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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Miramar, Fl

Supported this aviation/aerospace supplier of airframe and engine components, engines and management solutions. Worked closely with Repair, Finance, Accounting, Leasing, Materials and Legal. Assisted in the development of analytical tools to support the commercial and financial appraisal of new business development opportunities, such as engine costs cash flow models, that included lease/part-out decision.• Reduced inventory levels by $3MM (25%) through reevaluating the status/disposition of components • Achieved the 100% maintenance goal for 10 consecutive years• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance: Monitored and established all internal controls and procedures for lease management and trade engine financial reporting to safeguard against internal fraud; assisted in SOX Compliance Quarterly Audits for engine leases• Recognized for reconciling 200+ escalated work orders within 30 days • Created, tracked and updated the Maintenance Forecast Budget for leased engines; completed reforecasts• Reviewed work orders and repair orders for accuracy; reviewed repair vendor invoices for accuracy• Monitored engine builds with respect to reconciling Work-In-Progress (WIP) to facilitate closure of work orders• Ensured the timely closure of both work & repair orders in accordance with (SOX) Compliance• Prepared lease and repair station activity reports for Accounting monthly and quarterly accruals and closings• Used Salesforce.com CRM to track Engine Sale Deals and new Lease Engine Financials and Statuses• Utilized High Performance Work Team (HPWT) techniques to improve Lease Returns turn-time rate and Improve work order timely closures.

Miami, Florida, United States

Manage all aspects of purchasing to efficiently and cost-effectively support organizational operations. Performed routine planning and management of inventory levels for all store customers to include Lowe's, Walmart, Office Depot, Home Depot and Catalina Private Label.• Managed in development and training of 3 departmental personnel to work in as team based, continuous improvement environment• Direct procurement policies to ensure all items are purchased and delivered within budget and time constraints• Manage supplier selection process based on price, quality, support, capacity and reliability• Works with both Global, Regional Commodity and Operational Buyers in sourcing strategy to establish global supplier network for new business• Developed recommended weekly buys for replenishment programs by Customer at SKU Level.• Troubleshoot cost, quality and delivery concerns• Manage risk relating to quality, cost, delivery and supply of purchases• Manage risk relating to quality, cost, delivery and supply of purchases• Develop and manage purchasing budgets and forecasts• Produce regular reports on purchase commitments, costs and delivery performance• Worked closely with Sales, Product Development, Merchandising, Planning Team

Miami Lakes, Fl

Planned and managed inventory programs for clients including JC Penney’s, Saks, Sears, Federated Stores and Mervyns. Worked with internal teams including Sales, Production, Inventory Management and Merchandising to meet target delivery dates. Created and revised solutions to meet 90% or greater fill rate.• Created and analyzed customers’ sales, inventories levels and sales trends • Generated sales forecasts, projections, trend analysis and sales plans• Tracked, analyzed and reported on inventory levels and accuracy weekly • Recorded sales reporting and updates weekly • Developed and maintained safety stock based on each customer’s sales demand• Developed solutions for coverage for shortages at the SKU level per customer• Created monthly recommended purchases for replenishment by customer at SKU, color and size • Assisted in developing analytics and measuring inventory levels to reach target goals• Prepared presentation materials in support of the Customer Sales Team

Miami, Fl

* Developed forecasts, implemented and managed cost to include responsibility for BOM for Non GE Engine Lines, which consist of 6 different Engine lines.* Performed routine planning and management of key inventory levels for Non GE Engine Lines that produced 95% fullment rates.* Check for low and negative levels to replenish as needed according to past historical consumption.* Compiled, analyzed, and summarized new, used inventories that were available from OEM and Non OEM Supplies to support engine production needs.* Managed open purchase orders cost and levels for Non - GE Product Lines. * Secondary responsibilities: Created and responsible for all analysis pertaining to all inventories levels and Cost.* Created, analyzed all reports to management and corporate reporting pertaining to purchasing and inventory volumes and cost on monthly and annually requirements.* Created and implemented methods for improving measurements and performance standards basic on six sigma training and techniques.* Developed best practices and benchmarking.* Responsible for coordinating all provisioning conferences between GE and major material suppliers which included data gathering and projections for future needs.* Performed queries using report writing tools or software applications.* Prepared presentation material in support of Sourcing efforts.* Obtained, coordinated and distributed all performance related tracking information to management and corporate team members.

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