Sales Accounts Payable

**** ********* ***** . *********, ** *****

760-***-**** . accjoe@r.postjobfree.com

JENA DOWNING

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Endologix, Inc.; Irvine, CA March

**** - *******

Medical Devices, ISO:13485 & 9008 certified

Buyer/Planner (March 2011 - present)

. Coordinate the planning, scheduling, purchasing and expediting for

specific product lines to meet master schedule and customer order

requirements while interfacing with accounts payable in order to

resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies.

. Review and process all approved purchase orders requisitions

supporting the research and development project teams.

. Discovered $500,000 in inventory discrepancies over the quarter four

of 2010 to quarter two 2012 by leading quarterly inventory cycle

counts and reconciliation of discrepancies.

. Improved efficiency of the RGA process by 62.5% by converting manual

paperwork to barcode scanning process. Revised and updated all

Standard Operating Procedures through our MasterControl database.

. Responsible for maintaining finish good inventory levels in all three

of our worldwide locations.

. Manage ERP system forecast according to the master schedule and

individual market needs. Update ERP system parameters for new items

to ensure that procurement and planning requirements are accurately

calculated.

. Interface with Production, Quality Control, and Finance in the

accurate and effective closure of work orders.

. Participate in multi-functional team problem solving related to the

ERP system.

. Compile data, analyze, and report on various metrics as requested by

management.

Interface Catheter Solutions; Laguna Niguel, CA

May 2007 - March 2011

Medical Devices, ISO:13845 & 9008 certified

Buyer (February 2009 - March 2011)

. Placed purchase orders to support production based on MRP direction

and for non- production supplies per approved purchased requisitions.

. Developed supplier guidelines and monitor individual supplier

agreements.

. Maintained daily and weekly reports for open orders to enhance the

efficiency of on time delivery.

. Managed and direct supplier approval process to assist our quality

control department with inspection and preventing delays.

. Reconciled purchase orders with vendor quotes while negotiating with

vendors to reduce costs.

. Assisted planners by opening all rework orders, inputting part numbers

into customer sales orders in Mas500, and organized the work order

packets before it reaches the production floor which reduced

manufacturing lead time.

Accounts Receivable Clerk (December 2009 - March 2011)

. Maintained daily and weekly sales reports for the entire senior staff,

which includes: monthly shipments, numbers quoted and orders as well

as the all the forecast numbers for the next six months.

. Analyzed monthly report of standard costs to ensure all costs are

correct and accurate.

. Lead collection activities such as sending follow-up inquiries,

negotiating with past due accounts, and referring accounts to

collection agencies.

. Interacted with customers and provide external and internal inquiries

related to accounts receivable activity.

. Processed, coded and inputted invoices into the accounts receivable

system.

Administrative Assistant (May 2007- March 2011)

Responsible for miscellaneous projects supporting the following

departments:

. Supply Chain: Reduced costs by developing reports showing in-house

vs. outsource materials to perform make or buy analysis, inputted

stockroom pick tickets into MAS500, coordinated inventory preparation

and execution, updated and monitored item master records for various

parts, assisted with MAS500 conversion from MAS90 (ERP system), and

improved efficiency by running obsolete material reports

. Accounting/Accounts Payable: Followed up on outstanding accounts

payable, assisted with payroll, updated product costs, reviewed and

updated item master records for numerous parts/assemblies, and

performed cost accounting tasks. Prepared check disbursements.

Supported activities in purchasing, such as vendor credits, and

oversees AP data entry. Maintained accurate vendor records and

accounts payable reports.

. Human Resources: Handled benefits updates, put together layoff and

hiring packages, organized training records and facilitated reviews

all with high integrity and confidentiality. Performed receptionist

duties, set up all meetings, developed agendas, and made all travel

arrangements.

. Operations: Created and updated part/assembly routers and work

orders, researched and developed charts for defect reporting,

consulted on a balloon room re-layout project, researched and

recommended generic bills of materials for the equipment product

lines to streamline produce flow and increase on-time delivery

. Quality: Ran document control during absences and vacations,

processed return authorization parts, expedite parts though QA, track

and trend QA inspection findings and create numerous quality

documents.

. Engineering: Performed analysis for defect and data tracking for

various balloon sizes to improve defect rates and assisted with lean

implementation in both machine shop re-layout and balloon room re-

layout.

. Sales/Marketing: Developed and created competitive product brochures

to support the sales team.

EDUCATION:

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Fine Arts; Minor in Business Management

ACTIVITIES:

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority; Epsilon Psi Chapter

. Panhellenic Delegate: represented Alpha Chi Omega at weekly meetings

for the entire Greek Community

. VP Finance: organized the annual budget and helped other executive

members stay on budget.

. Recruitment Chair: assisted with the planning and execution of

planning new members

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Expert in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook and

Internet Explorer

. Proficient with Mas500, QAD, MasterControl and Access databases.

. Proficient in Mac Operating Systems and Windows.

Contact this candidate