louis yauri

senior procurement specialist

About

Procurement Executive / Global Operations Sourcing Manager Senior procurement manager, trainer and mentor with more than 15 years of global experience providing negotiation, leadership and business relationship building expertise. Highly effective communicator across cultural and organizational channels. Battle tested problem solver and team player developed through years of military and professional civilian experience. Mentoring, Training Team Leadership Entrepreneurial Cross-Functional Collaboration Project Management Strong Negotiation Skills Cross-Cultural Communication Strategic Planning Innovative Thinker and Executor Vendor Relations Strong Analytical Skills

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

logistics and supply chain

Skill

management, leadership, team leadership, strategic planning, customer service, sales, cross functional team leadership, microsoft office, purchasing, negotiation, strategy, project management, process improvement, budgets, business process improvement

Experience

sales director and procurement coordinator

anfab new york corp

2005-1 - 2007-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Responsible for sales for a startup resulting in a 50% sales growth increase, established and maintained working relationships with new clients and sales territories including NYC and the Tri-State area. Managed the procurement budget and prepared analysis reports for quarterly meetings with key stakeholders. * Reported to the President and CEO * Led and managed a team of 7 sales and logistics personnel. * Created and maintained sales leads for sales representatives. * Expanded several chain accounts thereby increasing sales by over 100% as well as more than doubling the company presence in newly established markets. * Worked directly with imports brokerage firm and logistics companies to expedite the importing procedures as required by law for the startup company. * Collaborated jointly with overseas procurement and logistics team for the imports of the entire company inventory. * Effectively optimized and maintained inventory control ensuring minimal loss of time sensitive goods.