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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

-Head the supply chain function for all Tempus labs in the U.S. including planning, procurement, logistics and inventory-Guide annual spend of over $180MM, while negotiating annual savings of over $35 million-Installed process documentation for all supply chain responsibilities for regulatory submissions and compliance-Collaborated with QA department to.

Chicago, IL, US

-Created and hired for new procurement, supply chain planning, and inventory -control departments-Oversaw launch of NetSuite ERP system for all supply chain related functions-Developed a NetSuite module for laboratory quality control and assurance validations-Increased forecasting term to 15 months (previously 1-week) using NetSuite Demand Planning.

Atlanta, GA, US

- Manage and motivate five direct reports in demand planning along with previous three supply chain direct reports- Led team to accuracy increase of 35% YoY through development of cross-functional process and ways of working- Developed and then educated process for getting revenue dollar forecast into APO for comparison with sales plans- Automated a demand.

Atlanta, GA, US

- Built a new supply planning function in beverageware consisting of a three person team of planners and analysts- Developed metrics for on-time delivery, fill rate, cost of failure, inventory levels and more- Presented supply planning metrics and projections to division CEO and VPs in monthly ops review- Oversaw a global inventory reduction of 33% in one.

Atlanta, GA, US

- Earned role of Business Process Champion by integrating planning of multiple acquired brands onto SAP- Educated the team on all master data, supply, demand and capacity planning modules and processes- Managed capacity forecasts directly with vendors to level load and resolve any S&OP gaps- Mastered JET and BEX reporting suites to frame cross-functional.

Atlanta, GA, US

- Directed Microsoft NAV system implementation of demand, supply and capacity planning from all Excel base- Overhauled inventory methodology to introduce EOQ and safety stock concepts to increase turns- Manage all retail SKU level forecasts for all customers as well as inventory plans and capacity- Initiated collaboration with marketing and research.

Boston, MA, US

- Fulfilled goal of improving on-time delivery metric from 80% to 95% while maintaining competitive lead time- Drove weekly S&OP and daily production meetings to identify and resolve cross-functional challenges- Designed an Excel-based scheduling system using theory of constraints to level load machines and labor

Dayton, OH, US

- Co-developed new forecasting methodology, process, and tools.- Conducted seasonality study to improve upon timely stocking.- Decreased total inventory from $2.8m to $2.5m in six months while maintaining 95% on-time delivery.- Designed, documented, and implemented processes for cycle counting and physical inventory.- Initiated change from static safety.

Cincinnati, OH, US

- Analyzed receiving process at distribution center- Reduced cycle time by up to 25% for receiving process- Wrote all team reports- Made immediate recommendations that immediately saved $33,000- Coordinate and communicate with hourly union workers and cross-functional departments.

- Design all department media, including posters, brochures, flyers, t-shirts, and more.- Cooperate with all department staff for their internal customer needs.

- Helped students understand introductory concepts of operations management (ex. critical path, transportation optimization, BOM explosion, more).

Pandora, OH, US

- Helped customers with financial information- Served customers on a day to day basis- Inside look at closely held bank's operations