Customer Service Sales

Kathy M Hallford

**** ********** **, *******, ******** 80301

Phone/Cell: 303-***-**** E-mail: *****.********@*****.***

Professional Profile

Professional buyer/planner with extensive experience in a

procurement/manufacturing environment. Creative problem solver with the

ability to resolve conflicts and consistently work in unison with other

departments, customer service, individuals and groups. I am acquiring my

Associates Degree in Business Management online.

Experience

2010 to 2010 Emerson Division/Micro Motion

Boulder, Colorado

Sales Facilitator- Order Management-High Touch Accounts

< Temporary position for entry of sales orders for scheduling in Oracle11.0

system. These high touch accounts were monitored very careful to insure

shipments in a timely manner. Managed, expedited, and escalated if

customers were line down.

2007 to 2009 Rocky Mountain Orthodontics, Inc.

Denver, Colorado

Senior Buyer/Planner- Manufacturer of Orthodontics

< Responsible for purchase order execution, supplier management, contract

review and negotiations. MRO purchasing through departmental requisitions.

< Project coordinator for engineering R&D projects; which included costing,

availability, drawings, and documentation.

< Negotiated contracts for CNC mill, laser welder, office equipment and

supplies. Researched chemicals, machining, plastic injection molding per

engineering requirements.

< Planned materials through Microsoft AX/MRP system. Adjusted min/max,

safety stock/lead times for seasonal demand. Reduced inventory by $1.5

million in one year.

< Audited vendor assessments for ISO regulations, OTD, rejects/returns.

Evaluated and researched new vendors to insure quality and cost savings.

2005 to 2007 Emerson Division/Micro Motion

Boulder, Colorado

Buyer/Material Coordinator- Manufacturer of Flow Meters/Densitometers

< Planned/purchased materials per the Oracle's MRP/MPS/ERP, capacity

planning, and production schedules. Used the Kanban method for our sister

companies in Mexico and the Nederlands.

< Purchased raw materials which included bar stock, castings, stainless

steel, sheet metals, magnets, silk screened tags and labels.

< Solved problems for receipts/QA/warehouse stock items.

< Reported potential shortages to scheduling/manufacturing departments.

< Set up new division of Emerson, Mobrey Densitometers in England, with

lead times, min/max/safety stock for new and existing stock as well as

repairs. Worked closely with customer service for acceleration of sales.

Responsible for new vendor replacements in the global network. Wrote

procedures for the set up of all components associated with this company.

< Material coordinator responsibility included cycle counts to WIP

inventory, machine shop, finished goods and electronic assembly

departments. Reported impact to inventory due to engineering changes.

2003 to 2005 Colorado Vnet Automation

Loveland, Colorado

Buyer/Inventory Controller- Manufacturer of Home Automation Systems

< Purchased electronic assemblies, PC boards, and transformers. Job costing

of all R&D projects.

< Initiated work orders for turn key manufacturing using Pedyn Just In Time

software system.

< Wrote procedures, initiated new system for pulling work orders and

inventory.

< Kept documentation support for UL acceptance.

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