Christian Cholo Cortez
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Detail-oriented professional promoting expertise in supply chain planning. Confident Procurement Specialist knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist
KPI Elevators
07.2017 - 04.2024
- Defines source plans for customer projects and works closely with project team to understand real customer needs
- Run Request for Quotations for customer project specific materials and negotiates contracts with suppliers for customer projects in support of and in collaboration with project team
- Ensures adherence with business specific sourcing policies and supports supplier selection by project teams
- Assurance that tender process regarding types of RFQ follow both corporate and regional process guidelines
- Supports project team during supplier interview and negotiations, including back to back regional contract negotiation where applicable
- Reporting of pricing outcomes following process
- Potential savings and non-savings recorded on project sourcing plan and recording on database
- Advises engineers and staffs as to appropriate choices of standard items to be purchased for offices and projects
- Coordinates with Accounting Department to process invoice
- Selects vendors, places orders, and may arrange for service contract
- Follows up on orders to ensure that materials are shipped and delivered on promised dates
- May inspect products received for quality and quantity to ensure adherence to specifications
- Performs related job duties as required.
- Tracked purchase orders and followed up with vendors and carriers to support timely deliveries.
- Managed diverse portfolio of suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services at competitive prices.
- Developed and maintained detailed records of all procurement activities for accurate tracking and reporting purposes.
- Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages, and cutting costs.
Restaurant Supervisor/Stock Controller/Assistant Purchasing Officer
Wayback Burgers Brunei JohnRidge Sdn. Bhd
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Monitors purchases of restaurant
- Contact suppliers for orders
- Also do follow up
- Coordinates with accounts payable to process invoices
- Handles social Marketing
- Assigned in stock control
- Supervise staff, cashiering and bartending.
Customer Service Associate
LBC- Lemery
04.2014 - 03.2016
- Accepts shipment and other remittance transactions from the customer
- Daily reports from shipment and remittances
- Other tasks that may be assigned by Team Leader
- General office duties and other administrative tasks.
- Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
- Handled customer complaints professionally, resulting in satisfactory outcomes and positive feedback.
- Maintained a high level of product knowledge, providing accurate information to customers.
Education
BS Computer Science - Information Technology
AMA University- Batangas
Philippines05.2013
Skills
- Can perform marketing and purchasing duties
- Experienced in using SAP
- Experienced in ordering and purchasing and creating correspondent reports
- Ability to communicate and negotiate with vendor
- Computer literate (MS Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Ms Teams)
- Excellent in communication both verbal and written
- Proven ability to multitask and stay organized
- Effective Communication
- Purchasing Processes
- Supplier Contracts
- Price Negotiation
- Order Placement
- Supply chain planning
- Writing and verbal communication
- New Vendor Setup
- Purchase order creation
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Proficiency in SAP
- Strategic Sourcing
- Telephone and email etiquette
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Purchasing strategies
- Vendor Sourcing
- Contract Negotiations
- Document Preparation
- Order Preparation
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
KPI Elevators
07.2017 - 04.2024
Restaurant Supervisor/Stock Controller/Assistant Purchasing Officer
Wayback Burgers Brunei JohnRidge Sdn. Bhd
08.2015 - 06.2017
Customer Service Associate
LBC- Lemery
04.2014 - 03.2016
BS Computer Science - Information Technology
AMA University- Batangas