Caralinda P. Scaglione (Home) 609-894-2765 (Cell) 609-233-8743 Caralinda P.

Scaglione Education

Columbus NJ 08022 cs1209d7a@westpost.net

Rutgers University School of Business, Camden NJ a B.S., Business Administration; Major Marketing with a Minor in Management a Graduated with Honors a Current Alumni of Rutgers University a Member, Marketing Association a Vice President, Management Society a Received a scholarship to assist in travel to South Africa on a Marketing Stu dy Customs & Border Protection a" Currently pursuing Customs Broker Licensure a Participated in assisted learning online and traveled to Florida to attend a w orking seminar geared towards passing the Customs Exam (Logistics Training Syste m, Inc.) a CFR 19 & HTS knowledge and experience Areas of Expertise Import and Export policies (HTS & CFR 19) Sourcing a" both foreign and domestic Multi plant operations Excellent organization skills ASI MRP Systems Rockport Systems JDA Peachtree Work Experience 2/2008 a" 12/2008 EPV Solar, Inc. Robbinsville, NJ Supply Chain - Purchasing Agent a Analyzed material requirements and executed procurement process to insure prod uction material needs were satisfied for multiple manufacturing locations both d omestic and internationally. a Implemented and executed continuous improvement strategies to improve supplier delivery performance, reduced lead times, improved quality and reduced on hand inventory supplies. a Resolved pricing and invoicing discrepancies with suppliers, working closely w ith accounts payable a Liaison for both internal and external customers when solving complex customer service issues a Managed shipments of equipment, components and supplies from the US and other countries to facilitate the opening of the EPV Solar Plant in Senftenberg, Germa ny a Initiated, delivered and quality controlled all documents for customs and our forwarder to ensure timely delivery of all supplies to our new plant in Germany and also to our Joint Ventures in Portugal and Taiwan. 7/1998 - 4/2006 Lenox Inc. Lawrenceville, NJ

Supply Chain - Crystal and Glass Inventory Planner a" Crystal and Glass a Issued and maintained all purchase orders for crystal and glass for all brands owned by Lenox: Lenox Crystal, Gorham Crystal, Lenox Collections and Dansk. a Purchased all sourced crystal and glass products for the Lenox Retail division . a Responsible for discontinuing products that were no longer profitable and also analyzed which items needed to be purchased a Trained others in the unit on the new computer system, improving profitability a Increased overall efficiency with European and Asian crystal suppliers by assu ring accurate and timely shipping and delivery schedules, utilizing Excel and da tabase fed worksheets extensively. a Traveled to Europe to meet with suppliers to discuss new products and issues w ith existing items. a Traveled to the various distribution centers to manage product discrepancies a nd packaging issues. a Minimized backorders by communicating with suppliers regularly. a Attended work groups and had a major roll in the testing, administration, prog ram writing and launch of a new Oracle based inventory control / shipment tracki ng / landed cost and sourcing system. Sourcing Assistant a" Crystal and Glass a Communicated daily with suppliers via e-mail, phone and fax to create new crys tal and glass products. a Addressed problems with suppliers on new products to avoid costly mistakes in manufacturing. a Suggested and administered new packaging of crystal and glass products to redu ce breakage. a Implemented new product labeling system, which shifted the cost of all labelin g and packaging to the suppliers. a Worked closely with design and overseas factories to ensure proper design of a ll new products. a Liaison between upper management and overseas factories regarding all correspo ndence on all matters 4/2004 a" 8/2005 Renwick and Associates, Inc. Maple Shade, NJ Inspector - Research Associate a Wrote detailed data analysis for various townships and counties for appraisal reports a Inspected homes for revaluation in various townships. a Researched background information including deeds, MLS listings, maps and data for appraisal reports. a Organized and maintained worksheets to aid in taking photographs of four entir e townships. Volunteer Experience: 5/2008 - Current Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey Service Unit Manager, Cookie Booth Coordinator, Troop Leader a Attended all required meetings and some specialized training to forward necess

ary information to the Town & Country Service Unit (which includes the towns of: Mansfield, Springfield, Florence and Roebling) Girl Scout Leaders. a Initialized and delegated Service Unit wide fund raisers and recruitment oppor tunities that were fun for the girls and also interested parents and parent volu nteers. a For the past 2 years worked with surrounding businesses to arrange cookie boot h locations. Worked with many surrounding Service Units to negotiate exchanging locations to facilitate peak cookie sales for more than 20 troops of Girl Scout s. a One of the few Service Units in GSCSNJ to increase enrollment for both girls a nd adults. a Worked in partnership with another Adult Girl Scout Volunteer to organize acti vities, outings, projects and volunteer service for the twenty four girls in our Troop. 5/2010 - 7/2010 Westwood Swim Club Advertising a Set up procedures for obtaining advertising for the Burlington County Champion ship Event held at Westwood Swim Club a Organized and did sales calls to obtain advertising and donations for the cham pionship meet a Worked closely with the artistic director to form the event book and did all p roofing of the final copy. Skills Microsoft Word Expert Microsoft Excel Expert Microsoft Outlook Expert Microsoft Access Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate Crystal Reports Intermediate