Aaron Wong Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Pasadena, California, United States

• Purchasing department team lead
• Conduct competitive tactical buying sourcing strategy in reducing inventory by 28% and doubling inventory turns.
• Spearhead execution of over $2M in weekly inventory replenishment with goal of minimizing out of stock percentage to <5% across 10K+ SKUs.
• Create and implement purchasing criteria based on constant changes in purchasing needs such as product seasonality and promotion.
• Enhance department efficiency by identifying pain points and communicate concerns across departments such as increase in shipment delays and supplier price discrepancies.
• Liaise with Merchandising and Management in expansion project of 2+ warehouse locations.

Pasadena, California, United States

Pasadena, California

• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2010 – Present Purchasing and Inventory Supervisor, CPO Commerce. Inc., Pasadena, California
• Adept purchasing criteria to accurately reflect the constant changes in purchasing needs from seasonality across 60 brands.
• Resolve purchase order acknowledgment discrepancies across over 50 weekly purchase orders.
• Correspond with brand managers to obtain product sales schedules in meeting purchasing demands.
• Supervise the execution of monthly vendor price changes by overseeing duties under the analyst role.
• Aid in the company hiring process and approve vacations/time cards for hourly employees.

Pasadena, California

• 2008 – 2010 Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator, CPO Commerce. Inc., Pasadena, California
• Obtained inventory through issuing over 30 weekly purchase orders through ERP systems and obtain confirmation upon PO submissions.
• Reduced the number of backorder items by gathering shipment tracking information and provided an estimate of arrival to help prioritize daily shipment receipts of over 1500 items.
• Amplified warehouse operation efficiency by providing solutions on daily delivery overages and short shipment discrepancies with warehouse and brand partners.
• Streamlined the best promotional options based on estimated shipping arrival times.
• Detected purchasing issues through providing weekly purchasing metrics and out of stock metric reports.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• 2007 – 2008 Business Service Associate Analyst, KEMPS LLC, St Paul, Minnesota
• Increased monthly price change processing time of 100+ dairy items from 4 to 2 days by developing Excel macro automation.
• Coordinate and resolve 20+ daily logistic and inventory problems to ensure on time product deliveries.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• 2005 – 2007 Senior Business Service Representative, KEMPS LLC, St Paul, Minnesota
• Improved customer order processing time by ~20%, from 50 to 60 orders per day by executing initiative to improve order form and communication guidelines between customers and order takers.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• 2004 - 2005 Business Service Representative, KEMPS LLC, St Paul, Minnesota
• Strategically delivered solutions on logistic and inventory problems to ensure all out of state orders are delivered promptly.
• Effectively communicated with buyers regarding product specifications, delivery appointments, order changes, and the guarantee of smooth order transactions.
• Successfully forged solid professional relationships with nationwide grocery store buyers from companies such as Ralph’s and Safeway.