Amanda Bertone Cook Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Texas, United States

- Analyze raw material requirements for production by creating and managing raw material purchase orders.- Manage and meet with vendors daily - fix price discrepancies, provide forecasts, and resolve invoice issues.- Work closely with production to maintain service goals and communicate any raw material delays.- Collaborate with Sales and Production forecasting planning teams to adjust raw material and finished goods inventory levels. Join weekly Sales meetings to analyze changes in demand. - Ensure R&D lab and procurement teams to resolve issues with vendors and formulas.- Manage raw material and finished goods inventories - work to reduce obsolescence, assist in quality control initiatives by suggesting rework opportunities, and assist in PQR / recertifications of aged finished goods.- Manage weekly cycle counts of raw materials and finished goods to reduce shrink.- Manage relationships with logistics carriers.Achievements:- Coordinated a $300k+ cost savings project in switching epoxy resin suppliers.- Coordinated over $100K in shrink reduction by implementing a new inventory tracking system in the new warehouse.- Coordinated 5S projects and meetings that resulted in the site earning 5S Level 3.- Coordinated an intermediate tracking system kaizen that resulted in the site winning the Q4 Kaizen Challenge.

Arlington, Texas, United States

- Place raw material purchase orders based on customer orders.- Manage and update vendor information.- Analyze production board to plan materials and assist in scheduling based on technologies.- Assist in managing price and invoice discrepancies.- Assist in communicating production ETAs to customers.- Participate in cost savings / opportunity cost initiatives.

Bedford, Texas, United States

• Manage a retail store branch and supervises daily operations.• During 2019 we maintained a 30% sales increase growing the store from $1.1 Million to $1.46 Million.• Responsible for end-to-end supply chain management including materials, sourcing, transportation, vendors, and billing.• Managed an all-new store location; create marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness to local community.• Ranked # 1 in overall marketing initiatives out of 362 stores for 3 months.• Regularly make sales calls in order to develop sales leads and manage business partners.• Trained store staff and develop their overall skills

Fort Worth, Texas

As an ISR, I engaged in sales development for property management and multi-family maintenance. I made daily phone calls to customers in order to resolve issues, connect them with company resources, and update their account information. I work closely with Outside Sales Representatives specializing in the multi-family market segment to service and gain business from prospect accounts. I create brand awareness for one of the worlds largest paint manufacturers, Sherwin-Williams.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Trained in general retail store operations and product knowledge.• Trained in sales techniques, customer service, and building long-term customer relationships.• Regularly interacts and coordinates with customers, Sales Representatives, and delivery services.• Manages store inventory and supervises employees.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business, Management

Activities and Societies: Member of Alpha Delta Pi, Multicultural Student Business AssociationSpanish minor

International Finance, Introduction To Derivatives

Study abroad June 2014 in Rome, Italy

Spanish, International Management

Study abroad July 2014 in Madrid, Spain