Ellen M. Della Cioppa

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Objective To secure a rewarding and challenging and accountable position utilizing my extensive skills and experience to achieve professional growth in a stable, progressive company

Experience

Order Management Specialist

Bradford Soap Works, Inc. April 2023 – August 2023

Provide regular updaes to our customers on production timelines, issues, and purchase order delivery

Return customer messages in a timely manner

Timely communications of urchase order receipt and entry

Handel non-prodct quality customer complaints such as late deliveries, quality issue, shipping errors, ect.

Specific reports for individual customers on weekly open orde reports

Point of contact providing updates and fielding question on regular customer calls with oru large customers

Customer Porals utilize multiple customer web-based protals for obtaining new purchase orders, review purchase order changes, provide status updates, and posting available product for shipment.

Order Management verifiy orders and pricing with Sales, Customers, and Project Managers

Enter Sales Orders the day the received unless an unusual situation aires such as changed or new times

Maintain changes to sales Orders as need incude order quantities and requested deliver dayes and pricing.

Follow up with QA for products that need to be released for shipping

Inform shipping all sales order that are ready for ship and perform initial preparation of shipments (number of trucks, quantiy per truck, ship-to address, etc.)

Enter RMA as needed for rejected soaps that need to be returned to Bradford

Inventory Analyst

Bradford Soap Works, Inc. November 2021-2023

Integral role in the accounting department with focus on inventory valuation as well as inventory control policies and procedures

Review/verify inventory quantities, supporting inventory reporting documents ensuring timely and accurate information’s being reported.

Establish close working relationship with Supply Cain and Warehouse and help streamline the process for recording inventory.

Help examine and right size the inventory quantities on had including but not limited to analysis the disposal of obsolete and slow-moving Inventory with eventual assistance in generating IDAs and examination of inventory being ordered to ensure need.

Review and interpret current historical inventory information

Analyze Cycle Counts activity to understand why they happen how to eliminate

Analyze Manufacturing Variances related to PPV and Freight-In

Review Inventory Received not billed report on monthly basis and correct where needed

Oversee monthly inventory for period end

Buyer/Planner

Advanced Interconnections August 2020-2021

Responsible for optimization of the supplier base into the select group of high quality suppliers and strategic partner relations.

Work closely with all levels of management to determine needs, develop strategies and plan and provide procurement sources in support of those needs.

Proven, twenty years of experience in manufacturing, sourcing, purchasing and cost-estimating and scheduling of departments on the production floor per MRP requirements.

Resposible for managing and organizing of all order processing and scheduling

Supervised inventory control and stock levels as well as covering for the Production Coordinated and Material Manager when necessary

Create Screw Machine Shop dispatch report, maintain daily communications with SMS sub factory foreman

Coordinate vendor RMAs and perform outside service return to vendor Visual transaction

Performs other duties as required

Associate Buyer September 2016-2020

Bradford Soap Works, Inc.

Buyer responsibilities for MRO purchase (supplies, parts, tooling, and equipment)

Identify multiple sources and obtain multiple quotes on all purchase items

Develop Technical knowledge of MRO purchase items working with operation team and supplies

Determine and develop appropriate sources of supply and maintain cooperative working relations with vendors to stay current with trends and technologies, products and services

Buyer responsibilities for PO's for offices, warehouse and labs including supplies and service

Maintain and manage all service contract including contract terms, expiration, termination notice requirements, auto renew features and other critical information

Assist in negotiations and place PO’s for service contracts, ordering and tracking of customer supplied materials, as needed in material returns process.

Work with Chemical/Packaging buyers and Accounting/Finance to assist in supplier pricing verification and communication for new product development and cost analysis

Perform work related to warehouse activities as needed such as receiving, labeling and other duties

Lead special projects as assigned

Buyer 2007 - 2016

Advanced Interconnections, West Warwick, Rhode Island

Responsible for optimization of the supplier base into a select group of high quality suppliers and strategic partner relationships.

Worked closely with all levels of management to determine needs, develop strategies and plan and provide procurement sources in support of those needs.

Proven, ten years’ of experience in manufacturing, sourcing, purchasing and cost-estimating and scheduling of departments on the production floor per MRP requirements.

Responsible for managing and organizing of all order processing and scheduling

Supervised inventory control and stock levels as well as covering for the Production Coordinate and Material Manager when necessary

Purchasing Administrator 2001 - 2007 Advanced Interconnections, West Warwick, Rhode Island

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist 1998 - 2001

Advanced Interconnections, West Warwick, Rhode Island

Education Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, Rhode Island

Associate Degree in Business Administration (15 Courses short of degree)

Bryant College Executive Development Center, Smithfield Rhode Island

Certificate in Purchasing & Supply Management, June 2004

American Purchasing Society, Inc., Aurora, IL 60506

CPP Certification, Certified Purchasing Professional, February 2007

References References are available upon request.

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