Experience

MegaFood

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Materials Planner / Buyer

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  • Ensuring the availability of packaging materials and coman finished goods required to meet MegaFood's business plan. • Enacting sourcing strategies and managing vendor relationships. • Identify and lead the selection process for the appropriate packaging suppliers to support company growth and innovation. • Primary liaison between MegaFood and packaging vendors regarding the procurement of packaging components and Finished Goods. • Daily monitoring of the Finished Good inventory against orders in house to determine if adjustments to the schedule need to be made to reduce the risk of out of stock • Develop and maintain reliable and cost competitive sources of supply. • Work with the New Product Development team to transition new coman Finished Goods into the planning group for steady state support. • Anticipate supply problems and implement resolutions working jointly with procurement, planning and coman. • Plan and execute effective negotiation processes with Packaging Vendors. • Lead the effort to identify and select strategic suppliers of materials and services. • Develop risk mitigation strategies for key packaging suppliers. • Mitigate risks to MegaFood's supply chain by understanding developments and changes at suppliers and changes in technology that may cause supply disruption. Show less



Jewell Instruments

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2021

  Solicit quotations from vendors based on specifications/drawings/datasheets. Generate/manager purchase orders to vendors based on MRP system forecast, sales orders, parts availability and safety stock. Expedite/de-expedite orders as required. Manage inventory levels by working with Production and Sales to set and update safety stocks, forecast and lead time. Regularly monitor and update cost, lead time, vendor information, Bill of Material (BOM) information in the system. Work as a liaison among vendors, accounting, engineering and sales to ensure smooth business operation/transaction. Use MRP system data to generate analysis and report in excel spreadsheets for planning. Fluent in Chinese language for efficient communications with Asian vendors. Show less



FoodState Inc.

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing QC Lab Technician/Administrator

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2016

  Monitor product quality by performing daily 1st piece inspections, as well as in-process testing. Visual and dimensional measurement validations per specifications and work instructions. Assess customer complaints and assist in failure and routine analysis Collect, review. maintain and filing of quality documentations and records. Audit materials and processes in compliance of SOP standards. Monitor product quality by performing daily 1st piece inspections, as well as in-process testing. Visual and dimensional measurement validations per specifications and work instructions. Assess customer complaints and assist in failure and routine analysis Collect, review. maintain and filing of quality documentations and records. Audit materials and processes in compliance of SOP standards.