Gina Smid

**** **** ****** ******* ****, IL. ****7 708-***-****/773-***-**** acui4m@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Highly accomplished and results-oriented purchasing professional skilled in Fortune 500 distribution companies in supply chain management. Driven and focused in price negotiations, sourcing, vendor selection, and improving product availability. Successful in managing and maintaining inventory to include accurate order points by forecasting, anticipating trends and demands to maximize productivity fill rates. Exceptional ability to perform total order managed operations and vendor managed inventory Superior communication and organizational skills resulting in several successful projects exceeding companies long term vision with procurement goals while assuring clients satisfaction.

Skills Summary Commodities Purchasing/Inventory Analysis and Management/Merchandising Strategy/Cost Avoidance/Contract Negotiation/Order and Requisition Placement/Order Expediting/Price Reductions/Budgeting/Sales Forecasting/Marketing and Promotions/ Item Maintenance/Staff Development/ SAP/AS400/EDI/VMI/CRP/PaperMaster/Six Sigma Tools/Prism-AWR/SCPO-JDA

Employment

Category Buyer- US Foods- Rosemont, Illinois September 2012-July 2015

Independently monitored, replenished and purchased a variety of US Food “Exclusive” and Manufactured Brand Foods (dry, frozen and refrigerated) for both Cleveland and Southern New England.

Utilized knowledge of demand planning and forecasting, procurement, distribution operations and transportation to determine the procurement strategy that best meets operational goals for my divisions, while exercising independent judgment and problem solving to best meet the division and customers needs while maintaining a 99.5% service level.

Evaluated and adjusted system forecasts utilizing AWR based on daily review of product movement including seasonality, market trends, and probability of anticipated sales.

Managed inventory to ensure adequate supply while meeting or exceeding key service level performance indicators to include: Inventory loss minimization, Days Inventory on Hand (DIOH), Customer Order Fill Rates

Excess and Obsolete Inventory Reserve, Managed Cases/Freight Income, Slow and Dead Inventory, Special Order response time

Analyzed and interpreted multiple sources of information in order to determine the best course of action to meet division and customer specific requirements.

Assessed the financial impact/trade-off’s of replenishment activities in all decision making and implemented cost effective solutions.

Anticipated potential replenishment issues by utilizing reports and other demand planning tools in a disciplined and timely fashion.

Collaborated with category management on developing the correct inventory portfolio for specific categories for each location.

Established vendor relationships supporting collaboration and management objectives.

Effectively communicated with divisions on inventory requests and concerns that affect sales support item and cost specialist in realizing cost accuracy goals and lower consistent costs.

Procurement Specialist - Runge Paper- Elk Grove, Illinois November 2010-October 2011

Sourced baking, catering and hospitality products and successfully negotiated competitive pricing to meet customer’s specialty needs.

Analyzed and replenished inventory based on current forecasting parameters and ensured product availability.

Accurately maintained and revised pricing, obtained any necessary MSDS documentation, updated inventory descriptions using PaperMaster software to ensure the accuracy of product parameters.

Researched, supported and resolved any internal departments needs or inquiries swiftly.

Reconciled vendor invoices in a timely basis.

Successfully reduced dead stock inventory and achieved company’s objectives in optimizing warehouse space.

Procurement Specialist - North American Corporation- Glenview, Illinois April 2006-November 2010

Purchased facility supplies, janitorial, maintenance supplies, hospital specialties, and ice-melt totaling $20M annually.

Achieved a consistent 96.7 % order fill rate and on- time delivery.

Depleted excess and dead stock inventory by 5% through program initiation, proactive management, effective internal and external communication, and persuasive follow-up.

Advised and coordinated with other departments throughout the company for major North American accounts regarding purchasing projects and potential bids.

Analyzed each clients needs and proposed effective methods to optimize inventory.

Developed and executed purchase orders based on inventory levels which included expediting, shipped complete, and price accuracy.

Packaging Buyer- Unisource Worldwide- Itasca, Illinois January 2004 -March 2006

Exceeded annual objectives in inventory turn from 6 % to 9%.

Achieved a consistent 95% order fill rate.

Purchased packaging materials, stock boxes, vboard, chipboard, and kraft paper for five distribution warehouses totaling $15M annually.

Reviewed system generated requisitions for accuracy and processed purchase orders.

Analyzed and managed inventory replenishment needs by maintaining accurate order points using the AS400 based system.

Developed and expedited purchase orders to ensure appropriate delivery times and communicated any back ordered items to the customer service team.

Facilities Supplies Buyer- Unisource Worldwide-Itasca, Illinois November 1996-January 2004

Purchased janitorial, safety equipment, and fine paper for five distribution warehouses.

Effectively responded to customer service and sales needs to source new products for potential clients.

Strengthened and developed relationships with vendors by promptly resolving issues and changing potential outages into “win-win” situations.

Trained customer service employees on safety equipment, and fine paper lines.

Inventory Analyst/Accounts Manager- Procter & Gamble Distribution Company- Oak Brook, Illinois Account Representative/Customer Service August 1984-May 1995

Promoted to Inventory Analyst, Performed total management operations including vendor managed inventory process for a $ 79.5 million customer.

Coordinated and implemented a product ordering system from a paper environment to an electronically based (EDI) system that reduced processing time from 2 days to 1 hour.

Monitored and analyzed inventory through the Vendor Managed Inventory System (VMI) and generated orders to reduce out of stock inventory.

Analyzed and managed clients inventory to proactively ensure product availability that resulted in retaining valuable clients.

Recognized for excellent decision making abilities and strong negotiating skills.

Performed order, billing and shipping operations and analyzed service reliability.

Effectively responded to clients critical ordering needs by negotiating across all boundaries producing

total quality results.

Additional Skills and Training

Certificate from Pc Concepts, in Excel

Certificate in Merchandising & Purchasing for Profitability Workshop

Microsoft Outlook, Excel, And Word programs

Completed professional training in Diversity and Supply Chain Management, Total Quality Skills, Interpersonal Management and Communication, Excel training, ISO9000.

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