Lynn Prudente
Purchasing / Procurement Manager • Replenishment Buying • Inventory Management • Supply Chain at Regal Wine Imports- Claim this Profile
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Beth Pearce
Lynn is very detail oriented and is great at keeping herself and cross functional team members on task and on time. Lynn is extremely organized which makes her very efficient and precise.
Jennifer Wenge
Lynn has been an essential cross functional partner during my time at David’s Bridal. Lynn is highly in tuned with the impact her position has on the company’s bottom line. She is an accurate and exceptionally detailed partner. Her diligent work ethic has uncovered and prevented many costly mistakes. Lynn often alerted the company about unnecessary minimums and excess inventories whenever possible. Everyone that works with Lynn feels a sense of security, knowing she is always on top of her areas. Lynn is willing and open to take on more projects in addition to her daily responsibilities. She works well with many different personality types and is always happy to help her partners. Lynn is an excellent and patient teacher. She will take time out from tremendous work load to answer questions whenever needed. Lynn has an eagerness to continue learning. She has sought out opportunities to improve her job efficiency with extra training. While most shy away from extra work, Lynn is prepared to take it on in an effort to improve her job performance. Lynn’s work ethic is outstanding. She takes pride in her work and it is apparent in the output. She respects the company’s time and money. Lynn is one of the hardest working individuals I have encountered. She is talented, reliable, and knowledgeable. Lynn has been an enormous asset to the company and I am lucky to have worked so closely with her.
Beth Pearce
Lynn is very detail oriented and is great at keeping herself and cross functional team members on task and on time. Lynn is extremely organized which makes her very efficient and precise.
Jennifer Wenge
Lynn has been an essential cross functional partner during my time at David’s Bridal. Lynn is highly in tuned with the impact her position has on the company’s bottom line. She is an accurate and exceptionally detailed partner. Her diligent work ethic has uncovered and prevented many costly mistakes. Lynn often alerted the company about unnecessary minimums and excess inventories whenever possible. Everyone that works with Lynn feels a sense of security, knowing she is always on top of her areas. Lynn is willing and open to take on more projects in addition to her daily responsibilities. She works well with many different personality types and is always happy to help her partners. Lynn is an excellent and patient teacher. She will take time out from tremendous work load to answer questions whenever needed. Lynn has an eagerness to continue learning. She has sought out opportunities to improve her job efficiency with extra training. While most shy away from extra work, Lynn is prepared to take it on in an effort to improve her job performance. Lynn’s work ethic is outstanding. She takes pride in her work and it is apparent in the output. She respects the company’s time and money. Lynn is one of the hardest working individuals I have encountered. She is talented, reliable, and knowledgeable. Lynn has been an enormous asset to the company and I am lucky to have worked so closely with her.
Beth Pearce
Lynn is very detail oriented and is great at keeping herself and cross functional team members on task and on time. Lynn is extremely organized which makes her very efficient and precise.
Jennifer Wenge
Lynn has been an essential cross functional partner during my time at David’s Bridal. Lynn is highly in tuned with the impact her position has on the company’s bottom line. She is an accurate and exceptionally detailed partner. Her diligent work ethic has uncovered and prevented many costly mistakes. Lynn often alerted the company about unnecessary minimums and excess inventories whenever possible. Everyone that works with Lynn feels a sense of security, knowing she is always on top of her areas. Lynn is willing and open to take on more projects in addition to her daily responsibilities. She works well with many different personality types and is always happy to help her partners. Lynn is an excellent and patient teacher. She will take time out from tremendous work load to answer questions whenever needed. Lynn has an eagerness to continue learning. She has sought out opportunities to improve her job efficiency with extra training. While most shy away from extra work, Lynn is prepared to take it on in an effort to improve her job performance. Lynn’s work ethic is outstanding. She takes pride in her work and it is apparent in the output. She respects the company’s time and money. Lynn is one of the hardest working individuals I have encountered. She is talented, reliable, and knowledgeable. Lynn has been an enormous asset to the company and I am lucky to have worked so closely with her.
Beth Pearce
Lynn is very detail oriented and is great at keeping herself and cross functional team members on task and on time. Lynn is extremely organized which makes her very efficient and precise.
Jennifer Wenge
Lynn has been an essential cross functional partner during my time at David’s Bridal. Lynn is highly in tuned with the impact her position has on the company’s bottom line. She is an accurate and exceptionally detailed partner. Her diligent work ethic has uncovered and prevented many costly mistakes. Lynn often alerted the company about unnecessary minimums and excess inventories whenever possible. Everyone that works with Lynn feels a sense of security, knowing she is always on top of her areas. Lynn is willing and open to take on more projects in addition to her daily responsibilities. She works well with many different personality types and is always happy to help her partners. Lynn is an excellent and patient teacher. She will take time out from tremendous work load to answer questions whenever needed. Lynn has an eagerness to continue learning. She has sought out opportunities to improve her job efficiency with extra training. While most shy away from extra work, Lynn is prepared to take it on in an effort to improve her job performance. Lynn’s work ethic is outstanding. She takes pride in her work and it is apparent in the output. She respects the company’s time and money. Lynn is one of the hardest working individuals I have encountered. She is talented, reliable, and knowledgeable. Lynn has been an enormous asset to the company and I am lucky to have worked so closely with her.
Experience
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Regal Wine Imports
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United States
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Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Purchasing / Procurement Manager • Replenishment Buying • Inventory Management • Supply Chain
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2016 - Present
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Purchasing / Procurement Manager • Inventory Manager • Materials Manager
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2015 - 2016
Targeting purchasing and inventory roles at companies in need of exceptional inventory management, cross-functional team leadership and process improvements that drive cost reduction and accelerate speed to market.Current volunteer and pro bono activities include:o Deliver professional administrative support: Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Wordo Support business development initiatives for a small business owner: Microsoft ExcelPlease contact me at lprudente@verizon.net
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David's Bridal
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Fabric Management (Director Inventory Management • Purchasing • Supply Chain)
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2006 - 2015
Director, Fabric and Inventory Management – All Garment Divisions (2010 - 2015)Manager, Planning and Inventory Management – Dress Division (2006 – 2010) Oversaw all fabric inventory and planning functions for 14 divisions (private label & designer labels) including: Dress/Bridesmaid Division, David’s Bridal/Oleg Cassini/Melissa Sweet/Galina Novelty and Ecomm Bridal, Zac Posen Bridal and Zac Posen Social, Vera Wang Bridal and Vera Wang Maids, Priscilla of Boston Bridal (2010 – 2012), US Angels/Blush (2008 – 2012), Priscilla of Boston Bridesmaids (2007 – 2012), and Archroma shoe dye and Accessories.PROJECT PLANNINGo Created and managed master fabric lead-time calendar, placed fabric buys for pre-production and bulk garmentso Saved the company money by working cross-functionally with merchants, product development, and design teams to utilize excess fabricso Decreased months of supply to reduce excess inventories by proposing a new fabric buying strategy; process reviewed yearlyEXECUTIVE REPORTINGo Tracked and compiled data to report monthly inventory levels to senior managemento Instituted quarterly fabric liability meetings with CFO and SVP Planning/Supply Chain to assess current financial exposure: reviewed inventory levels, identified disposal requests and potential write offsFABRIC AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENTo Placed seasonal fabric buys and monthly replenishment buys worth $15.2 million for all dress/bridesmaid divisionso Ordered initial buys for novelty fabrications worth $1.51 million for all bridal divisionso Placed and managed all greige (undyed) fabric buys worth $4.6 million
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Jones New York
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Apparel & Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Merchandise Manager (Planning • Analysis • Purchasing / Procurement • Inventory Management)
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1994 - 2006
Reported directly to Vice President of Casual Clothing Divisions. Supervised a staff of 5 employees. Responsible for the following Regular, Replenishment and Promotional apparel lines: Jones New York Sport, Nine West, Easy Spirit, and Jones Jeans.o Managed 14 divisions responsible for yielding $358 million annual wholesale dollarso Significantly tightened garment lead times by negotiating foreign and domestic knitwear timetables o Reduced employee turnover by deploying successful recruitment and development initiatives
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IKEA
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Netherlands
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Furniture Range Coordinator (Analyzed Inventory Trends • Process Improvement • Training)
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1993 - 1994
Reported directly to the Vice President in charge of North American product selection and distribution.o Achieved significant savings by leading a project to identify and eliminate unprofitable product lines in IKEA organizations around the world o Facilitated systems training
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Product Range Assistant / Assistant Buyer (Data Analysis • Merchandising • Negotiations)
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1991 - 1994
o Assisted in the selection of IKEA’s dining room, bedroom, children’s, home office, hallway, and outdoor furniture for North American stores and catalogso Introduced new lines into IKEA North American product range, generating new revenue streams for the companyo Researched and wrote product features and facts for North American catalogs
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Fabric Warehouse Manager • Merchandiser (Inventory Replenishment • Lead-time and Cost Negotiation)
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1986 - 1991
o Led yearly piece goods inventory; achieved 98.9% accurate inventory levelso Supervised a staff of 4 employeeso Applied for all letters of credit for woven fabrics, placed all fabric orders, and worked with vendors to ensure all fabric shipped on timeo Negotiated fabric prices and shipping terms with fabric vendors o Led yearly piece goods inventory; achieved 98.9% accurate inventory levelso Supervised a staff of 4 employeeso Applied for all letters of credit for woven fabrics, placed all fabric orders, and worked with vendors to ensure all fabric shipped on timeo Negotiated fabric prices and shipping terms with fabric vendors
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Education
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Philadelphia University
Bachelor's Degree, Fashion Merchandising, Minor in Retailing
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