CARRIE RAMBEAU
Downey
Summary
Results-driven purchasing professional with expertise in vendor management and negotiations. Achieved significant cost reductions through strategic sourcing and data analysis. Strong problem-solving skills enhance supplier relationships and team collaboration. Proficient in SAP and ERP systems, ensuring efficient inventory management and operational excellence.
Accomplished purchasing professional recognized for delivering substantial cost savings and improving supplier performance. Expertise in negotiating favorable terms and resolving delivery issues, contributing to enhanced operational efficiency. Proven track record of fostering collaborative relationships across teams and leveraging advanced ERP systems for optimized inventory management.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer I
INTERPLASTIC CORPORATION
Hawthorne
01.2016 - Current
- Request and process RFQ's and coordinate all required activity with suppliers
- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance to determine continuous performance and cost
- Contact a minimum of three vendors to obtain quotes for all purchases, analyze, negotiate cost, and create purchase orders as requested
- Purchase MRO, Drums and other supplies as needed
- Identify problems with delivery, receiving and payments, and resolve them, work with vendors, accounts payables and internal customers to ensure issues are resolved quickly
Inventory/Receiving Clerk
ABBOT TECHNOLGIES
Burbank
08.2015 - 07.2016
- Order Processing
- Schedule appointments with UPS, FedEx and Freight Carriers, as needed
- Cycle counting, receiving, posting and inventory adjustment
- Yearly inventory
- Kitting, product receiving and issuing inventory
- ISO9001 and AS9100C
Senior Purchasing Expeditor
Ryan Herco Flow Solutions
Burbank
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Resolve issues to customer satisfaction
- Contact suppliers to verify receipt of orders, confirm shipping schedule update purchasing Ryan Herco continued…
- Improve production, productivity, quality and customer service standards by 98%
- Supervise 5 employees
Package Center Supervisor
UPS
La Palma
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Contact customers via UPS messaging system Professional writing and grammar
- Monitored and improved performance as well assign task to drivers and clerks
- Update CRM with new and existing customer information
- Back up to the dispatcher
- Answer heavy multi-line phone, fast accurate data entry
Education
AS - Business Management
Citrus College
Glendora, CASkills
- Negotiations
- Problem Solving
- Vendor Management
- Just in Time
- Purchasing
- RMA
- Data Management
- Communication skills
- Sourcing Vendors
- RFQ's
- Maintain Inventory
- SAP
- ERP
- MRP
- Oracle
- Kan Ban
- Lean Manufacturing
- Kaisen
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Pivot Tables
- Cost analysis
- Purchase order creation
- Vendor management
- Quality assurance
- Supply chain coordination
- Order fulfillment
- Data analysis
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Process improvement
- Team leadership
- Attention to detail
- Procurement procedures
- Supplier sourcing
- Pricing support
- Vendor coordination
- Negotiation
- Inventory oversight
- Continuous process improvements
- Cost controls
- Manufacturing support
- Supplier relationship management
- Inventory monitoring
- Forecasting
- Recordkeeping skills
- Demand forecasting
- Purchasing expertise
Professional Highlights
- SINCE 2017, SUCCESSFULLY SAVED OVER $500,000 BY IMPROVING PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AND EXPEDITING SHIPMENT RECEIPT.
- IMPLEMENTED PURCHASING DIRECTIVES FOR A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ENSURED CLEAR COMMUNICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO STAKEHOLDERS.
- DIRECTED PURCHASING NEEDS TO SATELLITE OFFICES IN KENT, WA TO SUPPORT REGIONAL OPERATIONS.
Timeline
Buyer I
INTERPLASTIC CORPORATION
01.2016 - Current
Inventory/Receiving Clerk
ABBOT TECHNOLGIES
08.2015 - 07.2016
Senior Purchasing Expeditor
Ryan Herco Flow Solutions
08.2014 - 08.2015
Package Center Supervisor
UPS
01.2005 - 01.2012
AS - Business Management
Citrus College