LATOYA TAYLOR-THORPE

Company Overview: OMEGA Medical Group of companies owns and operates medical facilities across western Jamaica. Inclusive of Pharmacy, MRI, CT & Ultrasound services, Laboratory, Hospital, Urgent Care Centers, and Nurse's Station on resorts.

• Managed every stage of the organization's procurement and supply chain processes, inclusive of warehouse operations.
• Exceeded the 15% cost reduction KPI.
• Created and successfully implemented department S.O.P.
• Created and implemented inventory and storage protocols for the warehouse.
• Reduced stockouts to below 10%.

Skills:

• Operations Management
• Business Analytics
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Warehouse Operations
• Contract Negotiation and Management
• Project Management
• Procurement Process Management
• Logistics Management

• Managed international procurement based on food group assigned.
• Created weekly reports to track and resolve any challenges with the fulfillment of hospitality orders.
• Coordinated buyer activities across categories to ensure the timely fulfillment of orders.
• Coordinated with sales to ensure the timely flow of information to enhance their order response and fulfillment efficiency.
• Monitoring inventory across Food & Beverage categories for Jamaica and St. Lucia.
• Assessed procurement practices and assisted with implementation of best practices.

• Skills: Operations Management
• Business Analytics
• Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Data Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Business Analysis

• Managing the daily operation of the centralized purchasing department for 5 resorts
• Purchasing is centralized and covers all purchases inclusive of Food and Beverage, Operational Equipment & Supplies and Maintenance tools, parts, equipment and supplies for Royalton Blue Waters, Royalton White Sands, Royalton Negril, Hideaway Royalton Negril, and Grand Lido Negril
• Contract, CAPEX & OS&E order, and logistics management for Royalton Jamaica
• Skills: Operations Management
• Business Analytics
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• Leadership and team building

• Managing the daily operation of the purchasing department
• Purchasing is centralized and covers all purchases inclusive of Food and Beverage, Operational Equipment & Supplies and Maintenance tools, parts, equipment and supplies for Royalton Blue Waters, Royalton White Sands, Royalton Negril, Hideaway Royalton Negril, and Grand Lido Negril
• Assisting with Contract, OS&E and CAPEX management for Royalton Jamaica
• Skills: Operations Management
• Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• Leadership and team building

• Assisting with the daily Management of operations for the Purchasing Department
• Purchasing is centralized and covers all purchases inclusive of Food and Beverage, Operational Equipment & Supplies and Maintenance tools, parts, equipment and supplies for Royalton Blue Waters, Royalton White Sands, Royalton Negril, Hideaway Royalton Negril, and Grand Lido Negril
• Skills: Operations Management
• Microsoft Office
• Time Management
• Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• Leadership and team building

• Company Overview: INCLUSIVE OF EXPRESS CATERING LIMITED
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services
• I manage procurement and logistics for our International Franchises; Dairy Queen, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne, Nathans, Quiznos, Wendy's, Domino's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Starbucks, Marguerites Fine Dining Restaurant, Coral Cliff, Blue Beats, Margaritaville Caribbean - Jamaica/Grand Turks/Cayman/St
• Thomas UVI and our home-grown concepts
• This included not only procurement but the coordination of shipments from the USA, Asia, and Europe
• Inclusive of working with the Freight Forwarder, Customs Broker, Customs, Shipping lines and various local agencies to ensure timely clearance and delivery of shipments
• INCLUSIVE OF EXPRESS CATERING LIMITED
• Skills: Operations Management
• Business Analytics
• Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Data Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Business Analysis
• Inventory Management

• I managed the procurement of all material and supplies for multimillion dollar projects for Herzog Seal Jamaica
• I was responsible for ordering based on the BQ and ensuring delivery based on the individual project schedules
• My duties also entailed creation and submittal of reports to show updated costing for each project based on the monthly purchases and percentage of completion
• Duties also included the coordination and clearance of overseas purchases as well as equipment
• Skills: Procurement
• Microsoft Office
• Time Management

• Administrative duties; maintaining records, compiling documents, creating Microsoft Excel and Word documents, analysing, and compiling bid information, compiling information for training materials using Power Point
• Coordinating all shipments (USA, Europe, and Asia) with the supplier, contractors, consultants, and our Customs Broker
• Ordering material locally, and from overseas Europe/Asia/USA
• Managing our two warehouses (12,000 sq
• Ft and 6,000 sq
• Ft) and its crews
• Creating Purchase Orders and calculating percentage of completion for contracts
• Updating construction software
• Maintaining reports reflecting the daily/weekly/monthly progress of construction
• Working along with the accounts department to reconcile payments for each month
• Assisting in contract administration to ensure that our design team, consultants, contractors, and architects adhere to their contracts, preparing reimbursable and ensuring that all reimbursable requests are in tandem with the contractual agreements
• Making changes (Change Orders) to contracts
• Creating payment requisitions
• Assisting the director by doing research and compiling reports
• Creating Value engineering reports
• Assisting in budgetary compilation and amendments
• Creating Exemption Letters for shipment
• Processing shipping documents
• Organizing on site storage of containers and equipment
• Maintaining shipping records and an up-to-date log of all equipment and containers stored on site
• Inclusive of working with the Freight Forwarder, Customs Broker, Customs, Shipping lines and various local agencies to ensure timely clearance and delivery of shipments
• Skills: Microsoft Office
• Supply Chain Management
• Time Management
• Inventory Management