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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, United States

Senior Manager supporting Gap's Franchise business for the Pureplay, Europe and Middle East markets. Strategic and tactical support for franchisee's supply chain and operational needs.

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California

Milwaukee, Wi

-Drove efficiencies and cost savings within Rockwell's NA logistics organization-Reviewed and generated savings through modal changes, network optimizations, stocking decisions and DC support-Utilized SAP (ECC), Red Prairie/JDA (Warehouse Management System), Microsoft Suite, SQL Developer-Conducted system testing in JDA and provide analytical support to company's main Distribution Center-Drove over $1.5M in productivity over the course of two years

Champaign, Il

-Managed a group of 23 associates in Rockwell’s Champaign Distribution Center (CDC) within the Pallet Pack & Equipment department. Pallet Pack/Equipment are outbound functions within the CDC’s shipping department.-Led weekly safety meetings and engaged in proactive training discussions with all associates.-Exceeded shipping compliance Key Performance Indicators in the facility – 99.89% On-Time Shipments, 99.50% Line Compliance

Milwaukee, Wi

-Procured material from 12 suppliers with a total annual spend of $1.5 million. Responsible for Circuit Protection, Magnetics and PCBA commodities. Collaborated with supply base to develop their understanding of Rockwell’s core functions -Conducted negotiation with key supplier within Circuit Protection commodity, driving 5% annual productivity savings of total supplier spend-Achieved department goal of 94% On Time Compliance for deliveries to Rockwell manufacturing facilities and only .2% of shipments > 5 days late

Milwaukee, Wi

-Served as an analyst on the Global Supply Chain Improvement team responsible for driving cost savings and process improvements within Rockwell’s NA Logistics organization-Used data analytics to identify areas of opportunities within Rockwell’s global supply chain and collaborated cross functionally to achieve results. Implemented changes in shipping modes to and from multiple Rockwell facilities, driving $180,000 in annual productivity savings

Mequon, Wi

-Created and executed the production schedule for the PowerFlex 755 Frames 4/5 Drive Line in Rockwell’s Mequon manufacturing facility-Expedited material from suppliers to meet customer requirements-Managed proper levels of inventory in both Plant and DC's -Achieved Yellow Belt Certification through applying lean six-sigma principles

-Analyzed and made suggestions to improve the management of parts within the Magnetics commodity of Rockwell Automation. Accurately reorganized 1,500 parts and created 4 new sub-commodities in order for Rockwell to appropriately conduct spend analysis. -Evaluated purchases from vendors in Rockwell's supply base and conducted analysis to find trends and patterns in terms of delivery performance. Met with suppliers to present findings, improve On-Time delivery and Lead Time reduction.

Milwaukee, Wi

-Served as an Intern for the Industrialization Planning team within Rockwell Automation’s logistics department, more specifically New Product Development. -Established a more robust process of calculating Safety Stock and Lot Sizes for new products, and enhanced transparency between different teams within the department.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor'S Of Science: Supply Chain And Information Systems