Alexandria Carnes Email & Phone Number

Arden Hills, MN

• Responsible for planning and coordinating the inbound flow of 210K tons of raw materials into four feed mills via truck and rail annually
• Work cross-functionally daily with transportation, procurement, and manufacturing to manage inventory levels and movements of raw materials through the pipeline
• Schedule pipeline efficiently to maintain minimal inventories, keep on-hand cost low, while maximizing overproduction levels
• Responsible for planning finished good extruded products to all central plants
• Co-lead Item Segmentation Project, segmenting hundreds of bulk ingredients across all Purina Feed plants

Willmar, Minnesota

• Hired, trained, and led a production team of 15 hourly employees
• Utilized JD Edwards Enterprise One (JDE1) and planning skills to schedule production for 60K ton facility
• Collaborated daily with cross functional partners to ensure raw material supply for daily production, while minimizing customer shortages
• Developed production plan to accommodate weekday shutdowns during multiple day capital projects
• Optimized production to consolidate run time into a four-day period
• Worked with sales team partners & customers to solve production plan disruptions

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Learned plant processes and created SOPs for packaging lines
• Participated in regulatory compliance including quality and safety programs
• Trained in human resources activities (i.e., Interviewing and onboarding)
• Filled in as production supervisor as needed

Manhattan, KS

• Addressed customer service inquiries in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Displayed courtesy and strong interpersonal skills with all customer interactions.
• Researched issues on various computer systems and databases to resolve complaints and answer inquiries.
• Referred difficult issues to upper management while maintaining positive rapport with customer.

Greeley, CO

• Completed Annual Validation Reports for JBS’s Fed Beef plants
• Gathered and generated information for weekly Technical Service calls
• Updated, revamped, and condensed the Visitor Plant Safety Video with Adobe Premier Pro
• Observed the Annual BRC Audit at JBS Greeley beef plant
• Participated in internal animal safety and welfare audits

St. Louis, MO

• Became familiar with SalesForce by managing contacts, creating campaigns, and adding leads to them.
• Moved technical literature pieces through the publication process.
• Attended and managed our booth and activities at trade shows (World Pork Expos, PSA 2014, and JAM 2014)
• Branded and packaged a variety of promotional gifts.
• Created creative games to attract people to our booth at trade shows.
• Educated myself on Novus Int. and their products.

Olathe, KS

• Greeted and registered guests and issued room keys.
• Processed credit card transactions during the checkout process.
• Answered department telephone calls, using correct salutations and telephone etiquette.
• Delivered requested items to guests’ rooms.

Olathe, KS

• Assisted Doctor in surgeries and appointments.
• Administered anesthetics during surgery and monitored effects.
• Assisted veterinarians in examining animals.
• Monitored animals' recovering from surgery and notified veterinarians of any changes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Animal Sciences, Bioscience And Biotechnology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Xi Delta, Autism Speaks Minor in Leadership Studies

Study Abroad Program, Animal Sciences

Activities and Societies: International Studies Abroad

Education record