Reduced A/R by 50% in the first six months of joining the Mid-Atlantic

Region.

Education History

< Concordia College, B.A. in Organizational Management/Communications,

Magna Cum Laude, 3.81 GPA

< Completed training to become Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (2009)

Technical Skills

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), SAP, Manugistics, Logility,

Cosmos, Wal-Mart Retail Link, Oracle, COM, Great Plains

Affiliations & Activities

< Volunteer activities: Branch I (Homeless Shelter) Prepare & Serve, Wish

Tree, St. Joseph's Children's Home, Meals on Wheels, United Way

Campaign-Special Olympics

< VP Public Relations for GM Toastmaster Club

< Organized & Managed 1st GM CSC Women's Softball League "Just for Kix"

< Participated in the Reading Buddy Program at Island Lake School

< Volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank repackaging bulk food to be

redistributed to local Minnesota agencies

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