Below are the 4 Buyers, 4 Inventory Analysts & 4 Inventory Control Specialists with JDA and other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides these and other SCM, Inventory, Materials, Procurement, Logistics, Accounting & Functional / Technical Professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

What contributions could a buyer with experience working in retail and manufacturing industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Marketing; Minor in Sociology. Technical skills include JDA Allocations Program and Inventory Replenishment Models.

Challenges like allocating merchandise to stores and maintaining proper stock to sales ratio to maximize sales, utilizing the JDA Allocations Program, Inventory Replenishment Models and manual PO distribution were welcomed and successfully completed. As a buyer in a clothing company, responsible for purchasing and managing inventory for the men’s and young men’s pants, denim and shorts departments for 44 brick and mortar locations as well as an E-Commerce site. Also, travelled to market in New York City weekly to meet with vendors, view product lines, analyze trend, purchase promotional buys, negotiate costing and terms as well as maintain strong buyer-vendor relationships.

Shared expertise by serving as buyer for 6 classes within the men’s athletic clothing and licensed sportswear divisions in addition to continuing assistant buyer/planner responsibilities. Some of the tasks were participating in negotiations with vendors on costing, terms, quantities and styles for purchase. Also, created merchandise forecasts and assisted in the management of stock to sales through replenishment models. Furthermore, worked closely with vendors to ensure timely shipments and quality of merchandise.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a buyer with extensive work experience in a general hospital? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business Management. Technical skills include JDA, Epicor, SAP, AS/400 and BPCS SmartStream. This professional analyzed and verified forecast anomalies from Manugistics to make recommendations to production.

Serving in a general hospital as a buyer, supported commodities such as Life-star, Bio-med, Environmental Services, Emergency Department, Respiratory Care, Laundry Services, IS, Clinical Lab Partners and Hospital labs. Some of the tasks were negotiating and purchasing the replacement Life-star helicopter for the hospital. Also, negotiated system contracts for Windham, Clinical Lab, Midstate, and CCMC. (RCRA Waste, Shredding and Furniture). Moreover, managed and reviewed service and pricing agreements under the healthcare systems. Part of the job was to head the current modernization project at the hospital, including the ICU and Step downs, ED Cancer Center, Boardroom, Auditorium, Simulation Centers, and Cafeteria.

As a buyer, purchased parts and raw material to support manufacturing of all products. In addition, implemented corporation cost savings goals by negotiating and managing price for materials used in production. Other duties were reviewing planning forecast to make sure all parts were on order and updated all departments on constraints. Furthermore, reviewed production schedules with planners and reviewed open purchase orders to ensure best price breaks.

Would a detail-oriented buyer who worked in manufacturing, retail and distribution industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Computer skills include JDA, SAP and BPCS.

Some accomplishments included planning the purchase/manufacture of bulk chemicals and related MRO for on-going inventory and sales initiatives. As a buyer, utilized JDA to assess material availability and to schedule the flow of chemicals for customer orders. Some of the tasks were implementing material management strategies to optimize reorder points, safety stock, lead times and inventory, as well as issued timely POs in response to JDA MRP signals, emphasizing data accuracy, including volatile price changes. While employed as a buyer, purchased complex technical and engineering items, materials, and services. Also, was responsible to qualify vendors, negotiate pricing, deliveries and ensure quality products are procured to meet company and customer requirements. Moreover, negotiated requirements of electro-mechanical products in accordance with master schedule, and independent requisitions.

Shared expertise by utilizing SAP to plan and schedule glass production as well as purchase raw ingredients, packaging and semi-finished goods. Serving as a buyer, developed production plans to cover the S&OP based on demand, orders, inventory and stocking strategies. Furthermore, guided schedulers to ensure alignment with the production plan within the planning time fence.

How can a buyer with experience working in manufacturing, distribution and food processing industries help your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science in Marketing and MBA in Business Management. Technical skills include JDA (Manugistics) and PeopleSoft. Core knowledge consists of Inventory Maintenance, Vendor Relations, Market Analysis, Order Management, Contract Negotiations as well as Sales Analysis & Reporting.

Working with challenging issues such as decreasing dead inventory dollars by 12% which contributed in a $25,300 savings to gross inventory have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a buyer, managed inventory levels valued at $15.5 million effectively, assisted in training new staff in JDA (Manugistics) and Prism database systems, as well as anticipated potential replenishment issues by utilizing reports and other demand planning tools. This specialist collaborated with the divisions, sales, and category management to streamline buying and inventory levels. Also, performed daily analysis to achieve company goals for service level, inventory turns, aged inventory, days of inventory on hand, obsolete inventory reserve, as well as slow and dead inventory.

With a “can do approach” in the area of designing a vendor’s management template that graded vendor’s performance resulting in a 5% increase in overall on time deliveries have been career objectives. Acting as a buyer, successfully negotiated quarterly cost reduction for all active high usage items by 3%, leading overall 10% cost improvement.

Would hiring an inventory analyst with experience working in retail and aerospace industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS Business Administration. Professional certifications involve Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Software knowledge consists of JDA, JD Edwards, AS/400 and SAP.

Acting as an inventory analyst, managed the flow of inventory in and into the building from satellite locations to ensure product is available for production lines. Responsible for daily cycle counts. This professional generated daily cycle counts through SAP cycle count processes and reconciled, solved any inventory issues, as well as managed flow of inventory to site to ensure availability of product for multiple production lines. Also, worked closely with purchasing on shortages and lead times as needed.

While working as a merchandise/demand planner, key accomplishments were achieving overall accuracy of forecasts at 16% MAPE and 4% Bias, as well as implementing two supply chain software systems, JDA and Manugistics. This individual was considered a subject matter expert with both supply chain systems. Moreover, supported successful completion of Product Line Reviews (PLR) by interpreting the category strategy and using product category knowledge to recommend an optimal assortment plan in meeting sales, margin and inventory goals for the product category.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this inventory/planning analyst with work experience in manufacturing and retail industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration in Strategic Management and Marketing. Computer skills involve JDA Manugistics, JD Edwards, Oracle and NetSuite. Core skills involve Analytical Thinking, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Analysis, Data Analytics and Buyer Expertise.

Contributed to the organization’s success by implementing a 5-point questionnaire that was daily discussed with a production account manager, which resulted in a 45% reduction of total out of stock product within 90 days. Acting as an inventory/planning analyst, created SKU structure and maintained in NetSuite, as well as performed inventory analysis identifying short and long term needs for the corporate office, production facility, and distribution center. This specialist proactively facilitated the demand forecasting and planning for the stock levels of key products. Also, managed appropriate levels of product inventory to meet customer demand for existing and new products while avoiding excess or obsolete inventory for $20 million budget.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by generating reports on inventory balances and shortages, while assisting with incoming items, logging items and moving them to their proper location in the system. Serving as an inventory support coordinator, captured and recorded data by using the Manugistics/JDA system for forecasting purposes.

Is impacting your organization with an inventory analyst who worked in retail and manufacturing industries a current business consideration? Professional certifications include Business Management Certification, JDA E3 Investment Buyer-Level I and JDA E3 Investment Buyer-Level II Certifications. Technical skills involve JDA E3 System, ERP Management Software, TCL, Tableau and ISS.

While employed as an inventory analyst, on-boarded appliances into JDA system, ensuring SKU availability, as well as partnered with category merchants on planning initiatives, ensuring correct item assortment into various warehouses. This professional managed a constantly growing appliance inventory valued at more than $20M, as well as controlled appliance replenishment in 26 warehouses based on consumer demand. Moreover, ensured item substitutes for backordered and discontinued vendor item, leading to enhanced fulfillment of customer needs and increased sales metrics.

Part of the job as an inventory analyst was to develop inventory and replenishment strategy for each product category. Some of the tasks were monitoring target-in-stock levels and planning inventory turns for productivity improvements. Also, partnered with support teams to resolve issues with products, services, or accounting protocols. Furthermore, maximized sales and inventory productivity for merchandising category by implementing various strategies and partnering with suppliers.

What contributions could an inventory analyst with extensive experience working in the retail industry bring to your organization? Technical knowledge consists of JDA Manugistics, SAP, AS/400, SharePoint and SAS. This experienced inventory planner has an extensive background in retail, catalog, and ecommerce merchandising.

Challenges like achieving GP% of 50.45% far exceeding goal, as well as achieving lowest overstock rate and highest customer fill rate for 2009 were welcomed and successfully completed. Acting as an inventory analyst in a retail company, key achievements were piloting and testing JDA Manugistics forecasting system, assisting in training for roll out, as well as generating sales forecasts and purchased inventory for ecommerce and catalog businesses. This specialist created and managed purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of inventory, as well as worked with supply chain managers to make ad hoc adjustments as needed to ensure inventory flow.

Another contribution involved growing market share from 4.9% to 5.5% by narrowing the assortment and focusing on key items. As an assortment planner, key achievements were achieving a 310 basis point improvement in gross profit and delivering the highest historical gross profit rate. Moreover, identified and elevated ecommerce assortment and grew sales by +20.6%. Furthermore, developed and communicated sales forecasts and inventory flow strategies for both replenishment and fashion items.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ an inventory control specialist with experience working in retail, distribution and manufacturing industries? Educational background is composed of BS Business Administration and Master of Business Administration (MBA). Computer skills involve JDA Inventory Control Modules, Lawson, AS/400, Starquest, Midas, GS1, Raymark and WMS.

Serving as an inventory control specialist, set parameters of items in JDA such as: transport modes, lead times, order minimums, order increments, safety stock and sourcing. Some of the tasks were entering cost changes of items into the specific vendor agreement in Lawson when costs changed by vendor, as well as activating/deactivating items in Lawson dependent upon buyer suggestion and product demand. Also, utilized AS/400 system to gauge whether buyer requests for deactivations and non-replenishments were practical before setting in multiple systems.

As an inventory control coordinator, maintained the integrity of reporting of store inventory and reconciled discrepancies involving shipments of merchandise. This professional partnered daily with store associates, district managers and inventory control manager to ensure accurate store inventories. In addition, collaborated daily with store operations and logistics departments to find reasons for and solutions to inventory inaccuracies. Furthermore, updated information by uploading data into systems and managed records to reflect store transfers, discrepancies and damages in order to retain accuracy.

Would a detail-oriented inventory control analyst with work experience in distribution, retail and manufacturing industries fit in your organization? Professional certifications involve CPIM Certification. Technical skills involve JDA, SAP and NetSuite. This professional has comprehensive knowledge in FTZ process and implementation, DC and 3PL distribution disciplines, as well as retail apparel inventory operations.

Some accomplishments included monitoring and correcting inventory discrepancies between stores systems (Micros, NetSuite, JDA), as well as doing regular/daily reviews of store inbound and outbound compliance reports. As an inventory control analyst, updated and distributed a weekly Inventory control scorecard, and other weekly reports to look for areas to minimizing shrink and damages. In addition, monitored and resolved negative inventory in store locations, as well as maintained records to accurately track returned product and return saleable product to stock.

Shared expertise by carrying out physical inventory scheduling, execution and reconciliation for the retail chain. Serving as an inventory control specialist, managed retail physical inventory procedures for both cycle and full counts, as well as recorded and conducted store transfers and inventory movements. Part of the job was to work with VF to correct discrepancies. Furthermore, analyzed company and store results to identify shrink issues and recommend corrective measures, as well as developed statistical analysis aimed at identifying inventory shrink trends.

How can a lead inventory control specialist who worked in retail and recreation companies help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of AS Computer Science. Software experience consists of JDA POS and JDA Back Office. This specialist followed daily cycle count and category review calendar, as well as researched all inventory-related discrepancies and made appropriate adjustments in MMS inventory system or JDA POS.

Working with challenging issues such as doing data entry with inventory replenishment management application (IRMA) that was created by the company have vetted this specialist’s work experience. This initiative talked to StorOps a margin, shrink, open to buy, PeopleSoft, directed vendor ordering (DVO) and Slim which kept track of barcodes that they can sell in every store. Acting as a lead inventory control specialist, used RF handheld to receive, credit and check inventory for cycle counts. Also, received 2009 MVP store opening in Capitola and 2009 administration employee of the month.

With a “can do approach” in the area of receiving perishable off vendor trucks and temp everything to follow local health department standards have been career objectives. Moreover, rejected anything that did meet company or health department standards. Furthermore, informed vendors why the company cannot receive product and give examples of what food borne illness can be created with high temperatures passed the limit of health department standards.

Would hiring an inventory control specialist with experience working in retail, distribution and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Technical skills involve JDA and AS/400. This specialist has extensive knowledge of inventory control system implementation and monitoring, as well as excellent record-keeping and reports skills.

Acting as an inventory control specialist, has assisted with the implantation of JDA system conversion, as well as helped create and update inventory SOPs with corporate inventory director. Some of the tasks were creating new processes with Inventory cycle counting to comply with customer, as well as communicating daily with management on inventory discrepancies and accuracy. Part of the job was to conduct daily inventory cycle counts and report back to customer with Quarterly cycle counts report. In addition, researched and resolved inventory discrepancies, as well as researched customer requests, cycle count for missing product.

While working for a distribution company, handled any warehouse issues and discrepancies during picking/loading/receiving, as well as researched customer OS&D s and reported back to customers and management and handled weekly customer conference calls. Also, performed as back-up dock clerk and ran the day’s outbound/inbound work flow, as well as performed as back-up CSR, working daily with customer emails, requests and issues.