Buyer

EDUCATION Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

Bachelor of Arts in Apparel Design, 09/1988 ~ 06/1992

EXPERIENCE Senior Buyer (09/2009 ~ Present)

Dermalogica, Carson, California

Business of Employer: Distributor of Skin Care products

Achievement:

Consolidated tubes from different vendors and achieved cost saving of $265,000

Changed from HTL to silkscreen for airless line and achieved cost saving of $512,000

Responsibility:

Reviewed supplier quotations, negotiated agreements and placed orders

Coordinated with cross-functional teams to introduce new products and retire end of life products

Negotiated with suppliers to achieve price reductions and maintained a record of cost reduction achievement

Troubleshoot issues and provided upper management with early warnings of potential issues so plans can be put in place to remedy them

International Buyer/Planner (06/2007 ~ 07/2009)

Arbonne International, Irvine, California

Business of Employer: Distributor of Skin Care, Nutrition and Beauty products

Achievement:

Improved cash flow by reducing inventory level from 4.3 million to 2.4 million while sales increased from 32.1 million to 43.3 million

Reworked product line to meet updated formula requirement and achieved cost saving $7,4000

Responsibility:

Manage supplier, warehouse, and fulfillment suppliers to meet target inventory levels and fill rates based on ABC inventory categorization for all product categories which include print material, business aid, beauty, nutrition and personal care items

Work with Product Development and Regulatory to assure all products and packaging are compliant with country specific regulations

Monitor transfers to assure products move properly among distribution centers

Buyer/Planner (09/2005 ~ 05/2007)

Arbonne International, Irvine, California

Business of Employer: Distributor of Skin Care, Nutrition and Beauty products

Achievement:

Consolidated bottles from different categories and achieved cost saving $495,000

Reduced back orders from $70,000 to $3,000 in one month and maintained back orders below $3,000

Resolved receiving issues and reduced Arbonne and vendors’ consigned inventory variances from $180,000 to $12,000 in two months

Responsibility:

Planned for future merchandise buys based on historical buys, reoccurring buys, current inventory levels, forecast and marketing plans

Created and maintained vendor partnership programs

Worked with receiving and accounts payable to prevent/resolve invoice variances

Buyer (08/2001 ~ 02/2005)

Sweda Company LLC, Monrovia, California

Business of Employer: Advertising Specialty Company

Achievement:

Reduced inventory by $328,000 by shortening PO lead time and having vendors to keep inventory at their local warehouses

Reduced product cost by average 25% for responsible product categories (pen) by switching to new qualified vendors and saved $157,000

Doubled sales revenue of one product category within a year by enriching product line

Responsibility:

Sourced, evaluated and selected suppliers based on technical capability, lead-time, quality, cost, term and financial strength

Determined market trend and defined new design direction from sales history, customer feedbacks and trade shows

Modified and redesigned existing products to fit the desired price point and market niche

COMPUTER Oracle ERP, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

LANGUAGE English, Mandarin and Taiwanese

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