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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Committed to partnering with clients to create personalized saving strategies based on short and long-term financial goals. Manage all aspects within branch, focusing on growth initiatives through rapid client acquisition and customer retention. Maintain positive client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to clients in selecting investment products.• Received “Edward Jones Prospect Award” within one year of hire.• Successfully work through one RTP and company asset sharing goodnight.• Source new suppliers for the financial services while effectively controlling costs.

Designed and implemented strategies to provide optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality, and delivery. Managed and trained 6 direct reports including 3 buyers to deliver advanced, analytical supply chain and procurement solutions, increasing business value, and improving the bottom-line growth. Expanded the supply chain and procurement practice by negotiating with suppliers in China while driving cost-effective business and financial decisions prioritizing client satisfaction and retention. Utilized industry cost models to evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning. • Achieved 95% customer on-time delivery rate by reducing lead times and championing customer experience.• Reduced long-term lead time by 5 weeks from 12 weeks by implementing strategic supply chain initiatives such as Kaizen methodology to reduce lead times and improve KPIs to meet the customer demand while decreasing manufacturing cost.• Bolstered MRP and ERP systems to optimize efficiency and deliver consistent customer satisfaction while working with cross-functional teams to align company revenue goals with established sales goals.

La Crosse, Wi, Us

Provided vision and strategic direction to 6 business locations spanning Midwest overseeing P&L, supply chain operations as well as logistics, warehouse, and transportation. Managed, trained and mentored team of 20+ operations and supply chain personnel. Created key performance measures for domestic suppliers to award longer-term strategic contracts that significantly reduced cost and improved service. Achieved sustainable relationships with suppliers by developing sourcing and negotiation strategies aligning with business objectives. • Grew annual revenue from $20M to $55M by creating and executing new supply chain processes and procedures. • Negotiated best freight rate with LTL freight shipping companies resulting in 20% cost reduction year over year.• Reduced inventory shrinks by $100K and improved integrity through development of new cycle count process and ensuring implementation across all facilities.• Increased production capacity by 2MLbs without additional capital expenditure through introducing a new capacity and production model.• Build accurate and reliable forecasting tools to analyze consumer demand and improve delivery. • Conceptualized and implemented an internal logistics process that significantly reduced costs and increased the level of service offered to the customer.• Minimized delivery time across all facilities by establishing an internal material transfer process.• Proposed cost reduction plan with a potential cost saving of $200K by utilizing a new 3PL provider.

Northville, Michigan, Us

Managed purchasing, customer service, logistics, raw materials, replenishment, production planning, and transportation while maximizing efficiencies for $75M automotive and diesel cylinder, liner, and piston company specialized in engineering pistons and liners for Chrysler and Toyota. Devised long-term strategic vision for supply chain based on data analysis, while recommending methods for generating business growth. Reduced inventory overhead by 20%.• Migrated from IBM AS/400 to modernized ERP system (SAP) to improve functionality and flexibility across the $70M manufacturing facility while serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for 600 employees.• Led, trained and mentored purchasing team for establishing and maintaining new business partnerships with existing suppliers for efficient management of costs and deliveries.

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Managed supply chain totaling $30M annually including planning and purchasing and directing all levels of supply chain from new product development to existing product line. Served as leader for lean projects, developing cohesive teams and training new members. Increased customer satisfaction by resolving customer supply issues. Generated and redeployed custom reports for teams.• Improved supply chain efficiency by driving the development of an innovative “SCA HUB” internet tool.• Created a consignment process for the division saving company money, improving cash flow, and securing inventory to eliminate out-of-stocks.