• Performs monthly and daily purchases to factories across the globe.• Works with factories to establish clear lead times for groups of tools.• Analyzes sales and stock data for best purchasing strategy.• Tracks weekly stock conditions across 4 Regional Service Centers (RSCs) and placed orders based on stocking needs.• Coordinates shipments to vendors from RSCs for treatment needs.• Performs analysis on item groups to determine optimal purchasing strategy for items.

- Overseeing the planning and ordering of components from multiple vendors for JIS production line.- Maintains MM parameters in SAP to optimize supply chain - Collaborates with vendors for any variations or changes in production needs to avoid premium freights- Monitors daily orders to ensure any and all backlogs are resolved- Utilizes SAP to analyze and define any abnormalities related to components- Performs routine checks and reports to discover any system errors involving EDIs, customer releases, or back flushing errors

• Executed daily reports from SAP on car orders from corporate systems in Germany• Monitored the status of production trial vehicles through the assembly shop and post-assembly testing• Managed any occurrences that may have kept a vehicle from shipping on time• Coordinated with the transportation group if shipping dates were changed or expedited shipments became necessary• Recorded daily orders of parts from the logistics hub to the manufacturing areas of the plant• Developed new method of labeling storage racks to reduce label damage and generate $11,000 in savings per year• Tracked, analyzed, and reported daily logistics KPIs through Excel to senior management• Investigated abnormalities in data from suppliers concerning chargebacks to MBUSI• Performed data analysis for time studies and line optimization projects utilizing Excel and Access• Generated car body inventory forecasts for weekend build schedules with Excel formulas and spreadsheets• Investigated line-side fuel lid inventory issues; resolved through collaboration with the Material Handling group• Updated list of key system checkpoints in the paint shop and created a locations layout• Performed analysis and calculations in Excel to optimize in-process and buffer inventories, reducing wait times in certain areas of the shop