Purchasing, Merchandising, Procurement, Buyer
Resume:
NANCY LOMBARDO
***********@*****.***
Seeking Purchasing Position
Objective
To secure a position where in my purchasing knowledge and experience will provide a solid base for purchasing protocols, cost improvements, supplier relations and reductions, inventory controls and team interactions. My sales experience has provided a better understanding of the sales perspective and with this knowledge, improve upon my skills as a purchasing agent
Achievements
SuperColor Digital - 2011
• Negotiated stocking programs at locations closer to 4 nationwide manufacturing facilities to ensure product availability as required for production. This transition to corporate purchasing structure resulted in 5% cost savings and reduced transportation costs by 12%
PermaCity Solar - 2010
• Effectively tracked and monitored daily price of copper, saving $10,000 - $15,000 per order for a total savings of $155,000 a year. Negotiated prices and obtained better terms on bulk purchases of solar installation products, saving company more than $100,000 in 7 months.
• Initiated renegotiating a contract with a major supplier to create an in-house stocking program by the vendor to assure product availability at all times. This resulted in a net cost savings of over 28.2% per fiscal year
Virco Manufacturing - 1984
• Participated with a team of buyers, researching and negotiating with potential packaging manufacturers, resulting in the company decision to close down its own corrugated manufacturing division. This produced a net savings to the company of approximately 13.7% in the first year. It also enhanced the company’s market presence and saturation due to improved graphics.
Work Experience
Independent Consultant - SuperColor Digital, Irvine, CA 9/2010 - 7/2011
• Supervised a purchasing team: 1 senior buyer and 1 purchasing clerk. Worked closely with research and development, customer service, manufacturing and quality control to ensure customer needs were met in a timely manner
• Resolved pricing and invoicing issues by working with vendor and accounting to assure resolution and timely payments
• Worked closely with management to bring all purchasing for 4 nationwide locations to Irvine, CA headquarters. Negotiated stocking programs at locations closer to the facilities to ensure product availability as required for production. The transition to in-house purchasing resulted in a 5% saving in cost and reduced the transportation costs by 12%.
• Managed local inventory of stock items to ensure products always available. Sourced new vendors for stock and not-stock items, qualifying new vendors to assure capable of meeting demands for quick turns on custom orders
Procurement Specialist, Contract Position at PermaCity Solar, Inc., Long Beach, CA though PTS Staffing, Irvine, CA.
1/2010 – 8/2010
• Effectively tracked and monitored daily price of copper, saving $10,000 - $15,000 per order for a total savings of $155,000 a year. Negotiated prices and obtained better terms on bulk purchases of solar installation products, saving company more than $100,000 in 7 months.
• Reduced outgoing product shipment time by an average of a week, saving 27% by instituting vendor on-site warehousing protocol for quick lead-time commodities. Sourced off-site storage for custom, bulk and long lead-time goods, saving 4000 square feet of on-site space.
• Collaborated with suppliers to institute JIT stock programs at their facilities, ensuring timely 2 to 3 day turnaround of products to job sites.
• Sourced, qualified and obtained 7 new vendors able to meet the demands of fast paced solar construction company.
• Coordinated with all engineers, project managers, facilities and inventory control to assure necessary products were in stock or on order to facilitate completion of jobs. Maintained all data related to each job, making available to all pertinent employees to assess statuses.
• Utilized SAP Business Suite to monitor energy usage for all installed arrays via sunlight vs. power generated energy. This provided metrics to track proper placement of panels to utilize more solar power
Sales Rep/Purchasing: All 3 Company, Anaheim, CA 4/2004 – 12/2009
Sales Rep/Purchasing/Office Manager: TEC Packaging, Santa Ana, CA 5/2002 – 6/2004
• As outside sales rep was responsible for managing existing account base, increasing sales by 12%, as well as establishing new accounts, bringing in 14 new customers
• Sourced, purchased and expedited all custom corrugated (boxes, displays, inserts and dividers), tapes, chipboard, foam, adhesive and litho labels, cutting dies, tooling, print plates along with various stock packaging items required to produce finished products and satisfy customer needs.
• Worked with customers and suppliers in an effort to produce more environmentally friendly packaging
Purchasing Agent: Allen Packaging, Tustin 4/1998 – 3/2002
• Sourced, purchased and expedited all custom corrugated (boxes, displays, inserts and dividers), tapes, chipboard, foam, adhesive and litho labels, cutting dies, tooling, print plates along with various stock packaging items required to produce finished products and satisfy customer needs.
• Interfaced with sales, customer service, logistics, suppliers and customers to assure projects went from concept to finished goods smoothly, seamlessly and on schedule. Worked with accounting and vendors to resolve invoice issues.
• Maintained inventory levels relevant to JIT and Kan-Ban needs of customers.
• Quality Assurance and Control: made determinations to reject goods that would not be acceptable to the customer and worked with vendors to rectify the situation in a timely manner.
• Implemented the PKG. computer system for creating history of all specific information relating to the purchase of each item; including the capabilities to use CAD to create blue line layout of product. Use of TOPS program, designed for the efficient packing and transportation of products.
Education and Industry Learning
• 1996 Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, CA ~ Certificate Program: Materials Management
• 2003 Learning Tree University, Irvine, CA ~ The Sales Professional: The Sales Process
• 2006 Rockhurst College of Continuing Education ~ Leadership and Supervisory Skills for Women
• TeamLeader Training
• Conflict Management Training
• Merchandising/Purchasing Training ~ Increasing Profitability
• CPR and First Aid Certified ~ Expired 06/29/2012 ~ In process of recertification
Computer Programs and Skills
• MS Office Suite: Word, Excel PowerPoint, Outlook
• MAS 90 and MAS 200; Goldmine, ACT, Peachtree; SAP Business Suite, Quick Books
• Various custom programs designed for the packaging industry: PKG, StanPak, HRMS; Utilized TOPS, designed for efficient packing/loading and transport of products
• Extensive use of internet for sourcing and purchasing
Activities
• Architecture Chairperson – Surfside Homeowners Association
• Girl Scouts of America, Troop Leader - Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes
• WomanSage, Orange County, CA
• Volunteer at Orange County Mission by way of TerraNova, Irvine, CA
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