Purchasing & Logistics Manager with Analytics Expertise
Resume:
CATHY HERVIAS
Elmwood Park NJ ***07
*************@***.***
SUMMARY:
Energetic professional with extensive experience and expertise in supply chain logistics management, Purchasing Management, credit and collections, billing, accounts receivable, and general accounting principles. A self-starter with outstanding analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, and technological skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Deleet Merchandising
Purchasing Manager
• Downloaded daily Stock Reorder Reports for various Branches for Vendors
• Analyze each Vendors products to determine if there is a reorder need for the Branch
• Run Weekly Stock Exception report for In House orders
• Analyze each Vendors products and determine if reorder quartiles are needed for In-House Orders
• Purchase items to maintain appropriate levels of inventory at all times
• Set up new product codes for Vendors as well as the Current and List pricing for that item
• Handle the maintenance for each Vendor Item as required
• Handle Vendor Returns as well as customer returns
• Purchase raw material, solvent and blends for multiple branch locations
• Oversee Physical Inventory process 4 times per year
• Analyze and balance each physical inventory variant report
• Process the billing and invoices for each branch across the company, including all import and export orders with all documentation for customs and forwarding agencies
• Work with manufacturing to insure the proper work orders are in the system
• Oversee the team members to ensure the department runs smoothly LG Electronics June 2013 to July 2013
Logistics Customer Compliance
Responsibilities:
• Downloaded daily excel reports into their corresponding macro to analyst daily compliance levels
• Researched cost saving ideas for all not on time shipments to the customers.
• Researched post audit claims and deductions, determine their validity and issued credit memos for all valid claims and collected on all in-valid claims
CARTONDRUCK USA, Fairview, NJ Nov 2006 to Feb 2012 Logistics Administrator (2006-2012)
Responsibilities:
• Handle Transportation and Deployment responsibilities, while managing appropriate inventory levels
• Delivered finished goods to customer based off of call-off quantities in system •
• Coordinate efficient use of carriers and transportation methods for the customer and company as a whole.
• Research and process carrier claims, determine their validity.
• Researched and determine the validity of all post audit deductions related to Key accounts and non-key accounts.
• Issued credit memos for all valid Post Audit Claims and Carrier Claims.
• Manage inventory level for several warehouse locations.
• Imported and Exported supplies needed to produce the product as well as Imported and Exported the finished product to the customer, while following the 10 plus 2 rules of business and Custom Regulations.
AEP INDUSTRIES INC, South Hackensack, NJ June 2004-Nov 2006 Key Account Claims Coordinator (2004 to 2006)
Handled the deduction resolution functions for Key Account Customers. Responsibilities:
• Resolved deductions pertaining to short shipments, returns, promotions, Bid’s etc.
• Researched post audit deductions and handled accordingly
• Pursued Collections of all invalid Post Audit deduction claims.
• Issued credits to customers account for all claims determine to be valid.
• Worked all aspects of the credit and collections functions.
• Posted to daily AR log the deductions that are being cleared
• Meet monthly goal of $ 100,000 in deduction clearing
• Prepare & distribute Notices of Short pays for Key Account
• Follow ISO regulations
UNILEVER BESTFOODS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ June 2001-2004 Planner 1- Supply Chain Analyst (Nov 2001-July 2003) Responsibilities:
• Maintained appropriate levels of inventory for more than 100 products in 3 producing plants and 9 Distribution Centers
• Converted Distribution Center (DC) customer demand into daily finished goods distribution requirement plans.
• Exceeded Corporate standards by maintaining 98.5% or higher customer case fill rate.
• Delivered finished goods inventories to DC’s to meet customer demand.
• Coordinated efficient use of transportation equipment lanes.
• Handled all aspects of the import/export of product to the Plants and DC's
• Identified and resolved unanticipated supply changes including special promotion, quality holds, and product oversells
Senior Deduction Coordinator, Grocery Division (Nov 1998-June 2001) Handled the credit and collection functions for key account customers. Responsibilities:
• Applied cash and posted deductions with proper reason codes to customers’ accounts.
• Resolved deductions pertaining to transportation, short shipments, returned product, breakage and spoilage, bracket pricing, etc.
• Researched post audit deductions and handled accordingly.
• Prepared monthly spreadsheets for sales representatives detailing all open deductions on customer accounts.
• Performed daily credit and collection functions for grocery and export customers.
• Issued claims against carriers for delivery discrepancies.
• Trained new employees on various aspects of cash application and deduction resolution.
• Served as key member on Integration Team charged with training staff on new procedures as a result of the Bestfoods/ Lipton merger.
Senior Cash Investigator, Bestfoods Baking Division (March 1988-June 1998) Responsibilities:
• Coordinated cash application for key accounts and handled the credit and collections responsibility for the accounts.
• Applied cash by batch for key accounts.
• Split and transferred cash across customer accounts.
• Communicated with customers and Sales force on deduction resolution.
• Supervised and trained more than 25 new Cash Investigators.
• Initiated contact with customers to resolve discrepancies prior to forwarding issues to Collections. Billing Coordinator, Baking Division (Jan 1985-March 1988) Handled the data entry necessary for billing for key account customers. Responsibilities:
• Enter the daily billing receipts for the customer’s accounts for all deliveries.
• Compiled weekly delivery receipts and prepared billing statements and mailed to customer.
• Balanced data entry with all delivery receipts for the week.
• Assisted Manager with all billing aspect of the department. EDUCATION
A.A. Accounting
Berkeley College of Business, W Paterson NJ
Computerize Accounting Technology
CDM Institute, Wayne NJ
B.A. Business Administration
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck NJ
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP Microsoft PowerPoint Outlook Pecas
SAP 46 D Peachtree Lotus 1.2.3
Microsoft Word Quick Books JD Edwards
Microsoft Excel Manugistics MFG
Proseco AS400 EDI
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