Loelle Azalea Magante
SOCKBURN,Christchurch
Summary
Commerce graduate from the University of Canterbury. Results-driven Purchasing Officer with strong customer service skills, highly organized, team-driven, has strong critical thinking skills and keen to take on new challenges. Looking for an entry-level job that utilizes strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, creativity and offers an opportunity to work as part of a team and take on high levels of responsibility.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Officer
Tait Communications
Sockburn, Christchurch
08.2023 - Current
- Manage purchase orders (raising, monitoring, rescheduling, cancelling, and expediting purchase orders) to ensure timely delivery to meet the requirements of the production plan.
- Resolve supply issues - address and resolve any component and material supply issues that may arise, applying proactive problem-solving skills and effective communication with suppliers.
- Build and manage strong relationships with our suppliers - seek opportunities to negotiate prices and other commercial terms and explore alternative supplier options when necessary.
- Optimize delivery and costs - collaborate with our suppliers to consolidate the delivery of purchase orders and optimize delivery times and freight costs. Work closely with our production planners to ensure components and materials are delivered within standard lead times, enabling us to meet unplanned production requirements.
- Maintain accurate item, supplier, and purchase order data in our systems (Baan and SAP).
- Provide purchase forecasts to suppliers as required and support the inward goods team in resolving supplier delivery issues.
- Service performance - Monitor suppliers' delivery, quality, and communication performance. Proactively work with suppliers to address any issues that arise and seek opportunities to enhance overall supplier performance
- Establishing professional relationships with clients as well as vendors and suppliers.
Assembly Line Worker
Tait Communications
Sockburn, Christchurch
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Radio material assembly and installation of components, units, subassemblies, wiring, and soldering.
- Inspect assemblies and clean parts thoroughly. Troubleshoot radios and fix defects through performing diagnostic tests and conduct adjustments when needed to make sure it functions efficiently according to client specifications.
- Final test mobile radios to ensure conformance to specifications and correct defects, test radio functional performance.
- Tag components and label radios with the right barcode for final testing.
- Comply with health and safety procedures by wearing proper PPE and using assigned safety equipment for appropriate tasks.
Crew Member
KFC
Hornby, Christchurch
12.2018 - 12.2021
- Customer service/effective communication skills - preparing fresh products, greeting customers, taking orders both in the drive thru and front-of-house, completing customer transactions on the cash register, preparing menu items and assembling orders.
- Organisational skills - team motivation, goal setting (top 10 branch in the country/achieve sales target), stock inventory.
- Resiliency/Adaptability skills - fast-paced environment/high-stress environment, handling customer complaints and queries.
ANZ Gateway Program
ANZ
Addington, Christchurch
02.2018 - 03.2018
- A STAR course where I participated a short-term program when I was in high school. The Gateway course gave me the opportunity to experience the work environment inside the ANZ bank in Addington. This allowed me to work closely with the employees, the customers, and the manager in that branch throughout the daily transactions, scheduled meetings and appointments. I get to understand the real-life financial problems from each customer whenever I sit with the senior personal accountants together with the solution they recommend in resolving these problems from a client.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing, Strategy, And Entrepreneurship
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand, NZ12-2021
Skills
Creative Skills & Organizational Skills:
- Worked in an academic group work collaborating and contributing to achieve a common objective for certain Marketing Management projects (planning meetings, coordination, developing ethical advertising campaigns, etc)
- Worked with a diverse team academically and a cross-functional team in my part-time job and learned the importance of inclusivity
- Worked for the student newspaper in high school as the head English news writer I had to ensure that the news writing team was finished on time for all the print deadlines
Adaptability & Strong Decision Making:
- I combined my studies with a part-time job and learned how to adapt with a different environment through my sound judgement, desire to learn, and ability to build and maintain relationships
- The constant change of my work environment allowed me to respond quickly to changing ideas, responsibilities, and expectations as a team member
- Having worked in a cross-functional team has honed my skills of decision making under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Having experienced the real work environment in one of ANZ’s branch and working with their team has honed my adaptability skills
Written & Oral Communication Skills:
- Throughout each of my roles from work experience, I have prided myself on my ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds and have demonstrated strong negotiation skills
- I have an excellent project management, creativity, and research skills with high attention to detail and the process
- Proficient computer skills, including MS Office and experience using Canva, Google Ads, and Google Analytics Proficient in using procurement software and systems (experience with Baan and SAP)
Strong Negotiation Skills:
- Both my degree and most recent job required a high level of critical thinking including researching, analysing data, and making marketing strategies/recommendations This helped me develop my negotiation and communication skills from engaging with the industry stakeholders
Flexibility & Problem-solving Skills:
- Having worked in a customer-facing role in which I addressed customer complaints and worked to identify solutions daily High ability to handle difficult and unexpected situations in a high-stress and fast-paced environment
- Commercially aware and able to analyze market trends and supplier performance
Affiliations
In my spare time, I enjoy meeting up with my friends and family. I enjoy going on a hike and the gym with my friends and playing the ukulele while creating short music covers. I love to paint as it is a form of inspiration for me, and it is one of my stress relievers. During my time in the university, I was involved in UC Balangay, an organization established to share the rich Filipino culture and traditions among the UC students and the wider community. I also prided myself from the valuable experience I got from high school being able to join our Journalism club and honing my creativity through news writing. From that experience, I discovered my passion for creative writing that evokes emotion out of the readers whether it be on paper or on a website. I am also a volunteer for the Forest & Bird Youth Christchurch, which is a network of young
Languages
English
Full Professional
Tagalog
Native/ Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary
Japanese
Elementary
Accomplishments
Relevant modules include:
- Advertising & Promotion Management: gained a broad understanding of concepts of Marketing communications and the effective understanding of consumer behaviour. Customer communication and engagement through brand management, brand positioning, content creation and promotion.
- Strategic Management: gained a broad understanding of setting objectives, planning, implementing the necessary changes and measuring the outcomes for an organisation.
- Strategy Processes & Practices: explored contemporary issues and develop insights into strategizing more effectively, creatively, and analytically.
Certification
- Digital Marketing: gained an overview of online, digital, internet and social media marketing techniques and practices through the utilization of online marketing platforms and decision making in the modern workplace. Gained qualifications in Google Analytics and Google Ads Display Certification.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Purchasing Officer
Tait Communications
08.2023 - Current
Assembly Line Worker
Tait Communications
01.2022 - 08.2023
Crew Member
KFC
12.2018 - 12.2021
ANZ Gateway Program
ANZ
02.2018 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing, Strategy, And Entrepreneurship
University of Canterbury
Similar Profiles
Zoren James Dela CruzZoren James Dela Cruz
Integration Engineer at Tait CommunicationsIntegration Engineer at Tait Communications
Cindy LangstonCindy Langston
Bids & Proposals Manager at TAIT COMMUNICATIONSBids & Proposals Manager at TAIT COMMUNICATIONS
Jared HouzeJared Houze
Control Fabricator at TAITControl Fabricator at TAIT