• Serves as a project manager to a global, cross-functional team (sourcing, quality, packaging, merchandising, vendor partners, etc.) tasked with creating product standardization documentation for private-label products• Creates market studies and identifies opportunities for improvement and increasing market share for new and existing products• Completed 30+ projects (as of January 2022)• Manages up to 6 projects at a time while fielding Adhoc requests and serving as a resource for all teams concerning product standardization• Manages database of published documents which includes auditing, distributing, and revising previously published documents• Travels to distribution centers and stores to gather data for current projects and to audit previously published documents

• Advanced to a production planning role requiring manual production planning and complex supersession-obsolescence management• Coordinates cross-functionally with internal (product management, marketing, operations, and forecasting) and external teams to develop new product inventory deployment plans and tactical improvements• Analyzes the demand and supply balance at product family, part number, and sub-assembly level• Creates the Master Production Schedule that satisfies customer demand while optimizing inventory levels and facility capacity utilization• Reviews and manages change requests from customers, plants, or suppliers• Determines the impact of daily customer orders and adjusts the daily production schedule to ensure maximum order fulfillment• Maintains and advises on changes to planning systems parameters to ensure the accuracy of the parameters• Analyzes and interprets KPIs to identify areas for improvement and action plans; Leads Six Sigma and functional process improvement teams to positively impact critical KPIs• Mentors and coaches Global Material Planner I and Global Material Planner II employees within the team while maintaining a consistent peer mentee

• Coordinates local diversity initiatives with corporate diversity initiatives and local Employee Resource Groups (ERGs); Leads Memphis Diversity Council• Developing and managing relationships with business partners and subject matter experts across the organization to build allies, source opportunities for collaboration, and drive D&I initiatives• Coordinate and expand D&I efforts using internal storytelling, external communication through newsletters, the D&I website, and social media channels to share the company’s impact work in an engaging and creative way

• Leader of company recruiting for the Memphis area with budgetary focus on the University of Memphis for Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance internships, co-ops, and entry-level positions• Provided a clear sense of direction, vision, and expectations for a 20+ member team comprised of cross-functional and multilevel employees from multiple locations inside and outside the city of Memphis• Managed and reconciled an annualized logistics and event budgetResults• Established the University of Memphis recruiting program from the ground up with no recruiting experience• Grew the team from 3 lightly engaged employees to 3 program specific teams with a strategic focus and strong relationships with university leadership, faculty, and student groups• Distinguished the program to the top 10 of Cummins Supply Chain recruiting programs (of 30 partner schools)• Facilitated the hiring of approximately 200 internship, co-op and full-time employees (including rehires) over the course of 5 years as Team Leader within the 3 program specific

• Moved to a more specialized Service Tools desk which includes VPI planning, higher supplier engagement, more travel, and ownership of the hazardous material flow process• Attend weekly service tool team meetings to collaborate with purchasing, engineering, and project management on new tool implementation• Launched my first Six Sigma project on improving the North American Hazardous Material Flow Process• Identified by senior leadership to become a Basic Problem Solving (BPS) method facilitatorResults• Revised and refined the work instruction for hazardous material process for Global Materials• Supplier partnerships resulted in two of my suppliers winning Most Improved Supplier of the Year and Supplier of the Year• Organized and executed supplier visits to present awards to suppliers and composed an article detailing these achievements which was distributed to the entire supply base

• Builds and maintains relationships with international and domestic suppliers• Analyzes parts in conjunction with forecasting to properly measure global supply and demand requirements for components and kits.• Improves global fill rate by identifying and eliminating logistical issues throughout the global network.• Manages international and domestic inventory desk with over 1500 SKUs and $4 million of inventory to ensure daily KPIs are met by working closely with Operations, Demand Management, Sourcing, Product Managment and Forecasting teams.• SQL Report writing to create and maintain reports to analyze and action suppliers for improvement

• Procured inventory, supplies, and capital goods; places purchase orders with vendors.• Analyzed sourcing and purchasing initiatives and processes in support of the delivery of cost effective and high quality goods and services.• Prepared and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to senior purchasing/sourcing leaders.• Consistently applied sourcing policies, procedures and processes.• Interacted with suppliers with regard to payments and order fulfillment.

• Served as a resource on projects and work assignments; identified, tracked and worked with others to resolve project issues; monitored and communicated project status to project teams.• Implemented segments of the Cummins Corporate Responsibility strategies; coordinated with BUs and functions to develop appropriate internal and external activities and employee involvement plans.• Developed relationships with external community partners; assisted in implementing activities relating to external public relations, marketing, recognition, and awards to support Cummins’ corporate responsibility efforts locally and globally.• Drafted reports and implemented activities related to CR activities, including participation rates, successes, and input for improvements• Attended conferences, interfaced with local community organizations and committees, and gathered and shared CR resources• Assisted in the creation and maintenance of departmental budgetResults:• Assisted community partner in interviewing candidates to fill a Development Coordinator position which eliminated the continuous turnover the partner had experienced over the previous three years.• Supervised 15 summer interns each year (2011-2015) as part of our Career Development Program to help cultivate high school students’ ability to navigate a professional environment and to prepare for life’s challenges.• Increased employee volunteer participation from 76% in 2013 to 89% in 2015 through employee interest surveys, increased collaboration with community partners, and coordinating service projects to bring inside the manufacturing facility (union).

• Trained and tracked employee involvement using volunteer management system• Created and presented monthly reports for the leadership of 3 Memphis based facilities(union and non-union)• Established and cultivated community partnershipsResults:• Held web based international trainings on the volunteer management system• Increased employee volunteer participation from 65% in 2012 to 76% in 2013 through employee interest surveys, increased collaboration with community partners, and coordinating service projects to bring inside the manufacturing facility (union).

Acted as on-site Sarbanes-Oxley Officer. Ensured on-site compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act through the use of: SOx report creation, audits of all employees using said reports, and quarterly employee training refreshers. Managed the returns (RGA) and shipment discrepancy databases which involved research, crossfunctional collaboration, and communication. Fielded customer care calls.

Completed a profiling project that gathered and verified data on over 3,000 parts. Executed various smaller projects that gave experience in the areas of auditing, communication, and reporting.