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D’Andra Stephens

Brampton

Summary

A goal-oriented purchasing and inventory professional with 11 years of experience in the beverage manufacturing, beauty and furniture industry; emphasizing cost savings along with effective process improvement in the warehousing and purchasing departments. Determined and driven to offer my expertise as well as practical experience in procurement, in order to continuously improve operations and quality within the organization.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Buyer

Teknion – Fileco Division
09.2021 - Current
  • Maintain accurate documentation of the Production team to identify and correct discrepancies
  • Identify and implement methods for inventory stocking improvements, both at the supplier and at your specific location. Monitors inventory levels and dispose of surplus or obsolete material in an appropriate manner
  • Maintain the up to date min/max levels required for production needs.
  • Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
  • Developed strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for the company''s benefit.
  • Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
  • Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
  • Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
  • Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
  • Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies.
  • Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
  • Coordinated with logistics teams to resolve any shipping delays or discrepancies while minimizing impact on operations.
  • Streamlined purchasing processes by implementing efficient systems and procedures for order management.
  • Ensure that the ERP system is up to date with prices, so that invoices and purchase orders match to avoid vendor and accounting challenges and to maintain a low-price variance rate
  • Using the monthly commodity analysis to negotiate prices. Cost reductions of materials through the Initiation and participation in the benchmarking process. Seeking appropriate vendors as necessary, along with the negotiation of pricing, terms and conditions.

Buyer

LEC Custom Products Inc.
01.2020 - 08.2021
  • Working to improve purchasing systems and processes by ensuring all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications for use
  • Negotiating prices as well as developing cost saving strategies; saving the company an estimated $2000 - $8000 monthly
  • Resolving issues pertaining to delivery discrepancies by directing costs to the vendors and in turn saving the company between $450 - $800 in additional delivery costs
  • Review and monitor daily schedules in tandem with open orders to ensure the availability of raw materials to keep abreast of discrepancies at the receiving end or vendor levels while keeping within the 5% tolerance level
  • Communicating and interacting with intercompany resources regarding inventory, delivery and logistics, costing, production as quality to streamline process flow which enhances productivity
  • Review bids and select vendors that satisfy stipulated requirements in conjunction with key business units while solidifying supplier relationships

Procurement Officer

M & M Jamaica Limited
08.2018 - 11.2018
  • Sourced construction materials for ongoing building and engineering projects
  • Liaised with suppliers to ensure delivery was made as per deadline
  • Communicated with end users on a daily basis to ensure that their orders were delivered on time and in full
  • Generated weekly reports for backorders and followed up with delivery dates

Purchasing Officer

Wisynco Group Limited
01.2010 - 01.2017
  • Generated 100 – 250 purchase orders monthly utilizing Infor Powerlink Software for raw material, spare parts, equipment and services
  • Liaised with suppliers and generated weekly reports to track the progress of purchase orders to ensure on time and in full deliveries
  • Sourced supplies (locally and internationally) based on purchase requests within appropriate turnaround time; 24 hours locally and 1-2 weeks internationally.
  • Collaborated with the Logistics Department to ensure that all incoming foreign shipments were received on time and in full, also ensured that importation permits were on hand where applicable
  • Minimized raw material stock outs by 20% as per production plan requirements over a period of six months

Education

Post Graduate Certificate - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Fanshawe College

Work Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps

Ministry of Labour

BSc. - Management Studies (Operations)

The University of the West Indies (Mona Campus)

ASC. - Business Studies (Computer)

Moneague Community College

Skills

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to handle high volume of work in a stressful and fast paced environment while maintaining accuracy
  • Competency in conducting internal audits based on HACCP, ISO, GMP standards and policies
  • A strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
  • Strong negotiation and organizational skills
  • Superb communication and relationship building skills
  • Ability to apply critical thinking and creativity
  • Self-driven, team player, accountable and capable of excelling in an ambiguous environment
  • Good technical learning ability and the capacity to manage through systems
  • Purchase order management

Certification

  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS 2017
  • ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS 2017
  • ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing BUREAU OF STANDARD 2012
  • Implementing HACCP BUREAU OF STANDARD 2012
  • Supervisory Management UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES 2011

Timeline

Buyer

Teknion – Fileco Division
09.2021 - Current

Buyer

LEC Custom Products Inc.
01.2020 - 08.2021

Procurement Officer

M & M Jamaica Limited
08.2018 - 11.2018

Purchasing Officer

Wisynco Group Limited
01.2010 - 01.2017

Work Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps

Ministry of Labour

BSc. - Management Studies (Operations)

The University of the West Indies (Mona Campus)

ASC. - Business Studies (Computer)

Moneague Community College

Post Graduate Certificate - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Fanshawe College

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