Caitlin Braithwait Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Managed a team of 12 Data Stewards focused in two different areas, BOM Coordinators and EC Auditors • Balanced workload across the team in the face of a changing workforce• Created a process to manage the Change Queue during the peak volumes of a large project, worked with the Chief Engineers to identify priority levels by project, and managed the flow of which documents my team worked on• Gained knowledge of Project Management milestones for Data Management as well as upstream… Show more • Managed a team of 12 Data Stewards focused in two different areas, BOM Coordinators and EC Auditors • Balanced workload across the team in the face of a changing workforce• Created a process to manage the Change Queue during the peak volumes of a large project, worked with the Chief Engineers to identify priority levels by project, and managed the flow of which documents my team worked on• Gained knowledge of Project Management milestones for Data Management as well as upstream and downstream actions, used that information to help identify potential problems/opportunities earlier in the timeline• Improved communication and collaboration between Project Teams and Data Management by being an active participant in project leadership meetings Show less

Greater Milwaukee Area

Collaborative Inventory Management (CIM) Lead • Managed a team of 3-7 Retail Supply Planners (RSP’s)• Lead team to improvement of CIM utilization with over 85% of the US dealer network • Completed assessments and launched new Dealers onto the CIM and CIM+ programs Technology Lead during implementation of Retail Inventory Management Project • Balanced role as individual contributor, tech lead, as well as continued to lead team of RSP’s • Documented and implemented new… Show more Collaborative Inventory Management (CIM) Lead • Managed a team of 3-7 Retail Supply Planners (RSP’s)• Lead team to improvement of CIM utilization with over 85% of the US dealer network • Completed assessments and launched new Dealers onto the CIM and CIM+ programs Technology Lead during implementation of Retail Inventory Management Project • Balanced role as individual contributor, tech lead, as well as continued to lead team of RSP’s • Documented and implemented new system requirements, prioritized which requirements were implemented based on budget, time constraints, and value of the improvement to our dealers or RSP’s• Launched new infrastructure and integrations as well as implemented new system functionality • Completed User Acceptance Testing of new enhancements to the system during each of the four launches of new requirements over the course of Pilot to Roll-Out (Creation of test scripts through execution) • Analyzed technical issues with technical partners until issue was resolved and root cause was found • Translator between the business and the technical team on requirements and issues Sales Operations Lead of General Merchandise and Parts and Accessories for US Market• Lead team of 3 Merchandize Assortment Planners • Determined direction of marketing efforts for both P&A and GM • Planned and executed revenue generating activities that contributed to an overall budget of $820 Million • Assisted District Managers and dealers with questions on current programs and promotions • Created communications for both District Managers as well as our US Dealer Network on actions needed Show less

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Primary liaison between H-D and syncreon to ensure a successful SAP launch• Lead the BOM accuracy project between H-D and syncreon to reduce the errors from 11% to ~0%• Recommended solutions to issues that would prevent launch as well as trouble shooting issues at launch then implemented • Held syncreon accountable for an action register of issues that needed resolution prior to launch• Evaluated the total product lead time of 14 commodities at syncreon and reduced them from… Show more • Primary liaison between H-D and syncreon to ensure a successful SAP launch• Lead the BOM accuracy project between H-D and syncreon to reduce the errors from 11% to ~0%• Recommended solutions to issues that would prevent launch as well as trouble shooting issues at launch then implemented • Held syncreon accountable for an action register of issues that needed resolution prior to launch• Evaluated the total product lead time of 14 commodities at syncreon and reduced them from 16 hrs to 5 hrs• Redesigned the layout of the litebar and console cell to integrate both Softail and FL in the same cell• Created plan and executed actions along with quality task force to reduce syncreon’s PPM from >3000 to <200 Show less

• Lead Parts and Accessories to the start of their lean journey by implementing daily huddles and coaching groups• Implemented a freight reduction project with a supplier to save over $120k per year• Managed cross-functional teams of people to complete projects by leading through influence• Utilized the standardized CI Methodology to solve problems and bring cross-functional projects to completion• Analyzed and provided recommendations to the VP’s of both Parts and Accessories… Show more • Lead Parts and Accessories to the start of their lean journey by implementing daily huddles and coaching groups• Implemented a freight reduction project with a supplier to save over $120k per year• Managed cross-functional teams of people to complete projects by leading through influence• Utilized the standardized CI Methodology to solve problems and bring cross-functional projects to completion• Analyzed and provided recommendations to the VP’s of both Parts and Accessories and General Merchandise on their organizational design• Led many improvement projects to completion at the Franklin Distribution Center• Completed Green Belt Certification by improving productivity in the Pick-to-Light module • Provided detailed data analysis and acted as an operations SME during the 3PL quoting stage Show less

Industrial And Systems Engineering

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Industrial Engineering