Experience

kdc/one, Chemaid

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Account Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Responsible for providing excellent Planning/Customer service to all customers by utilizing excellent in depth knowledge of industry practices. Defining expectations and communicating/executing those effectively in a team driven environment.Create and maintain status charts inclusive of CRA Reporting, Yield Projects, Raw Material Lead Times, and Yield Costing.Manage all accounts from formula approval to on time delivery, including, but not limited to, maintaining accuracy of active formula and finished good lists by brand, BOM's, price lists, inventory etc.Analyze inventory of components and bulk to reduce obsolete and slow moving in combination with work order reconciliation.Serve as the main contact for all customer needs as well as oversee any customer on site visits.Assist with Pricing Quotations.Create and maintain weekly Production Analysis.Attend required meetings to review upcoming production schedules.Resolve scheduling discrepancies with planning and purchasing departments.Provide support to accounting department in the resolution of invoice discrepancies.Partake in kaizen events to continuously improve processes and procedures.



IP Brands

• Operations Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  Responsible for processing and timely delivery of product orders coming from IP Brands and its customers, including the coordination and cost adherence of all packaging components, raw materials, all manufacturing activity and shipments.Plan, organize, direct and control activities related to the purchasing and manufacturing of all products. Track cost of goods.• Processing of orders, from IP Brands and its Customers and coordinating production runs.• Creation and distribution of all Purchase Orders for packaging components, raw materials, and product manufacturing.• Constant follow-up with vendors to ensure timely delivery and compliance with previously established specifications.• Importation of packaging components from international suppliers – this includes communication with freight forwarders.• Shipment and exports of finished products from fillers to warehouses and/or customer location• Creation of commercial invoices• Coordinate domestic shipments of packaging components, raw materials, to filler’s locations.• Validate incoming invoices for approval in terms of pricing, quantity received vs. ordered, etc…• Make sure that customer products are invoiced in timely manner.• Maintain existing reports



EB Brands

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  -Review daily EDI orders-Transfer stock and create work orders to send to the warehouse to fill order shortages-Set up new items-Work with product development to source vendors and negotiate the lowest pricing-Follow up on new projects to ensure on time delivery to the customer-Review deal sheets and place purchase orders accordingly-Track shipments-Attend weekly meetings to maintain inventory -Review forecasts and stock in order to create and submit buy requests



Intercos

• Cosmetics
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Agent

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  Create purchase orders based off requisitions and urgent requestsContact with domestic and international vendors for price quotes, PO confirmation, updates, expediting Attend weekly meetings for new projects to meet customer’s delivery dateFeasibility, open order, excess, variance reports Create sales orders for inter-company Italy plantMonitor new projects; attend meetings and be present on conference calls to follow development and productionMonitor and follow up on green form for requisitions not yet available in SAP

• Planner

  • Nov 2013 - May 2015

• Logistics Coordinator

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  Assist in maintaining company budgetMaintain files for incoming/outgoing domestic and international shipments for multiple vendorsAdvise on tariff codes for incoming/outgoing materialsOversee/approve bills/invoices/charge-backs/preventive measuresCreate proforma invoices and NAFTA certificatesMaintain contact with customs broker and provide information when neededFollow up on shipments held by FDA in order to get them releasedMaintain multiple Excel filesMaintain communication between Shipping, Warehouse, Freight Forwarders, and VP of Supply Chain

• Expeditor

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2012