Susan Zambrano

About Susan Zambrano

As a Purchasing Agent at Torrid, I apply my 15+ years of procurement experience and my project procurement management certification to handle corporate purchasing and special projects, and to assist accounts payable. I have a strong background in retail packaging, retail marketing, and food production, with an emphasis on raw materials with short shelf life and food grade oils. I am fluent in Spanish and proficient in MS Suite, SAP, and Lawson. I have a proven track record of reducing inventory losses, developing supply contracts, and negotiating prices with overseas vendors, resulting in significant cost savings and efficiency improvements. I am passionate about best practices, policy and procedures, inventory control, and performance management. I enjoy working with and training diverse teams and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes.

Experience

1. Purchasing Agent

   Torrid

   Nov 2016 — Present · CA, US

   Manage and review requisitions and supporting documentation for Retail and Corporate supplies and services • Purchasing for Corporate, IT and Market • Managed inventory for Retail Store packaging • Conducted RFP’s and RFQ’s • Worked with cross functional teams on special projects / purchases • Negotiated cost reductions through contracts and bulk purchases • New vendor selection • Project management – work with IT to make sure all purchases are within budget • Accounts Payable – work with team to clear discrepancies • Month End Close – review and reconciled all open purchases for Financial Reporting team Highlights: • Developed supplies contracting resulting in savings of $586k • Developed marketing collateral contracting resulting in savings of $1.3m