Cindy M.

Paniagua

978-***-****

advkyd@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-paniagua-6524464

Ambitious, focused, proactive Individual with over 16 years in the professional field. Looking to expand my knowledge in the Inventory Management/ Buyer, Planner Field

Experience

OCT 2020 – PRESENT

Buyer/Planner/Quanterix, Billerica MA

Support instrument and assay manufacturing and logistics planning of materials, procurement (direct and indirect) including vendor price negotiations, purchase order creation, order confirmations and promise date verification.

Analyze material usage, continuously monitoring and adjusting safety stock levels to ensure continuity of supply.

Run overdue PO reports and maintain day to day communication with suppliers to ensure high levels of on-time delivery and adjusting the promise date in our ERP system to ensure data integrity.

Review invoices to ensure 3-way match, work with vendors on any issues, and approve for payment.

Manage New Vendors and request for adding to the Approved Vendor list, generating new vendors in ERP.

MAY 2017 – MAY 2019

Purchasing/Supply Chain Commodity/Philips Healthcare, Andover MA

Purchasing of product, negotiation of shipping terms and delivery date, tracking of inbound shipments, vendor development and qualification. Purchased and maintained product lines and relationships with vendors (SEKO). Monitor daily critical items reports and prepare and issue Purchase Orders. Reviewed invoices/purchase orders, negotiating prices, reviewing contract terms, working with internal accounting and legal departments to identify, and resolving any purchasing issues. Handle/reviewed purchasing contracts for multiple sites. Reduce costs without reducing quality and availability for the dept.

Coordinated and supported on-site supplier assessments/certification audits and continuous improvement activities that drive down total cost and improve total supplier quality. Ensured accuracy of lead times in SAP. Performs all necessary duties to support corporate goals as it relates to established supplier quality, total landed cost, and inventory objective.

MAY 2004– MAY 2019

Project Manager/ Philips Healthcare, Andover MA

Managed relationship with vendors for 3PL companies. Approved Invoices to 3PL companies

Lead team to complete projects on time and update all stakeholders during meetings.

Update Processes and procedures for Department. Produce weekly excel reports to Finance on inventory volume. Delegate assignment to team members during Physical Inventory/Auditing time. Ensuring customer satisfaction on demo inventory projects while conducting work. Managed project delays/risk and updated management promptly.

NOVEMBER 2004– MAY 2019

Medical Inventory Control Manager/ Philips Healthcare, Andover MA

Monitor/ Maintain Inventory levels for 32 Million dollars of material.

Lead the Annual Physical Inventory for all modalities. Achieved less than business standard (2%) write off lost equipment from 300 sales representatives across all modalities including Andover, Bothell, Canada. Maintain appropriate inventory controls and levels for 100+ Sales Reps and 3 locations (Andover, Bothell, Canada). Worked with supply chain operations daily. Coordinate Loss & Damage Claims and rectify problems with replacement material for customers. Lead in warehouse scan process during the annual Physical Inventory. Manage and ensure timely excel reporting of all center key performance metrics. Update storage locations in the Demo inventory tool to acquire correct transfer of material in SAP. Combine all write offs at end of inventory and submit to Finance controllers for approval. Monitor the Sales Force site for any quote request, verify serial numbers in SAP to confirm inventory is still available. Approve Loan disposition to field representatives to fill in backorders. Manage the entitlement level of each sales representative in my region to stay within the approved dollar amount 65K per rep. Processed all financial transactions for Dept. this included quarterly scrapping, write off for lost items, Write offs during the annual inventory. Managed Hold Process for Dept. Participate in regulatory and internal/external audits to assist the dept in not acquiring CAPA. Acquired and prepared SOX Audit documentation, Scheduled meetings to discuss audit concerns/questions from auditors.

APRIL 2003– NOVEMBER 2004

Quotes Coordinator/ Philips Healthcare, Andover MA

Quote material, lead times and due dates to support sales staff. Coordinate internal resources to facilitate accurate quote delivery to customers in a timely manner. Enter worksheet information into SAP working with sales representatives and sales engineer to ensure correct configurations. Maintain and interpret up-to-date promotion, discounts, and other related information as it pertains to sales quotation. Prioritizes quote requests based on sale and customer needs sending final quote to customers. Obtain appropriate approval for final quote to be sent to customers. Provided outstanding customer service to new and long-standing customers by attending closely to concerns and developing solutions. Escalated customer issues to management for remediation assistance.

Skills

Excel • Proficient with Microsoft Word • Proficient with Workday • MS Office • Team player •PowerPoint Knowledge• Excellent time management skills • Sales Force • Cost Control • SourceDay •Filenet • Proficient in ERP System (SAP), Syteline • Project Management • Inventory Coordinator • Audit reports expert • Public Speaking • Data analytics • Relationship Management • Excellent Team Player • Fluent in Spanish

Education

OCTOBER 2019

Associates Business Administration/Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester NH