Design automated material handling solutions

Managed a 25 member team, keeping them organized, informed, happy, prepared and on time by developing travel itineraries, meal arrangements, and researching event news and travel conditions. Also responsible for safety, compliance, and supervision of club team practices.

Established and engaged a 30 member advocacy group to capture the voice of the customer to enhance the B2B ecommerce experience, driving increased usage of the website and reducing the cost to serve customers per transaction. Recommended a new feature for the website to proactively address trade customer delivery inquiries, optimizing the customer experience and driving business efficiency.

Optimized the purchasing for raw materials by analyzing order quantities, average usage, pack sizes, and transportation methods to mutually satisfy the requirements of plants and suppliers while also reducing costs. Conducted a global market analysis on raw materials to identify potential opportunities to reduce risk and cost and enable growth by communicating with suppliers to investigate capabilities to supply or develop high risk materials. Developed Key Performance Indicator (KPI) report and timeline to manage and lead team to fast-paced results for market analysis.

Developed and implemented standards for warehouse operations using Maynard Operation Sequence Technique. Managed time studies, determined areas of loss productivity, and recommended new batch pick slotting algorithm that enhanced productivity by 5% for the batch picking and palletizing process. Facilitated slotting changes for manual pick processes with creation of a Microsoft VBA program to determine the optimal location by visually representing material velocities and order quantities by area. Interfaced with management of a third-party logistics provider to implement a daily KPI reporting metric for upper management and improve warehouse efficiency and space constraints using lean principles and gap analysis.

Maintained company website by developing, uploading, and editing content on two websites. Assisted with event planning for first ever Sandbox Party Convention for Michigan’s children, contacted sponsors, advertised, and offered assistance as needed