Michelle Elizabeth Bravo Granados
Tijuana
Summary
Outgoing person, kind and capable of adapting to every situation. With extensive experience in the sector,characterized by the ability to solve problems, prioritize, manage projects and work as a team. Along throughout the career have stood out for the ability to find business opportunities, optimize processes and maximize company profits. Seeking to develop myself, growth at a professional level.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer
Carlisle Medical Technologies
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
01.2022 - 06.2024
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers, fostering collaboration and mutual growth.
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
- Monitoring existing inventories to make purchases
necessary. - Optimization of delivery times to guarantee
product stocks. - Proposal for savings opportunities and improvements in process acquisition.
- Preparation, management and filing of purchasing documentation.
- Comparison of prices and conditions offered by each supplier.
- Quality control of products and raw materials
acquired. - Acquisition of products that meet needs and
customer standards. - Interaction with all parties involved during process of purchasing.
- Negotiation of prices, conditions and delivery times.
- Monitoring and management of purchasing operations from start to finish.
- Search and selection of most convenient suppliers.
- Working with purchase team on any needs for expedite or elevate their needs.
- Supervision of correct supply of inputs, products and materials to maintain inventory.
- Detection and management of shortages or possible damage to stock existing.
- Communication and negotiation with suppliers, production, planning and warehouse.
Sales Administrator
Volex De Mexico
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
04.2020 - 01.2022
- Management and monitoring of customer accounts.
- Coordination with other departments for attending customer needs and problems.
- Review and analysis of sales indicators and metrics.
- Monitoring performance of accounts and strategies
applied commercials. - Holding regular meetings with sales team.
- Realization of sales, inventory forecasts, and coordination with supply chain team.
Senior Buyer
SMK Electronics
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
11.2018 - 12.2019
- Search and selection of most convenient suppliers.
- Updating inventories according to needs of company.
- Ensuring convenient commercial purchase agreements for company.
- Supervision and coordination of purchasing department team
- Control and filing of purchasing documentation.
- Control of invoices and quality of products received.
- Supervision of correct supply of inputs, products and materials to maintain inventory.
- Coordination of processes and resources necessary for optimal development of operations.
- Communication and negotiation with suppliers and transporters.
- Tracking orders until delivery confirmation.
Shared Services Buyer
Eaton Corporation
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Processing of purchase orders both MRO and for raw material.
- Update information in system.
- Assistance in status and tracking of purchase orders.
- Escalation process with team according to needs of production.
- Coordination of returns and credit process.
- Support with customer service between plant and service providers.
- Payment agreements for invoices.
- Quotes, price negotiations and agreements.
- Daily monitoring of invoices, short notices and open cases.
- Registration of suppliers for raw materials and suppliers of services.
- Monitoring RTV, receipt problems, quotes for NPI.
Planner Buyer
Evenflo Company
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
03.2016 - 01.2018
- Purchases of molded products and packaging materials.
- Suppliers from China, Japan, USA and local
- Weekly and monthly sales report
- Monthly reports of on-time deliveries and PPV.
- Minimize short or excess inventory in warehouse.
- Release of purchasing orders as well as tracking of
confirmation for each of them, and expediting if applicable. - Resolve invoice problems so accounts payable can
carry out your processes without problems.
Planner Buyer
Thomson Industries
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
09.2013 - 09.2015
- The main suppliers are from Mexico, USA and India.
- Purchase of material for manufacture of Linear Bearings
- Kaizen Events
- Change Kanban size
- PSP Events
- Dynamic Kanban
- Exterior process Annealing, Heat treatment, Anodized.
- Help on Annual Inventories.
- Monitoring of purchase orders from request to
delivery. - Monitoring existing inventories to make purchases
necessary. - Negotiation of prices and conditions with suppliers and clients
Sales Administrator
Thomson Industries
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
09.2010 - 09.2013
- The main clients are from South America, Mexico and California.
- Enter orders
- Update information in SAP.
- Assistance in status of orders.
- Escalation of orders.
- Translation.
- Provide service to customers.
- Provide information and quotes to client.
- Work with supervisor and managers to improve revenue.
- Work closely with client so they can approve
any change on material or anything need it. - Assist Oracle and managers for Oracle implementation and installation.
- Identification of customer needs to provide the
more suitable solutions. - Preparation of detailed quotes and budgets.
- Regular preparation of sales progress reports.
- Monitoring sales to meet objectives and goals
monthly.
Customer Service Representative
Industrias La Mesa
Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
07.2009 - 09.2010
- Assist in the status of orders.
- Provide customer service.
- Collaboration with materials to approve the expedite of orders.
- Collaboration with the Logistics department to schedule the shipments.
- Expedite Orders
- Translation upon special request.
- Follow orders on shop floor.
- Daily reports of editions in order.
- Daily update and SAP stock reports.
- Order scheduling with production control.
- Monthly order report.
- Analysis of order process.
- Detect problems with orders stuck in production.
- In this area I work directly with production control,
quality and production floor, most of time I am
involved with the entire process of curtains from when they arrive until we send to customer, relationship with representatives of customer service located in USA
Planner Buyer NPI
SMK Electronics
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
11.2008 - 04.2009
- Get quotes for materials.
- Updating Cost Sheets
- Customer service with suppliers from Korea, United States, Mexico and Japan.
- Entering orders into MRP system.
- Optimization of delivery times to guarantee
product stocks. - Monitoring of purchase orders from request to delivery.
- Material Expedition.
- Daily reception and stock report. MRP, etc.
- Using internal GIGO MRP system entering information from suppliers, prices, etc.
- Application of Environmental and C-TPAT survey to suppliers.
- In my area I work with engineers, buyers, planners.
- I must get involved in every way possible, in this company
- I was able to follow up on 3 important projects since it began to production lines
Education
MBA - Bussiness Administration
Escuela De Negocios Del Pacifico
Tijuana, Mexico09.2018
Bachelor of International Business - International Business
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico07.2010
Diploma - Diploma Commerce And International Logistics
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico2009
Diploma - Japanese Studies
Nippon Bunri Daigaku
Oita Japan2004
Technical in Administration - Business Administration
Univesidad De Las Californias
Tijuana, Mexico2003
Skills
- Team Work
- Multi-tasking strength
- Proactivity
- Inventory control
- ERP management
- Strategic planning
- Analytical capacity
- Effective negotiation
- Effective communication
- Achievement of goals
- Multitasking ability
- ERP System Knowledge
- Purchasing strategy
Languages
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Japanese
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior Buyer
Carlisle Medical Technologies
01.2022 - 06.2024
Sales Administrator
Volex De Mexico
04.2020 - 01.2022
Senior Buyer
SMK Electronics
11.2018 - 12.2019
Shared Services Buyer
Eaton Corporation
01.2018 - 11.2018
Planner Buyer
Evenflo Company
03.2016 - 01.2018
Planner Buyer
Thomson Industries
09.2013 - 09.2015
Sales Administrator
Thomson Industries
09.2010 - 09.2013
Customer Service Representative
Industrias La Mesa
07.2009 - 09.2010
Planner Buyer NPI
SMK Electronics
11.2008 - 04.2009
MBA - Bussiness Administration
Escuela De Negocios Del Pacifico
Bachelor of International Business - International Business
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California
Diploma - Diploma Commerce And International Logistics
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California
Diploma - Japanese Studies
Nippon Bunri Daigaku
Technical in Administration - Business Administration
Univesidad De Las Californias