Sara Laura Ortega-Salas

Reported to Executive Buyer with responsibility for: • Search and select equipment for new stores, restaurants and special projects. • Negotiate costs of equipment along with support and maintenance contracts. • Coordinate suppliers to delivery and install equipment always on time. • Provide leadership for my team finding new technology that met specific business needs for the Wal-Mart food processing plant.

Reported to Senior Director with responsibility for: • Maintain and update the item file and create purchase orders to keep the warehouse stocked. • Find in country suppliers that could deliver quality products and develop them to delivery product according to the IC Intracom specifications. • Assist Sales Department managing the Wal-Mart stores account in Mexico. • Prepare Retail Link reports. • Responsible to purchase internal consumption products and services. • Coordinate travel arrangements.

As Assistant Buyer I had the opportunity to colaborate with Conection Center, Jewelry and Perishable categories with the following responsabilities: Select assortment. Negotiate costs. Create metric reports using Retail Link and analyze them to attack opportunities. Create and present Power Point presentations. Create SKUS in the system introducing item description and prices. Coordinate anual meetings. Coordinate vendors to deliver samples and displays. Develop new vendors and packages.

Reported to Senior Director with responsibility for: • Prepare and distribute confidential information for the Administration Department. • Coordinate meetings, conference calls, travel arrangements. • Provide support to Marketing area in recruiting new suppliers for the company. • Coordinate lodging for the International Year Beginning Meeting in Acapulco 2000. • Create useful and accurate reports for the area with company systems and/or gathering information received by internal areas.