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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Sales & Operations Planning: Led production planning for three business segments through a 50% increase in business volume including multiple “mega” projects. Navigated difficult environment with constrained capacity and significant backlog. Contributed to PWS business returning to 100% RDSL last five months. Building Effective Teams: Recruited, trained, coached, and managed talent for planning team. Collaborated as a lieutenant to iCenter director on management initiatives including facility move, salary planning, inventory reduction, and employee engagement.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Relationship Management: Managed relationship between Emerson and key contract manufacturers for printed circuit board assemblies in North America and Europe. Provided industry thought leadership, new product development guidance, as well as negotiating between suppliers and business units on key issues. Supplier Development: Led cross functional teams in supplier improvement initiatives on issues including planning, purchasing, and inventory management. Led a Value Stream Mapping activity on site with a supplier in Mexico, driving improvements in purchase order placement and on-time delivery. Recruiting & Development: Led recruiting and development for team of 6 MBA interns in the supply chain and digital operations group. Developed and trained interns, managed workloads, and facilitated manager evaluations resulting in four full-time offers and three acceptances.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Launched supply chain sustainability initiative. Performed carbon analysis on suppliers, worked cross-functionally to gain buy-in for the program and led efforts to engage with nearly 20 suppliers on ESG topics.Led numerous ad hoc and standing meetings with suppliers, business units and executives. Developed numerous executive-level presentations tailored to various audiences.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Collaborated with Computer Science and Entrepreneurship professors to develop curriculum for technical sales workshop focused on cloud computing, servicing a top tier consulting client.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Data Management: Identified 40 key suppliers to be onboarded into internal marketplace by compiling and synthesizing data across multiple business units in a decentralized business environment. Decreased annual spend by an estimated $5.5M through supplier consolidation and negotiations. Influencing Without Authority: Interacted with buyers across multiple business groups to integrate second wave of suppliers into the internal marketplace. Managed contract negotiations and onboarding. Market Analysis: Collaborated with business leaders to develop a supplier-buyer power matrix, making recommendations for new partnerships and initiatives to drive cost savings. Delivered insights to be utilized in upcoming company-wide supply chain conference.

Leadership: Led two pest control companies in three states from loss to profitability over 18 months. Navigated the firms through multiple growth stages and acquisitions while overseeing strategic planning, hiring, team development, process creation and process improvement efforts. Problem Solving: Created a new technology-driven business model, streamlining existing labor, equipment and capital-intensive systems. Enabled multi-state operations to run from one office and reduced costs by 30%.Analytical Thinking: Designed and implemented weekly operations and budget performance reports. Improved visibility into company cash flow and business processes, identifying cost and revenue issues. Increased average price per service by 23% and average contract value by 15% for Midwest offices.

Supply Chain Management: Directed supply chain efforts for Walmart account (comprising 80% of revenue) with responsibility for over 100 items manufactured by suppliers in China. Led forecasting, 3PL and manufacturer relations, customs compliance and inventory management. Contributed to Walmart Vendor Service Award 2015Project Management: Coordinated forecasts, procurement and order fulfillment for several special projects, including a Walmart Black Friday pallet program and new product line of art glass wax warmers. Collaborated with multiple departments to ensure that pricing, quality and customer standards were met or exceeded.Teamwork: Collaborated with buyer teams, manufacturers and warehouse staff to better anticipate product discontinuations. Closely monitored sales, production and inventory to ensure continued order fulfillment while minimizing ending inventory counts. Decreased final inventory on discontinued items by 95% from 2015 to 2016.

Provo, Ut, Us

Managed production schedules, logistics, workloads and project pipeline for college video teamMet with student groups, faculty and administrative interests to align project scope and visionDeveloped and implemented new training programs and other team processesCoordinated promotional campaigns and various other marketing projects with news writers and events staffProjects: MEA STEM FairCollege Volunteer Leadership Council Winter 2014/Spring 2015Statistics Graduate RecruitingRex Lee Runners Remember Campaign 20153 Minute Thesis 2015Student Research Conference 2015CPMS Advisement Promotion 2015Choose to Give Campaign 2016

Ulsan, Kr

Translated forms and company culture materials into English for overseas branchesProofed others' translations as well as reports comparing US and Korean employment lawPresented on American compensation, labor and HR practicesProjects:Hyundai Employee Engagement Survey TranslationCompany Culture ArticlesPresentation:Human Resources Practices in American Companies

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General