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Lynnwood, Washington, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Project Lead for Supply Chain Holiday Readiness overseeing coordination efforts between Distribution, Logistics, Planning, Operations and Manufacturing to ensure successful execution of project plan.• Manage Surface Inventory of over 150 SKUs for Microsoft B&M and Online Stores which account for over 65% of Store’s revenue• Launched Surface Pro 3 devices and accessories across 101 MS B&M Store locations achieving 100% ISP at launch fulfilling out of 3 locations in US and China.• Oversaw 8 contingent staff employees and created framework for daily management, standard work, cross-functional training, and reporting of staff functions• Partnered with Senior Leadership Team to restructure team’s roles & responsibilities resulting in level workload and cross-functional knowledge across the team• Created Inventory Reporting used for daily work and daily inventory views for senior management resulting in one source of truth for inventory based metrics

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Managed E2E supply chain of $25M of capital equipment across 335 SKUs for MS Retail Technology Group (RTG) for outfitting 49 Full-line MS B&M Stores• Achieved process efficiencies via creation of SOPs and daily management resulting in the elimination of 1 FTE• Negotiated 2% cost savings and 15% freight savings over 8 months• Oversaw daily work of 2 contingent staff employees• Supply Chain lead for outsourcing supply chain functions to 3rd party as part of larger project to focus RTG on improving customer experience vs operation tasks.

Everett, Wa, Us

• Developed and implemented Long Range Commodity Plan for Metals commodity which resulted in supplier reduction of 75% and cost savings of 30%• Responsible for the daily management, sourcing strategy, supplier consolidation, and cost reduction for $29M of commodity spend• Managed multiple cost saving projects requiring action plans, collaboration, and follow up within a cross-functional team to achieve cost savings targets of 7%• Created joint action plans during Quarterly Business Reviews with suppliers to achieve quality levels of 99.8%, delivery levels of 98%, and cost savings of 5%

Everett, Wa, Us

• Responsible for the daily management , sourcing strategy, and cost reduction for $20M of commodity spend• Manage multiple cost saving projects requiring action plans, collaboration, and follow up • Liaison between purchasing and Fluke Calibration for reporting project priorities, commodity strategy, and business unit metric results • Directed material integration of over 2,000 parts for facility move to Everett• Implemented E-Kanban for over 3,000 parts at DH Instruments• Working on Master Black Belt Certification in Danaher Materials Process

Everett, Wa, Us

• Negotiated and managed a Platinum contract that resulted in 35% cost savings• Reduced Gross Inventory by 8% through negotiating stocking programs with suppliers and improving materials management• Created and ran a reverse auction that resulted is a 20% cost savings• Obtained metrics of 5% PPV savings and an increase of 3 inventory turns• Created, analyzed, negotiated, rewarded, and implemented quote packages to suppliers based on quality, delivery, and cost metrics• Led 2 Kaizen Events and participated in 6 other events that produced productivity and cost improvements as high as 10%.

• Gathered and analyzed data to develop new processes and training methods to increase efficiency in the Distribution Center (DC)• Partnered with executives and hourly associates to better understand processes and functions within the DC while furthering my communication and teamwork skills

• Implemented a new accounting system that improved the company’s ability to notice overdue accounts and cut delinquent accounts by 50%• Participated in project quotes and contracts by providing quotes and performing research to ensure accurate pricing• Oversaw the progress of multiple projects to meet city and customer commitment dates of tollgate submittals and final project completion

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs/Ba, Supply Chain Management, Religious Studies