Manager Supply Chain

Vanessa Hammonds

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Compton, Ca 90221

310-***-**** Home

213-***-**** Cell

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Buyer

Overview My qualifications combine strong work values with a solid

manufacturing and inventory management background that should fit

nicely with your company's goals and objectives. Throughout my

career, I have delivered "best practices" and advanced solutions to

supply chain management operations and processes. My passion is in

Education collaborating with stakeholders to deliver cost effective methods and

Work eliminate waste while ensuring quality. I am interested in leveraging

Experience my knowledge and experience in supply chain planning and

manufacturing for your division.

B.S Accounting, University of Phoenix

01-08 to 08-10 Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Buyer/Planner

Manager of Logistics and Warehousing

Purchasing activities in a JIT manufacturing environment including

vendor audits and negotiations, vendor quality functions including

metrics and Total Quality Management program, MRO

Annual buying responsibilities $15 million

Reduce vendor base from 150 to 75 a 50% reduction in 2 years

Cost reduction by 15 % per year achieving a 3.5 million total savings

Reduce cost of freight by $300,000 in savings from consolidation of

carriers: supplier paid freight agreements, renegotiation of carrier

contracts

Submit purchase orders by negotiating price, terms, and delivery

Ensures materials, equipment, and supplies availability by tracking

and expediting delivery

Resolves discrepancies by comparing purchase order to delivery

documentation; obtaining credits and refunds. Experienced in all

phases of materials management including importing and exporting

worldwide

Develop applicable Planning Strategy based on product environment

Schedules and supports initial build and ramp-up of new product

releases

Plan and Schedule all "make to stock" and "make to order" parts based

on forecast/history

Determines purchasing requirements by reviewing inventories and

purchase requests

Generate RFQs, RFP's

08-05 to 01-08 DuPont Corporation, Display Enhancements

Torrance, CA

Senior Buyer

Perform in-depth and complete procurement plan and analysis of all

new purchase materials and supplies, MRO

Enhance, evaluate supplier base and relationships

Reduce vendor base from 375 to 125 over 50% reduction in 3 years

Negotiate favorable pricing, terms, conditions and delivery

Works with Engineering and Production Department to ensure proper

launch of all new products, forecasting, and coordinate new/revised

product information and changes. Obtain quotes by forwarding

requirements to supplier

Process RFQ's from engineering and others

Keep abreast of production shortages on new products, expedites as

required and updates production

Oversee the day-day business operations of the Sourcing Department.

Plan purchasing strategies based on forecast data

Develop and manage effective relationships with suppliers

Review purchase requisitions to determine their appropriateness with

regard to organizational requirements and proper authorization

03-04 to 08-05 Contract Assignments

Torrance, CA

Senior Staff Accountant

Staff accountant with duties including work on special financial

project.

Reviewed and analyzed balance sheet accounts, general ledger, account

reconciliation, accounts payable; prepared journal entries, and month

end closing, and ad hoc reports at request

Performed buyer duties, managed purchases, ensured that purchases

were in accordance with approvals and budgets

Reviewed and prepared subcontracts, forecasting for a leading

engineering maintenance contracting firm

Processed payroll on ADP and Paychex system

Prepared legal financial statements: balance sheet, income statement,

cash flows, footnote disclosure and various other supporting and

supplemental schedules and exhibits with this CPA firm

1-02 to 02-04 Rubicon Resources, Food Services

Culver City, CA

Senior Staff Accountant

Responsible for managing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable,

monthly close and consolidated reporting efforts, analyzed general

ledger account balances, prepared journal entries, maintained and

reconciled ledger accounts and inventory levels, prepared profit and

loss, income and balance sheet statements, forecasted and analyzed

inventory

Assisted auditor in year-end close

12-00 to 01-02 South Bay Studios

Long Beach, CA

Accounting Manager

Responsible for managing the accounting staff, performed accounts

receivable and payables, general ledger, financial statements, month

end close, process property taxes, cost accounting, bookkeeping,

account and bank reconciliation, collections, journal entries,

payroll

Implemented company procedures

Worked closely with the owner of the company

Performed human resources and benefits services

09-95 to 9-00 AT & T Broadband

El Segundo, CA

Financial Analyst II

Responsible for over-seeing daily responsibilities and special

projects of retrofit activities for telecommunications industry

leader

Forecasted and reviewed revenue and other expenses

Developed analytical tools to track and report forecasting and

financial data. Budgeting and forecasting responsibilities

Analyzed and prepared weekly, monthly and annual inventory reports

for material requirements

Created and customized reports for tracking of materials; monitored

inventory materials at system locations

Worked close with accounting, logistics and purchasing to track

variances

Computer

Skills MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, QuickBooks,

Epicor, MAS 200, Navision, Solomon, PeopleSoft

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