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Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Drive a culture that prioritizes safety and quality that rewards continuous improvement activities to improve productivity and efficiency
• Research, justify, and implement new equipment and technologies to help drive efficiency improvements
• Monitor staffing levels and equipment capacity to meet customer demand while developing staff and implementing systems and new technology
• Establish a budget and annual plan for the department and review costs and variances for the department by evaluating buy versus make and what resources are used
• Work closely with design and marketing to identify process and component changes to improve the quality, value and performance for the customer

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Collaborate with suppliers, engineering, accounting, manufacturing, marketing and sales to drive additional value creation throughout the supply chain
• Create a sourcing strategy for the electronics group which includes both short and long-term opportunities and weaknesses in the current supply base, and identify emerging technologies to prepare for future challenges

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Locate, analyze and evaluate sources for electrical components, cables, assemblies and motors
• Maintain open purchase orders to ensure that pricing and delivery are sufficient to allow manufacturing to operate efficiently
• Support cost reduction, lead time reduction and improve inventory turns through supplier negotiation and supply agreements
• Communicate through multiple departments to resolve billing, freight, quality, design, and system issues

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Schedule and plan items in oracle from raw materials state to finished inventory by purchasing raw material as necessary and managing the flow of material through manufacturing work centers
• Direct and schedule assemblers and machinist to meet customer requirements and inform management of capacity issues
• Involved in preproduction projects with design and purchasing from introductory stage to product launch to evaluate manufacturing impact for new products
• Communicate with marketing to analyze sales history and forecast future demand while meeting planned inventory levels

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US

• Set safety stock levels and entered monthly forecasts
• Supported internal customers by transferring inventory to locations worldwide and identifying expedites based on government contract deadlines
• Maintained critical expedite list to support sales and purchasing activities

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Manage materials to meet production and service needs for sidecars and windshields using JIT, lean techniques, and MRP
• Analyze supplier performance and communicate with suppliers to work on continuous improvement projects involving quality and shipping
• Use AS400 to view pricing, daily and weekly forecasts, BOM, inventory levels, make shipping transactions, and enter releases through EDI
• Prepare monthly materials presentation on financials, safety, inventory DOH, and supplier performance

Boston, MA, US

• Involved in multiple projects identifying aging claim balances, ceded premium balances due and prepared support to supervisors for monthly billing
• Clearing received monthly wire transfers from account receivable balances
• Interpreted insurance certificates in order to set up loss packages
• Ran reports and presented materials to support management in general ledger account reconciliations
• Used MS Excel to analyze data spreadsheets, create pivot tables, and design formulas
• Mentored by fellow employees to constantly learn and adjust to new concepts and processes

Master Of Science - Ms, Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science, Operations/Material Management, Management, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration