Barbara Michel Email and Phone Number

"Always strive to deliver excellence" is my motto. From the early days of my career, I have had a fascination with how products are made and how to streamline the process. I am engaged in product development through order fulfillment and customer satisfaction cycles. I believe every employee in the process adds value and continuous improvement is a valuable concept. I enjoy utilizing software systems for automation, consistency, and love exploring possibilities of retooling processes through new systems implementations. I inspire employees to question and embrace change for positive organizational improvements. I have over 25 years of Supply Chain experience including domestic, international manufacturing and procurement expertise with 10 years in leadership roles. My strengths are in supply chain manufacturing, outsourcing services and manufacturing, building critical path relationship foundations and relationship approached management. I foster a trusting relationship with my employees, so they have a safe and supportive environment to excel and realize their full potential.Leadership & Personality Style• Collaborative and supportive• Calculated, methodical decision maker• Authentic and relationship based with a calm demeanor• RealistEmployee Management• Employee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, evaluation and promotion• Resource planning for successful team growth and stability within organizationDOD Government contracting• RFI, RFP, solicitation proposal, submissions, extensions• Contract award management, LRIP, FAT, delivery order and contract options• Technical requirements and independent testing laboratories• Program managementProduct Development• NPI supply chain sourcing• FAT approval, quality• Timeline and cost deliverables• Project managementManufacturing• On and offshore • Subcontracting finished goods, assemblies, components and services• ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems procedures and audits• Lean principles, kanban, JIT, lead-time reduction strategiesSupplier Management• Sourcing on and offshore• Relationships, evaluations & scorecards• Agreements, price negotiations and strategiesInventory & Warehouse Management• Multi-site inventory management• 3PL warehouse sourcing and management• Forecasting• Capacity planning, MRP, DRP• VMI models, inventory optimizationLogistics• Ocean, full truckload, LTL, Air, Rail• Import/export requirements• ITAR complianceCustomer Service• Product quotations• Delivery performance and quality satisfaction• B2B, B2C, DTC, e-commerce sales channels