Quality Assurance Development

Shelia Madison

***** *** ***** *****, ******* CA, 94545

Phone: 510-***-****

Cell: 510-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

Objective Obtain a full time position to maximize my procurement skills,

quality assurance, program development, and purchasing

experience.

Summary Successfully managed manufacturing material for production and

or research and development utilizing MRP and Kanban systems.

Developing and managing departmental budgets; establishing and

monitoring productivity goals; oriented towards overall business

profitability using best practices and striving towards customer

satisfaction.

Experience Buyer/Planner

Aug. 2007 - June 2009

Wohler Technologies, Inc.

World Leader In-Rack Audio and Video Monitoring.

. Purchased and managed over 5000 commodity parts.

. Developed and maintained strong supplier relations resulting in

cost reduction and quality assurance.

. Responsible for Planning and Procurement of production

components.

. NPI Buyer

. Managed production inventory, coordinate material planning with

production schedules

. Resolve Accounting, Receiving and Inventory discrepancies.

. Supported engineering for continued research and development

with excellent sourcing skills and RFQ processes.

Buyer/Planner

Feb 2001 - Aug 2007

Molecular Devices Corp. / MDS Analytical

Technologies (previously Axon Instruments)

Manufacturer of Bioanalytical measurement systems

. Managed commodities in excess of 3 million annually utilizing

Oracle MRP systems.

. Planning responsibilities for sub-assembly components using OSP

processes.

. Negotiated and developed supplier contracts, maintained and

monitored awarded bids for low cost efficiency.

. Attained strong relations with suppliers resulting in quality

assurance, cost reduction, and expeditious handling. Performed

quarterly supplier audits (scorecards) using Oracle and QMS

reporting systems.

. Proficient in managing and maintaining inventory levels for

production supply and demand.

. Reconciled purchase price variance (PPV) and cost discrepancies

using daily reports.

. Member of the MRB committee for disposition of (NCMR) non-

conforming materials.

. Liaison to the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and ISO auditors providing

purchasing and quality procedures as well as concise

documentation. All audits passed.

. Responsible for engineering change notifications (ECN)

monitoring cost and rev controls.

Education B.A. Political Science, University of the

Pacific - Stockton, CA.

Skills Oracle, QAD, QMS systems, Excel, Word.

Exceptional oral and written communication skills;

Organized; independent; self-

motivated; dedicated; perseverant; challenge seeking.

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