PACKAGING BUYER/RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD Summary Seeking full time position Operations, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Logistics, and/or Inside Sales Management. Highlights Operations Training Development Management/Problem Solving Customer Service/Team Building Human Resources/Eduphoria Supply Chain/Procurement/Planning Distribution/Logistics/Shipping Purchasing/SAP/Rigid Packaging Inventory Control/Warehouse Research Development/Marketing Ceridian/iEmployee/Paychex Deja/FacetWin AP/AR Experience 01/2013 Current Packaging Buyer/Research Development Lead Company Name Maintains purchase orders vendor acknowledgements. Updates vendor weekly Open Order Reports accurate ETA's SAP. Requests component skus _ItemSetUpGroup Procurement Dept. Updates PIR source list information (costs, lead times, specifications, MOQs, etc.) per supplier maintaining Master Vendor Agreements Insurance. Updates back order reports upper management review weekly. Preserves new existing artwork compliance purposes. Runs ZBAR Report weekly following suppliers regard demand production planning changes. Schedules outbound inbound shipments suppliers. Assists truck requests information/notes SAP shipment. Mails tracks packages/shipments sent vendors working projects. Packaging Lead Research Development Team new projects licensing agreements potential existing clients. Assists following resolving AR/AP issues Accounting Dept. Sustains follows packaging ISO standards Compliance. Upholds intricate position consultants FSI acquisition Farouk Wings Plastics (bottle manufacturer) corresponds accordingly integration process. Consultants packaging projects R&D inquiries FSI's "Sister Companies" (Beauty Elite Group, Blow Pro). Attends trade show opportunities effort build knowledge upcoming trends new technologies packaging development. Meets current potential suppliers business development. Works closely Marketing FSI CEO wet line development timelines. Liaison and/or Consultant Marketing, Customer Service, QA, Purchasing, Production, Compliance, Maintenance, Lab, etc. effort make sure necessary precautions steps taken prior starting new projects "special" packaging needs. Writes develops new procedural protocols SOP's within company effort streamline processes "have always been" need change order smooth transitions cohesiveness something new introduced company. Assists planning, timeline development, launch new products. Assist writing marketing product development plans. 01/2009 01/2013 English Language Arts Teacher Company Name Initiated, facilitated, moderated classroom discussions. Evaluated graded students' class work, assignments, papers. Prepared course materials syllabi, homework assignments, handouts. Maintained student attendance records, grades, required records. Planned, evaluated, revised curricula, methods instruction. Compiled, administered, graded examinations. Maintained regularly scheduled conference period order assist students/parents. Kept abreast developments field reading current literature, talking colleagues, participating professional conferences. Selected obtained materials supplies textbooks. Collaborated colleagues address teaching research issues. Served academic administrative committees dealt institutional policies, departmental matters, academic issues. Participated campus community events. Acted Adviser multiple student organizations.(ie: NJHS). 01/2002 01/2009 Operations/Purchasing Manager Company Name － City State Supervised daily activities relating operations, receiving, handling distribution rigid packaging. Facilitated weekly managers meetings sales, operations warehouse teams. Monitored daily monthly reports sales, forecasting, expenses order meet annual budgets goals. Delegated implements changes departments. Assessed employee time requests staffing needs. Administered training development new employees. Conducted annual employee reviews pay recommendations. Handled purchasing inventory control multi-million dollar warehouse. Conducted directed annual physical inventory. Managed top 3 three branch accounts purposes maintaining system processes, mentoring training. AP/AP knowledge-handled customer payables/receivables. Implemented new procedures training provided branch level. Assisted Upper Management setting creating objectives order meet annual budgets forecasting Houston branch. Sr. Account Coordinator Company Name － City State Directly responsible managing multiple core accounts purpose providing excellent customer service. Entered sales purchase orders accuracy according customer specifications. Executed PO follow-up daily basis insure shipments indeed time within conformance customer/vendor expectations Worked directly developed valuable relationships vendors/suppliers logistic companies. Processed invoicing daily basis provided supported documentation order improve branch DSO (ie: BOL's, POD's memos.) Implemented annual price increases meet budgets margins. Professional Accomplishments Sheldon ISD- Teacher Year 2013-Michael R. Null Middle School TricorBraun-Nominated Customer Service Satisfaction Award 4 years row. TricorBraun-Promoted Houston Branch Operations Manager within first 3 years employment. TricorBraun-Houston branch grew 60% gross profit personally nominated Branch Quality Award first year managing branch. TricorBraun-Recognized industry top performer leader. Education 2002 Bachelor Arts English/Sociology Sam Houston State University － City State English/Sociology Texas Teacher Certification 2009-2013 (4-8 English, EC-6 Generalist, K-12 ESL) Additional Information Additional Work History References available upon request Skills academic, Accounting, AP/AR, administrative, streamline, AP, AR, budgets, business development, Ceridian, conferences, Consultant, clients, excellent customer service, Customer Service, documentation, English, forecasting, gross profit, Human Resources, instruction, Insurance, ie, inventory, Inventory Control, invoicing, ISO, Team Building, Logistics, notes, managing, Marketing, materials, meetings, mentoring, Works, Packaging, payables, policies, Problem Solving, processes, Procurement, marketing product, protocols, Purchasing, Quality, QA, reading, receiving, Research, sales, SAP, Shipping, SOP, staffing, Supply Chain, Teacher, teaching