Natasha Chang Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Rosemont, IL, US

Libertyville/Chicago, IL, US

• Responsible for overseeing procurement, vendor management and purchasing for $40M skincare category
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with international and domestic Suppliers
• Monitoring and balancing inventory levels across DCs, international transfers, air freights, and logistic details
• Purchase order management, invoice reconciliation, and necessary follow-ups to ensure fill rate metrics
• Collaborating with cross functional teams on seasonal sales opportunities and providing master data management of ERP n Support Sourcing Leadership with ongoing projects and initiating new projects
• Develop monthly buy plan in conjunction with S&OP team

Houston, TX, US

• Execute and maintain procurement activities for $50 million Architectural product category
• Review weekly MRP messages and inventory levels to execute purchase orders
• Assist Project Development leadership on new product projects with RFQ, lead-time, MOQ, and IOQ
• Generate material cost savings through strategic sourcing/commodity management
• Manage data accuracy in ERP system regarding product information
• Lead cross-functional conference calls with Suppliers on performance and distribute metrics dashboard n Suggest items to be reviewed for EOL to Product Development and continuous improvement targets

Houston, TX, US

• Review historical sales trends, demand drivers, prepare and review forecast data, statistical models and results
• Assist with new product launch process by collaborating with New Product Development and Sales Team
• Provide ongoing development and maintenance of demand planning process to improve forecasting accuracy
• Manage product life cycle to improve data for cross functional teams, identify potential sales opportunities and revenue contributions, maintain and sustain operational serviceability, and reduce environmental impacts.
• Execute reports including safety stock report and ranking reports

Northbrook, IL, US

• Improve accuracy and management of inbound materials by centralizing a process to track and monitor all inbound raw materials by creating reports on lead time analysis, open purchase order backlog, and material.
• Analyze master production schedule (MPS) to allocate materials for inventory planning by running material requirements planning (MRP) to improve production output to greater than 90%
• Manage third party Suppliers to ensure receipt of overseas materials to have adequate inventory flow
• Provide support to National Accounts Sales and Customer Service Department to ensure accurate fill rate of 98% byreducing lead-time and prompt delivery process by expediting and prioritizing materials
• Implement contingency plans by working with Engineering when inventory availability is limited or out of stock(OOS) by researching alternative materials through cobbling or outsourcing locally n Negotiate with.

• Screen applicant resumes and coordinated both phone and in-person interviews
• Placed advertisements for open positions both job boards
• Schedule, coordinate and confirm meetings with external and internal partners
• Review and processed payroll
• Manage expenses, create expense reports and process invoices
• Prepare and audit incoming invoices and process biweekly international wire transfers

Bachelors, Child Development With Emphasis In Child Life

Elementary Education And Teaching