Grace Cabrera
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Service-minded purchasing leader offering a 15-year track record of success in merchandising. Resourceful, detail-oriented, and organized. Enthusiastic individual eager to contribute to team success through hard work and excellent organizational skills. A clear understanding of the task given, and highly trainable. Motivated to learn, grow, and excel.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier Supervisor
Shoppers Drug Mart
Calgary, AB
11.2022 - Current
- Daily reconciliation of sales, daily report, and opening/closing the store.
- Build positive relationships with customers to increase repeat business.
- Elevated employee morale, with regular recognition of outstanding performance, fosters a positive work atmosphere conducive to productivity.
- Contribute to store profitability by identifying trends.
- Resolve customer complaints quickly to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Investigated discrepancies between physical inventory counts versus computer records.
- Mentored colleagues in managing complicated sales, complex issues, and difficult customers.
Pricer / Production Worker
Value Village
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Partner with sales teams to develop customer-specific pricing structures that targeted key accounts effectively
- Transported merchandise to the sales floor, stocked shelves, and performed mark-downs to comply with company policy
- Price and tagged products based on pricing guide to optimizing sales volume
Purchasing Officer
Leslie Corp.
, Philippines
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Philippines
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers
- Review and approve RFQ
- Solve diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors
- Negotiate policies and contracts with vendors for pricing and consistent availability
- Collaborate with internal departments to identify and manage demands for materials and services
- Philippines
Operation Manager
Joselan Marketing
, Philippines
07.2016 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: Philippines
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe and ineffective practices
- Directed initiatives to achieve regulatory compliance, foster goods manufacturing practices (GMP) and meet component quality standards
- Collaborate purchasing, sales, marketing and customer accounts operations efficiently
- Negotiated prices and services with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit
- Build a loyal account base and long-term business relationships with key accounts
- Philippines
Procurement Specialist
LTS Supermarket Inc.
, Philippines
06.2007 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Philippines
- Responsible for enhancing company profits by acquiring suitable goods at competitive prices through planning and careful purchasing
- Oversees activities of assistant Buyer
- Monitors sourcing, negotiation and purchase of merchandise that is consistent with the quality, quantity and specification requirements factors that the company requires
- Helps develop the procurement strategy
- Inventory control
- Philippines
Education
Business Administration Diploma - Major in General Business
Bow Valley College
Calgary, AB04.2024
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of Mindanao
Philippines03.2002
Skills
- Increasing margins
- Data analysis
- Strategic negotiations
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Negotiation skills
- Inventory Control Processes
- Purchase Order Knowledgeable
- Customer-oriented
- Result-oriented
- JDA Software user (Merchandise Management System, MMS)
Affiliations
Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR AB), 2022
Timeline
Pricer / Production Worker
Value Village
07.2023 - 12.2023
Cashier Supervisor
Shoppers Drug Mart
11.2022 - Current
Purchasing Officer
Leslie Corp.
07.2019 - 07.2022
Operation Manager
Joselan Marketing
07.2016 - 06.2019
Procurement Specialist
LTS Supermarket Inc.
06.2007 - 06.2016
Business Administration Diploma - Major in General Business
Bow Valley College
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of Mindanao