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Supply Chain Management & Inventory | Purchasing | Accounts Payables & Receivables

Excellent Customer Service | General Office Management

Well-organized, multitasking and versatile professional with broad experience in various aspects of supply chain and inbound and outbound logistics operation. Creative, resourceful and focused coupled with the ability to quickly grasp issues with a sharp eye for detail. Articulate communicator and relationship builder who promotes and maintains consensus with suppliers and the business community. Self-motivated starter coupled with reliable work ethic and key talent for solving a variety of problems / issues within time restraints. Skilled to working in a strong team culture and self-directed environment.

“Besides being a joy to work with, Ana is a take-charge person who is able to present creative ideas and communicate its benefits. She learns rapidly, is extremely diligent, and thoroughly reliable. She is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization “

--Gary Rohloff

Director of Manufacturing, Jayco Stamping Company

KEY STRENGTHS

- Accurate Reporting & Documentation

- Excellent Organizational & Time Management

- Flexible / Assertive / Adaptable

- Creative Problem Solving / Decision Making

- Well versed in English and Spanish

CAREER HISTORY

Jayco Stamping - Fort Worth, TX 2008

Metal Stamping Manufacturer

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING

- Processed customer orders, as well as prepared shop orders and purchase orders

- Coordinated and managed inbound and outbound logistics operations

- Established and maintained reciprocal business relationships with vendors and other industry resources

- Conducted audits on inventory balances to identify and correct inconsistencies

- Assumed the role of office manager, during the absence of authority

Doskocil Manufacturing - Arlington, TX 2006-2007

Pet Product Manufacturer

PRODUCT CHANGE COORDINATOR

- Devised and managed bills of material (BOM) data entry in the Oracle database

- Interacted with the Marketing Department through “Master Product Request” internal system to authenticate the details and required implementation dates of request

- Corresponded to and actively participated in “New Product” team meetings

- Rendered assistance and support on current changes in product configuration

- Organized the presentation of Product Change Notice for committee approval

- Served as primary backup of planners on crucial tasks

Duplium Corp. - Carrollton, TX 2005-2006

Media Replication Services

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR

- Singlehandedly managed the filing and processing of purchase orders, invoices and receiving reports

- Administered “three-way” match vendor invoices with issued purchase orders (PO) and receiving report

- Handled the reconciliation of vendor statements, including petty cash

- Identified and resolved discrepancies in accounts payables

- Assumed full responsibility in corporate credit line with a balance of $2M

- Prepared CFO’s expense report

Marking Systems - Rowlett, TX 2004-2005

Producer of packaging and product labels

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / PURCHASING AGENT

- Accurately recorded general ledger entries-invoices, purchase orders, receipts

- Processed and managed payment to vendors in an agile fashion

- Oversaw corporate credit line with a balance of $100K

- Coordinated RFQ (Request for Quotes) and negotiation with vendors to better pricings

- Outlined order and sorted received items to invoices

- Verified resource availability and lead times by searching for local vendors

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE / RECEPTIONIST BACKUP

- Conducted accurate and timely invoicing of customers, batching incoming checks and preparation of deposits

- Received and directed all incoming calls to appropriate office personnel

Kingsley Tools - Garland, TX 2001-2004

Hand Tools Manufacturer

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT

- Properly organized and managed all engineering documentation that includes CAD files

- Created and presented Engineering Change Request

- Recorded and updated product part data and process flow

- Developed product bill of material and routers

- Assisted the department manager and team members with presentation and group communication

DATA ENTRY

- Communicated production framework and evaluated system for errors and modifications

- Designed and developed parts catalogs

- Prepared accurate reports of new parts and adjusted release parts data book

- Reviewed and modified engineering CAD files

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations Management - 2009

University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX

Graduated cum laude

Associate in General Science - 2005

Richland Community College, Dallas, TX

Selected coursework in Civil Engineering (Earned 48 Credit Hours) - 2000

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), MAS500, Oracle, and Visual EstiTrack

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)

Member, APICS (Association of Operations Management), Fort Worth Chapter

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