Supply Chain & Procurement Manager
San Jose, Ca
Supply Chain• Directed hardware inventory planning and forecasting using Tableau and Power BI to meet customer order demands while simultaneously minimizing on-hand inventory to decrease holding costs by 36% • Managed product supply chain processes including review of problematic components and approving purchase price variance to ensure timely delivery to enable completion of hardware builds• Developed and maintained strong relationships with suppliers on cost, quality, and delivery• Controlled supplier excess materials, obsolete materials, and standard COGsProcurement• Prepared purchase orders for both hard goods and soft goods using Netsuite & Microsoft AX• Generated process documentation on purchasing process, workflows, and related procedures• Reviewed, compared, and evaluated supplier proposals with historical and current market pricing to determine and negotiate competitive pricing for cost savings• Created and maintained subscription contracts tracking using Smartsheet to optimize operational costs and decrease annual subscription costs by 30%• Provided support to all end users in the purchasing process• Maintained accurate purchasing records using Netsuite, Microsoft AX, and Excel • Reviewed open purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of materials• Coordinated asset management of incoming physical orders • Assisted in transition of new ERP system implementation (from Quickbooks to Microsoft AX and then from Microsoft AX to Netsuite) Fulfillment / Logistics• Managed logistics, inventory, audits, and cycle counting with 3PL warehouses• Performed Worldwide Order Fulfillment and Logistics of both hardware and software using Netsuite, Microsoft Dynamics AX, and Salesforce• Generated software licenses using Salesforce• Coordinated Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) fulfillment and hardware returns• Managed assets and installed products in Salesforce database • Coordinated Shipping & Receiving while reducing logistics expenses by 28%