Purchasing Managers Resume

Desired Industry: Management	SpiderID: 5059
Desired Job Location: Los Angeles, California	Date Posted: 1/23/2006
Type of Position: Full-Time Temporary	Availability Date: 22/02/2006
Desired Wage: 88000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: No
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
Seeking a position in Operations, either in Purchasing or in Forecasting/Planning where I can utilize my background to support both my professional development as well as the company's growth objectives.

Would also consider employment in the educational field, either in Corporate Development Education area or primary or secondary schools.

Experience:
PROFESSIONAL NEUTROGENA CORPORATION, a Johnson & Johnson Company
And BUSINESS Los Angeles, CA
EXPERIENCE September 1990 – Present

Supply Chain Manager
July 2004 – Present

• Responsible for supply chain management of the Hand & Body, Lip and Men’s Categories. Responsibilities include maintenance of forecasts and support of case fill rate and days of supply goals.
• Prepared and presented monthly pre-S&OP documents detailing analyses by category of Case Fill Rates, MAPE and BIAS, inventory dollar levels, days of supply, excess & obsolete inventory and upcoming category events.
• Interfaced monthly with Marketing and Sales to develop 12 month rolling consensus forecasts.
• Interfaced monthly with Marketing and Finance to align manufacturing consensus forecast with financial forecast (S&OP). Reviewed and closed gaps as necessary.
• Managed production planning requirements at contract manufacturers.
• Managed (project management) national and account specific promotional activities; including forecast maintenance, timeline development and tracking; deployment of product to support build at contract sites and deployment of finished goods to appropriate distribution centers.
• Participated on both the Hand & Body and Men’s Cross-functional Business Development Teams.
• Responsible for book-to-book inventory reconciliations at assigned contract sites.

Contract Site Management
June 1997 – July 2004

• Managed initial launch of Neutrogena Cosmetics line.
• Supported sourcing of manufacturing sites based on technology requirements of new product lines.
• Responsible for negotiation of annual contracts with assigned sites.
• Developed production plans for finished goods and WIP and ensured on-time execution with assigned sites.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) during development, implementation and post-implementation of SAP system. Developed training documents and conducted training for Procurement and Contract Site Management departments for Requisition-to-Pay transactions.
• Managed special marketing sampling projects.

Purchasing – Senior Buyer
September 1990 – June 1997

• Supported sales and contributed to profit goals with emphasis on marketing
• Responsible for the purchase and negotiation of folding cartons, corrugated cartons, labels, tubes and displays at or below standard cost based on MRP requirements (MANMAN system).
• Negotiated annual contracts for production of high volume components.
• Developed procedures for improvement of quality of working environment (TQM).
• Negotiated with suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries of quality components.
• Initiated and executed ideas contributing to cost reductions.

S.E. RYKOFF & CO.
Parent Company to John Sexton & Co.
Los Angeles, CA

Corporate Buyer/Merchandiser
July 1989 – September 1990

• Responsible for the purchase and development of assigned product lines
• Controlled inventory levels to ensure turnover and to provide for sales need
• Interfaced with sales force to resolve concerns and to provide product information.
• Coordinated special print orders with manufacturing division.
• Coordinated invoices with appropriate purchase order for payment.

JOHN SEXTON & CO.
Rochester, NY

Assistant Merchandise Manager
August 1984 to June 1989

• Responsible for the purchase and negotiation of assigned product lines
• Managed accounts payable department.
• Trained departmental support staff.
• Developed sales incentive programs.
• Utilized NIXDORF computer system for forecasting, product purchase and product pricing.
• Performed accounting and reconciliation of general ledger inventory monetary value.
• Monitored pending claims and vendor charge back accounts.
• Conducted product seminars to evaluate product and to educate sales force

Education:
EDUCATION University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
MBA – General, May 1997

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
BA – Math, May 1984

Affiliations:
Current Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Responsible for forecasting, production planning, inventory mgmnt, promotional project management, new product planning, S&OP reviews, Contract Site Mgmnt. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook. Subject Matter Expert for the implementation of SAP. Worked with Core Team members in development of SAP requirements. Developed and conducted training requirements for Procurement and Contract Site functional areas. Strong math skills.

Skills:
Current Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Responsible for forecasting, production planning, inventory mgmnt, promotional project management, new product planning, S&OP reviews, Contract Site Mgmnt. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook. Subject Matter Expert for the implementation of SAP. Worked with Core Team members in development of SAP requirements. Developed and conducted training requirements for Procurement and Contract Site functional areas. Strong math skills.

Additional Information:
Current Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Responsible for forecasting, production planning, inventory mgmnt, promotional project management, new product planning, S&OP reviews, Contract Site Mgmnt. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook. Subject Matter Expert for the implementation of SAP. Worked with Core Team members in development of SAP requirements. Developed and conducted training requirements for Procurement and Contract Site functional areas. Strong math skills.

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