Carmi Rodriguez

Background

About Carmi Rodriguez

Highly result-oriented, customer-focused, and quality-driven professional with extensive experience in purchasing and sourcing wide variety of products, software, services and sub-contracts; managing materials, controlling inventory and forecast planning. Strong organizational and planning skills. Effectively works independently or with a team to complete projects on schedule. Expertise in: • Sourcing/Identifying Suppliers • Inventory Control Management & Replenishment • Purchasing Administration • Supplier Development & Management • Process Standardization • New Product Introduction (NPI) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) Management SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Within 4 years, cross-trained, supervised, and acted as advisor to a staff of 20+ buyers ensuring optimal performance and compliance with company goals and objectives. • Reduced surplus inventory costs by 200k dollars for Q1-2014 through controlled purchasing and inventory maintenance. • Successfully managed NPI activities which increased profit by 2.5%. • Achieved target of closing out non-conformance reports on consigned program through strategic resolution. • Collaborated with Supply Chain Manager in appraising 6 buyers for the annual performance review. • Improved staffing productivity by 30% by spearheading standard training plan and tools for 33 buyers which was utilized by other sites as well. • Managed a portfolio of over 10 customers with 200+ vendors and 3500+ raw material SKU’s and 1500+ consignment SKU’s. • 2006 Top Performer