Rita Hale

Experience

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  Avecor Midwest

  Jun 1978 - Jan 1987

  Laboratory Secretary

  My responsibilities included coordinating with Lab on specialty colors developed for customers. Writing color formulas, costing, developing production formulas and sending color samples and pricing to customers.

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  Walsh & Associates

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

  Office Manager

  My responsibilities were to supervise three customer service agents, developed and maintained customer specification sheets for order processing accuracy. Purchasing chemical products sold and maintaining appropriate inventory levels. Monitor and track all billing in relation to the purchase orders received. Traffic Manager for the branch, which included negotiating LTL and truckload rates for a four state region.

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  Ryerson

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2011

  Administrative Manager

  Responsible for directing and coordinating administrative staff activities to support sales and operations efforts. Coordinated cross training between the job positions to maintain balance in areas when positions were not staffed or eliminated due to downsizing. Performed evaluations to improve efficiency and staffing. Motivate and counsel employees to improve productivity and daily office tasks. Maintained constant communication with employees to make sure they understood and could perform the tasks required. Responsible for Inventory management including periodic inventory and cycle counting. Show less

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  Ryerson

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2014

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Monitor and maintain records pertaining to ISO 9000 certification. Inspect and contain defective material and disposition as required, including secondary sale of defective material. Audit and monitor work instructions and processes. Work with operations and sales to maintain customer specifications and requirements. Point of contact with customer supplier audits. IT contact for all networking and equipment requirements.

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  Harley-Davidson Motor Company

  Feb 2016 - now

  • NCM Specialist

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Material Supply Chain Analyst

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
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  Self-employed

  Jun 2018 - now

  Semi Retired