Supply Chain Management

Greg Jacobs

**** ********* *****

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

*******@*******.***

Phone: 831-***-****

EXPERIENCE:

G.S. Cosmeceutical, Livermore, CA, October 2006 - July 2009 (Reduction in

Workforce)

A cosmetics contract manufacturing firm.

Materials Assistant/Inventory Management

* Inventory analysis and effective resolution of root causes.

* Maintain monthly report on inventory variances and miscellaneous

inventory adjustments for management.

* Process bulk production and assembly line work order tracking into ERP

system and resolve inventory discrepancies.

* Control, disposition, and relay periodic updates to management for status

of Obsolete and Slow Moving Inventory(OSMI).

* Perform inventory maintenance, coordinate and execute periodic cycle

counts, and perform cycle count analysis. Review variances with supervisors

and enter inventory adjustment.

* Maintain perpetual inventory integrity with a 98% level of record

accuracy and adequate supply to support warehouse, assembly lines, and

Production department.

* Assist in coordinating annual physical inventory process.

* Manage open purchase order report for suppliers.

* Be the backup for ordering raw materials and packaging components per MRP

reports.

Flax Art & Design, Brisbane, CA, October 2004 - September 2006

A multi-channel retail firm with web, catalog, and store outlets.

Lead Purchasing Agent

* Give direction and advice to the purchasing agents on routine purchasing

functions and distribute reports from upper management to other purchasing

agents. Liaison between various departments to resolve issues.

* Receive RFQ from sales and gather detailed specifications. Solicit bids

and quotes from vendors and determine best pricing. Respond to RFQ within a

deadline.

* Manage 200 vendor relationships and analyze inventory of 25 vendors on a

weekly basis.

* Forecast order quantity using ERP system. Issue purchase orders and

change orders based on an approved forecast.

* Manage purchasing open order reports, and customer backorder report.

* Negotiate a credit or return of defective merchandise with the vendor.

* Reconcile vendor invoices weekly and forward to A/P for payment.

* Maintain accurate costs in the ERP system. Process report listing

variances in purchase price. Calculate price increase on a percentage basis

of cost using an existing model.

Seascape Lamps, Watsonville, CA, October 2001 - September 2004

A lamp manufacturer and wholesale firm.

Purchasing/Supply Chain

* Schedule production of component items into finished goods inventory,

plan and coordinate warehouse staff to meet

customer deadline, and coordinate outbound freight shipments.

* Analyze 1400 SKU's on a weekly basis and forecast order quantity.

* Create purchase orders with international manufacturers, and negotiate

delivery dates and price differences. Track shipments and process

documentation for customs broker, maintain spreadsheets and inventory

database.

* Request cycle counts as needed and backtrack inventory discrepancies.

Responsible for reviewing receiving transactions and reviewing transfer

transactions from raw materials into finished goods.

* Sample Coordination: Obtain samples, process in-bound and out-bound

samples and resolve new product discrepancies with manufacturers.

EDUCATION:

California State University, East Bay; Hayward, CA

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration,

Options in Marketing and Finance, March 2001

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Associate in Arts Degree, General Education, December 1997

SKILLS: MRP/JIT, ERP system and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), team

player, communication, negotiation, cGMP, Standard Operating

Procedures(SOP's)

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