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Manage inventory from 36 suppliers by minimizing expedite cost while keeping inventory carrying cost low. Work with material service and supplier to resolve delivery issues. Work with accounting and supplier to resolve invoice discrepancies. Approve freight invoices and custom clearance invoices for the two carriers that transport product from our Mexico plant. Analyze freight cost trends from Mexico plant and report to management weekly if cost is within budget. Work with suppliers to utilize truck space efficiently, so the budget goals will continue to be met.• Restored good relationship with supplier on the brink of termination.• Established and set up database with new sister company in Mexico.• Persuade management how to use Plex parameters more effectively.TECHNOLOGY: Plex (ERP), Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook.

Formerly AESCO Inc.Temporary to hire – employee of Accountemps (A Robert Half Company) for 5 months.Executed production work orders and coordinated job priority with stockroom, QC, Testing, Tuning and packaging departments. Analyzed weekly, manufacturing variance report; looking for cost inconsistencies between engineering bill of material and work order bill of material. Coordinated with engineering in performing real time changes and adjustments to bill of material.• Trained new employees on how to use ERP system and answered co-worker’s computer questions.• Assisted in establishing traceability of raw material inventory with a new lot coding system.• Assisted in transferring inventory data from old database to new database.TECHNOLOGY: ManEx (ERP), AS400, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Access and Outlook.

Temporary 3-month assignment – employee of Accountemps (A Robert Half Company).Generated invoices for custom and standard customer orders.• Saved money by tracking down sales orders going back 18 months, which allowed management to issue partial credit instead of full credit on customer returns purchased 18 months prior.TECHNOLOGY: AS400, Microsoft Excel and Word.

Worked third shift production and weekends driving limousine while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Developed knowledge of running various types of equipment and seeing how plastic, rubber and metal manufacturing plants operated. Stayed connected with accounting by doing bookkeeping for a religious non-profit organization.• Maintained a consistent production rate of 105% for over 10 months at the last place worked.• Learned how to use Peachtree and QuickBooks, independent of college curriculum.• Assisted non-profit organization changing from pencil and paper to computerized accounting system.TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Peachtree, QuickBooks, ACL and integrated accounting software packages.

Temporary to hire – employee of Accountemps (A Robert Half Company) for 5 months.Performed special research projects to solve billing and sales discrepancies.• Assisted Residential Billing department with transferring customer records from AS400 to SAP.• Assisted supervisor in managing temporary staff.TECHNOLOGY: SAP (ERP), AS400, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsible for paying all plant expenses. Managed inventory through weekly inventory cycle counts, material planning and placing purchase orders to replenish inventory. Placed MRO purchase orders on behalf of engineering staff for special projects. Analyzed purchase order pricing.• Assisted plant manager with capital expenditure purchases.• Trained new payroll clerks.TECHNOLOGY: MRPII, Kronos (payroll), Microsoft Excel and Word.

Processed and assured all payroll transactions were correct in Kronos system. Processed inter-company billing.• Sorted and organized fasteners used in machine repair and set-up.TECHNOLOGY: MRPII, Kronos (payroll), Microsoft Excel and Word.

Coordinated ISO findings resolutions with production, engineering and quality assurance groups. Assisted in revising engineering drawings using computer designing software.• Assisted Quality Engineering manager with updated standards for SAE.• Assisted Quality assurance department with revising quality procedures.• Learned how to use Microsoft Excel and Word.TECHNOLOGY: MRPII, ME10 (2D drawing), Microsoft Excel and Word.

Assembled permanent swage connects to hoses and built quick connect couplings for valve and fitting business. Pressure tested hose assemblies.TECHNOLOGY: MRPII