- Advance training in alternative dispute resolution and excellent communication skills- Strong emphasis on time management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and tracking inventory- Work with no supervision or guidance to make quick, crucial and often unprecedented decisions- Manage finances, analyze and prepare monthly budge- Foster fun, creative and safe educational and home environment- Demonstrate thorough instruction in order to build life skills- Provide safety, care and welfare for children in a therapeutic and educational environment

- Manage S&OP processes and tools to develop a consensus forecast demand plan across the company’s businesses - Lead the aggregation and analysis of demand forecasts, highlights market risks and opportunities, identifies trends, and drives improved performance objectives - Develop strategies and policies in areas of S&OP, Customer Service, inventory and lead times - Support strategy discussions, product initiatives, and strategic business planning - Drive company-wide metrics for forecast accuracy, fill rates, and inventory management - Challenge forecast assumptions based on analysis of market data, industry dynamics, statistics, business trends, and demand patterns. - Promote and maintain personal relationships with counterparts at production facilities, sales, forecasting, and suppliers. - Recognize operating boundaries and challenges of factories and improve their delivery performance, shipping quality and tractability. - Control inventory to optimize working capital and product availability for the entire business. - Demonstrate responsibility for budget and effective utilization of resources – plans and manages resources to maximize results.- Coach and develop team of 6+ individuals in distribution planning for optimum performance and accountability

- Develop strategic sourcing strategy to drive suppliers to be best in class for quality, cost, and delivery - Source products and services domestically and internationally, assist with supplier audits where necessary, negotiate tooling and pricing, write contracts, perform value analysis to ensure supplier contract and timeline compliance- Lead group to meet cost down initiatives through negotiated cost savings and internal projects to reduce waste or improve efficiency- Manage supplier performance metrics and and drive improvements in total cost including terms, freight, unit cost, quality improvement and inventory reduction- Communicate and manage relationships between the Company and its suppliers- Create synergies between Quality, Engineering, Operations and suppliers to assess and ensure supplier capability to meet established performance objectives including Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost- Maintain project monitors and timelines- Utilize global commodity indices and macro-environment trends to ensure uninterrupted flow of product at current or better cost- Regularly visit suppliers for continuous improvement and developing relationships

- Grow the profitability and growth of Momentum Early Learning. - Maintain the high quality level of the Momentum brand through consistency of service at multiple facilities in demonstrating levels of care that exceed client expectations- Demonstrate leadership skills and strong business acumen- Exceed all State Licensing requirements in order to enable a 4 - 5 star Young Star certification- Oversee of all site directors and ensure that the highest standard of care and excellence is maintained- Create and manage annual budget, ensuring measurements are in place; tracking revenue and expenses, and communication of financial status to owner regularly- Train and educate campus leadership teams on financial impact of decisions; coaching and holding them accountable for all financial activity- Administer accounts payable including cutting all vendor checks, and accounts receivable (aging report), and process weekly payroll- Develop center directors into strong leaders; facilitate training, coaching, and drive development plans for campus leadership team- Leads planning strategy at a high level, providing counsel to leadership team as needed and sets direction. Ensures measurements are in place and results are communicated to owner- Facilitate weekly team meetings with leadership staff providing updates on enrollment, staffing, facility, Young Star, Licensing, financials, and Enrichment Programs - Enhance staff engagement by creating a strong culture who is passionate about their ability to train and grow young minds in motion- Participate in community relationship building especially through active engagement on multiple community Chambers of Commerce as well as community events and involve leadership team and staff in these activities- Motivate leadership team to be accountable while helping them face, define & solve problems, adapt to change, and lead past status quo to achieve new levels of excellence

- Lead and manage a team of direct reports responsible for forecasting, inventory management and collaborating with suppliers on a continuous improvement to meet and exceed delivery and quality targets- Drive efficiency in supply chain operations by creating inventory plans/budgets, improving the forecasting processes, analyzing supply management parameters, collaborating on supply and demand information, and capitalizing on various opportunities to improve performance in the value chain - Ensure world class customer service in terms of availability of product from suppliers with customer fill rates over 95% by proactively providing resources and removing obstacles- Deliver annual financial goals and operational metrics including oversight of 50+ million of dollars of inventory budget- Reduce ordering time from forty hours to three hours through creation of automated process- Improve employee engagement through people development, empowerment and building trust- Manage projects for corporate initiatives by representing the business needs including implementing various new processes and systems to support department functions- Assist in the transition from one 3PL distribution center to another 3PL facility enabling consolidation and centralization resulting in a several million dollar cost saving - Provide leadership guidance for supply chain projects with internal and external stakeholders- Support the creation and development of the sales and operations planning process by assessing opportunities compared to the industry best practice maturity model- Collaborate on the development of a robust product development process through cross-functional leadership alignment on milestones, activities and outcomes based on functional areas- Accomplish a 40% reduction in skus through in depth analysis of slow moving product and lifecycle management - Act as interim data manager implementing a standard data governance model

• Plan strategically for internal growth by delivering global sourcing strategies for various product lines and manufacturing processes • Build and grow relationships by visiting supplier facilities with several different process capabilities to understand many diverse manufacturing processes• Negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure the best quality products with shortened new product development lead-times at the least possible price• Manage Requests For Quotations (RFQs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) with suppliers on new product introductions and resourcing efforts for cost savings• Cultivate and direct the implementation of continuous improvement action plans with suppliers to correct manufacturing quality issues• Suggest Lean Manufacturing initiatives to help facilitate improved manufacturing processes and efficiency• Conduct supplier qualification assessments including leadership role for auditing suppliers’ quality systems through the Supplier Systems Evaluation process to ensure at a minimum ISO compliance• Review ongoing supplier capacity to ensure continuity of supply to meet the needs of the business• Utilize Continuous Improvement Methodology for leading initiatives and projects • Navigate through cost negotiations to ensure a win-win outcome for both the supplier and Harley-Davidson by carefully reviewing proposals and looking for justification• Facilitate discussions with internal plants and stakeholders to ensure support of requirements of vehicle builds• Maintain lead role for support of SAP implementation across materials organization by working directly with implementation team to design and develop the appropriate system logic to support the business process• Monitor financial viability of suppliers and develop contingency plans as needed to ensure supply continuity

• Develop a training plan/manual to ensure consistency of skills across different areas• Support new product development from engineering design through product distribution and lifecycle management on over 250 projects• Utilize Microsoft® Project timelines for multiple projects to ensure successful launch of new products• Supervise and develop employees responsible for managing several product lines and manufacturing processes with increasing demand accounting for over $100 Million in annual revenue• Improve inventory turns from 7 to 11 per year by reducing lead-times, providing reliable forecasts, and proactive communication with suppliers• Manage development activities including requests for quotations, BOM initiation, tooling development and initial production run for various manufacturing processes including paint, metal fabrication, machining, forging, chrome plating, apparel, leather, soft goods, home products and accessories.

• Lead project SAP implementation (Finance Module) for Parts and Accessories organization• Reassignment to temporary project on Procure-To-Pay Team to improve technical and supplier invoicing issues through development of training and call center • Mentor and lead other Buyer/Planners in best practices with regard to all performance metrics• Manage recruiting and hiring of Contract Buyer/Planners• Reduce lead-times and increase on time delivery performance of key suppliers• Minimize on hand average inventory and implement plans to increase inventory turns• Lead the extensive resourcing efforts for outsourcing non-current production products to new third party suppliers• Facilitate the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to ensure manufacturing processes will yield quality products• Demonstrate an advanced working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures of current supply chain management methodologies to perform various analyses and operational activities surrounding forecasting, inventory planning, purchasing and quality• Suggest and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives to help facilitate improved manufacturing processes

• Interview, train and onboard interns from various colleges as active member of the internship committee• Pilot and implement process to collect/update country of origin on parts to meet regulatory requirements• Administer and update the New Products Tracking Database • Resource several million dollar product line to an alternate supplier due to performance issues

- Lead process to collect and maintain country of origin on parts within Parts and Accessories - Update and manage forecasts for demand of products on AS400 and JD Edwards Manugistics software, and pilot the implementation of the revised versions of Manugistics- Utilize opportunities for career development through participation on multiple cross-functional teams- Cultivate action plans with suppliers to reduce quality issues and warranty defects- Implement continuous improvement programs to ensure steady flow of product from supplier to guarantee consistent supply, reduce inventory costs and lead-times

- Forecast and manage product line- Support new product development programs- Purchase materials to support the business- Provide recommendations for changes to processes- Prepare presentations for cross functional team members

- Perform various recruiting activities including interviewing and hiring new employees for Wisconsin’s only steel mini mill- Complete employment verification checks - Administer COBRA benefits- Process medical and other human resources bills- Institute and install a new training database that tracked the employees’ training records- Research worker’s compensation issues - Coordinate the development employees' skills as a member of the training team- Update company position profiles

- Promote innovative ways to improve production and quality in challenging manufacturing environment- Design and implement an inventory management program to improve tracking and accountability- Train and advance other coworkers' skills by finding better ways to enhance shop floor processes- Execute several production processes on manufacturing equipment in connection with the printing process