Laura Lindstrom Email & Phone Number

California, United States

United States

San Leandro, Ca

San Carlos, Ca

Manage six (6) key Punch Press suppliers to meet delivery deadlines.Negotiate with supplier for price reduction, saving approximately $150 K.Interface with Engineering to obtain Specs& Drawings, and track revisions.Process returns & rejections, as needed, working closely with Quality Assurance.Process POs and obtain PO acknowledgements from suppliers in a timely manner.Process Documents Purchase Order package per FAR/DFAR requirements.Process EMOs requests and place orders for tooling as needed in a timely manner.

San Carlos, California

• Initiate RFQ’s process daily for six buyers & manage timely receipt of RFQs from Suppliers. Thus reducing the MRP backlog by half.• Process POs in a timely manner and obtain PO acknowledgements from Supplier, as needed.• Update POs with delivery dates/lead times, and relevant notes necessary to communicate status of material.• Utilize MRP System to procure materials consistent with quality and delivery expectations.• Expedite POs with Suppliers as needed for on-time delivery status, and then pass this info onto other teams as necessary.

San Francisco, Ca

• Gather Forecast for Collateral, Samples, TOA’s & In-line service supplies for 12 accounts.• Create & maintain all trackers for Collateral, Samples, TOA’s & In-line supplies to accurately track usage. To assure all items are used in a timely manner & over consumptions are reduced. Thus, keeping inventory at less than 3% by years end.• Set up all allocation in MS Axapta for all New Product Launches. To help maintain that accounts stay within their allocation/forecast. Thus, reducing RTV’s from retailer accounts.• Track all sellable Promo sets to insure allocation/forecast is consumed per account. To insure no excess inventory is left over after launch.• Work closely with our supply chain regarding inventory levels. Maintain overall inventory at 3%.

San Francisco, Ca

• Provided first-class customer service to retail outlets through managing and maintaining stock levels, determining and forecasting demand levels and having a proactive approach to placing orders for Event collateral, Gift Baskets, Welcome Kits, GWP's and Gratis. • Managed Product launches by assuring presence of product, training materials, well trained workforce, gifts and giveaways.• Supported Account Director through developing accurate inventory forecasts, demand signals, and usage rates.

San Francisco, Ca

• Supported the Sales Field staff of almost 90 people. Placed orders for all Event collateral, gift baskets, samples, training gratis. Had a sense of urgency & maintained a high level of friendliness with the field.• Placed monthly & bi-monthly supply orders for department stores & ULTA. • Streamlined individual order entry to bulk load, thus saving 12 -20 hours per month.• Scheduled travel for the Sales Field when needed.• Assisted the Training Team with special projects as needed, such as; building Welcome Kits & packing Skin Care Training manuals.

Oakland, Ca

• Managed Sales Order/Purchase Order workflow for Account Managers and Field Staff. Work closely with SF wholesale team to prioritize daily work flow.• Managed shipment of all orders, creating and routing daily shipping log; scheduling daily pickups, and accurately process pick lists, pack slips, UC128 labels and Bill of Ladings.

Oakland, Ca

• Adhered to Quality Standards and Directives by performing hourly inspections of the lines and managing all aspects of the retain samples workflow. Responsible for receiving inspection of incoming product; enforcing Company Standards for quality, increasing accuracy in accounting and reducing costs through accurate accounting at the granular level.• Performed Inspections of International shipments for quantity and quality per Country requirements; this required knowledge of multiple quality standards, research, and maintaining a strong quality workflow.

Redding, California Area

• Performed laboratory tests on finished product• Organized and maintained raw material logs, batch paperwork and GMP assuring FIFO and Quality Assurance Directives adherence

San Jose, Ca

• Managed all levels of purchasing and inventory for this semiconductor company, plus a variety of administrative-office activities; Oversaw inventory management, including physical count. Sourced/Purchased all hard to find and obsolete items. Negotiated supplier contracts and purchases for production materials/supplies & equipment.• Interacted daily with engineering, manufacturing and sales to ensure timely, effective work flow.• Managed all vendor accounts.