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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Deliver multiple concurrent projects in a timely and effective manner.
• Support sales initiatives demonstrating knowledge of SpendHQ’s offerings.
• Manage and mentor team members across all project work.

Norcross, Georgia

• Coach clients on spend visibility best practices and how SpendHQ can be utilized to identify opportunities for improving their procurement strategy.
• Collaborate within and outside organization structures to efficiently implement procurement software.
• Work with clients to identify, document, and interpret key business requirements.
• Develop and provide complex analytical models and ad-hoc reports for dynamic client needs.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Design and implement dynamic inventory tracking process for manufacturing organization, driving increased service levels in manufactured parts from 95.3% to 98.1% YOY
• Partner directly with Marketing/Sales, Manufacturing and Sourcing to determine short and long-term requirements and modifications to inventory models and strategy
• Work alongside executive team to determine $6M additional inventoried working capital requirements that enable meeting or exceeding corporate service level targets
• Develop data-driven analytics for issues identified in S&OP process to target appropriate mitigation plan via CAPEX, procurement, inventory level adjustments and outsourcing or pricing actions

Greater Atlanta Area

• Served as the owner of Purchased Inventory Planning/Forecasting tools. Monitored trends and worked closely with purchasing managers to ensure plans met business service and working capital goals.
• Lead continual review of JDE to Valogix interface settings, ensuring deviation of system to actuals was caught and acted upon
• Administrative owner of Purchasing KPI dashboard. Worked closely with procurement and operations personnel to ensure performance related action items were tracked to closure.
• Prepared reports/analysis based on corporate purchasing data, vendor/category analysis and trends. Continually created ad hoc reporting to assist purchasing managers in data needs. Supported the implementation of new.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Audited and evaluated medical care supply chain through process mapping
• Developed system parameters to mitigate gaps in inventory management, minimize waste, and improve inventory visibility
• Applied Six Sigma and Lean principles to enhance healthcare workflows utilizing Oracle and Cerner enterprise procurement systems (ERP).
• Established client benchmark KPIs to reduce waste and maximize utilization
• Increase visibility of client inventory without disruption to existing inventory management footprints
• Assisted clients and project management team with change management process.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Consulted with clients on adoption and implementation of Cerner Electronic Medical Record (EMR) solutions
• Assessed critical risks and needs of clients to provide most effective transition to EMR.

Irvine, California

• Served as the primary cross-functional interface on a major leading Ford technology
• Created lasting Electrification Strategy for west market area to be utilized across US operations
• Transferred knowledge to Regions and Subject Matter Experts to ensure continued momentum after assignment ended

Tempe, AZ

• Develop cross-referencing spreadsheets and databases which facilitate the analysis and filtering of non-current GreekLife students for removal from current rosters until membership criteria is met.
• Advise campus fraternities, sororities, clubs and organizations on matters regarding registration.
• Create and distribute newsletters to 70,000+ recipients.
• Supervise front office and serve as back-up to full-time ASU employees.

Phoenix, AZ

• Utilized SAP Enterprise Resource Planning for requisition and purchase orders on product lines
• Created team productivity reports and collaborated on strategies to increase quality
• Investigated delinquent stock and pulled faulty product from warehouse inventory

Bachelor’S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi, Supply Chain Management Association, Programming and Activities Board