Tami Swain Email & Phone Number

Burnsville, Mn

Responsible for item number set up, bill of material creation and artwork copy approval. Followed process and procedures that were in compliance of 21CFR820 for medical devices. Worked closely with the Art, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Marketing and/or Sales department(s). Managed 3 direct reports: 2 project coordinators and 1 senior project coordinator.

Burnville, Mn

Promoted to this role to turn the department around. Reported to the Vice President of Operations. Managed 6 direct reports: 2 buyers, 1 senior buyer and 1 buyer and import compliance specialist plus 2 project coordinators.

Burnsville, Mn

Promoted by President to implement a vendor charge back program to improve non-conforming material issues and continuously look for areas of improvement. Manage 4 direct reports: 3 buyers and 1 senior buyer. Responsible for the purchasing of materials and equipment within established quality standards at a reasonable cost, assuring on-time deliveries to meet production and distribution schedules.

Burnsville, Mn

Relocated to Minneapolis to turn POS reports into a readable format and publish to key team members, identify product trends, collaborate with the account managers and operations as necessary to adjust forecasts, contact customers, etc. Also responsible for extracting customer forecasts from customer web portals, analyzing against our system forecasts and making adjustments when necessary.

St. Charles, Mi

Responsible for purchasing raw materials and finished goods domestically and internationally. Ensured on-time deliveries by following up with vendors to ensure receipt of PO and confirmed ship date. Ensured paperwork was completed and submitted for import clearance. Made updates to PO as well as notified staff of any significant changes. Managed ECO’s for items within my assigned categories.

Waynesboro, Ga

Responsible for purchasing raw materials and finished goods internationally. Ensured on-time deliveries by following up with vendors to ensure receipt of PO and confirmed ship date. Ensured paperwork was completed and submitted for import clearance. Made updates to PO as well as notified staff of any significant changes.

Alpharetta, Ga

Responsible for 3 customer service representatives, an EDI coordinator and receptionist. Managed order entry, customer shipment tracking, communicating customer questions, complaints, issues, etc., answering customer calls and fabric/clothing care questions from consumer hotline. Also managed the receiving and processing of EDI orders, working with sales on new items specifications and worked with 3rd party EDI provider. Managed the reception center who handled 10 line phone system, directing phone calls, greeting visitors and sorting of mail.

Responsible for order entry, customer shipment tracking, communicating customer questions, complaints, issues, etc., answering customer calls and fabric/clothing care questions from consumer hotline.

Flint, Mi

Responsible for recording payroll hours, filing and other general administrative duties for the CFO.