ProcurementSupply Planning & Scheduling (S&OP)Transportation & WarehousingOffice Facilities & Grounds

Led process management and shared services teams supporting marketing spend and supply chain reporting within the North America Business Services organization

Supported Marketing organization by delivering process optimization, training and best practicesLed enterprise project to evaluate & optimize the Marketing Spend Management process & systemCreated, implemented & led a team of coordinators supporting brand teams across seven BUs

Managed team of US-based AP subject matter experts and 3rd party offshore AP operationResponsible for supplier governance to deliver process improvements & SOP maintenanceImplemented standardized processes & continuous improvement across Source-to-Pay Led projects to implement systems & process standardization in Purchase-to-Pay

Plant operations assignment to implement process controls, LEAN standards and continuous improvementResponsible for production scheduling and managed all raw & pack purchasing for Gurnee, IL facility Worked directly with Central Procurement to develop and implement global process standards for supply chain to drive category, supplier & material quality improvementsLed plant improvement projects to deliver efficiencies between Warehouse and Operations

Managed shared services team in US & India within the Procurement Center of ExcellenceTeam accountabilities included: new item setup for Raw, Pack, CoMan, MRO & innovation as well as the Req2PO process (SAP based)Supported supplier measurement system, Code of Conduct & SRMLed team in cross functional process improvements using LEAN methodologyCreated results-driven metrics & KPIs to drive year over year improvements to baselineDrove efforts to integrate additional work-streams into central shared services team

Planned outbound Transportation and inbound scheduling for seven Frozen Foods plantsImplemented PO creation and payment process for all frozen 3PL DCs in Kellogg networkMember of Celerant / Kellogg LEAN project team working to provide future-state business solutionsImplemented DLx warehouse management system & provided on-site training at plant locationsSupported Procurement for carrier RFPs to lower costs and improve service levelAdhered to Frozen Foods distribution budget and controlled associated costs across networkEliminated hours of regular manual processing by reprogramming TM systemCreated production-based shipment schedule which drove loading efficiencies for plant distribution team

Individually managed Replenishment for Wal-Mart Frozen Foods account at Kellogg. Partnered closely with Kellogg sales team to execute key strategies intended to maximize sales volume and reviewed value of lead time, plant production, inventory forecast and DC sourcing for customer orders. Used in-depth data analysis to drive improvements to case fill, on-time delivery & customer "instock". Also led weekly calls with Sales and Production teams to review performance and sales plan effectiveness. Partnered with Wal-Mart to review store-level & warehouse inventory for supply opportunities and reported business trending and customer-related supply changes to senior management.

Controlled network inventory levels of corrugate components used to build sales display shippers. Developed standard processes resulting in monthly case fill improvement from 91% to 98%. Responsible for analyzing growth trends and forecast accuracy for all Kashi brand display units

Personally formulated business plan and implemented successful start-up of business

In-depth understanding of Plastic Injection Mold Industry with broad experience across product life-cycleAided in fabrication of plastic injection molds through participation in various shop activitiesFunctions: Milling, lathe work, precision grinding, assembly/dis-assembly, delivery driving etc.Responsible to maintain machines and calibrate precision measuring equipment under ISO 9001:2000 compliance standards