Corporate Purchaser

• Jan 2022 - Present

Sourcing and Procurement Lead (2013-2019)

• Apr 2002 - Oct 2019

• Managed a team of 19 direct reports and a total of 3,000 employees in a facility that spent US$45M and produced over 7M pieces of garments annually. • Reached revenue targets by employing predictive analytics, strategic sourcing, and demand planning to maintain consistent production capacity while maintaining the right SKU mix. • Facilitated RFI/RFQ/RFP evaluation and award processes, determined optimal negotiation strategy by focusing spend analysis, the Total Cost of Ownership, and deploying risk management strategies by analyzing potential risks. • Researched and identified the market trends, sourced the best overall value by ensuring a fair & transparent procurement process and customers’ entire satisfaction while maintaining the company’s purchasing policies and SOP. • Ensured that suppliers met KPIs for the price, quality, OTIF, SLAs, regulations, and compliance. • Developed key relationships with both upstream and downstream strategic supply partners by regularly conducting meetings and discussing metrics, trends and drove action plans for improvement. Senior Procurement Specialist (2010 – 2012) • Reviewed the adequacy of competitive sources, prepared procurement documents, evaluated proposals, negotiated contracts, and awarded purchase orders. • Negotiated contracts focusing on cost, quality, lead times, payment terms, In-co terms, and penalty clauses. • Reviewed risks and opportunities related to procurement activities and proactively created plans for mitigating risks. • Worked in close collaboration with sample section, R&D, Planning, inbound logistics, Store, Operations, outbound logistics to ensure uninterrupted flow of materials and information for OTIF shipment. Procurement Specialist (2007 – 2009) Associate Category Management (2004 – 2006) Inventory Analyst (2002 – 2003) Show less