Melinda H.

Whiteside
5895 Park Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38119
(901) 486-1897
E-mail: mwa0b312@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a responsible position commensurate with my background and
qualifications that allows advancement based on abilities and accomplishments.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
STRENGTHS: Self motivated, dependable and detail oriented with the organization
skills to efficiently complete projects in a timely manner. I also have the man
agement skills necessary to design and implement new office procedures necessary
to improve productivity of administrative personnel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
02-10 Present Flextronics
Customer Service
Responsibilities are as follows: Handle all investigative cases worldwide for t
heir service parts. Ensure that supply and logistic issues are resolved in a ti
mely manner. Handle all customer complaints and emergency request/orders. Moni
tor incoming and outgoing parts being shipped to ensure there are no backlogs.
Oversee shipping and receiving procedures to ensure customer quality and 24 hour
turnaround.
2007-12/09 ACH Food Companies
Oil Analyst/Buyer
Responsibilities are as follows: Schedule all bulk oils for Argo, Champaign, Ja
cksonville and New Milford manufacturing facilities. Analyze oil demand for 17
oil types at each plant and maintain the balances of all oil contracts from Oil
Procurement. Work with vendors on contracts, shipments and invoicing. Maintain
position reports for each oil type for traders, issue all purchase orders in SA
P, update weekly demand trends at all plants, report plant inventory trends at a
ll plants, monitor shipments in Kleinschmidt. Communicate with all plant manage
rs on incoming oil needs and problems. Identify potential supply problems and w
ork with Oil Procurement to develop action plans to avoid inventory shortfalls.
Negotiate needs of plants with brokers and logistical companies to ensure posit
ive profitable gains for the company.

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2002-2007 ACH Food Companies
Oil Procurement Assistant
Responsibilities included: All administrative support for the Executive Vice Pr
esident of Humko Products and his direct reports; daily entry of futures transac
tions in Access database and Purchases in the IBM system for Oil Procurement dep
artment; Assisted with monthly closeouts; Researched and corrected invoicing is
sues with Accounting department, and worked closely with oil traders to keep oil
positions balanced each day.
1998-2002 Highland Street Church of Christ
Publishing and Data Base Administrator
Responsibilities included: Edit and design all church publications including bul
letins, special event brochures, order of worship, handouts, etc. Maintain chur
ch membership data base (Shelby Systems), consisting of profile design and creat
ion of needed reports. Interaction with members and visitors to resolve request
s and needs.
1995-1998 Williams Refining Companies
Supply and Distribution Buyer/Coordinator
Responsibilities included: Maintained fuel supply volumes for specific Williams
clients. Coordinated rail, truck and barge oil shipments for all Williams term
inals on Mississippi River and jet fuel for Federal Express. Set Williams fuel
pump pricing based on daily input of oil market fluctuations. Handled customer
problems at loading rack and outlying terminals. Traded oil on the Colonial Pip
eline for Williams Refining buying oil at peak times.
1994-1998 Thomason Consulting Group
Administrative Assistant
Responsibilities included: Handled all correspondence and development contracts
for shopping centers and land that the company was developing. Studied prospec
tive sites for future shopping centers and ran demographics for areas where deve
lopment was a potential.
1990-1994 Harding Academy
Administrative Assistant to Dean of Students
Responsibilities included: Kept all attendance records for students in a data b
ased software, communicated directly with parents about problems and handled stu
dent's needs on an as needed basis. Required to keep students calm in very vola
tile situations. Attended to all correspondence for Dean of Students and report
ing.
EDUCATION:
Business Administration Liberal Arts
Pensacola Christian College Frayser Academy
Technical Skills:
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Project SAP
Windows XP AS/400 Access
Internet Explorer Application Extender Kleinschmidt
BAAN Clarify