- Oversee the supply planning and procurement teams for upper extremity products sourced out of the Bloomington MN facility- Develop monthly global supply forecast for all upper extremity product and distribute to all external vendors to ensure sufficient materials and capacity are available- Plan and schedule the production of instrument and implant kits to support the US commercial field

- Lead team responsible for developing global instrument supply forecast for 3 different distribution locations- Responsible for the planning and execution of instrument set builds to support new product launches and growth of legacy products- Collaboration with finance and marketing to review product life cycle management for over 15,000 instrument components

- track inventory variances to the budget and identify & propose solutions during the monthly IBP reviews- Developed data driven proposals to improve inventory efficiency and work with marketing, sales, and operations for implementation- Analyzed asset turn rate data along with sales forecast to propose capital expenditure proposals to meet revenue targets.

Led the demand planning team in the development and integration of the IBP/S&OP process in the upper extremities business groupWorked with R&D and marketing on product life cycle management in the form of new product launch plans and exit strategies for legacy productsCollaborated with marketing, sales, and finance to develop the 18 month demand forecast for over 60 product families. Presented the 18 month demand plan to the senior leadership team explaining rationale for forecast changes and risk to the new plan based on market and supply constraints.Responsible for developing and maintaining the global item level forecast for over 10,000 SKUs

Used inventory utilization metrics to strategically locate inventory to increase turn rates and decrease days on hand.Developed and monitored an instrument component forecast to ensure all surgical sets were fully functional.Coordinated with marketing in all phases of the product life cycle, from new product launch initiatives to product withdrawal.Investigated and corrected inventory discrepancies to ensure inventory accuracy across ERP systems.

Responsible for recording all product related complaints from the field and coordinated their return for quality dispositionCoordinated the shipment and documentation for all international orders Resolved invoice discrepancies with hospitals and GPO's to ensure prompt paymentCoordinated the delivery of instrument and implant kits to supply sales reps with the appropriate inventory needed for case coverage across the United States

Independently established a volunteer program at an underprivileged inner city middle school Recruited, interviewed and trained volunteers to work with under performing studentsDeveloped and implemented improvement plans for each respective student and volunteerScheduled and coordinated the volunteer sessions with each student and volunteerEntered and maintained key data points into the Foundation's research database