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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

- Implemented a risk mitigation program potentially saving the company over $1M- Created a traceability program to support customer needs- Established a root cause process that reduced RMAs

United States

- Improved inventory accuracy by 32%- Lead a team to close a branch and exceeded our goals for productivity and timeline by almost 10%- Implemented cycle count strategy tailored to the company’s needs and limitations - Assembled a team of 4 Inventory Control Specialists to perform cycle counts and root cause analysis for discrepacies

United States

- Reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 10%- Recovered 8% of cost for obsolete and damaged material- Reduced Excess and Obsolete items being Purchased - Implemented a Sales review and incentive program

Houston, Texas

Created, validated, and enforced procedures for managing millions of dollars’ worth of inventory globally (Manufacturing and Field Camps). • Developed procedures to ensure closed plants were properly cleared of inventory, open orders and assets, preventing accounting discrepancies. • Constructed reports on global inventory status for DIO, cycle counts, bulk inventory, and blocked invoices, allowing regional managers to review region’s performance and identify areas for improvement. • Reviewed suppliers based on minority spend and internal policy adherence, component of published sustainability index indicating how well company was addressing social and environmental issues.

Houston, Texas

Developed inventory reports and coached 5 On-Site Inventory Managers on strategic inventory analysis, management, and reporting. • Conducted detailed analysis, optimizing inventory levels for manufacturing locations and vending machines, using advanced Excel skills. • Facilitated change management by training and creating solutions for internal and external customers on new purchasing software (Chase). • Drove cost reduction project based on suppliers with top 100 spend by sourcing available product substitutions and utilizing purchasing power. • Coordinated reimbursement agreements for unused inventory, saving money instead of scrapping materials.

Houston, Texas

Led 13 employees in purchasing and providing customer service for global multimillion-dollar account. Monitored KPIs such as on-time delivery, monthly sales, gross margin % and number of credit card transactions. Provided reporting, sourcing assistance, and on-site coverage to 5 consignment locations. • Restored gross margin by streamlining contract price update process on low and negative margins previously undetected. • Improved training process and employee performance by developing and implementing departmental practice of using Standard Operating Procedures. • Reduced number of monthly credit card transactions by 20% due to improved sourcing and training. • Improved efficiency by instituting several departmental functional process improvements, saving time and increasing communication and clarity. • Increased on-time delivery by establishing expediting process through reporting and enforcing follow-up procedure. • Collaborated cross-functionally with Operations, Logistics, Sales, Purchasing, and Accounting departments, servicing internal and external customers.

Houston, Texas

Processed hundreds of orders monthly from Request for Quote to resolve invoicing discrepancies. Utilized 'Just in Time’ inventory strategy for manufacturing locations. • Trained On-Site Managers and helped with 5 implementations for manufacturing locations, improving management of millions of dollars’ worth of inventory.• Created new order processing procedure tailored to customer’s needs for multimillion-dollar account. • Prioritized and expedited late orders and called on vendor shortages and discrepancies, improving service quality and on-time delivery.• Managed and billed several blanket purchase order agreements up to $250K per year.

Houston, Texas

Implemented inventory processes in new customer’s warehouse.• Gained hands on experience controlling over $100K of inventory in warehouse setting.• Learned to identify key specifications to source and purchase hundreds of items.• Facilitated change management and trained customer on new ordering processes in 6 weeks.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

I shadowed salesmen while they evaluated the costs of repairs and sold HVAC services and equipment. • Created installation manual for the new technician training• Gained technical knowledge and experience of the HVAC business • Investigated the impact of a marketing strategy aiming to reach a specific customer base

Dxp Operational Excellence Certification

Three day course covering: - Managing for Profitability - Operations Management-Inventory & Warehouse - Customer Service & Business.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Distribution

+Sigma Delta Honor Society for Industrial Distribution +Professional Association for Industrial Distribution (PAID) +Society of Women.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Distribution/Supply Chain

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Honor Society