Frances Mapes-Pearson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Benton Harbor, Michigan, US

• Manage projects throughout the product lifecycle to achieve unit cost and quality targets and maintain project schedules for Plastic/Injection Molding components for the Laundry Platform
• Lead and coordinate critical project activities for internal cross-functional teams to achieve on-time project deliverables, including product designs and supplier specifications, RFx’s, cost targets, quality.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with new and existing suppliers, creating detailed action plans for external suppliers to achieve key performance indicators, including supplier qualification and performance, cost and.
• Manage supplier ship plans and inventory requirements for safe launch period, evaluating and ensuring supply of raw materials, mitigating risks to deliveries, and reducing risk of obsolescence
• Negotiate, validate, issue, and track capital and expense expenditures
• Lead implementation of new, standardized Vendor Tooling tracking system for Laundry Procurement team

Benton Harbor, Michigan, US

• Managed projects throughout product lifecycles to achieve unit cost and quality targets and maintain project schedules for multiple strategic components including electronics, HMIs, ACUs, pumps, motors, capacitors.
• Developed detailed action plans for external suppliers to meet project deliverables including product design requirements, cost targets, quality targets, and inventory management
• Validated and issued capital and expense expenditures, and actively track external supplier capital and tooling
• Led day-to-day activities during new model transition process for supplier and cross-functional teams including Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Quality, and Manufacturing
• Manage supplier ship plans and inventory for safe launch period, evaluating and ensuring supply ofraw materials, mitigating risks to deliveries, and reducing risk of obsolescence
• Received regional recognition award, “GSS NAR Superhero,” in February 2019 for critical activity management related to supplier obsolescence mitigation in Laundry category

Shanghai, Shanghai, CN

• Conducted market research in order to identify cost-effective market prospects for product growth
• Effectively communicated recommendations to senior managers based on research findings
• Identified suppliers capable of meeting client product requirements and negotiated prices with Asian factories
• Collaborated with two coworkers to design and generate a comprehensive online product catalog of over 60 products

• Train and supervise activities of over 10 staff members, ensuring high-quality customer service in a fast-paced retail environment
• Independently open and close store on a daily basis, including management of daily cash and credit accounts ranging from $500 to $5000
• Manage in-store point of purchase displays representing over 200 companies
• Advertise products while identifying customer requirements and preferences
• Foster and maintain customer relationships

East Lansing, MI, US

• Estimated cost and scheduled events based on direction provided by the executive board, including the International Career Fair at MSU with 25 companies offering over 60 positions and the 2016 Michigan China Forum with.
• Collaborated with financial team to allocate funds based on needs and resources, jointly raising and designating over $4000 in funds for the Annual Chinese New Year Rendezvous
• Developed and applied problem-solving skills in time-constrained situations, including recruitment deadlines of more than 50 new members

East Lansing, MI, US

• Researched, compiled, and transformed data to appropriate formats for analysis and mapping
• Interpreted and analyzed census data, showing likely historical distribution and fluctuations of populations across 34 provincial-level administrative units of China
• Worked with faculty to develop skills and understanding in SAS and ArcGIS software

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

International Relations And National Security Studies