Hi, I’m
Claudia Anneliese Niemeyer
Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated purchasing professional specializing in logistics coordination, vendor relations and inventory management. Organized and proactive with remarkable project management, communication and planning abilities. Exceptional leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency. Ability to work in a multicultural environment. Good language (English, German and Spanish) and negotiating skills.
Overview
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance
Online German Teacher and Instructor
06.2016 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Using corporate or personal material to teach language from beginners to advanced students.
- Promoting learning all 4 skills of language usage: speaking, reading, listening and writing.
- Developed teaching material to facilitate basic knowledge to ex-pat students.
- Application of exams to evaluate students progress.
- Counseling and preparation for certification exams.
- Receiving training from best language schools: Berlitz, Global Lt and BiCortex.
- Taught over 500 students and multiple groups up to 10 students per group
PROMOTORA IUSA, S.A. DE C.V.
Support Manager
02.2014 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
- Analyzed customer service data to identify trends, identify solutions and improve customer experience.
- Collaborated with other teams to identify and resolve customer issues quickly and professionally.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Solved issues between promoters and customers during promotional phase.
Blindtex
Purchasing Manager
01.2013 - 11.2013
Job overview
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics, and scheduling factors.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintained permanent records.
- Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors to secure best value for company.
- Identified opportunities to reduce lead times and improve inventory management.
- Analyzed inventory and sales performance in order to achieve best low inventory and aim JIT delivery.
Webb Negocios Online
International Purchasing of Technology
09.2011 - 12.2012
Job overview
- Monthly acquisition of IT products for BIMBO (Mexican bread manufacturer) using Oracle for purchase orders
- Special service for computer and devices for VIP's
- RFQ to local suppliers, enhancing a 2x faster response time
- Development and established special price list for temporary rental of equipment for yearly internal survey done by plant workers, for all plants in the country, reducing 75% of negotiating time and accelerating 100% contracting time and 2x faster delivery in remote areas.
Azcué Muebles
Purchasing Manager
04.2005 - 02.2010
Job overview
- Reduced cost of acquiring key products 5% to 15%
- Planning for immediate delivery AAA products, B and C to 15 days to 30 days.
- Implementing a control system orders against inventory and applied sales average (COMPAT JIT product purchases)
- Successful Kick-off of SAP on June 19, 2006 with all product 100%
- Presentation and successful implementation of product mapping
- Optimizing delivery times, reducing it on average 25%
- Successful negotiation with local suppliers to include with a credit line, their product in our catalog
- Successful import of products from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, USA, Colombia, Brazil, Spain and France. Visit trade shows and suppliers.
Tandemex, SA De CV
Project Manager and Vendors Developer
06.1994 - 12.2004
Job overview
- Successful import of product & components from USA, Canada, Israel and Belgium.
- Development & production of own lines: Simplissima, Complexxa and Vertigo
- Shift from 90% import to 80% of local production.
- Preparation, development and monitoring of export project, undertaken as supplier to NeoCon 2000 in Chicago ILL, USA.
- Implementation and innovation website: www.tandemex.com
- Coordination of catalog and TV commercial contents for new product lines.
- Increased dealers nationwide by 30%.
Education
UNAM - ENEP AcatlánState Of Mexico
Bachelor of Arts from Architecture
11.1990
SAP AcademyMexico City
No Degree from Materials Management
11.2009
Skills
- Purchase Order Monitoring
- Cost Controls Familiarity
- Retail Inventory Management
- Procurement Expertise
- Strategic Negotiations
- Complex Negotiations
- Inventory Control Processes
- Purchase Order Reconciliation
- Project Requirements
- Pricing Promotion
- Strategic Sourcing Planning
- Negotiate Price
Voluntary jobs: visiting elderly at hospice housing at "Hospital Español" in Mexico City
A group of young professionals visited some elderly at the Hospice wing at the "Hospital Español" in Mexico City, whose family hadn't visited in a while. We talked to them and listened to their stories. We did that for a couple of months. Each professional was in charge of one elderly.
Timeline
Online German Teacher and Instructor
Freelance
06.2016 - 07.2023
Support Manager
PROMOTORA IUSA, S.A. DE C.V.
02.2014 - 01.2015
Purchasing Manager
Blindtex
01.2013 - 11.2013
International Purchasing of Technology
Webb Negocios Online
09.2011 - 12.2012
Purchasing Manager
Azcué Muebles
04.2005 - 02.2010
Project Manager and Vendors Developer
Tandemex, SA De CV
06.1994 - 12.2004
UNAM - ENEP Acatlán
Bachelor of Arts from Architecture
SAP Academy
No Degree from Materials Management
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