Melissa A. Smith York, PA 17406 760-415-6530 mobile Email: Itzmisse3x@aol.

com
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OBJECTIVE: To be a part of a strong Supply Management Team all working together for the good of the customer. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: 15+ years experience as Supply Chain Buyer/Planner as well as other related type roles Strong scheduling, planning and expediting experience. Extremely organized with excellent follow-up. Clear knowledge of material movement and transactions Understands manufacturing processes Purchasing and materials management principles Inventory control, Production control and Master scheduling Financial concepts & impacts Fluent Oracle ERP, MS Office, Staroffice and Web based applications. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Conducted regular scheduled meetings with Suppliers to ensure full demand horizon coverage, PO reconciliation and understanding of any potential supply gaps. Worked to resolve any Account Payable issues/invoice discrepancies Supports analysis of all Supplier Claims associated with Supply/Demand changes Customer Order Fulfillment: Execution of Worldwide customer backlog in conjunction with CFIT process: BPO process and Release management: Exception management related to any missed commits/call offs/shipments; ensure supplier support of early direct shipments, clearance of all shipment, in transit and receiving issues with logistics. Lead interface with internal backlog management on all supply/order related issues, including submission of any required reschedules, customer order escalations or expedite request. Responsible for all item attribute/PO maintenance to ensure the proper operation of supply demand and order fulfillment automated processes, including but not limited to Extreme Planning and CFIT. Reviews, plans, and procures parts/supplies and follow up on orders in support of field and sales staff. Request bids from various vendors for use in awarding annual and daily purchase contracts. Compared bids and submitted/considered price, quality, shipping terms and dependability of supplier. Coordinates Engineering changes with suppliers to ensure changes are made with little or no scrap incurred, ensures changes are made in a timely matter. Monitors production activity to insure a smooth and controlled flow of materials in a timely manner to meet production requirements. Trouble-shoots problem situations and coordinates the re-arrangement of purchase order schedules with affected organizations in order to supply finished goods at the scheduled time. Reviews daily production data to assist management in identifying possible causes of production problems. Provide timely input to the Operations Team regarding issues such as shortages, design changes, backlogs, etc. Provide input and assist marketing on new product launches specific to production and shipment. Supplier evaluation with concentration on finding alternative sources for problematic suppliers. Lean Purchasing Initiatives, including Kanban implementation, supplier metric development, on time delivery and supplier quality initiatives, packaging optimization, consigned inventory Lead team in mapping company ISO work instruction and procedural updates Analyzes inventory levels, production speed and product demands to help determine the amount of production to be produced and analyze the output for feasibility. Assist Production Manager, Customer Service, Marketing, QA and other departments in problem solving and expediting issues that could delay or alter schedules. Generated E&O monthly reports and met with Sales & OPS Team to discuss and action disposition of product. Responsible for purchasing materials, including raw, components, sub-assemblies and equipment, plus nonrecurring and recurring services.

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Melissa A. Smith York, PA 17406 760-415-6530 mobile Email: Itzmisse3x@aol.com

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Supply Chain Analyst II Oracle Inc. (acquisition) San Diego, CA (WFH employee) Buyer/Planner II Sun Microsystems

2/10-3/11

Santa Clara, CA (WFH employee)

12/09-2/10

Material Program Manager Sun Microsystems Santa Clara, CA (WFH employee) Buyer/Planner II Sun Microsystems

07/09-12/09

Santa Clara, CA (WFH employee)

10/06-07/09

Buyer/Planner II (resigned) Anacomp, Inc., Vista, CA MRO Buyer- (Temporary/Part Time) Breg, Inc. Vista, CA Unemployed due to Lay-off Escrow Assistant (lay off) Fidelity National Title & Escrow Buyer/Planner I Polaris Pool Systems

6/04-9/06

3/04-5/04 11/03-3/04

Carlsbad, CA

6/03-11/03

(resigned) Vista, CA

6/99-5/03

Jr. Buyer/Planner/Accounts Receivable (Temporary) Manpower/Kollmorgan Carlsbad, CA Accounts Receivable Assistant (laid off) Polestar Labs, Inc. Escondido, CA Shipping/Receiving Clerk Omni Express Temp Services/Polestar Labs, Inc. Buyer/Planner (moved west) KRB Machinery Company

3/99-4/99 11/98-2/99 8/98-11/98

Wrightsville, PA

8/95-6/98

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Japanese Kanban/Just in Time Techniques Japanese Kaizan Techniques MS Excel- MS Word- MS Access- MS Outlook StarOffice Began classes in Supply Chain Management-SDSU Extended

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WILLING TO RELOCATE
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