Gregory Kirkland, Bs, Mm Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

United States

Schedule and forecasts the right volumes of finished goods inbound from our manufacturing plants in Mexico, Honduras, and Indonesia based on projected forecast from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama’s (HMMA) ERP portal and Teir 1 suppliers Purchase Orders (PO). Additionally, conducting weekly calls with our plants to discuss critical parts and ensure timely delivery to prevent shutdown to either HMMA or our Tier 1 suppliers. I have developed comparison trackers to more easily recognize daily changes to ERP and PO demands day over day. Conduct daily calls with Production Control management to review current inventory levels and address any potential shortages while providing solutions to avert any foreseeable issues.

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Just in sequence (JIS) materials analyst for a Tier 1 supplier of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA). Schedule production needs based on HMMA’s projected build. Developed and maintain analysis tools for various projects such as vehicle trials, material traceability, auditing tools, and more. This position is heavily depended on use of extensive nested formulas in Excel and data from proprietary systems both from Lear and HMMA.

Metairie, Louisiana

Managed the sale, delivery, and payment of sold units while maintaining Car Sales to Cash Receipt of 1.5 days lower than company average. Additionally, I assisted two Account Managers daily, managed a driver, secured proper approvals for sales, title, and key management, and collection of funds for sold units I also assisted with transportation arrangements and confirming all units were delivered within 3 days or less. I also created a training manual for the region for all Logistics Coordinators which consisted of all the necessary resources to successfully complete expected tasks and facilitated the on-boarding of new employees across the region. Redesigned a weekly report for better analysis of areas of opportunities.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

Oversaw operations of a satellite branch while working with other managers to forecast the needs of daily rentals. Used company reports to analyze sales, gross profits, and inventory activity.

Coordinate and track availability of 160+ faculty for scheduling of classes. Manage the Academic Affairs Department Budget and acted as Executive Assistant to the Director of Academic Affairs. Generate and analyze performance report for 10 staff and 200 faculty as well as maintain faculty files. Chaired the Leadership Committee; responsible for instituting an Enhanced MBA format resulting in increased student retention. Created training guides for Academic Affairs employees and responsible for onboarding new department employees.

High volume inbound call center. Assisted customers with issues including billing and tech support. One call resolution of customer issues.

Baton Rouge, La

Created systems to effectively measure staff and faculty performance. Set up and maintained communications with 150 faculty members regarding policy and compliance. Assumed responsibility of tracking AA Department Perform Measures. Acting department communications officer.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

As Team Lead, I worked with and mentored new team members. Enrolled students for online certificate programs. Developed academic plans for certificate completion.

Master Of Management, Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Management

After a short break from school, I completed my BSB/M.