Customer Service, Buyer/Planner and Inventory Analyst Resume
Jennifer Mohan
Mobile: 416-***-****
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-mohan
Email: *********@*****.**
PROFILE
I’m a hands-on customer service, purchasing and inventory analyst who consistently delivers on supply, financial and business planning goals. I deliver customer, purchasing and operational efficiencies using purchase orders, ERPs, KPIs, inventory management, distribution, computer systems, asset protection and logistics scheduling. Cross- functional action biased between teams. Been described as taking pride in being innovative, authentic, passionate, relentless and entrepreneurial
Customer Service and Supply Chain
Ensured an outstanding customer experience through operational efficiency via sales best practices, order-taking, spend, inventory management and technical documentation (CoA, COO, NAFTA etc.)
Established and nurtured long-lasting relationships between customers and company to increase sales, brand loyalty and minimize lost direct and indirect sales opportunities
Maintaining vendors account/record. Tracked and document damaged inventory received from vendors, for reimbursement
Resolved delivery discrepancies, customs and invoicing issues with customers, vendors, transportation carriers/courier, 3PL (RYDER Logistics) and custom brokers
Collaborated with clients, vendors and internal stakeholders to execute milestones actions on special projects. Submitted recommendations to project management team for implementation
Prepared procurement reports by collecting and analyzing cost, sales, quality, user and vendors, volumes for purchasing effectiveness, cost savings and company competitive advantage
Analyzed purchasing requirements, inventory movement and identify cost savings opportunities
Sourced and awarded business to qualified vendors; negotiated with vendors and ensure service level agreement (SLA) are met
Collaborated with planning manager to execute S&OP plan to meet customer expectations
Pro-actively planned with logistics and procurement on all special projects and seasonality sensitive categories
Performed inventory detailed analysis on a monthly/quarterly forecast changes at appropriate level for improvement of inventory replenishment practices
Analyzed trends to ensure correct allocation of goods to specific distribution centres and stores
Reduced inventory shrinkage by 5% in each year of 2016 and 2017 by applying standard operating procedures (SOPs) and inventory control transactions
Tracked purchase orders with vendors and distribution centres to ensure timely uninterrupted deliveries to avoid stockouts
Created and issued purchase orders to vendors for replenishment inventory; reviewed and released daily orders vs allocation (MRP) using ERP system
Supervised and scheduled daily activities from distribution centre, including quality assurance, inventory control, space management, logistics, floor productivity, shipping fulfillment center and customer service
Coordinated with sales and logistics to execute and/or resolve order management issues and prevent inventory shortages in a portfolio of 1000’s SKUs and parts and plans for new skus
Financial
Monitored and pivoted on all areas of customer sales operations using metrics/KPIs including but not limited to sales vs forecast, sales targets, inventory levels and turnover, assets protection, and assessorial sales.
Consolidated, analyzed using MS EXCEL and communicated location-based performance results, including sales/inventory comparisons, seasonality and marketing impacts.
Managed $6.2 million inventory/annual spend within a $55 million single site business
Provided quantitative analysis to support seasonality influenced planning and buying
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Microsoft Office (EXCEL: Pivot Tables, Macros, VLOOKUP, Charts; WORD)
ERP systems - SAP, Oracle, Microsoft AX, AS400, CITRIX
Documentation Management
WHMIS
CHEP PORTFOLIO system
Engagement and Leadership
Created action plans and follow-up on colleagues and junior reports performance goals
Trained colleagues on operational procedures and its clarifying impact on the business
Consistently sequestered or part of supervisory teams of individual distribution centres
Participated in recruitment of new hires
Experience
Large national distribution company – name confidential, please request
Client Sales, Purchasing and Inventory Analyst, 2016 – Present
Large national distribution company – name confidential, please request
Inventory and Sales Analyst, 2013 - 2016
Large national distribution company – name confidential, please request
Sales Analyst, 2003 - 2013
EDUCATION
APICS – CPIM (Completion on schedule for October 2020)
Bachelors of Business, in-process
Supply Chain Management Professional (Equivalency training)