Colette White Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Lewisville, Texas, United States

Listening to company concerns, working with their current resources and gaining concurring opinions on optimum solutions.Clients include: OEM’s, Manufacturing facilities, Excavation Companies, Restaurant/Bars, OEM Manufacture: Professional-grade avionics system solutions for commercial and military aircraft. Annual sales $16M Procurement and Manufacturing OperationsEstablished purchasing guidelines, Created MRP modules, Enhanced Vendor/Procurement negotiations, Opened communications between departments (engineering, procurement, sales, accounting), Evaluated forecasting methods and designed a middle ground keeping inventory down and customer service up, Cleaned up ERP system so that a true MRP system could be implemented. (Syteline v8.3)Excavation Services: Serving the swimming pool and spa industry. Annual sales $12M Corporate OperationsSet-up General Ledger accounting system, Organized and entered two years of bookkeeping into Quickbooks, Reformatted job scheduling program, Enhanced maintenance schedules for equipment, Purchased heavy equipment and dump trucks. Restaurant & Bar Management creating & opening new concepts. Annual sales $10M Corporate OperationsOrganized and set-up the General Ledger accounting system for 7 restaurant/bars. Fully managed accounting and reporting functions for all seven subsidiaries, as well as bi-weekly payroll for 150 part-time employees and 20 salaried employees. (Quickbooks, ADP)

Lowell, Ar

Automotive tool sales and distribution servicing more than 500 customers across 2,500 square miles in South West Missouri. Initial start-up Annual sales of $100K to Annual sales of $500KCreated the General Ledger accounting system for sales, purchases and inventory control. Fully managed accounting and reporting functions. (Quickbooks) Identified key suppliers and negotiated contractual pricing Placed purchase orders, controlled inventory and ensured proper credits on warranties Maintained Accounts Receivable for 500+ customers. Including staying on top of late payments and making collection calls. Managed Accounts payable and expense control procedures including bank and account reconciliation.

Casa Grande, Arizona

OEM of HVAC grills, registers and diffusers; annual sales of $300M with 10 inventory turns per year. 100% custom-built products with a 2-week lead time on standard products and a maximum 4-week lead time on special ordersProvided leadership and accountability in the purchasing department. Attained proper receiving and storage of inventory while improving efficient material movement to designated areas and maintaining accurate inventory control of all products. (SyteLine 6)• Established and implemented company purchasing guidelines. Researched and selected purchasing programs and tools for the department to successfully bring in the right products at the right quantities to meet our customer requirements. Commodities included but not limited to: Raw Materials: Cold Roll steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum in coils and sheets. Machined parts: Stainless Steel, Cold Roll steel, Aluminum, Plastic, etc. Off-the-shelf items: Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatic, Hardware, MRO products, etc. Capital Equipment purchases: Punch Presses, Drill Presses, Paint Line, Forklifts, etc. Competitive bids for shipping transportation, Flatbed, LTL, Overnight, etc.• Improved receiving / inventory control through enhanced processes and oversight: Established a process ensuring receipts were accounted for at the time of transaction Reduced inventory from $1.3M to $1.02M, making 10 turns a year. Obtained with cost savings and procuring the correct product at the correct time Decreased wait time from the store room to the floor from 24 hours to a maximum of 5 hours Organized inventory which decreased wall to wall inventory counts from 10+ hours to 8 hours Passed all inventory Bank Audits

Phoenix, Arizona Area

OEM of steel rolling doors; annual sales of $22M with 12 inventory turns per year. 100% custom-built products with 2-week lead time on standard products and a maximum of 6-week lead time on special orders. Charged with purchasing, receiving and storing materials; accurate inventory control; scheduling of production floor and securing transportation to customer sites. Purchased raw materials, machined parts, off-the-shelf items, capital equipment and transportation. (AS400)• Instituted purchasing guidelines: Configured the best program for the materials department to manage costs while obtaining quality product in proper quantities for meeting our customer needs.• Achieved significant bottom-line savings through improved inventory control: Decreased inventory from $1.5M to $950K making 12 turns a year instead of 2 Reduced wait time from the store room to the floor from 24 hours to a maximum of 3 hours Increased efficiency of wall to wall inventory counts going from 16 hours to 12 hours and from four times a year to twice a year. Implemented effective inventory control processes. Passed all inventory bank audits. Twice a year were surprise audits and twice a year the auditors came on inventory count days• Strengthened scheduling and shipping through cross-functional communication: Facilitated daily production meetings with manufacturing, purchasing, scheduling and shipping. Opened communications with the manufacturing floor and worked closely with shipping to drive efficiencies.