Inventory Manager,Buyer, Admistrative Manager

Resume for Elias Marisa

***-*** ******* ******, ******* ON M4S IC2, Canada

Tel/Cell: 416-***-**** email: ********@*****.***

Objectives

To obtain a position as a buyer

To obtain a position as an inventory clerk

To obtain a position as a warehouse personnel

Profile

Ambitious and enthusiastic business professional dedicated to providing outstanding customer service and cost control. Detail-orientated, process a high volume of purchase orders with commitment to accuracy. Enthusiastic team player readily establishes positive relationships with multiple stakeholders. Creative thinker focused on bottom line results, contributes to procurement cost reduction initiatives.

Highlights of Expertise

Over 10 years’ experience in purchasing, inventory, stock maintenance and warehouse

Resolving problems and issues arising from purchase services, supplies and equipment with internal and external clients.

Coordinate all purchases with inventory or warehouse manager to ensure rapid delivery and reception of goods and services.

Expedites the overdue orders and investigate purchase variances

Proficiency in data entry and filling correspondence with customers and suppliers

Excel in preparing purchase orders, inventory control and scheduling shipments

Quick learner

Prompt efficiency, extremely organized and reliable person

Enjoys working independently and being part of team

Management policies

Warehouse control

Dispatch management

Professional Employment Experience

Senior Buyer 1993-2002

Electro sales (A division of Power Speed Electrical), Harare, Zimbabwe

Report directly to the procurement manager, assist with vendor selection and bid evaluations.

Arrange expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled manufacturing down time.

Process all purchase orders for engineering, maintenance and stores department averaging total annual procurement expenses of 2.4million.Assist the procurement manager on special projects focused on cost reduction initiatives and process improvements.

Contact suppliers to resolve missed deliveries, short shipments and pricing discrepancies.

Assigned to provide procurement advice to IT team, tasked with transitioning the organization to the pastel order and supply management modules.

Evaluate potential vendor’s ability to meet our company’s requirements.

Prepare documents and contact suppliers for quotations where components are global, ensure quotations included costs of various locations.

Develop and maintain long-term relations with suppliers and related associates.

Meeting with vendor sales reps about new products,returns,stock lifts, discounts

Administrative Coordinator 2003- September 2015

Avail trading, Harare, Zimbabwe

Liaising with branches on their stock requirements

Prepare purchase requisitions to procure raw material component parts and finished goods in accordance with forecasts,specific customer orders and work orders

Stock receiving and dispatching

Physical stock taking and Product Coding

Resolving any purchase price variances and invoicing discrepancies

Issuing purchase orders to suppliers to meet required quantities and due dates within constraints of agreed upon supplier pricing, terms, and conditions.

Supervision of warehouse staff and Updating of all Inter-Warehouse Transfers

Provided support to the junior buyer and procurement manager.

Updating the procurement database for additions/deletions in supplier base.

Reviewed and revised the procurement procedures.

Accountable to ensure materials demands are met, works with operations to provide contingency plans or substitutions as needed to compensate for shortages, rejections, new priorities and related problem.

Education

National Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Management

Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe

National Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management

Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe

Ordinary Level (Cambridge) 1991

English Language C

Science C

Agriculture B

History A

Commerce B

Mathematics C

Shona B

Geography A

Pastel Accounting -1999

Tetra 2000

Studying MBA in Purchasing Supply Chain Management with York University part time program.

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