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Dynamic Business Professional with over ten years experience in volatile high volume manufacturing environment. Managed products globally and domestically while providing a high level of quality and customer satisfaction. Creative problem solver with the ability to tackle complex issues with creativity and common sense thinking while focused on quality, productivity and results. Strong leader needs little supervision has a strong rapport with coworkers, suppliers and clients, Experience with all levels of Supply Chain from Account Rep, New Products Introduction, Purchasing and Demand Planning. Capable of improving profit margin through automation, product redesign and continuous process improvement programs. Takes pride in work and is very reliable. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Represented manufacturing on the implementation team that created Extended Warranty Service program for Hewlett Packard• Initiated and implemented cost reduction exercises that reduced overall product cost to customer by 52%, while decreasing manufacturing touch rate by 50% which resulted in an increase in profitability by 56%.• Member of database clean up team. Reduced shipments of unneeded software updates to field reps by 46% thus reducing legal exposure while reducing cost by 56%. • Set up master parts database in manufacturing for both NBA and NHL storefronts.• Implemented manufacturing process for HP Smartfriend program with serial number capture and registration. • Managed / Maintained ISO processes for New Products Introduction group within Software Manufacturing.Specialties: SAP / ERP-MRP- Product Introduction- Purchasing- Materials Management / Demand PlanningAPICS - Master Scheduling - Material Requirements Planning - Just In Time Successfully negotiate and build relationships leading to substantial salesMS Office applicationsCost Reduction / SGIA’aGlobal ManufacturingCrystal reportingSharepoint

Listed skills include Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Program Management, and 32 others.