Built a high performing team of planners to manage daily production requirements and plant optimization during the commissioning of the London Poultry facilityImplemented planning systems for disassembly and production optimization of Maple Leafs flagship manufacturing facility

•Daily network optimization of 4 internal and 2 external poultry processing facilities. •Negotiated with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high fill rates and efficient production in a make-to-order production environment.

•Created MRP scheduling system to manage inventories of over 300 SKUs with annual volumes over 40 million kg. Quarterly inventory waste reduced by $1M. •Designed and implemented a least cost formulation system for deli meats, reducing daily solve time for the LCF team.•Assumed control of pork and turkey inventory during tumultuous plant startup phase. Responsiveness to daily issues led to elimination of inventory scrap

•Packaging Team Leader (Supervisor) during commissioning phase of Maple Leaf’s new flag-ship sliced meats facility. •During new plant commissioning process, led and motivated a collaborative production team; developed roles and responsibilities, reducing headcount by 25% while doubling throughput. •PM shift wiener packaging leader during shutdown phase of hamilton wiener plant. Managed efficient production and execution of leading food safety and quality programs in a ready-to-eat production environment•Focused on collaborative team-building to re-enforce high levels of productivity, health and food safety in the midst of heavy employee turnover during the closure phase of a high volume production facility•Adapted to changing roles and responsibilities as the backup raw/formulations department supervisor and the backup production scheduler

•Coached SAP users while implementing new E-procurement system.•Sourced new purchasing categories, leading to bottom line savings for Maple Leaf of over $100k.

•Performed variance analysis and budget management for all Canadian capital spending.•Finance leader for review and approval of capital projects with financial materiality up to $2M individually. •Managed the asset audit and compliance program for $100M of assets.

•Successfully operated a $23K small business, including overseeing marketing, hiring, accounting and customer relations for 200 clients; efforts resulted in a 115 percent increase in year-over-year revenues•Exercised leadership through communication and delegation of responsibilities to employees in order to develop and motivate a cohesive team of six, which led to excellent morale and 100% customer satisfaction