Melissa Polesky

Head of purchasing for a top manufacturer of electrical enclosures that focuses on outdoor traffic enclosures. With a primary focus in sourcing of raw sheet metal, plastics and woods and retention of current vendors. Supplier research, retention and management on all vendors All contract negotiations and agreements for outside purchased services and goods. Procurement of all commodities including raw material Procurement and inventory management of all MRO assets, large equipment and subcontracted services. Management of inventory control and cycle counting Management of all purchasing and inventory reports Quality control and logistics management of incoming products Training and management of all procurement and receiving staff Assist operations manager, production manager and sales mangers Quoting of all raw materials for sales team Assist and back up planning department with work order management Processing of all returned products Working with accounting to help with payment and invoicing of purchase orders including matching PO's to invoices for processing

Procurement operations manager for the largest Aquatic Wall manufacturer in the United States for both public and private facilities. With a primary focus on new supplier retention, cost savings, upgrading production and warehouse operations. • Supplier research, retention and management on all vendors • Purchasing of all commodities for production and shipping • Forecasting, planning and inventory control • Management of all assembly production • Project Management of many projects at once

Head of technical purchasing for the American headquarters of a market leader in building kit systems that specialize in industrial applications. With a primary focus on bringing 25% of the German alloy based products into the US market while maintaining the highest level of quality, metric tolerances and the structural integrity of the products. • Supplier research, retention and management on all US vendors • Quality control and logistics management of incoming products • Forecasting, planning and inventory control • Training and management of small assembly production • Assisting in warehouse management and process control • Purchasing of all office, warehouse and administrative supplies • Processing of all returned products

Contract scheduler for a final assembly line of industrial cranes, for Grove cranes final 2 building. Responsible for two lines of high end commercial grade heavy equipment. • Scheduling of daily assembly line movement • Inventory counts and adjustments • Processing of non-conformance parts and expediting part shortages • 5S technique environment, audits of production floor • High level of attention to detail, ability to deal with multiple issues in timely manner, ability to work in industrial environment and provide problem solving techniques

Reviewed all reservations for a large call center. Provided a high level of detail oriented customer service to high end clients for their chauffeured car service needs. Performing customer service at over 102% monthly quality assurance rate

Buyer for one of the world’s largest food and facility management companies. Worked in the performance interiors division of the supply management group. • Answering customer service line and taking RFQ’s and orders for commercial food equipment • Processing of orders with high levels of customer service • Daily dealings with returns, freight, purchasing and other administrative needs. • High level of attention of customer service, attention to detail and ability to deal with multiple issues and customers at the same time.

Temporary employee for JDS Uniphase; A leading provider of optical products and test and measurement solutions for the communications industry. • Running all purchasing reports for PO commitments and buyers • Processing and ordering all materials required for manufacturing needs • Working with accounts payable and receivable to help with payment and invoicing of purchase orders • Communicating with suppliers for proper forecasting needs • Miscellaneous needs within the purchasing, test, engineering, manufacturer repair and logistics groups. • Assigned project: Writing of logistics processes

Company develops network solutions within the communications industry including network architectures, systems, software and integrated circuitry. Started as administrative assistant, was quickly promoted to Office Manager. The only administrative, buyer and human resources contact on this site, answered directly to Vice President of Engineering. • Purchasing all products for office, production, test, kitchen and janitorial needs • Purchasing of components and PCB’s for prototype builds • Request for purchase responses • Tracking of all NDA’s • Support of senior executives including two Vice Presidents, Directors and 20 systems engineers. • Meeting planning and travel coordination • Kitting all parts builds • Inventory Control • Shipping and receiving

Within an electronics contract manufacturing environment responsibilities involved coordination of RMA processing for all products and BGA/XRAY rework services including special requests upon customer demand. Supported all sales representatives with contracts, customer negations and data entry needs. Additional tasks included the creation and maintenance of customer files, the sales portions of the ISO procedures, order processing and other general administrative duties for sales and marketing staff. Also provided backup support for proposal development team, human resources and buyers.

Started as an administrative assistant was promoted to Office and Operations Manager of the fulfillment warehouse.Duties included employee management, payroll processing, human resources, and shipping and receiving, inventory control and customer service. Performed as a lead contact for all vendors and customers for order confirmations. Gained and maintained fork lift certification and training.