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Chicago, Il, Us

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States

Purchasing support for 3 manufacturing facilities; Raw Materials (Steel/Aluminum), Metal Fabrication, Electrical, Plastics, Fasteners, & MRO by requisition. Using MRP to set/manage Lead Times, Min/Max, Safety Stock, Blanket Orders & Kanban. Execute MRP requirements: Planned Order, Order Confirmation & Reschedule among others. Pull schematics from CAD (Windchill) to send RFQ-RFP. Negotiate lead time & pricing w/suppliers. Confirm PO acceptance & follow logistics through to on time delivery.Represent Supply Chain in daily and companywide meetings. Collaborate w/Quality & Engineering to resolve supplier issues & bring them into compliance utilizing Reliance system. Collaborate w/Customer service to support service levels & Accounting to clear PO’s for payment.Tasked to increase OTD by expediting current shortages & identifying new supplier sources.Collaborate w/Buyers daily to expedite all shortages. Contacting suppliers daily to resolve delays by assisting in locating parts, raw materials, & expediting freight. Collaborate w/Engineering to identify alternate materials & acquire deviation approvals. Contacting carriers to track product & resolve logistics issues. Update shortage reports daily w/inventory status & progress of shortage solutions•Created itemized material shortage reports, utilizing Crystal Reports, Oracle & Excel, presently being used company wide•Increased visibility for better management & expediting•Reduced monthly shortages without PO’s in place from 73% to less than 1% by MRP correction (Data analyzation)•Automated real time connection of Shortage Report & Production schedule for confident planning & capacity optimization•Successfully shuffled materials throughout current suppliers to fit capacity reducing lead time & costs•Successfully onboarded multiple suppliers•Complete First Article PPAP processes on a normal basis•Successfully reduced lead times & supported production to continually hit or surpass sales goals

Villa Park, Illinois, United States

Collaborate with senior management to devise strategies and set objectives to boost revenue.Provide support for key accounts and suppliers.Advise on safety and process optimization, to increase productivity and reduce bottlenecks.Advise on sourcing material and supplies.Assist in planning to minimize lead times & inventory investment.Advise on import strategies for materials and finished goods.Advise on logistics strategies LTL, TL & CTR to reduce cost & Lead Times.

Promo products, Embroidery, Screen Printing, Digital Printing & SignageCollaborate with senior management team to devise objectives that meet the organization’s goals. Participate in sales meetings to communicate targets, boost revenue, and improve promotional strategies. Support sales and lead generation efforts by servicing key accounts and meeting with potential clients. Inform decision making on customer / supplier relationship management by tracking performance and providing feedback. Lead production meetings on safety and process optimization, to increase productivity and reduce bottlenecks. Source raw materials and supplies to minimize lead times & inventory investment. Facilitate procurement and importing of supplies, materials, and finished goods. Coordinate logistics for incoming and outgoing LTL, TL & CTR.•Increased yearly gross by 30% in 3 years (During Pandemic)•Implemented Min Max system for MRO & Bulk•Helped navigate Covid with move from Hot Market - Stadium sales to Med sized customers & PPE Imports

Addison, Illinois, United States

Promoted a continual improvement, process optimization approach throughout companyResponsible for Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse Management, Production Control, Logistics, Key Accounts & Facility•Grew to 65-man per shift operation w/14 production lines averaging over 50k units daily on sweat equity•Managed spend applying JIT/Lean strategy minimizing lead times & inventory investment•Reduced inventory & material shortage by Implementing Min/Max systems for MRO & Bulk•Successfully fulfilled long term & hot market contracts with Blackhawks, Bulls, Chicago Fire, Grunt Style, Adidas, 47 brand, Fanatics/Majestic/Lids, Wilson, Wincraft & many more•Brought in Cintas as a customer by securing a rush repair of jeans (52 containers). Requiring new Production Line including equipment, supplies & training of 40 individuals. After 1 wk of receiving project, we were processing 1 container every 36h•Securing discounts from suppliers/collaborators below market, utilizing VMI to sell raw materials to competitors at wholesale market price & provide finished goods to customers below market price•Negotiated with UPS, FedEx, DHL, Spee-Dee, USPS & over 81 LTL carriers. Securing discounts, FAK’s & waivers converting a break even Logistics Dept into a profit source•Managed multiple Tradeshow designs, fabrications, runs-setup-breakdown & logistics in Chicago, Las Vegas, & Orlando•Managed 30,000 sf facility with 65 employees per shift and was responsible for 7 out of 11 departments•Utilized Microsoft suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Melco Design Shop, Fast Manager WMS/CRM, Printavo WMS/CRM, ASI-ESP, PPAI-SAGE to manage: Office, Production, Project Management, Product Development and Process Optimization•Audited & took corrective action on safety protocol, OSHA/EPA/local village/water reclamation for compliance•Hands on management of maintenance-repair of equipment and facility•Increased production while acting as GC during buildout & coordinated move from 10k sq to 30k sq facility

Associate'S, Supply Chain Management, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate E2E, Supply Chain, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate, Logistics, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate, Supply Chain Management, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate, Procurement, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate, Inventory & Production Control, 4.0 Gpa, Presidents List

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa