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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

 Create and manage material master data including materials, purchasing records and bills of material for more than 100,000 materials across twelve plant locations Perform periodic audits across more than 35 data points to ensure data integrity Coordinate master data requirements with other functional data owners to ensure master data integrity with SAP.  Work closely with Marketing, Sourcing, Planning, and Cost Accounting during New Product Introduction phase.  Work with Information Technology to ensure alignment of master data rules and the operations of the application.  Create and program over 400 transaction and query automation scripts using Winshuttle software to maximize efficiency and accuracy, resulting in a company savings of over 26,000 hours of manual data entry per year.  Investigate and correct issues preventing success in distribution, inventory movement, purchasing, sales, and costing.  Provide training to other employees in Master Data functions as well as all company users of Winshuttle software.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

 Managed inventory at corporate office. Conducted quarterly cycle counts and year-end physical inventory for audit by Cost Accounting.  Reduced inventory shrinkage at the corporate office from 30% annually to an average of 1% annually by implementing structured inventory controls. Developed and implemented a program to convert sample inventory to sales through local dealers for a net gain to the company. Collaborated with the Marketing Department to obtain and distribute inventory to and from various locations.  Independently made business decisions and took appropriate action to administer programs. Worked within stringent deadlines to complete projects and assignments. Identified problems, analyzed alternatives, and developed viable recommendations. Created accommodation and employee sales orders. Utilized SAP business processes for inventory movements, warehouse management, order entry, inbound and outbound deliveries, handling units, and purchase order receipt.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

 Prepared cost accounting reports including LIFO, obsolete inventory, purchase price variance, and currency conversion for Cost Accounting Manager.  Managed in-transit inventory from overseas vendors and company factories. Created Excel spreadsheets to convert export and import data for upload into Customs software for duty drawback.  Processed invoice receivers. Utilized AS400 software.

Researched and processed customer claims for refunds on ticket purchases.Managed Petty Cash Account.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Studies - History

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration - Marketing