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-Lead strategic initiatives to improve service, minimize supply chain costs, and optimize working capital. -Develop and maintain quality control objectives to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.-Closely observe market trends to identify key areas for cost management.-Hands on experience in transformation of new product strategies, reengineering of processes, and deployment.-Engineer, define , drive, and refine processes to improve operational efficiency.-Coordinate and integrate the flow of materials and information among suppliers, operations, manufacturing, and distributors to ensure continuity of supply.-Execute LEAN and Six Sigma strategies to reduce risks in product development stages, manufacturing, and increase production output.-Improves profitability through effective negotiation practices reducing raw material costs by 30%. -Oversee, review and maintain supply chain practices domestically and internationally.-Preserves and builds upon domestic and international relationships with 15+ vendors.-Strong project management skills in driving ideas to execution with creation of department specific SOP’s and protocols. -Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment where requirements can quickly change. -Successfully partners with cross-functional departments to align objectives with production procedures.-Proven track record of large-scale project delivery with an emphasis on scheduling and sharing the scope of the project with technical and non-technical groups.-Demonstrated in organizing, analyzing, and communicating data to problem solve with a focus on cost mitigation.-Strong organizational skills and attention to detail helping back my strong communication (verbal & written) delivering executive friendly communications to all organizational levels.-Effective program management efficiencies from “cradle-to-grave” from New Product Introduction (NPI) through Launch and Sustaining phases of multiple projects.Willingness to learn every element of the job to build a stronger, working knowledge helping gain insight on improvements and areas for growth. Entrepreneurial professional with over 9 years of experience in a multi-faceted leadership role.Demonstrated track record, driving increased sales and profitability through hard work, detailed research, quantitative, and qualitative data analysis . Creative, inclusive, organized, communicative, calm, structured, scheduling & planning, and tenacious.

Listed skills include Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Time Management, Illustrator, and 12 others.

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  Grand Valley State University

  Health/Health Care Administration/Management/Psychology