Paula Harrison

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Email: acodzb@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 919-***-****

Technical competencies: Trackwise, LIMS, BRIO, SAP, Excel, Word, ERP

Inventory management - Planning - Metric reporting -Forecasting -Global sourcing

Vendor relationships - Hazardous material trained

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant January 2013 to Present

Self-employed

• Managed housing program in central and eastern North Carolina

• Acted as liaison between mortgage lender and homeowner

• Monitored completion of hardship packages

Communicated mortgage status updates.

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Experis March 2008 to November 2012

Raleigh, NC

Buyer III (consultant assignment)

• Reduced excipient spending by 5%

• Reviewed regional SOP’s to align with global SOX guideline for chain department.

• Created internal reports to track DEA incoming materials.

• Reduced site deviations by 20% to prevent manufacturing CAPA’s

• Eliminated 15% of obsolete manufacturing materials.

• Completed hazardous materials training

Supply Quality Coordinator promoted interim Contract Manager (consultant assignment)

• Negotiated medium contracts for direct purchases.

• Sourced materials from Europe and South America.

• Lead supply chain and quality projects to prepare and pass site FDA annual audit.

• Developed strategies to process and reduce 2 year backlog for supplier notifications.

Buyer (consultant assignment)

• Generated bi-weekly revenue reports for GSK trade mark products.

• Implemented short term contracts for high risk materials.

• Analyzed commodity trends.

• Assessed critical material shortages which impacted manufactured GSK “brand” products.

Lenovo

Morrisville, NC

Fulfillment Professional April 2004 to May 2006

• Managed large corporate accounts in south eastern US regions.

• Tracked orders from global shipping points in China and Mexico.

• Nominated and awarded twice for profession fulfillment professional.

• Trained South American colleagues via on-line training.

• Coordinated recycling programs with suppliers to comply with RoHS guidelines.

PPD Discovery

Morrisville, NC

Planning and Logistic Analyst (promotion) August 2002 to July 2003

• Developed metrics reporting for contract projects.

• Facilitated kick off and close out meetings for project team and stakeholders.

• Prepared reports for $5 million revenue forecast.

• Complied data used increase or decrease resources on client contracts.

Buyer April 1994 to July 2002

• Purchased capital, IT equipment and agreements for four U.S. sites.

• Trained staff on SAP system.

• Established KANBAN system for small dollar components.

• Successfully completed site relocation.

VWR International LLC

Morrisville, NC

Buyer March 1994 to August 1999

• Globally sourced raw materials in European and Asian markets.

• Purchased capital, IT equipment and agreements for four U.S. sites.

• Trained staff on SAP system.

• Successfully completed site relocation.

Awards: Glaxo SmithKline Professional (Twice Awarded - Outstanding service for client partnership)

Volunteer activities: YMCA of the Triangle - fundraiser campaign / Kramden Institute - computer give-

away

Stop Hunger now campaign - food packer / Waterford Landing - community organizer

EDUCATION

North Carolina Central University - B.A. Public Administration

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