Walgreens Puerto Rico Present Collaborate with Inventory Management team to ensure accurate Forecasting and inventory planning.Work across a global, matrixed organization, sharing and learning best practices, and balancing global and local needs and impacts.Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.Assist in the process of identifying vendor opportunities and challenge them to ensure the best negotiations.Assist in the creation, execution and implementation of buying plans to reach or exceed company goals. Build and maintain strong network and relationships between different corporate departments involved in the overall category execution.Assist in the creation and or maintenance of relevant assortment on all store planograms through market analysis and evaluation. Assist in building and maintaining business relationships with suppliers in order to collaborate strategically and obtain goal projections.Assist in the negotiation of costs and promotions with local suppliers.Maintained effective communication with suppliers and management at store level.Visit stores with APM and Purchasing Manager to monitor programs and evaluate competitors.

Managed daily operations of the pharmacy in an Assistant Manager role. Supervised a store head count of approximately 25 employees.Assisted with the development of the team to accomplish business objectives, such as inventory levels and overall financials, through engagement, employee retention and motivation.Executed visual merchandising within corporate guidelines. Worked daily operational reports, provided customer support and maintained inventory systems. Implemented policies and procedures per Walgreens guidelines.

Developed equipment maintenance. Provided customer service at the kiosk to both internal and external clients. Supported operations by providing responsive, accurate, error free, efficient, and timely processing of customer requests.