• Purchased fabrication components for three production facilities; negotiating directly with Suppliers• Interacted globally with Suppliers, Engineers, and other Analysts to support production and NPI’s• Analyzed large amounts of data to support change notices, Eng. Orders, and quarterly commodity pricing updates to over 1,100 part numbers and $170M annual spend

- Lead Planner for Flexible Sign Sheeting product line (~ $3.2MM avg. Inventory)- Managed entire Supply Chain from RM procurement through shipping customer orders- Major machine scheduler for initial process step and worked closely with downstream Schedulers- Maintained accurate RM's/Inputs/Semi-Finished/Finished Goods for Flexible Signing product line - Exceeded company goals for Product Availability, Lines on Time, and Non-Working Inventory- Lead RM Turns Improvement project netting $600k cash savings by creating and implementing an excel based MRP to streamline RM procurement- Lead Landfill Waste Reduction project; reducing waste by 350k lbs/yr. - Successfully attained APICS CPIM Certification- Elected as a 3M Club Officer- Organized the company Christmas Party and hosted an annual toy drive for the local "Brown County Toys for Kids" organization.When driving down the road, most barricades/drum sheeting/work zone caution reflective sheeting is the Flexible product I was the Planner for.

- Successfully transitioned out of 3M's O2 (Optimized Operations) Program after the completion of my Slow, Dead, and Excess inventory reduction project- Scheduler of six machines for Retro-Reflective Sheeting / Digital License Plates as well as coordinating the bulk tank solution receiving/consumption- Ordered and maintained accurate input-material levels to support scheduling

- Scheduler over six machines for Retro-Reflective Sheeting / Digital License Plates- Ordered and maintained accurate input-material levels to support scheduling- Proactively lead Six Sigma Green Belt Project and demonstrated a measurable increase in sales/productivity

- Integrated existing database with SAP APO PP/DS- Adapted current postponement strategy to utilize APO- Researched and corrected IT bottlenecks restricting APO assimilation

- Verified inventory accuracy through Count Requests, Bin Audits, Negative Onhands, Need to Counts, and Picking/Binning Merchandise- Facilitated inventory flow with gross sales exceeding $60M- Exceeded sales forecasts by expediting retrieval of needed freight and process as necessary

- Managed and developed over 50 associates in a variety of areas and departments- Recommendations increased Key Performance Indicators 30%- Streamlined throughput and process flows

- Supervised and lead a team of 20 Enumerators and 1 Assistant Crew Leader- Increased data accuracy 10% while decreasing payroll 20%- Maintained professional behavior and results driven in the midst of dangerous situations