Aarika Johnson Email & Phone Number

Work closely with project managers to ensure that materials and services are purchased at the lowest total cost from domestic and international sources to meet project requirements.Identify sourcing risks and ensure mitigating strategies with timely and effective issue resolution.Target key suppliers/vendors and evaluate performance.Develop relationships and long term partnerships with suppliers.Manage, train, develop, and direct activities of purchasing staff with accountability for purchasing, material sourcing and management, customer reporting, and invoice discrepancy analysis.Ensures clear and open internal communication within procurement team.Maintain inventory and par levels for IT inventory hospital wide.Issue all IT and Biomed related purchase orders and service contracts.

• Manage Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and Safeway, Kroger accounts.• Quarterly Business to Business meeting at Wal-Mart HQ.• Analysis of business risks and delays, preventing penalty charges from customers.• Implement procedures to correct risk to achieve ultimate customer satisfaction. • Interface with all departments to ensure seamless execution of new products.• Publish daily reports to executive team.• Balance company and department processes with requirements from accounts, creating new processes where needed.• Training of team members on production processes.

Chatsworth, Ca

2007 – 2008 Operations Specialist• Oversee current policies and enhance by implementing more productive procedures. • Prepare financial and sales reports for Vice President.• Coordinate with outside vendors to execute design concepts.• Coordinate all sales and inventory with accounting.2004- 2007 School Division Manager• Managed customer call center. Including supervision of 11 employees.• Handled all major department stores and other accounts with sales orders over $150,000. • Interacted with outside sales representatives covering their respective areas over the United States and its territories. • Worked with warehouse personnel to insure the proper shipment of merchandise. • Supervised all aspects of customer service center, including order entry, order follow-up, new account set-up, return authorizations. • Arranged annual national sales meetings.• Submitted production samples for new styles of merchandise.• Trained new employees, process hourly employee time cards.• Assisted President and Vice President of Sales and Marketing.• Oversaw daily functions, procedures and training of the Customer Service Department.• Informed National Sales Representatives on products and internal computer programs.2003-2004 Key Account Manager• Handled all major Department Store and Key accounts with seasonal sales over $50,000.• Exclusively managed Canadian Territory with over 40 accounts with average seasonal volume of $150,000.• Represented company at National Trade Shows. Educated retailers on product line and benefits of the company.• Responsible for arranging National Sales meetings, preparing training materials, arrange travel and accommodations.• Prepared on all International Shipping documents, duty calculations, NAFTA and shipping guidelines for accounts outside the United States.2002-2003 Customer Care Representative• Managed 650 accounts with revenue exceeding $30,000.• Oversaw the TLC program, which is designated for Key accounts.