Purchasing, sourcing, supply chain expert

John Toro

** ******* **

Farmingdale NY, *****

Tel: 631-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

to use over twelve years of purchasing, logistics and inventory experience

in a high pace environment, as well as the college education acquired.

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Review requisition orders for accuracy and verify that materials and stock

are available from current inventories.

-Source and obtain price quotations from catalogues and suppliers and

prepare purchase orders.

- Help as a bridge between accounting and the supplier to ensure proper

credit as well as the best material possible.

-Calculate cost of order and charge, also forward invoice to appropriate

account.

-Process purchases within purchasing authority.

-Assist and serve as a link between the quality department and the vendors

to ensure the high quality of the material purchased.

-Contact, and monitor suppliers to schedule deliveries, and to resolve

shortages, missed deliveries, and other problems.

-Source and obtain the best price for the freight of goods via ocean, air

and truck.

-Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports, and price lists.

-Work closely with production schedule to avoid overflow of materials.

-Serve as a connection between the warehouse and production, to improve the

productivity of the company.

-Coordinate activities with Purchasing.

-Scheduling for materials and production.

-Coordinate activities with staff throughout the company to ensure timely

delivery to customers by obtaining agreement for product ship dates.

-Flag potential constraints and propose potential solutions.

-Track actual production and inventory in order to better plan, and correct

problems as required.

-Utilize material requirements planning and control the maintenance of the

MRP portion of the company's information system.

-Assist in maintaining stock rooms and inventory accuracy.

-Make recommendations for changes/improvements to Manager of Production.

-Promote a positive company image and maintain good relationships between

department employees, internal departments, customers, outside sales

representatives, and distributors.

-Successful completion of projects as agreed

-Provide monthly materials and production plan.

-Provide input to projected month-end or year-end financial reports.

-Interface with Sales team

SKILLS SUMMARY

-Computer: Provisio, Batch Master, Crystal Reports, Word, Excel, Access,

Outlook, Works proficient on AS400, MAS90, Visual Manufacturing and similar

programs, Able to create MRP reports, used computer to suit needs, very

familiar with APICS body of work.

-Language: Spanish (read, write and speak).

-General: Strong Mathematical background, critical and logical thinking,

strategic planning, systematizing, problem solving, dependable, commitment,

persistence, quick learning, mature judgment, crisis-resilient, results-

driven.

EMPLOYMENT

2007 to present. Import Logistics Coordinator

Creative Bath Products Inc.

250 Creative Drive

Central Islip 11722

(Distribution / Manufacturing)

Place purchase order with suppliers overseas; follow up with agents and

factories, as per production completion and estimate time of departure.

Resolve quality problems with suppliers when problems arise, applying the

proper credit and merchandise disposition.

Interact with the freight forwarding agent, and trucking companies as per

bookings, routes and priorities.

Interact with the customs broker as per entry fees and see that the proper

tariff is applied and paid.

Authorized payments for companies like freight forwarding, trucking and,

customs broker, as well as Wire transfers and letters of credit to

suppliers.

Save well over U$ 100,000 by negotiating rates with the ocean freight,

trucking and customs broker companies while keeping tier one supply and

services.

Other duties pertinent to this job are mention below.

2006 Purchasing Planner / Inventory control.

Global Pottery.

140 Half hollow road

Dix hills, NY 11746

(Distribution / Manufacturing)

Straighten and monitoring inventories on Mexico and New York to better help

the sales force.

Place order with supplier overseas (China, Philippines, Mexico, Italy) and

follow up with the promise date, wire of the money, clear of the customs

and delivery not only to our warehouse but to direct clients as well.

Compile and provided the necessary paper work of the import for the broker

at customs as well as for our accounting department. Create reports such

are inventory valuations for all the product lines, calculate pricing of

the product lines and determined the effect of the freight on the cost of

the product in other words provided in depth cost analysis. Implement a

packaging system that cuts on the overall overhead of the warehouse making

more efficient and stream line the shipping process, improve the appearance

of our product; this packaging system is color code and bar code capable.

Active involvement of the logistics processes from start to finish. Other

activities pertinent to this job are described below.

2006 Purchasing Agent/Purchasing Planner.

Coast-Line International.

274 Bangor Street

Lindenhurst, NY 11757

(Distributor)

Source and quote different materials to ensure the best price and quality

for our customers as well as the financial stability of the company,

monitor inventories to ensure cost effective stock, interact with the sales

personnel to put together quotes that are competitive as well as

economically sound for the company, interact with the warehouse managers to

ensure that the adequate stock is received in a proper, efficient and

timely manner and to ensure that stock is sufficient and appropriated base

on the sales orders and purchase orders, other duties include some mention

below.

1999-2005 Purchasing Agent/Purchasing Planner.

Sweet Productions Ltd.

5100 New Horizons boulevard

Amityville, NY 11701

(Manufacturing)

Calculated and forecast future production base on materials on hand.

Monitored and reviewed purchase order in order to prioritized and schedule

effective and concise delivery dates. Examined, compiled and conciliated

paper works such are receiving and invoices for proper credit and payment.

Monitored inventories and flow of materials and ensure FIFO system.

Designed and developed spread sheets to simulated MRP reports. Evaluated

suppliers for quality and price. Analyzed and assembled enough data for

accounting purposes. Entered and followed up sales and purchases orders.

EDUCATION

Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY

AA. Associated in Science, Mathematics, 2003.

Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY

AA. Associated in Arts, Philosophy, 2003.

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

BA. Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy, 2005.

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