Procurement Specialist

Mary Melillo

*** * ****** ****, ********, AZ ****5 480-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-melillo-993a4957 ***********@*****.***

Seeking a Procurement Specialist position in the Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Arizona area

SUMMARY

•Procurement Specialist / supply chain management experience (13 years): Created contracts, negotiated pricing, generated reports on spend and vendor performance, conducted vendor approval process, managed 50 vendors, requested request for quotes (RFQs) and analyzed findings, updated quality management system processes, resolved vendor issues

•Purchasing experience (5 years): Requested RFQs, created and tracked purchase orders, and expedited deliveries, resolved invoice issues, tracked shipment of inventory items between company locations

•Motivated, organized, and detail-oriented team player

SKILLS

•MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Teams, SharePoint, Visio, SAP

EXPERIENCE

Strategic Sourcing Specialist II (Hybrid)

Honeywell International, Inc., Tempe, Arizona

May 16, 2022 – November 15, 2024

•Created non-disclosure agreements, novation agreements, and long-term contract amendments

•Processed material passthrough contract amendment analyses

•Prepared articles for compliance packages for amendments for the Compliance Team to review

•Conducted many requests for quotes / market research analyses for commercial, FAR12, and FAR 15 complex machining parts (familiar with ITAR processes and requirements)

•Used SAP Transaction Codes to look up Purchase Order information to help resolve Purchase Order / Invoice issues by contacting suppliers for Accounts Payable

Purchaser II

NIPRO Technical Solutions, Inc., Mesa, Arizona

November 7, 2021 – April 15, 2022

•Purchased medical equipment, component parts, and materials to produce new and refurbished products

•Purchased components for Engineering Team doing research and development on new medical equipment

Capital Capacity Manager (Remote)

Intel Corporation (Aditi Consulting), Ocotillo, Arizona February 28, 2021 – October 14, 2021

•Created purchase orders in SAP based on purchase requisitions for high dollar equipment and materials for processors, IPU (Infrastructure Processing Units), and SoMs (System on Modules)

•Used SAP Transaction Codes for inputting / modifying Purchase Orders in SA

•Contacted suppliers directly if the number of items received did not match the Purchase Order or if the number of items on an invoice did not match the Purchase Order

•Requested and pulled in supplier tender dates, track orders, resolve goods receipts and invoice issues

•Conducted end of quarter reconciliations

•Attended weekly meetings with key suppliers to track progress of orders and expedite critical orders

Buyer II (Remote)

Sonora Quest Laboratories (Aston Carter), Tempe, Arizona

June 30, 2020 – February 28, 2021

•Purchased testing supplies (including COVID-19 testing supplies) for numerous laboratories and hospitals

•Coordinated with Accounting, suppliers, internal customers, and Receiving to expedite orders, ensure goods receipts and resolve invoice payments

Purchasing Agent

Southland Industries (Randstad Staffing), Tempe, Arizona

November 30, 2019 – May 30, 2020

•Purchased materials and sourced rental equipment to mid-size company building construction from the ground up, for example, renting cranes and purchasing plumbing equipment for 6 building construction job sites

Procurement Specialist, Operations

FlightSafety International, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas

July 31, 2010 – October 30, 2019

•Reported to Director, Purchasing & Service Delivery (both sourcing and purchasing)

•Conducted vendor approval process and managed 50 suppliers for 40 Learning Centers

•Managed print vendors and indirect purchase vendors like writers, editors, photographers, videographers, and developers of interactive training materials for pilots and aircraft mechanics

•Negotiated Non-Disclosure and Master Procurement Agreements / Amendments

•Consulted with Legal at Corporate Headquarters during agreement negotiations as needed

•Market research analysis / negotiation: Collected vendor quotes for product types, compared pricing of potential new vendors to each other and to current approved vendors, and negotiated competitive pricing with new vendors

•Collected product samples from vendors to give to the Products Team to evaluate as a part of the standard product type qualification process for vendors

•Annual vendor audits and refresher trainings on ITAR procedures and requirements:

oToured facilities of top 5 vendors and reviewed process and training documentation

oFor other vendors, conducted annual risk assessment audits by phone

•Analyzed vendor spend data from FlightSafety’s eStore to monitor trends and progress of strategic initiatives

•Generated quarterly PowerPoint reports regarding vendor fulfillment spend, development spend, and performance and presented them at quarterly management meetings

•Purchased training materials for pilots and aircraft mechanics, including ITAR training materials.

•Processed and expedited Purchase Orders

•Used SAP Transaction Codes for inputting / modifying Purchase Orders in SAP

•Contacted suppliers directly if the number of items received did not match the Purchase Order or if the number of items on an invoice did not match the Purchase Order

•Worked with Accounting and vendors to resolve invoice issues

•Created and edited quality management system (QMS) process documents with flow charts

•Occasionally conducted internal audits of QMS processes of other departments at Operations

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Educational First Steps (non-profit organization), Dallas, Texas February 28, 2009 – May 30, 2010

•Planned bi-monthly full board meetings, typed agendas and minutes, generated expense reports, coordinated schedules, made travel reservations

•Wrote and edited grant proposals and reports

Commodity Manager

American Airlines (Regent Aerospace Corporation), Fort Worth, Texas

March 31, 2007 – February 27, 2009

•Sourced and procured aircraft parts for third party repair / overhaul work at the Alliance Fort Worth Airport that were mostly not the same as American Airlines aircraft parts and therefore not in the purchasing system

•Researched the surplus market to locate parts with long lead times on short notice

•Negotiated parts pricing, price breaks, and standard lead times

•Communicated with suppliers to track orders and expedited deliveries for Aircraft on Ground (AOG) parts

•Ensured all aircraft parts were shipped with the required documentation and tracked shipments

•Managed inventory transitions between sites by communicating with both sites, tracking inventory to transfer in Excel and highlighting items received at the correct destination site in green, and having weekly meetings with the sites if needed for large inventory lists. One time, I flew to Atlanta, Georgia to oversee a 3rd party contractor's shipment of aircraft parts from one American Airlines location to another.

•Attended daily meetings as Liaison for Purchasing, Production, and Engineering

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Arlington

•French Literature Master of Arts Degree (GPA: 3.9)

•Political Science Bachelor of Arts Degree (GSP: 3.5)

•Texas Teacher Certificate, Secondary Education

INTERESTS

•Chandler Ham Radio Club

•American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Member

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