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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Overlooks the production of Cotton Balls and Cotton Squares at three sites within the United States by managing efficiency, inventory versus forecast, and demand trends in order to meet sale requirementsManages the purchasing of raw materials with external vendorsOperates several operating systems including AS400, Board, and MQM among other tools to assign precedence to production orders, monitor inventory, and assess demand. All issues are then escalated to the operations team and any other stakeholdersEngages in weekly production meetings with operations team to discuss production plans and bring attention to any imperative production orders or concernsReviews upcoming promotions and changes in demand with Sales Team in order to properly manage inventory levels

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed the production process at six sites within North America by efficiently procuring raw materials and packaging both internally and externally to meet plant requirementsUtilized the SAP system, Requisition Advisory Tool, among other tools to prioritize orders, monitor inventory, and escalate late orders to the supplier then communicate any issues to the manufacturing organization and other stakeholdersEngaged in weekly LST meetings with plant stakeholders and contribute in monthly S&OP meetings with commercial stakeholdersDiscussed demand forecasts with commercial representatives and quickly take action on upsides in order to meet customer needs Assumed responsibility as Project Leader for launching new product in the North American Supply Chain System. This created more customer responsibility and increased sales by $700,000 by year one

Midland, Mi

Link between Demand Management and Master Production Scheduling Process to ensure on-time production of inventoryOrganized the utilization of production assets in a safe and efficient manner to meet customer demands at minimum costsContinually monitored open orders, fluctuations in demand, production/quality issues that will impact the production scheduleProactively communicated with Customer Service Representatives on product availability inquiriesMonitored inventory using SAP, Excel, and the Stock Situation Tool along with other tools to modify the production schedule, restock orders, and customer orders as needed. These changes were then communicated to the manufacturing organization and other important stakeholders.

Trained and educated children ages 4-19 on the game of soccer, evaluated athlete performance, conducted training sessions, created practice plans, demonstrated activities, lead athletes through practices and used problem solving techniques

Helped to plan and manage three events for this non-profit organization: The annual MIT Soccer Tournament, Cootn MSC Loons Baseball Night, and a Memorial Golf Outing. Attended MAMP and MiVIbe meetings to generate interest in our organization as well as collaborate with other local organizations. Organized and managed social networking sites through twitter and facebook. Helped to write content and create a new website as well as creating flyers and advertisments.

Set up large banquets, served and delivered drink orders, prepared and set table arrangements