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• Manage the production schedules and business analytics for the Production, Planning and IT and Networking departments to support a private company experiencing 20% growth y-o-y in gross sales • Perform demand forecasting based on proprietary reports to track booked orders and increase through-put capacity by more efficient allocation of labor via identification and prevention of bottlenecks and labor shortages• Responsible for initiating blanket orders of up to $250k per month based on forecasted needs and existing levels of operating cash flow• Developed forecasting models to estimate future sales on 12 and 3 month rolling averages to adjust production levels. Achieved optimal product output to meet demand for made to order sales, decreasing made to order sales from 80% to 10% through improved raw material management and tracking and decreased overall lead times from 9 weeks to next-day shipments• Perform analysis on inventory levels across the U.S. to identify and resolve inefficiencies to expedite the delivery of finished goods, reduce backlog, minimize shipping costs and decrease ship times • Oversee company-wide implementation of software and hardware while maintaining cyber security and facilitating system-wide changes including cloud computing and server upgrades

• Generated the commissions reports distributed to management and coordinated with the service center representative to provide timely updates on information pertaining to commission questions and issues • Responsible for all aspects of the commission cycle including reconciling the check amounts entered against the transactions, processing commission adjustments upon request and reconciling ACHs and electronic files received• Logged and processed the daily lockbox and ACHs with a daily average of $1.5 million over an average of 1,200 client accounts• Responsible for balancing and sending trade files (NSCC, OPPY, Great American, Symetra, etc.)• Created and generated daily wires for custodian bank to ensure the correct dollar amount was wired to each company

Compiled Market Statistics & Database on Truck Manufactures & Engine Manufactures. Secondary research was used extensively. Communicated with internal sales crew and client sales representatives stimulated the project.Dealer List for Truck Manufactures & Engine Manufactures was created by using internal documents as well as communicating with truck and engine manufactures in order to learn where manufacturing, distributors, and dealers were located nationwide.New Product Market Forecast - USA & Australia for OEM Replacement parts & Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs). Projected sales and potential inventory for a new product release into the market. Researched information for business plan and financial investment from investors.

Researched to build a standard country template for the Global Supply Chain Solutions group. These country templates compiled basic country information as well as extensive infrastructure information such as: ports, airports, rail, and road.Assisted research and facilitated "Supply Chain Finance Solution" using primary and secondary information as well as interviews with Financial Managers. This document was an extensive PowerPoint presentation that documented as well as supported data and facts from all resources of information.