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New London, WI, US

Shawano, Wisconsin, United States

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

• Develop and foster supplier relationships to drive consistent performance
• Negotiate cost, lead time, minimum and economic order quantities to optimize value
• Coordinate and communicate with multiple departments to achieve business goals
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve supplier invoicing and purchase order discrepancies
• Problem-solve and improve processes to support production and material needs
• Resolve backorder issues and execute supplier cost and inventory reduction initiatives

Hortonville, Wisconsin

• Manage existing supplier relationships and research new/more cost effective or timely alternatives.
• Manage in house inventory, reorder points, and cycle counts to ensure adequate levels for production.
• Monitor market pricing and issue purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Review and track vendor orders scheduling dock times, correcting errors or omissions, verifying accurate quantities, and delivery dates.
• Analyze vendor usage and pricing against commitment levels and adjust based on production needs.
• Meet with current vendors to manage existing relationships also research potential alternatives.

Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Negotiated lead-time concerns with suppliers to mitigate or negate missed or at-risk dates.
• Reviewed delivery issues and took appropriate action to avoid scheduling impacts.
• Monitored production inventory needs and purchased parts and materials to ISO and DIN standards.
• Met with vendors to discuss expectations and opportunities to improve low performance.
• Evaluated and reevaluated vendor relationships continually looking for cost and time savings.

Rosendale, Wisconsin

• Conducted daily shift communication meetings for management and associates.
• Aligned shift and production schedules.
• Established and carried out procedures that increased efficiency and promoted cost savings.
• Prepared documentation for and ensure process compliance with OSHA and GMP.
• Managed highly diverse (not all English speaking) workforce of 25-30 people.
• Modified production schedules to meet evolving customer needs.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

• Worked with more than 15 different suppliers to develop and procure labels.
• Analyzed shipping records to identify strategies to reduce costs, eliminate LTL shipments, and increase efficiencies.
• Performed time studies to help material handlers reduce the time it takes to find and utilize raw materials. o My time study resulted in a 20% time-savings realization in the process workflow.
• Created training documentation.
• Researched alternative supplier options.o My research identified over $46,000.00 potential savings annually.
• Participated in establishing KANBAN, Six Sigma, and lean training to reduce cost in production.

Hortonville, Wisconsin

I train new employees and also do mowing, landscaping, fertilizing, mulching, and snow removal.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: • Honor Roll, Spring 2016 • Honor Roll, Fall 2016

High School Diploma, General Studies, 3.723

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, DECA, Golf, Creator of New London High School Snowmobile Club.Created the New London.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Supply Chain Operations Management