MARY SALERNO

Eatontown, NJ ***** 732-***-**** ac0ayr@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Administrative professional with over fifteen years of experience in a manufacturing, technological and biotech companies. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Versatile team player with problem solving skills, excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, attention to detail, ability to multi-task high priority projects and handle spontaneous changes in priorities. Ability to plan, evaluate, organize, and manage challenging projects. Commended for supporting midlevel and senior level management.

KEY SKILLS

Communication, Reports & Correspondence

Vendor Supplier Relationships

Project Coordination

Travel & Scheduling

Customer Service

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP (Systems Applications & Products)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Helped achieve ISO14001, (environmental management) certification for the site.

oActed as a team member with EHS Manager and EHS Associate on a 6-month project to get the site prepared for an ISO inspection.

oRevised and created SOP (Standard Operating Procedure).

oEvaluated supplier certifications EHS standards for the company.

Assisted in the reorganization and movement of the Document File room.

oVerified information was completed correctly in the files.

oWorked on projects with strict deadlines and completed within deadline or earlier.

Shark Tank Continuous Improvement Projects

oDMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) problem solving projects

Mission Support Team

o Volunteered in community service organizations such as the Food Bank of Monmouth County and co-chaired the Blood Drive for the site.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medtronic, Eatontown NJ

Administrative Assistant II -Supply Chain, EH&S, Project Management

2011- 2016

Managed the site-wide Opportunity Card Program, including management of excel spreadsheet, employee training, and communication to the site.

Revised SOP’s (Stand Operating Procedures) for various departments to ensure procedures were aligned with current processes and regulations.

Accuracy, follow-up and coordination with Finance to monitor purchase requisitions, invoices and vendor verifications to confirm vendor/supplier relationship.

Tracked, gathered and verified data presented from multiple areas to ensure metrics were correct for weekly standard meetings.

Facilitated the introduction of new equipment into the core for process improvements. Assisted Manufacturing and Facilities in initiating, tracking and retrieving new and outdated equipment without interruption to the production schedule.

Coordinated product returns/customer complaints via transactions in SAP and interfaces with Corporate to ensure the accuracy of data input.

Prepared agendas before meetings and managed meeting minutes.

Participated in planning of site wide cost saving initiatives.

Worked as a liaison between the management and staff.

Prepared and replied to correspondence.

Maintained a vendor spreadsheet for certifications and requirements to meet the company’s EHS policies.

Medtronic (formerly Osteotech), Administrative Assistant – Supply Chain

2007-2011

Assisted the Director of Supply Chain with calendar scheduling, support for meetings and distribution of correspondences.

Prepared consignment contracts and follow-up for pending responses from Field Inventory, Sales and Legal Departments.

Reviewed scorecards for approval process and/or bottlenecks that required appropriate action.

Ensured reports are done using software system.

Provided back-up to Customer Service when needed.

Supported Policy Deployment activities and became a 5S Auditor.

Responsible for the relocation of Customer Service and Field Inventory Management departments to another location without any disruption.

Medtronic, Administrative Assistant - Quality

2002-2007

Received, prepared and sorted company correspondence and forwarded to the responsible party for action.

Reviewed supplier requests and followed-up on discrepancies.

Maintained files and training files for group.

Assisted in special projects.

AT&T/Lucent Technologies

1986-2002

Administrative Clerk for Human Resources, Benchmarking Department

EDUCATION

Taylor Business Institute – Legal Secretary/Paralegal

1983-1984

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