Gina Ponce

Supply Chain and Operations leader with more than 28 years of progressive experience managing purchasing, inventory, warehouse operations, logistics, production support, and multi-site manufacturing operations. Recognized for improving operational performance by strengthening processes, building accountability, optimizing inventory, and aligning purchasing, warehouse, and production activities with business objectives. Experienced partnering with executive leadership to solve operational challenges, implement practical solutions, and improve efficiency without disrupting day-to-day operations. Combines deep purchasing expertise with hands-on operational leadership, NetSuite ERP/WMS knowledge, and a continuous improvement mindset to deliver sustainable results.

Supervised material flow, storage and global order fulfillment. Maintained accurate stock records and schedules. Reported inventory balances and cycle counts, Received incoming shipments and reviewed contents against purchase order for accuracy. Rotated stock by code and receiving date. Worked with managers to implement the company's policies and goals. Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics operations using simulation models and other tools. Acted as a liaison between logistic carriers and suppliers, scheduled and monitored all in coming shipments in order to guarantee on-time delivery

Manages the scheduling and timeliness of the production process to ensure the company meets all deadlines Creates and releases work orders to production for builds Managing material and equipment availability, scheduling production Planning, scheduling and coordinating production of the company’s products Evaluating raw materials and equipment to ensure everything is in place for production Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management & Sales Team Handling production disruptions and productivity problems Finding ways to improve productivity and reduce costs Presents build plan daily to production team and VP of Operations Orders and update vendor purchase orders & potential change orders in custom NetSuite reports to reflect shipping dates and part quantities based on procurement department correspondence, with due diligence and oversight. Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic operational and performance goals for each plant aligned to company goals. Spearheads Inventory Management and Production Management: problem-solving any issues, closes work orders and verifies consumption of all material and labor, to ensure transactions completed in the proper order and with integrity. Governs daily cycle counts, ensuring that hundreds of bins and locations are properly labeled (using barcode scanners) and kept up to standard. Adjusts for high volume purchases and split parts of partials to reflect items and received lead times. Confirms and updates shipping methods and maintains transit time for accurate lead and delivery. Schedules daily workload according to the monthly build plan 100% to enable success; communicates cross-functionally with kitting and production assembly to stay on pace with best practices. Provides reporting to the executive management team and stakeholders. Liaise between Inside/Outside Sales, Production and Purchasing Department regarding shipments, in transit and receipts.

Monitor stock levels in the warehouse, count and pull parts for kits. Prepare inventory and shortage reports, perform physical inventories and reports for various customers. Document and verify packages and components received from customers are correct, able to read assembly drawings. Provide training to new trainees. Update and enter new customer Bill of materials and new part numbers in Mas90. Solicit and analyze quotations, negotiate with suppliers to gain the best price possible, place purchase orders and requisitions. address supplier performance issues. Resolve uncompetitive or incorrect pricing, delivery lead-time problems, quality, or service issues. Track and follow up on orders to ensure prompt on-time delivery. Work with Shipping and Receiving to resolve any conflicts with orders or disposition of discrepant items, maintain and modify company database

Receive customer supplied materials in database, release and manage production work orders, update all operating procedures for the production department, check quality of finished goods, address and resolve any issues that may develop, determine production priorities by studying master production schedule and customer requirements

Solicit and analyze quotations, negotiate with suppliers to gain the best price possible, place purchase orders and requisitions, address supplier performance issues, uncompetitive or incorrect pricing, delivery lead-time problems, quality or service issues, track and follow up on orders to ensure prompt on-time delivery, work with Shipping and Receiving to resolve any conflicts with orders or disposition of discrepant items, work with Accounts Payable to ensure proper payment on items received, maintain and modify Vendor/Supplier database and assist with yearly inventory