Logistics Coordinator - Purchasing & Inventory Expert

I S R A E L U L L OA

**** * ******* ** ***.E**, Los Angeles CA 90032

562-***-**** ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Purchasing Manager skilled in vendor negotiations, inventory control, warehouse supervision, SAP R/3

(version 4.6) Materials Management implementation, process customization, and logistics operations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEN

Purchasing Manager

Plásticos Europeos – Manufacturing of plastic bags June 2017 – May 2025

• Implemented the purchasing department, including policies, procedures, and hiring staff for various positions.

• Developed and implemented KPIs, including purchasing cycle time (foreign and local purchases), supplier delivery compliance, customs process compliance, and cost savings.

• Implemented purchasing models to achieve savings (consignment inventory, open orders with partial deliveries while negotiating annual pricing).

• Prepared monthly performance reports and management presentations.

• Conducted annual negotiations for strategic services (customs brokerage, resin processing, transportation, pallet rental).

• Held daily meetings with local and international suppliers. Purchasing Manager

Cervecería Hondureña – Coca-Cola and beverages bottler January 1982 – May 2017

• Supervised purchasing staff and evaluated performance according to assigned categories.

• Prepared monthly performance reports and management presentations.

• Implemented purchasing models to achieve savings (consignment inventory, open orders with partial deliveries while negotiating annual pricing).

• Led the implementation of SAP R/3 version 4.6 for the purchasing module, configuring it according to company processes.

• Conducted annual negotiations for strategic services (customs brokerage, packaging resin processing, transportation, pallet rental).

• Implemented weekly monitoring of raw material consumption and inventory to expedite monthly closing processes.

• Identified generic spare parts for production machinery, achieving significant savings by purchasing from generic suppliers instead of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers).

• Managed control of spare parts and raw material warehouses throughout the country. Purchasing Manager

Tela Railroad Company – Palm Division

May 1978 – December 1981

• Established the purchasing department, including policies, procedures, and staffing.

• Managed bidding processes for annual purchases of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides with local and international suppliers.

• Managed supplier portfolio by category, negotiating annual pricing with monthly purchase orders.

• Separated purchasing operations of the Banana Division from the Palm Division by establishing independent purchasing agreements with local and international suppliers.

• Built alignment with independent producers supplying materials and supplies to be paid through palm harvest production.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration

Universidad Tecnologica de Honduras – UTH

Graduation Date: Dec. 2007

ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS

• INCAE – Diploma in Purchasing and Materials Management

• SAP Mexico – SAP R/3 User Certification

• Bilingual: Spanish (native) and English (Business Working Knowledge)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

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