Rita Mutua
Montreal,QC
Summary
Skilled Aerospace Technical Buyer with experience in procurement and supplier relationship management. Strong project management skills combined with deep understanding of technical requirements for various industries. Known for strategic sourcing, cost reduction, and improving efficiency in purchasing processes. Previous work has resulted in streamlined operations, improved vendor relationships and significant cost savings. Excellent at communication, problem-solving,detail orientation and adaptability, ensuring seamless operations and effective positive outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Aerospace Technical Buyer
SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION
Dorval, Canada
11.2022 - Current
- Supporting systems in monitoring inventory, budget, availability alongside the creation and management of the RFQ processes
- Develop and maintain the project procurement strategy using input from the customer’s tender and prime contract documents, as well as input from stakeholders: Project Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance.
- Work with suppliers to resolve any non-conformance issues and ensure suppliers achieve and maintain an acceptable quality performance score
- Driving negotiations with suppliers (new and existing) in conjunction with the Category Management Team.
- Promoting, identifying, and implementing cost-saving ideas, in addition to standardization and simplification in procurement, negotiation, selection, and other matters related to materials and services, to obtain maximum value and efficiencies for the company.
- Occasionally, meet with sales representatives, and conduct vendor follow-ups or site visits.
- Providing support to escalate any investigations of claims with materials by interfacing with the receiving personnel and/or suppliers to identify the cause and corrective actions.
- Sourced new vendors and suppliers to boost product offerings and increase profit margins at each store location.
- Reviewed and updated purchasing policies and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance.
- Collaborated with quality assurance teams to ensure products met company and industry standards.
- Responsible for measuring and monitoring trends in supplier performance, and having mitigation plans for those that are not in compliance with the expected requirement levels.
- Worked with internal and external customers, overseas offices, and alliance partners by anticipating their needs and assuring their satisfaction with the service rendered.
- Coordinated with logistic functions and warehouses to ensure timely deliveries and distributions to meet the end users' requests in a timely manner, including third-party logistics and customs clearance.
- Managed a dedicated portfolio of direct and indirect suppliers located within North America. Essentially, aerospace manufacturers and special process sources.
- Contribute to the set-up, then formalize and execute the strategy for the Machined Parts and Special Processes Commodities.
- Resolve daily (tactical) issues related to suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve day-to-day claims and litigations.
- Liaise with vendors and internal departments to expedite deliveries and meet production deadlines by managing inbound shipments, including handling freight estimates when necessary.
- Proactively identify potential material risks by collaborating with suppliers, programs, and planning teams, and communicate any impacts to operations.
- Proactively identify potential material risks by collaborating with suppliers, programs, and planning teams, and communicate any impacts to operations, as well as manage supplier relationships, including order management, relationship building, and performance reporting.
Senior Media Buyer
BEST WESTERN PLUS
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Met GRP goals, met or exceeded CPP goals, in order to save budget dollars.
- Secured TV and radio promotions in assigned markets and exceeded corporate standards by doubling added value/bonus for the brands.
- Developed quality retail tie-in promotional ideas, and managed the execution of local promotions.
- Communicated local promotional initiatives to internal and external partners.
- Worked with other ad agencies, which handled the creative, traffic, and planning for the multiple DPSU brands, in order to ensure that every aspect of the process was managed effectively and goals were achieved.
- Evaluated and analyzed advertising opportunities for clients, built, developed, and executed media plans based on client goals and expectations.
- Monitored campaign success, and compiled quarterly posting reports. And recognition.
- Collaborated with media planners and developed great working relationships, which helped in identifying targeted audiences for media campaigns.
- Forecasted expected ROI from proposed campaigns prior to launch.
- Provided guidance on digital marketing initiatives such as search engine optimization, display ads, social media marketing.
- Identified new customer opportunities through careful study of advertising markets.
- Educated internal stakeholders on best practices regarding online advertising techniques.
- Evaluated post-campaign metrics against initial objectives and identified areas for improvement.
- Delivered cost estimates on advertising plans and services to customers.
- Negotiated media buying contracts with vendors and monitored performance of campaigns to ensure cost-effectiveness.
- Developed, managed and tracked budgets for media buys across multiple channels.
- Utilized research tools such as Nielsen ratings and comScore to evaluate potential ad placements.
- Coordinated production schedules with creative teams and ensured timely delivery of materials.
- Managed relationships with external advertising partners such as networks, publishers and other vendors.
- Attended workshops and trade shows to network with new contacts.
Senior Media Buyer
REE GLAMOUR
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Responsible for the management of media buying and operations.
- Responsible for developing, executing, and managing media plans best suited for the client's objectives and requirements.
- Overseer of management for media planning, including budget, costs, resource allocation, and strategic leadership.
- Assumed the lead role in a new business and served as a consultant to a top agency account.
- Responsible for new business development for the agency.
- Provided strategic recommendations and analysis.
- Created optimum buys that met client guidelines, and efficiently delivered goals. Analyzed and monitored schedules for clients.
Media Project Manager
KENYA BROADCASTING COOPERATION
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Daily planning and packaging of news segments, working in a team, hence accomplishing the broadcasting process within the time frame.
- Collaborating with reporters, editors, and news anchors to facilitate efficient news coverage to strengthen the company's position in the media market.
- Created project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
- Negotiated with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
- Drafted project construction schedule and updated as job progressed.
- Analyzed data from various sources such as surveys, interviews, focus groups. to inform decision-making related to projects.
- Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
- Furnished project updates to various stakeholders, informing on strategy, adjustments and progress.
- Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams as needed for successful completion of projects.
- Created and implemented processes to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Reviewed budget and subcontractor estimates in detail and analyzed for accuracy with scope of work relevancy in mind.
- Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
- Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
Media Buyer
ITIKA COMMUNICATIONS
03.2018 - 11.2019
- Responsible for planning and placing media schedules across broadcast and radio mediums.
- Prepared advertising sales contracts and submitted to clients for sign off.
- Executed online display ads through programmatic buying platforms such as Google Ads Manager or DoubleClick Bid Manager.
- Focused on working with clients to provide the best possible service and support in alignment with the customers' goals and parameters.
- Monitored campaign performance metrics such as cost per acquisition, return on investment, impressions, reach and frequency.
- Coordinated with creative teams to ensure timely completion of all materials needed for successful campaigns launches.
- Explained to clients how specific types of advertising helped promote customer products or services.
- Participated in corporate sales trainings to improve skills set and learn new selling techniques.
- Developed relationships with media vendors in order to secure the best rates and placements for advertising campaigns.
Digital Marketing Project Coordinator
MMU RADIO - 99.9 FM
06.2016 - 06.2018
- Documented all facets of technology department operations, including network infrastructure, licenses and FAQs, facilitating consistent responses and team operations.
- Created, edited and managed audio-visual content for broadcast or webcast.
- Conducted research into new technologies and techniques related to managing digital media assets.
- Collaborated with colleagues from different departments on complex projects that involve significant amounts of digital media assets.
- Received and prioritized support requests to maximize resource utilization.
- Imaged OS and software deployments throughout system and addressed implementation concerns.
- Generated reports detailing performance statistics across multiple platforms including radio broadcasts, television shows, websites and social networks.
- Organized metadata associated with each asset in the library according to established standards.
- Troubleshot any issues encountered during production or post-production stages of a project.
- Trained team members and users in newly implemented and emerging technology to enhance business productivity.
- Utilized specialized software tools for encoding, transcoding, compressing, and converting multimedia files.
- Monitored quality control of media assets to ensure accuracy in presentation.
- Organizing with the team to design innovative ways to maximize news coverage through social media optimization
Education
Bachelor of Journalism - Media and Communication
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
11.2014
Skills
- Cost reduction strategies
- Value engineering
- Material requirements planning
- Supplier relationship management
- Global Materials sourcing
- Relationship building
- New market research
- Customer service
- Multi-tasking strength
- Quality assurance
- Merchandising operations
- Vendor relations
- Contract negotiation
- Cost control
- Supplier evaluation
- Logistics management
- Procurement software
- Demand forecasting
- Negotiation techniques
- Purchasing processes
- Manufacturing support
- Quality control analysis
Languages
English, Advanced
Affiliations
Urban Gardening
Volunteering
Ethical recycling initiatives
Book clubs
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Aerospace Technical Buyer
SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION
11.2022 - Current
Senior Media Buyer
BEST WESTERN PLUS
06.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Media Buyer
REE GLAMOUR
03.2020 - 06.2021
Media Project Manager
KENYA BROADCASTING COOPERATION
06.2019 - 06.2020
Media Buyer
ITIKA COMMUNICATIONS
03.2018 - 11.2019
Digital Marketing Project Coordinator
MMU RADIO - 99.9 FM
06.2016 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Journalism - Media and Communication
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
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