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Berkeley, California, United States

Purchasing & Procurement, Receiving, Mail, Procurement Card, Sustainability programs and services, and citywide and construction contracts - Travel, Business Center, Document Management.

Berkeley, Ca

Procurement, project management, vendor relation and development.

Oakland, California

- Cultivate, develop and maintain new partnerships with food banks and suppliers- Seamless movement of orders through development of supply chain procedures and goals.- Review of product costs and projections to ensure items purchased are at the best cost to the needs of food banks.-Advance smooth flow of operations for by standardizing and streamlining procedures, managing projects, invoices, and reporting, and prioritizing continuous improvement- Work on special projects for after school and summer kids club-Assist food banks in purchasing down their government funding projects

Fairfield, Ca

➢ Import buyer for distribution centers within the West Coast division, procuring bottles overseas from France, Italy, Germany, and China➢ Teamed with sales to issue RFQ’s to wine companies in wholesale and retail markets➢ Worked with Port of Oakland and 3rd party trucking company to ensure proper release and movement of over 40 containers of glass➢ Grouped with warehouse to ensure proper movement of glass allowing FILO company guidelines➢ Managed entire supply chain process of converting bulk glass into proper packed, and print projects for wineries to fill immediately for time sensitive wine releases➢ Negotiated, approved, and initiated various contracts with suppliers overseas allowing inventory to be released and shipped on time.➢ Work with trucking lines for immediately pickup of containers at port, reducing port and dock costs➢ Lead cross functional teams to ensure open dialogue among quality, sales and marketing for distribution centers in Seattle, Washington, and California

Dublin, Ca

➢ Placement PO’s for fixtures for the opening of over 100 new stores and maintaining proper materials for existing +1,000 stores➢ Worked with trucking freight lines for on time deliveries direct to store from suppliers➢ Analytical tracking of all costs via spreadsheets, allowing for precise future forecasting ➢ Maintained positive relationships with approved list of buyers while holding strong to Ross’ strict pricing and contract guidelines➢ Teamed with project coordinators, construction teams for on going remodels, and future remodels of stores.➢ Work with accounts payable to resolve invoicing discrepancies and approve invoices prior to payment.

Union City, Ca

➢ Placement PO’s for fixtures for the opening of over 100 new stores and maintaining proper materials for existing +1,000 stores➢ Place PO’s for insulation per FAA and company guidelines➢ Continually source new suppliers globally to ensure just in time manufacturing requirements are met➢ Management of purchasing of entire organization, from office, manufacturing, to military contracts requirements➢ Teamed with quality control for testing and approval of all received material➢ Work with sales to submit bids and RFQ’s to both commercial and military Boeing certified aircrafts➢ Run and analysis of MRP reports for allowing zero down time on manufacturing floor