Jacob Valle

Background

About Jacob Valle

Proven to create solutions and produce results. Certified Supply Chain Professional with domestic and International hands on experience Purchasing, Inventory Management, Logistics, Material Planning, and Global Sourcing in Manufacturing, Industrial and Consumer products industry. Recognized as an adaptive and proactive problem solver with strong relationship building skills at all levels. Focused to achieve continuous process improvement and enhance the bottom line while strategically selecting and aligning vendors to maintain timely delivery, inventory control, margin protection and quality assurance. What I do:* Achieved year-over-year growth on items in my category * OEM and Custom project lead and Product line plan creation * Cost & Terms Negotiations for new line, one-Off, equipment and labor MRO * Implemented marketing strategies to increased inventory turns by 20%* Engineering / Design department knowledge and Skilled CAD drafting / Blue print review * Domestic / Overseas sourcing & product development with strategically selected vendors * Coordinated secondary processes with third party supplier partner / in-house machine shop * Managed profitability while doing speculative buys on core inventory * Forecasting & Inventory control, including raw material planning * Margin analysis and cost control to targeted cost savings initiative * Purchase orders, contracts, production coordination, expediting via ocean, rail, LTL and Air * Logistics management and coordination with distribution centers for best on time delivery option * Quality assurance and R&D review for core items and or unique customer specifications These qualities have contributed to my success in: Strategic Sourcing, Cost Negotiation and Reduction, inventory control, purchasing, production planning, procurement, expediting, logistics, quality control, vendor relations conditioning, product life-cycle management, Advanced user – Access, Word and especially Excel