Melody Bartlette Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Accountable for promoting fiscal responsibility among City staff, providing guidance on solicitation and contract administration best practices, and managing the citywide “As-Needed” contracts.• Manage the budget of “As-Needed" contracts for all staff departments, citywide. Receive and reviewquotes in order to determine approval; save quotes and proposals in Excel to track overall spending.Additionally communicate via email to necessary staff on contract updates.• Facilitate the solicitation process for several City departments with a focus on financial accountability andoverall project needs; review all procurement options with project managers and makerecommendations for selecting the correct solicitation route that will best meet their goals.• Review and process purchase requisitions for assigned departments.• Track and process change orders for staff in FinPlus; check contracts to ensure PO alignment withcontract amount.• Perform vendor PlanetBids registration assistance via phone, in person, and email; explain overallsolicitation process and troubleshoot system issues to ensure a streamlined experience.• Assist staff with general purchasing questions while aiming to maintain strong relationships with staffand encourage use of purchasing services.

Valencia, Ca 91355

Accountable for providing purchasing and acquisition assistance, managing “As-Needed” contracts, and handling bids and request for quote solicitations within a part-time role with the City of Santa Clarita. • Manage the budget of “As-Needed" contracts for all staff departments, City-wide. Receive and review quotes in order to determine approval; save quotes and proposals in Excel to track overall spending. Additionally communicate via email to necessary staff on contract updates. • Perform vendor PlanetBids registration assistance via phone, in person, and email; explain overall solicitation process and troubleshoot system issues to ensure a streamlined experience.• Process purchase orders and requisitions; draft initial documents, obtain signatures, and distribute to staff. Generate reports for purchase orders between $20K-$50K for Finance Department submittal and review.• Create and update vendor numbers; use LexisNexis to look up and verify vendor information.• Manage bid collection and stamping, distribute and collect Notification of Bid awards, and update winning bid information and all corresponding documents into system.• Track and process change orders for staff in FinPlus; check contracts to ensure PO alignment with contract amount. • Purchase office supplies, equipment and print projects for various City offices. Specifically assist with business cards, nameplates, rubber stamps, copy machines, and toner requests. Additionally help internal City staff research needed items and place Office Depot orders.

Santa Clarita, Ca

Represent Front Desk as a Lead Greeter and assist with retail operations oversight for a high-traffic fitness facility. Ensure consistent quality for guests while providing exceptional support to help achieve company sales goals. • Answer phones, process member check-ins, give tours, explain classes and schedules, process memberships, and professionally handle any complaints or membership cancellations. Keep accurate records inputting data and stats into company database to track studio progress for Supervisors. • Manage inventory and promotions within retail section of location; follow company directives to change displays to generate more interest and sales. Participate in conference calls with area studio Retail Managers, and regularly communicate with corporate to ensure facility is up-to-date with best practices.• Train new hires, perform shift schedules, and continually mentor staff; relied upon by upper management to develop and help implement new processes focused on improving overall employee morale, and streamlining and improving operational efficiency. • Work with management to drive facility’s social media campaigns.

Santa Clarita, Ca

Professionally greeted guests, provided membership information and assistance, and prepared high nutrition food within a busy gym. • Handled monetary transactions, processed new product shipments, and assisted with inventory control for retail area. • Personally worked with members to take before and after pictures and to instruct in the proper usage of the body fat testing machine.

Valencia, Ca

Provided general office administration, HR assistance, and project coordination for a company specializing in sheet metal fabrication. • Acted as a Customer Service Rep for company working with clients and vendors. Helped process accounts payable and accounts receivable for business; issued work orders and assisted with collections activity when necessary. • Performed administrative onboarding tasks for new hires; prepared information packets and acted as liaison during first weeks of staff employment. Additionally input all hours and payroll information for employees in order to send to payroll company for processing.