SUMMARY
Twenty years of Production experience with managing functions including production planning and scheduling, inventory control, customer service, and accounts payable. Detail oriented, hard working professional with experience in frozen food, aluminum extrusion manufacturing, and garment production experience.
EXPERIENCE
Lucky Brand: Los Angeles, CA 2015-2016
Inventory Accounts Payable Specialist
An apparel company of men, women, and children’s styles
Processed all merchandise vendor invoices in Net Suite system
Converted vendor EDI invoices to pivot tables for quick processing
Created and uploaded CSV files into Net Suite to process EDI vendor invoices
Resolved vendor issues/concerns regarding their invoices
Worked with Net Suite support to resolve system errors on invoices
Communicated with global sourcing team to verify vendor charges
Generated reports in Net Suite to reconcile against vendor statements
Lucky Brand: Los Angeles, CA 2012-2015
Order Management Specialist
Approved Purchase orders issued by sourcing agents for all categories and Licensee vendors
Issued purchase orders to direct vendors for all categories, including Licensee
Created styles in Full Circle, move them to production, trouble shoot issues
Interviewed candidates for temporary positions and assisted in hiring decisions, cross trained for Licensee, accessories, and Outlet products
Worked effectively with Production team to ensure all tracking reports are maintained on a weekly basis
Trained all temporaries and key personnel in Full Circle system
Communicated production and shipping status to Merchants and corporate partners
Generated On Time Delivery report on a monthly basis and distributed to global sourcing management
Lucky Brand: Los Angeles, CA 2009-2012
Assistant Global Sourcing
Managed boys styles in knits, active, graphics, and sweaters
Assisted Men’s production dept for knits, active, graphics, and sweaters
Reviewed WIP reports to monitor orders, tracked orders on GT Nexus system
Issued Purchase orders for all channels to direct vendors
Assisted in Women’s dept for knits, active, graphics, and sweaters
Worked with sourcing agents to resolve problems with purchase orders, updated merchant buys to projections charts
Updated line plan with negotiated costs and style data
Lucky Brand: Los Angeles, CA 2009-2009
Ecomm Assistant
Assisted Ecommerce dept entering, correcting and verifying data in RAMS system
Reviewed website for possible errors in pricing, colors, and item descriptions
Input product information into RAMS system using Full Circle information
Assisted sample dept with pulling seasonal clothing lines and accessories
Tracked sample inventory through inventory system
Kaiser Aluminum: Commerce, CA 2007-2008
Scheduler/Expeditor
An aluminum extrusion parts manufacturer for automobiles, aircraft and industrial vehicles
Responsible for production scheduling, entering schedule into KRS system
Expedited orders based on capacity and press availability
Tracked orders through production process to ensure timely shipments
Communicated with QA, manufacturing and shipping personnel regarding order status and priorities
Interacted with sales department regarding customer order updates, product changes, etc.
Updated several reports for management and sales personnel
Conducted daily meeting to obtain updates from manufacturing personnel, provided these updates to customers and sales representatives
Camino Real Foods: Vernon, CA 1993-2007
Production Planning & Inventory Control Coordinator
A frozen food manufacturer of burritos, taquitos and chimichangas
Responsible for production planning for 11 years for two manufacturing plants, replenishing and managing their inventory to fill customer demand, replenished stock for two main distribution warehouses supplied by the manufacturing plants
Planned Production on a yearly, monthly, weekly basis, reviewed sales reports and sales forecasts for planning accuracy
Created reports to reduce production schedule planning time by 50%
Provided production requirements to purchasing dept. for raw material supply, coordinated product holds/releases with QC dept. and warehouse personnel
Provided daily production schedule for Vernon plant, and was backup for Operations manager to ensure adherence to daily production schedules and operations
Coordinated and supervised physical inventories twice a year, reconciled variances
Customer Service Rep for 4 years, processed orders, tracking customer orders, updated order status with brokers, sales personnel, and warehouse reps as needed
Began as Receptionist answering phones, filing, assisting customer service and accounting departments
SKILLS
Net Suite, Full Circle, MRP/ERP, 10-key by touch, AS400 system, JobScope, Telnet system, Microsoft applications, RAMS System, COMMAND
LANGUAGES
Bilingual in Spanish
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, La Mirada, CA
BS in Business Management
Cerritos College; Norwalk, CA
Completed three years of college coursework