As a Senior Inventory Management Coordinator, I work to review forward coverage on stocked items on a regular basis and expedite as needed to maintain adequate stock levels for both specific Medline distribution centers and high profile customers. I am responsible for identifying and communicating potential supply issues and constraints to all stakeholders. I work with inbound logistics and warehouse personnel as needed to appropriately prioritize or expedite inventory receipts. It is my duty to review new business requests respond to all planning and supply related inquiries in a timely manner. Finally, periodic review and analysis of forecast variances must be completed so that I can communicate with sales to obtain updated sales forecasts and process forecast updates as needed.

As a Buyer II, it was required that I demonstrate a high-level understanding of the product portfolio within the designated book of business. The role included interfacing with supplier organizations, product divisions and corporate inventory management in regards to supply levels, product, and vendor issues. I worked to ensure that daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks were performed in accordance with company goals. I also worked to manage the relationship between Medline and high impact suppliers and requested corrective actions from them in order to better serve Medline's customers. Finally, I would prepare month-end reporting to ensure months of inventory on hand, service, surplus and stock transfer expenses were in line with Medline goals, objectives and targets.

As a Prime Vendor Buyer, I worked to make sure that Medline’s distributed products were available for purchase to high profile customers when and where they need them. I worked coverage reports daily to discover which items needed more inventory on hand and if there was any new business that needed to be prepared for. If necessary, I would expedite product from the vendor or one of Medline's many distribution centers. I also performed backorder analysis to determine the root cause of backordered sales order lines. This allowed me to take corrective action and work towards preventing the items from backordering again in the future.

My responsibilities as a Buyer at Medline primarily included accurate, timely placement and monitoring of purchase orders for designated finished goods within an assigned book of suppliers. I was responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels across Medline's distribution centers. Prior to the generation of purchase orders, I would consider inventory targets, service considerations, demand, and sourcing options. Satisfying demand by alternate means was also necessary in order to work around the minimum purchase order requirements of some vendors. Another part of my job was to validate and recommend changes to system data via communication with product divisions and vendors. Finally, it was my responsibility to analyze reporting to make sure that our months of inventory on hand and service levels were within our targets.

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