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EDGARDO ABALOS, CPIM ad187t@r.postjobfree.com

Irvine, California, USA

ACHIEVEMENTS & EXPERIENCE:

SAP Sr. Planner Buyer II (Apr 2022 – present)

Alcon Laboratories, 15800 Alton Parkway, Irvine CA 92618, tel# 949-***-****

Effectively improves planning & inventory strategies, manages SAP purchase orders, production orders and blocked invoices

Successfully implemented a new demand & supply and capacity planning for a critical supplier in Europe with high back orders

Daily manages on-time deliveries and reduced shortages of Alcon’s most complex equipment with 5,000+ components

Collaborates with Supplier Quality and Engineering on supply chain disruptions by providing timely solutions

Regularly maintains SAP Master Data, Purchasing Info Records & Source Lists concerning unit prices, price breaks, lead times, safety stocks, lot size policies, safety lead times, MOQs, min & max levels, sub-con materials, special proc keys, etc.

Manages ME05 (planned orders and requisitions) and COOIS (production orders) to effectively support material flow

Ensures all engineering changes (ECNs) are communicated to suppliers & implemented on time

Manages the return of defective parts to suppliers for replacement or rework to keep MRB inventory levels low

Initiates new material set-ups in SAP by providing system parameters, supplier information, MRP planning & manufacturing info into PIR and Material Master to ensure timely purchases, supply flows and payments.

Ensures the kanban of bulky items with suppliers and controls the warehouse space allocations of incoming materials

Manages the conversions from MRP to the creation, acknowledgement, approval, and payment of purchase orders

Reviews with Operations the list of open production orders and determines capacity requirements and schedules

Reviews weekly the open purchase orders and past due POs with suppliers to ensure continues supply chain flow

Challenges supplier quotes & price increases, explores blanket orders and price breaks to keep PPV to a minimum

Effectively communicates supply issues, delivery status and action plans with Operations and Senior Leadership Team

Purchasing Manager (Aug 2020 – Sep 2021)

Inland Empire Health Plan, 10801 6th Street, Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730, tel# 800-***-****

Managed a team of 2 supervisors, 6 procurement contract specialists, 4 buyers, and 2 business analysts

Successfully implemented cross training in Oracle Fusion, Conga, and Bonfire software for contract management, supplier sourcing, evaluation & selection, policy determination, internal and external audits, procurement financials.

Regularly provided guidelines in employee selection, training, performance and goal setting and resource allocation.

Strongly collaborated with the Legal and Finance on policies related to vendor financial risk analysis and payments.

Successfully worked with supervisors & staff on contract negotiation, administration, amendments, State and Federal regulations ensuring compliance with legal requirements, owner specifications and government regulations including sanction exclusion screening process.

Strictly enforced the formal and informal bid processes, approved Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes, and Bids.

Successfully implemented process improvements on procurement and deliberated the legality of requests of customers

Successfully led the lean transformation using leader standard work, A3s & Kaizens, kanban boards, Ishikawa, Pareto & 5 Whys to support interdepartmental continuous improvements & collaboration

Approved the decisions on single & sole source requests, vendor protests, and non-compliance issues; investigated and resolved any disputes or complaints.

Planning & Purchasing Manager & Sr. Buyer (Nov 2015 – Feb 2020)

Thales Avionics, 58 Discovery, Irvine CA 92618, tel# 949-***-****

Managed a team of 12 Senior Planner/Buyers, set departmental objectives, created leader standard works, provided key performance metrics, conducted annual salary reviews and professional development and full training in SAP R3 (MM & PP).

Consistently achieved 98% OTD with Boeing and Airbus through excellent team effort on managing supplier commitments.

Responsible for the management of external procurement of raw materials, components, finished goods and supplies.

Managed capacity requirement, scheduling and level loading of production orders while ensuring availability of components.

Created metrics on capacity vs. load, past due orders, rescheduling messages, stock outs and days of supply, and set-up planning parameters ex. safety stock, MOQ, lead-time, lot size policy, others.

Created long-term master agreements & blanket orders covering procurement of major commodities.

Sourced suppliers, managed price quotes (RFQs), negotiates MOQs, LTs, price scales, managed info records, source lists, measured and managed supplier OTDs, conducted supplier audits, tracked price variances (PPVs), ensured no blocked invoices, created shortage analysis, established comprehensive open order report and order acknowledgements, managed product returns, repairs and replacement, provided level-load plans and forecasts to key global suppliers in Asia.

Implemented engineering changes, continuous improvement, new product development, perfect order rules with suppliers.

Led kaizen events on critical processes thru team collaboration and lean problem-solving skills ex. A3, 4Cs, 5 Whys, Pareto.

Supply Chain Manager (Jan 2015 – Nov 2015)

Baxter Healthcare, 17511 Armstrong Avenue, Irvine CA 92614, tel# 949-***-****

Managed supply chain activities for global supply, procurement & plant operations with direct reports: Senior Planner, Senior Buyer, Buyer/Planner, Warehouse Supervisor, and Material Handlers (7)

Provided leadership and strategic direction through management of capacity, production plan, sales forecast & demand, and inventory thru the S&OP or Integrated Business Review process with the commercial and global supply chain leaders

Implemented the new global supply push system through managing regional stocking levels and improving transport lead times

Managed supplier relationships to discuss issues, performance, and future strategies. Evaluated supplier processes and partnered with suppliers to establish best in class performance.

Optimized inventory turns and minimize excess/obsolete inventory through product life cycle management.

Maximized service levels through distribution requirement planning and deployments.

Led cross functional teams in support of global strategic initiatives in supply chain and across the organization.

Provided management with inventory projections and proactively identifies service level issues.

Worked with order management, sales & marketing, product managers, manufacturing, suppliers, distribution centers and third-party logistics provider in support of business objectives.

Led continuous improvement efforts to optimize inventory turns, service levels, and overall profitability and savings.

Materials Flow Manager (Jul 2013 – Aug 2014)

Carlisle Transportation Products, 1990 S Vintage Ave, Ontario, CA 91761, tel# 909-***-**** Kris Bell

Effectively managed the production planning & scheduling efforts and supervised direct reports: Master Scheduler, Planner/Schedulers (2), Business Analyst, Senior Buyer, Material Handlers (12)

Led the team to success in delivery performance, reduction of back orders, smoothing production plan thru effective master scheduling, demand planning, capacity planning (load vs. capacity) and lead time reduction; established supermarket levels using ABC analysis and Min-Max strategies; achieved high customer service levels

Successfully implemented a new inventory control system using multiple storage locations to support supermarket levels, product ID with barcoding and real-time inventory transactions thru handheld devices.

Successfully managed flow of materials, production planning, activities, processes, and strategic plans of the company that support the strategic vision, and financial objectives, thereby successfully reducing back orders from $425K to $25K.

Implement lean manufacturing concepts in the components manufacturing thru establishing supermarkets replenished by electronic Kanban signals based on calculated min-max levels, safety stocks, increased lot sizes and 3-day firm build plan.

Proven excellent lean process methodologies, with high energy, forward thinking, and strong analytical capability.

Senior Business Analyst III/ Supply Management (May 2009 – May 2013)

Southern California Edison, 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA 91770, tel# 800-***-****

Effectively utilized SAP for replenishment strategies, managing inventory levels and designing key performance metrics.

Successfully implemented the Stock Out Analysis that tracks 7,500+ material codes with shortages or surpluses.

Significantly reduced Stock in Transit Orders by 84% thru continuous collaboration with the end users.

Successfully designed and implemented various corporate inventory metrics and delivered timely and accurate reporting.

Exceptionally provided material analysis using SAP and reduced stock outs by 83%, and late open orders by 75%.

Excelled as a team member in Edison’s MLSI (Material Logistics Strategic Initiative) Project by providing process mapping, benchmarking, performance metrics, risk analysis, change impact analysis, enhanced business process and pilot planning.

Successfully reduced inactive inventories by 77% or worth $3 million thru thorough material analysis using SAP.

Actively participated as a subject matter expert in Edison’s Supply Management Transformation Project and achieved a robust business process enhancement in procurement, logistics and distribution functions.

Demonstrate commitment to safety by promoting strong values for a safe workplace; served as a Safety Team Coordinator and presented safety topics to a crowd of 150+ people during the All-Hands department meetings.

Senior Advanced Planning & Materials Planner (Jul 2005 – May 2009)

The Walt Disney Company, 3900 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, tel# 818-***-****

Efficiently performed demand planning & forecasting thru statistical simulations and comparable title analysis; participated in the weekly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) of new released and catalog Blu-ray & DVD production.

Managed commendably the electronic vendor inventory replenishment at Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, Sam’s, and Best Buy.

Effectively improved fill-rate by 22%, reduced inventory by 40% and operational lead time by 30% thru managing back orders and stock outs and tracking progress using tools and key performance metrics created from SAP

Effectively developed and implemented new merchandise returns policies, storage optimization and cost reductions at the primary vendor facility which saved approximately $2 million worth of warehouse space.

Accurately determined safety stock levels of 7,000+ active finished goods in SAP.

Carefully analyzed integrated weekly net requirements from SAP for forward plan based on manufacturing constraints.

Identified other areas of strategic process improvements and recommended solutions using statistical methods and data management tools thru collaboration with Disney’s Sales, Marketing, major suppliers, and other business units.

Senior Material Planner III (Apr 2001 – Jul 2005)

Sybron Dental Specialties, 1332 Lone Hill Avenue, Glendora, CA 91740, tel# 909-***-****

Successfully executed planning, scheduling & buying thru Oracle 11i for the sapphire & titanium product lines.

Performed leadership roles by directing the planning activities in the off-site facilities in Mexico.

Successfully created Master Production Schedule for finished products in the dental alloys and refractory business units.

Accurately maintained the Sales and Operations Plan; regularly met with sales, manufacturing, and forecasting teams.

Thoroughly reviewed system forecasts based on previous customer demands, in-depth knowledge of the product, market trends and product promotions; as a result, achieved customer service levels of 98% and higher.

Efficiently determined lead times, batch sizes, safety stocks, shrinkage factors, and item groupings by technology.

Regularly performed supplier visits and reviewed supplier performance on due dates and quality.

Successfully kept inventory levels of materials consistent with the desired service levels, and managed obsolescence.

Effectively led and worked closely on new product Introduction efforts.

EDUCATION:

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona/ Professional MBA, with emphasis in Operations Management

University of California, Irvine/ Project Management Center of Excellence Certification by Socal Edison

University of Santo Tomas, Manila/ Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Project Management Certification by Southern California Edison & University of California Irvine

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS

SKILLS:

SAP R3 (MM & PP), Oracle Fusion, Advanced Excel, Power BI, MS Access, Visio, MS Project, Power Point, Webex, Teams, Outlook

SAP EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Expertise in utilizing SAP to its fullest extent to perform Procurement and Production Planning related activities

Maintain item master data as well as understanding how master data drives material requirement planning

Provide forecast consumption parameters to ensure demand plan is not over or under stated vs actual orders

Manage safety stocks and safety lead times in the item master per product based on mathematical analysis

Maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet and exceed inventory targets and turns; as well as seek opportunities to reduce inventory through various techniques such as lot size optimization, MTS vs. MTO analysis, Min-max strategies

Determine EOQ to achieve price reductions while balancing inventory levels.

Full understanding and management of re-order points (Min-Max) and safety stock formulas refreshed once a month

Ability to convert purchase requisitions or planned orders into purchase orders according to forecast and demand drivers, product cycles, seasonality, and historical ordering trends

Ability to proactively identify potential part shortages, work with vendors to prevent shortages, understand vendor capacity and constraints and escalate potential part shortages.

Perform purchase order acknowledgement, reconciliation of open orders and provide forecasts for future ordering.

Perform material and service pricing negotiations with suppliers to stay competitive and reduce costs.

Maintain Info Records and Supplier Master to drive correct price breaks, lead times and pricing to improve cost and delivery

Identify root cause of late lines and implement corrective action to avoid re-occurrence to ensure fill rate OTD targets are achieved and sustained.

Ability to drive root cause for missed shipments and help to implement corrective actions to achieve OTD targets

Track on-time supplier delivery performance and drive root cause and corrective action to improve overall supplier performance

Maintain Master Service Agreements in SAP to drive contract effectiveness in terms of pricing and duration

Heavily utilize the PP modules to drive production orders, production schedule and capacity planning

Maximize the potentials of MM modules such as MD04, MD07 to understand supply and demand analysis

Establish days of supply analytics using SAP Traffic Lights and determine urgencies and potential shortages and surplus

Regularly maintain Bill of Materials and Routers in SAP specially during NPI set-ups incorporating all Engineering changes

SAP TRAINING & IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE:

The Walt Disney Company (5 years)

Southern California Edison (5 years)

Thales Avionics (5 years)

Alcon Laboratories (9 months)

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