Megan Lazicki
971-***-**** *** Greison Trail #***7 Newnan, GA 30263 *********@*****.***
Skills & Abilities
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including pivots and functions in Excel
• Forecasting and Invenory Management
• Excellent Communication and Negotiation skills
• Quick learner
• Ability to lead projects both independently and in groups
• Strong customer service skills
Experience
COMMODITY SALES OCEAN BEAUTY SEAFOODS SEATTLE, WA NOVEMBER 2016 – MAY 2018
• Sell fresh and frozen Alaskan seafood to existing customer base and create new domestic and international accounts.
• Publish price lists and keep an accurate and live inventory.
• Create export labels that met customer specs and government regulations and coordinated with plants and cold storages to apply by shipment.
• Wrote orders and created proforma invoices for myself and other team members. BUYER OCEAN BEAUTY SEAFOODS SEATTLE, WA APRIL 2015 – MAY 2018
• Forecasted raw materials required for production and tracked usage to expedite as needed.
• Worked with vendors to identify the best raw materials while creating cost savings.
• Category Buyer of King, Snow and Dungeness Crab, Cold Water Shrimp, Sablefish, Pacific Cod and Halibut
• Tracked Distribution’s fresh orders and the coordination of the Sockeye promotion to ensure incoming H&G requirements and production schedules were met.
• Initiated RFP and standardized materials for Distribution’s materials including corrugated boxes, polybags, tape, and other items used daily. Negotiated with multiple suppliers to save the company over $150,000 over the year.
• Provided Sales and Distribution groups current market conditions and wrote monthly market reports on species purchased
• HACCP certified May of 2016
OFFICE MANAGER PACIFIC STAR SEAFOODS (AN E&E FOODS ALASKAN PLANT) KENAI, AK APRIL 2014 - DECEMBER 2014
• Managed 300+ fisherman the and tender accounts in Parity to include fish tickets, purchase charge backs, statements and all payment schedules.
• Handled taxes and permits for Alaskan land-based seafood processor.
• Supervised three seasonal employees and directly oversaw all accounts payable and receivable transactions. PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT E&E FOODS SEATTLE, WA SEPTEMBER 2013 - APRIL 2014
• Cost accounting for production plant of multiple species and types of products.
• Tracked processing and inventory costs and ensured cold storage inventories were kept accurate and multiple plant’s product kept segregated and accounted for.
• Redesigned an unusable Access based production system and integrated it with the corporate accounting/inventory program (Microsoft Dynamic based). Improvements included functional work orders, shipments, production tracking and product traceability. OFFICE MANAGER INDEPENDENT PACKERS CORPORATION SEATTLE, WA OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2013
• Customized production and inventory software (Innova) and implemented its use from start to finish on the dressing and fillet lines.
• Managed multiple customer’s product requirements, inventories and daily production reports and charges.
• Project leader on upgrade to Access-based production accounting software to improve functionality and designing of custom reports.
• Supervised two employees that had a similar amount of production and accounts to handle.
• Account Receivable and Payables entry into QuickBooks. ASSISTANT BUYER/ BUYER PRECISION AIRMOTIVE ARLINGTON, WA FEBUARY 2007 - OCTOBER 2008
• Purchased off-the-shelf and custom manufactured parts based on production and/or sales requirements and expedited as necessary
• Tracked part discrepancies and followed up with suppliers to resolve the issues found during inspections
• Requested quotations and provided feedback to suppliers Education
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2004-2006