Carlos Ramos

About Carlos Ramos

Bilingual Industrial Engineer and MBA with more than 10 years of progressive supply chain experience with a focus on savings generations and operational costs reductions using lean six sigma tools and techniques. Companies include: Fruit of the Loom, Russell Athletic and Vanity Fair intimates in the Apparel & Fashion industry. Customers include: Walmart, Target and Amazon.*Highlights*Purchasing & Inventory Management• Awarded by Fruit of the Loom CEO for achieving 35% reduction of inventory levels ($ 2 million) within 20 manufacturing locations (internal & sourced) in the Latin American region.• Processed 1,600 raw materials POs annually ($ 10 million in annual expenses) to support manufacturing of 60 million dozen per year in 5 countries involving workers.• Managed raw materials inventories allocation and distribution of SKUs within 20 locations in the Latin American region.Procurement• Led and coached a team of five procurement specialists for sewing and packaging raw materials with annual expenses of $ 25 million, 4,500 purchase orders annually and 11 commodities.• Improved supply chain planning and procurement processes for 7 commodities generating $ 1 million in savings by improving information accuracy on forecasts and purchase orders.• Presented performance results in a quarterly basis to senior management. Suppliers Management• Worked directly with 20 global suppliers. Activities included: direct communication, suppliers plants visits, selection, development, evaluation and partnerships.• Implemented replenishment automation, Kanban and Vendor Managed Inventory.MRP/ ERP Systems:• Extensive Excel, JD Edwards, Oracle EBS and ASCP modules utilization.Skills:Leadership, team-building, data analysis, problem solving and cross-cultural communication skills. High attention to detail and fluency in Spanish.

Experience

1. Senior Buyer and Demand Planner

   Baker Distributing Company

   Jun 2017 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

Education

• Universidad de San Pedro Sula

  Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

  2005 — 2009

• Universidad de San Pedro Sula

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

  2012 — 2015

Skills

• Green Belt
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Procurement
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Teamwork
• Customer Service
• Lean Manufacturing
• Management
• Project Management
• Jd Edwards
• Kanban
• Forecasting
• Supply Chain Management
• Production Planning
• Apparel
• Global Sourcing
• Supplier Performance
• Data Analysis
• Time Management
• Retail
• Vendor Managed Inventory
• Problem Solving
• Purchase Orders
• Demand Planning
• Transportation
• Materials Management
• Creativity Skills
• Supplier Management
• Purchasing
• Critical Thinking
• Process Improvement
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Inventory Analysis
• Oracle
• Fashion
• Sourcing