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Lockbourne, Oh, Us

Lockbourne, Oh, Us

Chillicothe, Ohio

Led building and driving the Procurement Operations Safety program, positively impacting 3,500 associates in 270+ Fulfillment Centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Brazil supporting 24/7 Operations.• Collaborated with senior leaders to establish a program vision and tenets, leading and lagging metrics, and program pillars: Governance, Training, Culture, and Risk Reduction• Created a curriculum of 29 specialized training courses for associates and leaders• Crafted and implemented associate engagement mechanisms to encourage and celebrate team contributions• Built the tools and processes required to access and maintain accurate incident data• Delivered 70%+ improvement across all key metrics including OSHA recordable injury rate, serious injury rate, and the associate’s perspective on safety efforts• Promoted Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion initiatives including Amazon Mentoring Program and Women in Health and Safety

Columbus, Ohio

Led 30+ Fulfillment Center Teams (50+ Analysts and 300+ Non-Inventory Receivers) that ensured continuity of supply at the least total cost for 24/7 Operations collectively shipping ~17MM units / day.• Supported 24/7 CV-19 Hub operations to deliver essential supplies to sites across the network• Developed and implemented the global CV-19 supply distribution model the directed prioritized shipments• Selected to lead Non-Inventory’s project support of the first Amazon CV-19 testing lab in the world • Directly managed sites responsible for delivering $2.36MM in annual cost savings • Recipient of the 2020 Amazon “Empty Chair Award” for customer obsession• Conducted over 300 interviews of Supply Chain talent

Columbus, Ohio

Led 12 Fulfillment Center Non-Inventory Teams. Simultaneously responsible for up to 24 Procurement Analysts and 120 Non-Inventory Receivers that ensured continuity of supply at the least total cost for 24/7 Operations collectively shipping ~7MM units / day.• Supported eight on-time and successful robotic fulfillment launches• Built a robust and lean consumable flow enabling 12 World Records including “Highest Peak Volume”• Sustained top-level performance in Invoice Holds, PO Acknowledgements, and Inventory Days on Hand• Delivered $735k in annual cost savings through optimizing waste hauling

Chillicothe, Oh

$1.8B, 150-year-old innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of Specialty Paper, Airlaid Material, and Composite Fiber Engineered Products with production sites and sales offices around the world Led 13 Storeroom direct reports in planning, ordering, receiving, and controlling inventory of $20MM in MRO items (30,000 SKUs; 200k part locations; 2,000 suppliers) and 3 Procurement direct reports in planning and ordering $132MM in raw materials, specialty chemicals, and packaging (306 SKUs, 128 domestic & international sources). Serviced 7/24/365 production in a multi-site, multi-union environment that include vendor-managed inventory (VMI), part kitting, master data ownership, monthly reporting, and supplier relationship management • Managed supplier relationships and led sourcing initiatives that realized 8% per year in cost savings• Implemented Supplier Quality Assurance to standardize product specifications and change management• Positioned Storeroom operations to save $1.2MM (6%) and reduce inventory 35% ($7MM)• Led corporate Global Trade Compliance reporting that maintained good standing internationally

Marysville, Oh

*$3.1B innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of world renown Lawn & Garden and Pest Control brands; #1 in global consumer L&G sales (*during my tenure)• Category Manager, Flexible Packaging - Developed and executed sourcing strategy for $100MM in flexible packaging that supported 38 production sites across the U.S.A. Delivered 4.5% per year in cost savings. Led global supplier performance with 10% YoY key metric improvement. Represented Procurement on strategic corporate projects for Green Sustainability Initiative and Trans-Atlantic Sourcing. Earned Chairman’s Award, SMG’s highest recognition for Execution - top 1%.

Lancaster, Oh

*$280MM privately held, #1 selling tabletop glassware brand in North America (*during my tenure)• Purchasing Manager – Led team of 11 direct reports responsible for $90MM in direct and indirect spend. Delivered 6% per year in cost savings. Supported two company acquisitions and two divestitures while maintaining customer service levels for plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania (08/07 – 04/09)• International Purchasing Manager – Led sourcing work focused in China, Europe, and South America that supported manufacturing sites in Mexico and the United States of America (05/06 – 08/07)

Waverly, Oh

*$1.5B cabinetry conglomerate, the largest globally, and the #1 selling brand in the U.S.A. (*during my tenure)• Inventory Manager – Led team of 17 direct reports; controlled $550MM inventory (03/05 – 05/06)• Inventory Supervisor – Led team of 5 direct reports; launched radio frequency bar coding (01/04 – 03/05)• Commodity Manager – Laminates & Adhesives (England, Spain) (01/00 – 01/04)• Buyer - Packaging & Indirect (Canada, Japan, Germany) (06/99 – 01/00) • Technical Writer and Software Support - Information Technology Group (09/97 – 06/99)

Mba, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General