Purchasing & Planning Employee Spotlight: Oscar Interiano

Production buyer Oscar Interiano brings to his position a background in international imports and exports as well as international sales. He currently manages multiple commodity lines and suppliers along with numerous cost savings/avoidance projects. An employee of seven years, Oscar enjoys working for GPI mainly because he truly believes the products we build have a significant impact not just domestically, but internationally as well and he enjoys being a part of that. 

A typical day in Oscar’s shoes would be analyzing buying trends based on current consumption rates, following up on raw materials that are in transit mainly on the ocean, working with internal teams to resolve any non-conforming material issues, meeting with various vendors and providing input on new and upcoming projects.  His understanding of supply and demand trends based on historical data and current market trends helps him make better decisions in his role. Having worked in sales for 11 years and purchasing for 5 gives him an advantage, as he has seen both sides of the spectrum. 

Oscar is fully bilingual in Spanish and partially fluent in Portuguese. One of the causes he cares greatly about is equality. Being an immigrant from immigrant parents, Oscar tries to do his part in helping people who are new to the U.S. learn the language and culture…in fact, he taught U.S. citizenship classes for 9 years! 

In his free time, Oscar loves to spend time with his family. He has three beautiful boys and for him, when they are together, there is not greater joy!