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Melissa Beck

SIX MILE,South Carolina

Summary

*Implementation of various substantial cost savings.

*Experience with submitting exclusions with federal government for imported items.

*Experience with submitting tariff codes for international shipments.

*AP, New Vendor Setup & Changes.

Experience with investigating invoices that go on hold & correct.

*I love building new relationships

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Purchasing Specialist

US Engine Valve
01.2009 - Current
  • Set up and schedule miscellaneous shipments (domestic and international)
  • Experience with Harmonized Tariff Codes
  • Experience with submitting Section 232 Steel Exclusions to the government to import steel into the US
  • Expediting materials when needed
  • Stock & Non-Stock Purchase Orders (Syspro/Argus)
  • Track spending
  • Investigate high usage items
  • Maintain & update forecasts for suppliers (tooling & sodium)
  • Enjoy working with suppliers and have a great working relationship with them
  • Helped implement new software version of Syspro 8
  • New vendor setup and updates
  • Oversee scrap process
  • Created database for associates to log scrap as it’s removed from scrap cage
  • Implemented a new, more efficient process of the sale of our scrap
  • Changed from monthly bid system to 1 supplier
  • Saved time on preparing & executing monthly bids
  • Saved money due to supplier supplied bins to contain scrap instead of us purchasing barrels each month that were not recouped
  • AP experience
  • Investigate & resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Familiar with SOX requirements
  • Implemented Kan-Ban System and Min/Max ordering
  • Customer Sales Orders
  • Process customer orders from Filezilla, thru Syspro and load into Tressel
  • Update the Daily Orders and the Ship Schedule
  • Support for Stockroom
  • Working with CribMaster
  • Maintaining current associates in system
  • Adding, changing & deleting needed commodities
  • Experienced Fork Truck driver
  • Support for Shipping Department
  • Cross trained to fill in for Shipping Associates during their absence
  • Experienced Fork Truck driver (including loading & unloading trailers).

QA Documentation/ISO Coordinator

Covidien
01.1999 - 01.2009
  • ISO 13485 Lead Auditor (Coordinator)
  • Coordinated audit teams to ensure each area of the plant was audited per the audit schedule
  • Experienced with being audited by the corporate, the FDA and TUV Registrars to ISO Standards
  • Documentation Coordinator/ComplianceWire Administrator
  • Worked with managers/superintendents/engineers and corporate on specifications for our products and updating documents accordingly
  • Documents are then routed electronically for approval
  • Once documents were approved, I set the effective dates and linked the new revision to ComplianceWire and send to appropriate personnel for training
  • Compliance Wire: Assisted with implementation and training of approximately 500 associates
  • Conducted the Quality/ISO portion of Orientation with new hires
  • I received and processed customer complaints, CAPA
  • Maintained QA Documentation Rooms (procedures/validation/etc).

QA Lab Technician

Covidien
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • Visual and destructive testing of in-process products, raw materials, etc
  • SPC Training.

Education

Associate Degree in Business -

University of Phoenix

Skills

  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Order tracking
  • Price Analysis
  • Budget Planning
  • Materials Requirement Planning

Additional Information

More experience available upon request.

Timeline

Purchasing Specialist

US Engine Valve
01.2009 - Current

QA Documentation/ISO Coordinator

Covidien
01.1999 - 01.2009

QA Lab Technician

Covidien
01.1996 - 01.1999

Associate Degree in Business -

University of Phoenix
Melissa Beck