Rafaelina Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Bedminster, Nj, Us

Bedminster, Nj, Us

• Place purchase orders with suppliers for the procurement of production material as required by forecast and the production schedule.• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems.• Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes.• Determine and establish optimal inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development.• Manage the inter-company flow of materials between various locations.• Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns, and quality problems with suppliers.• Provide back-up support for supply chain functions including shipping, receiving, material handling and other duties as assigned.• Setup & maintain material master system planning parameters (MOQ, lead time, safety stocks).• Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources, and alternative supply options.• Ensure and promote compliance to Company and Procurement policies and procedures.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Us

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Us

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Us

• Sole purchasing entity for business. Manage portfolio of over 1,300 SKUs. • Maintain purchasing information records (PIR) and material master records (MM) in SAP. • Sustain lean inventory levels (<90 days) and minimize waste. Decreased inventory scrap levels by roughly 50% over the past 8 years in my role.• Actualized 98%+ customer fulfillment levels in 2020 and 2021 despite unprecedented supply chain and logistics hurdles. • Pivot to accommodate real-time business operation needs within the supply chain. • Prepare for and lead monthly cross-functional team meetings to discuss inventory KPIs.• Responsible for the entry and maintenance of customer forecast adjustments. • Analyze supply risks and perform customer and demand risk assessments and mitigation activities. • Manage relationships with 8 distinct vendors and maintain positive vendor relations. • Cultivate relationships with field sales teams to keep a pulse on market activity. • Collaborate on product life cycle and new launch team meetings.• Interpret historical sales data and current sales trends to develop, communicate, and maintain monthly rolling forecasts of anticipated demand. Organize and lead monthly consensus meetings on business plans, forecasts, and customer projections (when provided). • Identify key operational risk areas and improve business processes.

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

• Formed a part of a start-up site. • Was responsible for managing, developing, and leading a team of 25 forklift operators in a safe work environment. • Directed the workflow to ensure the completion of loads on a timely schedule socustomer demands were met. Averaged 60 trailer loads per night.• Studied production schedules and estimated worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments while maintaining time and production records. • Tracked, communicated, and distributed reports to management. • Was accountable for inbound/ outbound logistics of finished goods. • Ensured all company policies were relayed and adhered to. This included compliancewith safety codes, applicable laws, and all policies and procedures established by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).• Always promoted a culture of safety amongst the team members. • Assisted with reconciliation of floor counts and inventory shipments.

• Corrected and processed customer orders with missing/ mis-picked products.• Picked orders that exceeded channel capacities at an average 130% production rate, one of the highest production rates in the APS department.• Adhered to strict safety, quality, and compliance critical production guidelines, DEA guidelines, as well as company established SOP's.• Directed 17 warehouse APS associates and had great associate rapport.• Increased department efficiency by incorporating use of a screen that summarized inventory requirements for the duration of the shift, and directed associates to target those locations. This process improvement allowed us to free employees in the APS department so they could assist in other departments with heavier workloads sooner, cutting back on overtime.• Assisted in decreasing the error rate by 32% over the last 6 months of employment.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

• Fostered students' commitment to lifelong learning by connecting course materials to broader themes and current events. I instructed a total of four laboratory courses, each having 20-24 students each, ranging from college freshman to sophomores. • Wrote course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and hand-outs. Knowledge weighed heavily on cellular and molecular Biology. • Wrote, administered and graded midterm and final examinations. Supervised and evaluated students' laboratory work. Passing rate of 97%. I was responsible for entering their final grades for the course, which was recorded on their official transcripts.• Received great reviews on the anonymous RateMyProfessors.com website which highlights the difficulty of the course but also an appreciation for my presentation of the content and my approach (http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1657945).

Washington, Dc, Us

• Conducted address canvassing using maps and addresses.• Carried out interviews with respondents and assisted in filling out census forms. I was stationed in a neighborhood that was a mix of Hispanic, Bengali, and Jewish individuals. My interactions with each person when knocking on their doors involved connecting to them either on the basis of language (I can speak minimal Bengali, fluent in Spanish), or on the basis of cultural acknowledgement. My charm and sensitivity gained their trust and respect, and as a result I was able to get a 100% completion rate for the forms I was assigned to track due to non-responsiveness. • Maintained confidentiality, and verified information provided to Census Bureau by respondents.

Bachelor'S Degree, Major In French Language And Literature And Minor In Biology

High School Diploma