Yamel F.
Expert in inventory planning, international and national purchasing, and third party logistics to effectively increase efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining customer satisfaction.
- Role
- Purchasing Manager at Associated Materials Innovations
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yamel F.
When no one else can, I make it happen:Exceptional customer service skills with proven history of clientele growth and retention.Expert knowledge in shingle and commercial roofing (estimation and project management), waterproofing systems, shake, tile, slate(including composite equivalents), metal exterior envelopes and trims, aluminum, vinyl, and fiber cement exterior envelopes.Familiar with windows, doors, decking/railing, and flooring.No stranger to all types of installation and warranty systems.Developed a third party logistics (3PL) model similar to companies like Walmart and Sam\'s Club in order to minimize freight costs and increase efficiency of incoming inventory.Increased profits using 3PL by using vendor pickup allowances and avoiding fuel surcharges by 7 million dollars in the first year while fostering excellent relationships with carriers especially working with small companies and offering small bonuses for prompt pickups and deliveries.Expert in supply chain management- specializing in purchasing, inventory planning, exportation/importation planning, vendor negotiation/relationship management, and North American logistics planning from Mexico and Canada into the USA.Class A Commercial driver license with a huge network of carriers in Canada,Mexico and the United StatesMultilingual-native English and Spanish speaker, basic Portuguese.
Experience
Purchasing Manager
Associated Materials Innovations
Jul 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US
Serviced walk-in customers at sales counter and over the phone, bringing in a small client portfolioProvided pricing and lead times to territory managers and worked with vendors to meet the lead times clients expectedImplemented new in-house freight system to move material across branches at minimum cost while increasing inventory turnover by 38%Worked with different vendors to efficiently purchase materials by negotiating high volume pricing and redistributing amongst 20 branches to keep supply chain running smoothly and without disruptionsSpecialized in planning usage and purchasing for outside products such as commercial (EPDM, TPO, PVC), residential roofing with vast knowledge in waterproofing, windows, doors, fiber cement siding, and special order products to get product to clients in the agreed timelinesScheduled deliveries nationwide out of all branches and into the NY Metro area using different transportation to get clients the material needed in the correct timeframe on different forms of transportation minimizing cost and increasing efficiency while keeping material in the best shape possible
Education
Fitchburg State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Spanish Language and Literature
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business/Trade/Commerce
Baruch College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Spanish Language
2012 — 2016
Denver School of Science and Technology
High School Diploma, Science and Technology
2008 — 2012
Skills
- Social Media Marketing
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Customer Retention
- Customer Service
- Customer Relations
- Marketing Strategy
- Writing
- Hmo
- Healthcare
- Business Development
- Peoplesoft
- Insurance Policies
- Leadership
- Health Insurance
- Rumba
- Leadership Development
- Microsoft Word
- Public Speaking
- Administrative Assistance
- Data Entry
- Public Relations
- Sales Management
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
- Medical Terminology
- Epace
- Community Outreach
- Hipaa
- Citrix Metaframe
- Hospitals
- Medical Billing
- Healthcare Management
- Ras
- Allscripts
- Regulatory Compliance
- Database Administration
- Nonprofits
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