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Bremen, Ohio, Us

Bremen, Ohio, Us

Rochester, Minnesota, Us

Merged Worthington Engineered Cabs with Crenlo Cab Products through Private Equity firm. Responsibilities include developing and executing strategic commodity strategies, optimizing key supplier relationships to drive financial results and increase market intelligence, negotiating cost savings to increase EVA, managing RFQs for new products and current production, rationalizing overall 300+ supply base to increase leverage, evaluating supplier metrics such as OTD, PPM, quality systems, and SCARs to encourage supplier improvement, and driving collaboration with cross functional teams including engineering, project management, sales, cost estimating, finance, planning, and operations to exceed customer expectations.

Worthington, Ohio, Us

Responsibilities include developing and executing strategic commodity strategies, optimizing key supplier relationships to drive financial results and increase market intelligence, negotiating cost savings to increase EVA, managing RFQs for new products and current production, rationalizing overall 300+ supply base to increase leverage, evaluating supplier metrics such as OTD, PPM, quality systems, and SCARs to encourage supplier improvement, and driving collaboration with cross functional teams including engineering, project management, sales, cost estimating, finance, planning, and operations to exceed customer expectations.

Pfäffikon, Sz, Ch

Responsibilities included creating long term agreements through forecasting and managing strategic inventory targets from sales budgets. Provided customized inventory and purchasing reports; problem solved inventory issues to ensure world class inventory accuracy and minimal loss; maintained internal purchasing data and documentation utilizing SAP. Worked with suppliers and internal customers to foster a positive partnership for quality, accurate, and on-time materials. Promoted within role to manage purchasing and supply chain.

Piqua, Oh, Us

Responsibilities included evaluating inventory levels and ordering raw materials according to MRP and MRO purchase requests. Initiated cost savings projects such as vendor managed inventory, alternative materials, and negotiations on standard and customized components. Managed suppliers to ensure proper shipping and quality requirements. Analyzed supplier on-time delivery reports, open orders, inventory turns, and overall performance.

Piqua, Ohio, Us

¬ Production Control/Planning – contributed to Kaizen event to cut internal order time by 50%¬ Purchasing/Inventory Control –analyzed inventory control reports, supplier development¬ Marketing/Project Management – managed project team to re-brand and re-design division website ¬ Human Resources – re-designed onboarding process, helped initiate ADP into hiring process¬ Cost Accounting/Finance – analyzed sales and contribution margin reports, created budgets

Ada, Oh, Us

Established the first student run business on campus, increased sales by delivering creative branded products and ideas, managed and trained numerous student employees, and created a partnership with a company to foster student development.

Prospected and approached over 1,500 families from various socioeconomic backgrounds for personal direct sales of educational materials. Executed all ordering, inventory, sales, accounting, scheduling, and delivery of products. Received commission on personal retail sales of $10,000 in 9 weeks.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations