Management of supply chain for Railing, Fence, Deck, and Ozco Building Products divisions.o Manager of team processing sales orders and customer purchase orders for 300 – 400 containers per year from China.o Corresponded with customers and factories in China to maximize container efficiencies.o Managed daily email correspondence with multiple factories and suppliers in China to coordinate production and shipment of containers.o Tracked inbound containers and notified customers of pending deliveries.o Maintained spreadsheets with tracking and billing information. Built and Maintained Access database with container informationo Determined HTS codes and duties payable while processing sales orders and purchase orders through the Billing Manager.o Processed purchase order receipts and invoicing through A/P.o Managed UPS SCS billing of all containers and international small package shipments.o Lead teams to solve issues in all areas of ordering and shipping to allow for smooth operations.o Assisted Operations teams in identifying and writing proper procedures to maintain integrity with operational processes.o Trained new employees.o Employee of the Quarter – Q4 2013

Spare parts buyer for electron microscopes on demand special orders and weekly MRP.o Supported 75-100 Field Service Engineers (FSEs) in the US.o Managed Return Merchandise, deciding what could be repaired, return to stock, or scrapped.o Handled Domestic and International purchasing including Import/Export controls, determining HTS codes, and document retention.o Responsible for Bi-annual inventory preparation and reconciliation for FSE off-site parts.o Maintained budgetary constraints on purchasing and inventory levels.o Maintained material master and info record data with pricing and basic data for existing and new parts.o Responsible for maintaining accurate data to track historical information for management.

Processed 7-11’s licensee customer orders and monitored from orders through delivery. o Managed price changes, new item set up and available inventory for six customer product lines including those in Canada and Mexico.o Created weekly orders to fill outbound trucks from transfer centers to customer’s (7-11) distribution centers. o Maintained profitability on 21-30 trucks weekly with a 98.5 to 99.5 % service level.o Responsible for maintaining Store Supplies Category, Retail Non-Food and Retail Food product at 21 days of inventory with average annual fill rate of 99.5% with average quarterly days inventory of 20 days. o Maintained Category lists consisting of over 30 vendors with about 100 SKUs.o Supported A/P with invoicing discrepancies.o Part of team responsible for testing of new SAP system after implementation and recommended changes to attain optimal information and accuracy of information.o Assigned to team to document procedures and process controls for quality customer service of domestic and international licensees including vendor information for seamless interaction by other employees.

Hired to established written processes of new Great Plains software conversion and procedures to assist with ISO 9001 certification audit and SOX compliance. o Provided internal customer service to all departments including accounting, engineering, and sales. o Responsible for inventory and receiving process accuracy, warehouse and records organization. Established and converted all warehouse parts to a bin location system.

Commodities Included - steel, plastics, electrical, fasteners, pneumatics, wood products, electronic parts, power supplies, fuses, antennae, amplifiers, connectors, related accessories.

Hired to be On-site representative for Avnet at Marconi to assisting with business analysis and the negotiation of global pricing. o Coordinated both AVNET Genesis and Marconi SAP systems to ensure on-time delivery of electronics. o Resolved charge-back discrepancy documents and corrected shipping and invoicing A/P issues.o Coordinated with customer’s purchasing agents, planning, production, and engineering personnel for maximum production efficiencies. o Monitored and verified inventory of PCBs, relays, custom metals and plastics, LEDs and diodes. o Updated material master file for parts to reflect accurate pricing and lead times. o Conducted preferred supplier meetings and onsite visits to enhance relationships with Marconi’s vendors and to secure prompt turn around of defective material, ensure integrity of original shipments and avoid future accounting problems.