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Irving, Tx, Us

• Provide exceptional leadership and functional direction for the management of production planning, materials management and product launch/improvement rollouts for the Global Nonwovens three site manufacturing network.• Provide leadership for the implementation and maintenance of ERP business systems utilized throughout the sector. Provide leadership for recipe and SKU management teams which support the sector MRP systems.• Provide leadership for Logistics (warehouse and distribution) function at three mills within the Global Nonwovens in support of our global customer base.• Provide exceptional leadership in developing talent, nurturing talent and building capabilities.

Irving, Tx, Us

• Team leader for KCP’s NA finished good deployment team, managing the placement of inventory, valued at $140MM, and movement of 3,000 truckload shipments per month, while supporting green OTIF and Fill Rate (customer service metrics) levels for the sectoro Set corporate standard in cost savings for TOFC shipments at 99.2%, while maximizing cube utilization• Responsible for the operations of KCP’s largest and most complex DC facility o Site processes in excess of 13,000 orders and 1.3MM cases per montho Operation achieving green KPI’s for performance• Key participant in the highly successful moves of 3 regional DC’s a mill closure, and a business move between DC’s while not impacting customer service levels – during the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic• Successfully lead all aspects of the project to relocate the Skin Care DC from San Antonio, TX to Romeoville, IL, with no customer service interruptions. o Received a “Distinguished Performance Award” for these efforts and results• Managing SAP improvement initiatives for KCP, such as the BOL and Packing Slip enhancement project, eBOL, along with other system enhancements such as YMS and WMS rollouts

Irving, Tx, Us

• Successfully lead the SAP OTC Distribution installation efforts for the Professional Sector – an $88.6MM projecto Participated in design, testing, and training work of the SAP OTC module o Coordinated the travel and training of 42 Key User Trainers, and 243 End Users across 15 site locationso Served as level 2 SAP OTC support for these 15 locations o Received a “Distinguished Performance Award” for these efforts and results• Lead the design and rollout efforts of a new On Time and In Full (OTIF) Customer Service metric for the sector• Developed a new interactive KPI dashboard tool (DEOS) for critical sector metrics • Lead the Distribution Center strategic network modeling initiative with outside consultants to optimize both customer service and distribution costs for KCP NA

Irving, Tx, Us

Manufacturer of Soaps, Hand Sanitizers, Hand Wipes, and Hand Creams• Managed a team of 32 people including 6 salaried Production Planning and Purchasing personnel, and 26 hourly Material Handling and hourly Distribution Center personnel – who set a corporate record for safety at a distribution center• Responsible for finished goods inventory value exceeding $4 million• Managed Customer Service levels to an average above 99.6% • Reduced Logistics head count by 13% in first half of 2006• Reduced overtime by 48% across entire Logistics team as a cost saving measure• Coordinated the successful launch of seven new product lines that included machine rebuilds, inventory run outs, and met both target launch dates and budget levels• Coordinated the expansion of the warehouse from 130,000 sq ft to 148,600 sq ft to accommodate growth plans and supply chain modifications• Established cross training between DC and material handling teams to allow for greater flexibility, and reduced overall headcount• Successfully piloted and installed the SAP Batch Management function to more accurately control raw material inventories

Irving, Tx, Us

• Set production schedules for all 11 Tissue machines across four plants in four states for entire Business to Business sector of Kimberly-Clark – more than 500,000 metric tons per year.• Reduced paper roll inventory 87% (from more than 35,000 tons to 4,500 tons) saving the company in excess of $26.5 million in working capitol• Managed the pulp fiber forecast requirements for the entire sector• Developed a standard report and made monthly presentations to senior directors on the capacity and production plans for the sector• Supervised the work of five daily schedulers• Worked as the planning lead on a project to sell a Kimberly-Clark mill to a private investor, meeting the requirements on time, and under budget. o Received a “Distinguished Performance Award” for these efforts and results• Represented the Business to Business sector in the design and development of the SAP APO module• Developed and implemented a process to consistently and systematically manage all obsolete and slow moving inventory within the sector allowing for increased visibility, understanding, and movement, and overall inventory reduction• Sector lead on a project with Schneider National to optimize a Linear Programming module which runs various loading scenarios designed to increase operating efficiency

Irving, Tx, Us

• Planned all production for a number of the sectors core products including Kleenex® tissues, Wypall® Wipers, and NGN® napkins• Successfully managed the loadings for 27 separate converting lines that balanced the need for manufacturing efficiency against customer service optimization

Irving, Tx, Us

• Scheduled a “one of a kind” machine that produced medical fabrics for the Health Care sector worth $37 million annually• Provided a continuous schedule for the asset that ran 24 hours per day• Automated the manual process of keying figures from one production report to another, increasing efficiency and accuracy• Served as the main point of contact between our converting operation in Arizona and our manufacturing location in Georgia• Oversaw the work of one planning assistant that managed the necessary raw materials

• Reduced cycle time on sample orders from 2 weeks to 3 days• Met with marketing managers to gather their customization requirements• Managed all functions of the sample order process from data gathering, to production scheduling to shipping to end users

Executive Development Program - Supply Chain Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Manufacturing & Operations Management And Management Skills

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Marketing