Jared Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Central, Sc, Us

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, Fr

Specialized in key supply chain planning areas, responsible for energizing the regional community to leverage digital tools for enhancing business efficiency and supporting plants and distribution centers. Demonstrates proficiency in cross-cultural communication, supply chain design, demand planning, inventory management, and digital information tools. Skilled in influencing site performance and fostering collaboration and networking to drive operational success.- Implemented a transformation project across six North American plants to standardize operational tasks at multiple job levels, enhancing performance consistency in Engineered-to-Order (ETO) production facilities.- Monitored excess inventory performance across 11 ETO plants and conducted weekly coaching sessions to identify improvement opportunities through rebalancing, expedited consumption, material substitutions, and purchase order management.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Chosen from over six competitors to lead sourcing strategies for 100+ Service Tools and five External Kitting Suppliers. Responsibilities included developing and implementing category strategies, managing relationships with key suppliers, issuing RFQs, awarding new business, and overseeing the commercial relationship for excess and obsolete parts.- Represented Direct Procurement on a cross-functional project to enhance the supply chain network by adding nodes, improving quality, ensuring business continuity, and increasing customer satisfaction.- Achieved over $2.5M in cost avoidance year-to-date through negotiations on price increases, product re-sourcing, and "if-then bidding," aligning with strategies developed for service tools and external kitting categories.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Promoted to manage five professionals within the new Regional Operating Team structure. Responsible for generating reports for upper management, presenting insights to cross-functional teams, and serving as the subject matter expert for kitting company-wide.- Played a key role in reducing Days of Sales for critical overhaul kits from 33 days to 8 days, achieving a 75% decrease through a specialized “war room” focus group.- Spearheaded efforts within the Operations Team to address past due work orders, resulting in a 96% reduction from 1,731 to 73 over a four-month period.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Promoted to lead a team of four professionals and five hourly associates, tasked with continuously enhancing customer service and inventory levels while meeting performance targets. Focused on eliminating potential supply chain failures through proactive planning and adherence to corporate preventive practices. - Led the team to achieve a 69% reduction in backorder dollars, decreasing from $6.8M to $2.1M in the first 43 fiscal weeks by implementing a monthly review rhythm of key metrics for each desk.- Enhanced the customer fill rate by 11.5%, increasing from 81% to 92.5% across all team desks by collaborating closely with planners and key stakeholders to improve master data and prioritize critical issues.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Promoted to oversee production schedules for over 1,200 active SKUs, representing more than $8M in inventory. Responsible for managing and developing a team of four hourly office personnel, mentoring a junior associate, and serving as the Materials Team representative on cross-functional Six Sigma and problem-solving projects.- As Kit Team Manager, facilitated a reduction in backorders from $10.1M to $5.9M over a five-month period by leading weekly "backorder blitz" meetings to focus on problem parts and suppliers.- Completed a 6 Sigma Project improving First Pass Fill Rate from 81.9% to 90.2% on a subset of parts through a Process Redesign Project that enhanced picking efficiencies by relocating components closer to the kitting process.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

Responsible for managing over 1,300 SKUs valued at more than $9M in inventory for internal and external suppliers across domestic and international markets. Participated in cross-functional Six Sigma projects to test and implement aggregate and cross-site planning models. Developed extensive expertise in root cause analysis, freight method selection (ocean and air), micro-level forecasting, order board reconciliation, and master data setup.- Advanced through four desk assignments and three teams, steadily increasing responsibilities and systems knowledge. Contributed to overall goals and metrics by consistently demonstrating a strong eagerness to learn and grow.- Consistently recognized as a top performer within the Materials Department and invited to apply for the role of Materials Trainer on multiple occasions.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Responsible for overseeing over 20,000 SKUs valued at $11M in monthly production from the company’s largest manufacturing facility. Additionally managed external suppliers for an additional 3,600+ SKUs. Collaborated effectively with production planners, procurement, packaging, and customer service departments to ensure seamless operations. - Directly accountable for achieving over $4M in cost savings through the consolidation of purchase order quantities, strategic cancellations with packaging suppliers, and optimizing inventory distribution.- Responsible for extracting data from multiple sources and consolidating it into a unified format to generate reports for monthly SIOP calls and conduct ad hoc analyses of various data types.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Assumed responsibilities of supervising, developing, and counseling 15 subordinate Soldiers through professional and personal matters. Given additional duties and responsibilities such as overseeing the Battalion-level Fire Direction Center Certification and Qualification process from a Battery-level position.- Coordinated and supervised the safe firing of over 1900 artillery rounds during an Army-wide Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise resulting in a publication of proper procedures by the Center for Army Lessons Learned- Assumed responsibility for over $140K worth of equipment while maintaining accountability without incident through relinquishing responsibility

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Acted as second-in-command of Battalion operations for four months during unit’s deployment rotation. Responsible for turning in over $10 million worth of equipment and properties. Chosen to act as Battalion Safety Officer during the unit’s deployment to Iraq. Assumed responsibilities of executing the Commander’s Emergency Response Program upon deployment to Iraq working cross-functionally with Departments of State and Agriculture as well as USAID requiring research, risk analysis, project development, contract management, price negotiations, funding, inspections, payments and closeout.- Granted Top Secret-SCI Security Clearance to perform critical missions requiring classified information- Managed more than 70 projects totaling over $13 million through the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in an 8-month period directly improving the quality of life for the citizens of Iraq

• Established customer relations with multiple sales accounts and individual customers while collecting required critical information, managed personnel, conceptualized blue print drawings and hand-generated drawings, and processed large sums of money in accounts receivables• Increased sales with a key account from $700,000 to over $1 million annually through the development of close working relationships and trust• Helped facilitate in the changeover from an independent store to a member of a national chain

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Associates Of Science, Criminal Justice