Alejandra Torres Email and Phone Number

Leading cross-functional teams to deliver best selling products that captivate consumers and set new industry standards. I thrive in a dynamic fast paced environment where I can blend my creativity and passion for Beauty products, with a focus on strategy and efficiency, to successfully manage end-to-end project lifecycles from ideation and development to product launch.Have successfully launched over 50 products with multiple SKUs across all of the different categories in Cosmetics and Beauty. Products include: color cosmetics from powder, complexion, and hotpour. As well as haircare and skincare products.Executed a 1.5 million dollar launch within just 2 years at the company.I am the direct communication and representative for my customer to the Contract manufacturer. Directly managing all timelines for launches and re-orders.Working together with cross-functional teams to meet timelines and maintain efficiency and process.Working alongside Chemists to develop and innovate new formulations that drive business growth

Led procurement and buyer operations for 26 purchasing groups, where I collaborated with different stakeholders in multiple locations within the US and Colombia, to successfully meet lead times, price negotiations and sourcing contractsOversaw current and new vendor relations, including introducing a new vendor documentation process that resulted in improved information searchability and a decrease in requisition turnaround time.SAP Utilization:create 200-500 Purchase orders per month dependent on order volume.Run SAP reports and Excel docs weekly to manage KPIsHighly experienced in using SAP applications, accomplishing a 95% rate on valid delivery dates, a PR:PO ratio of 50% less than industry standard, and providing individual savings of $24,000 YoY

I had the amazing opportunity to intern for Lisa Guidry, CEO of Extreme Technologies Inc, for summer since 2015. I was 1 of 5 candidates that was asked back every summer to work alongside and assist in company administration and development. More specifically I assisted in strategy and talent mapping project plans to enable data to help drive the sourcing and talent acquisition teams to cast a "wider net" for candidate search. Was instrumental in creating bullion Google searches to add value to search criteria. Worked on companies transition from a Legacy server to a cloud based file sharing system by mapping out groups, teams, and individual contributions based on activity. I researched, validated, and updated all the corporate client contacts in system and reconciled Excel spreadsheets for Sales pipeline purposes. Alongside the management team I helped to develop a plan of action for determining the status of candidates in the firms ATS (Applicant Tracking System) due to the system being comprised of over 20,000 candidates of which needed to be updated and made current. I was a member of a 3 person team to extract data from company applicant system exporting all files into Excel for data collection purposes. I used Excel to develop a file of all candidates, sorted by date of entry, and collected relevant information to be used in updated plan. I also researched and administered secure password management systems to enable high secure password and repository for all critical company credentialing.

Demonstrated strong communication skills while answering phone calls and scheduling appointments.Utilized selling techniques to reach weekly product and membership goals of 30% average conversion.Implemented problem solving skill to resolve any client issues.Only Spanish speaker in the store, used Spanish to communicate with and assist Spanish speakers.

Helped Director plan annual Fall Luncheon- raised about $600,000 dollars with approximately 300 people in attendance. Utilized organizational skills to create bags for special guests, make silent auction baskets, and file and organize paperwork. Researched accommodations and tourist attractions for national visitors. Assisted with marketing efforts including managing Facebook page and creating brochures.