Benjamin J. Quesada

Objective: Seeking a position that fits well with my experience and allows for challenges in the field I work in.

Highlights of Qualifications

• Proficient in most SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Mfg.  Databases.
• Proficient in most Office admin. Programs such as Microsoft Office, and Corel.
• Dependable, focused, and efficient with strong attention to detail.
•  Troubleshooting skills with the ability to find alternative resources for getting the job done.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team leader who can manage multiple tasks.

Management Expertise

• Theater Director for a touring Improv Comedy group with a cast of 15 since 2001.
• Supervised a team of 4 for a distribution warehouse : Any Mountain
• Supervised a team of 7 workers for the facility consolidation of Legacy Marketing.

Purchasing Experience

• Over 10 years of purchasing experience.
• Proficiency in expediting, contract negotiations, requisition creation, purchase orderplacement/updating, vender follow-up, lead-time forecasting, vender evaluation, and reconciliation.
• Improved speed and efficiency of the “Order aging report “by creating an excel document that separated aged purchase orders downloaded from Oracle by department and category.
• Maintain working relationships with customers on matters relating to substitutions, equivalents, delivery schedules, and vendor problems.
• Accounts Payable Crossover Training in Billing and Reconciliations.

Inventory Control Experience

• Improved departments’ ability to pull orders in an efficient manner by creating a back stock inventory system.
• Proficiency in cycle counts, min/max fulfillment, inventory shrinkage, inventory analysis, shipping and receiving, maintaining fill rates, and shipping time released back stock.
• Implemented a seasonal excess retail stock storage facility by creating a back stock inventory warehouse in the distribution center which allowed stores to quickly change there seasonal selection.
• Forklift safety training in Narrow aisle, Counter balance, and Order Picker.

Computer Expertise

• Created a visual basic program that updated purchasing, customer service, and warehouse departments in real time. This enabled employees to respond to customer inquiries with consistent, accurate, and timely information.
• Implemented a supply tracking system using a spreadsheet that tracked monthly expenditures of office supplies for 10 stores. This allowed the adjustment of funding to the stores based on demand.
• Built an inventory control and purchasing database using access for a semiconductor wafer recycling company. This allowed the company to accurately order and plan for lead times on clean   room supplies, chemicals, and wafers received from outside sources.

Work Related References

Please email me for references: aramis74@aol.com

Relevant Work History

Monterey Gourmet Foods                                       Napa, Ca.                                May 2007 – Nov 2007
Inventory Analyst                                                   Anna Arandi                          
Duties: Product Planning, Inventory control, Cycle counting, Purchasing, MRP, BOM scheduling, Use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Quality check of product. Shipping/Rec., Freight scheduling, inventory/Purchasing reconciliation.

Temporary Service: Nelson Staffing                                       Petaluma , Ca.                         May 2006 – May 2007
Facilities Coordinator              Client: Legacy Marketing        Mark Mondragon                   
Duties: Shipping and Receiving; Office Mailroom distribution; Building Facilities duties that included ergo cubicle buildups and teardowns, Light troubleshooting and repairing of office equipment such as faxes, copiers, and printers. Vendor call in and customer service of major office equipment failures. Purchasing; Stockroom supply inventory and maintenance.

Creekside Managed Care                                                        Santa Rosa Ca.                        July 2004 – Feb 2006
Purchasing                                                                              Mark Bradburry                     
Duties: Purchasing Pharmaceutical Supplies; Alternate Delivery Driver. Managed usage reports to plan monthly purchases of medications; SMO Database system inventory control; returns management; customer service; Vendor negotiations/evaluations; delivery scheduling;  create purchase requisitions ; review and approve purchase orders; maintain usage reports.

Temporary Service: Express Personal                                     Santa Rosa, Ca.                       Nov 2003 – July 2004
Clerk/driver             Client: Creekside Managed Care             Blake Frohlec                         
Duties: Delivery Driver; medication reclamation; and medication repacking.

Temporary Service: Nelson Staffing                                       Petaluma Ca.                           Feb 2003 – Oct 2003
Clerk/inventory       Clients: AFC,Hydrofarm                                                                       
Duties: In Charge of Inventory Control, shipping and receiving; cataloging and warehousing; cycle counts; staging and kiting electronic components.

Temporary Service: Benchmark staffing                 Oakland, CA.                          March 2002-February 2003
Inventory Control    Client: Any Mountain LTD.                    Manager: Kristin Sylvia         
Duties: Shipping and receiving, inventory control; distribution ;admin clerk office support; Creating and maintaining an inventory system with software support for seasonal retail back stock; cycle counts; quality control; customer service/MRB returns; purchasing and vendor negotiations; task/training supervision.

Extracurricular Career (weekends):
California Comedy Improv                                                     Santa Rosa Ca.                        Aug 2001 – Present
Director/Manager                                                                                                                                   
Duties: Contract negotiations; Season Scheduling; Hiring and auditioning; Training and Supervising; Scripting and performance reviews.