Operations & Purchasing Administrator

MELISSA J. BROWN Lake Wales, Florida PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Administrative, operations, and purchasing professional with 10+ years of experience supporting executives, operations teams, vendors, and customers. Background includes procurement, purchase orders, inventory coordination, invoice processing, vendor relations, contract administration, and executive support. CORE SKILLS Purchasing & Procurement Executive & Administrative Support Purchase Orders & Vendor Relations Calendar & Travel Coordination MRP & Inventory Coordination Invoice & Expense Processing Vendor Onboarding & Contracts New-Hire Onboarding Oracle • SAP • Salesforce • SharePoint Kofax/MarkView • Rental Results • Basic Excel PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Synsus Private Partner Labels 10/31/2025 – 08/14/2026 Site Coordinator / Purchasing • Managed procurement of raw materials, packaging, and production supplies for manufacturing operations. • Reviewed MRP reports and reconciled system data with physical warehouse inventory. • Created and processed purchase orders, verifying specifications, quantities, delivery locations, and required dates. • Coordinated with production, warehouse teams, and vendors to maintain material availability and reduce interruptions. • Communicated with suppliers regarding pricing, lead times, acknowledgments, delivery schedules, and shipment updates. • Researched inventory needs and requested vendor quotations to support purchasing decisions and competitive pricing. McGrath RentCorp dba Mobile Modular 03/01/2020 – 10/17/2025 Operations Administrator • Supported branch operations through inventory reporting, contract tracking, invoice processing, and administrative coordination. • Processed and coded invoices in Kofax/MarkView and customer payments in Salesforce. • Onboarded vendors, maintained vendor documentation, and created purchase orders in Oracle. • Processed credit requests, rate changes, lease extensions, and updates in Rental Results and SharePoint. • Prepared contract reviews for Legal, created Notice to Owners, and processed leadership expense reports. • Provided general office support including phones, mail, shipping, and supply ordering. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE — CONTINUED WCM Construction 10/22/2018 – 01/02/2020 Office Administrator • Provided office administration support including calendars, invoices, supply ordering, and company social media. • Assisted home buyers with product selections and coordinated related administrative needs. • Processed new-hire onboarding and maintained employee personnel files. • Planned company holiday events and assisted the accountant with occasional QuickBooks data entry. Verizon Global Payroll Services 03/2014 – 10/19/2018 Executive Secretary / Administrator, Global Imaging & Archiving • Supported the Executive Director of Verizon Global Payroll, a Director, and a six-member management team. • Maintained calendars and coordinated domestic and international travel. • Processed invoices and expense reports through SAP and ordered supplies using SAP Casual Buyer. • Coordinated phones, company-issued iPhones, and laptops for new hires and contractors. • Supported internal office moves, mail routing, office supplies, and visitor reception. EDUCATION Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, Florida High School Diploma, 1994 GPA: 3.0 Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida College coursework; no degree Polk State College, Polk County, Florida College coursework; no degree ADDITIONAL CREDENTIAL Florida Notary Public — Commission #HH-308037