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Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Lead the Customer Coverage team to evaluate and optimize coverage investments and sustainably grow market share.

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Led the strategic procurement team that developed and deployed processes, tools and resources that enabled optimized procurement outcomes Led the Cost Engineering team responsible for developing product cost models and manufacturing process insights to be used in data-driven cost negotiations

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Responsible for effective end-to-end business decision making focused on facilitating profitable growth through cross-functional collaboration. Directly responsible for growing and strengthening relationships of the most strategic partners in the tools category.

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the strategic management of the battery, test, and measurement categories. Chief responsibilities include strategic growth planning/execution, cost inflation management, contract negotiation, supplier performance management, and talent development. Leading a team of Supplier Management Analysts, I am working to ensure that Grainger is sourcing competitively to drive profitable and sustainable growth.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Teach business courses including principles of procurement, supply chain management, and the professional development capstone course.

• Worked and made major decisions in all areas of the farm where 150 acres of farmland and between 65 and 110 head of cattle are present • Managed all dimensions of the farm including finance, records, breeding, genetics, nutrition, maintenance and crops• Filed a patent for a Livestock Metric System to increase operation transparency • Own and oversee 50 percent of the purebred animals on the premises

Moline, Il, Us

• Manage strategic sourcing responsibilities for cast and machined parts at all three Seeding factories representing more than $50 million of annual spend• Led over thirty cross-functional projects associated with $1.2 million of annual savings during Fiscal Year 2018• Achieved the best cost performance of any Seeding commodity at 1.1% annual cost reduction during Fiscal Year 2018• Developed and implemented a unit specific sourcing strategy to be used by other casting buyers, enabling cost performance while the enterprise exited trough economic conditions• Strategically resourced $2.9 million of spend to mitigate supply chain risk exposure • New and Experienced Organizational Network (NEON) Employee Development Committee Member

Moline, Il, Us

• Covered both Order Fulfillment Process and Product Delivery Process Buyer responsibilities for operator stations, power systems, and plastics commodities • Served as an Order Fulfillment Process Buyer for steel, fabricated metal components, and bearings• Ensured production schedules were maintained by working directly with suppliers and planners to develop practical solutions when facing supply chain disruptions • Analyzed cost reduction, inventory reduction, make vs. buy, and resourcing decisions• Implemented several high-impact projects with an annual cost reduction of over $400,000• Influenced strategic sourcing of sugarcane harvester blade business • Established surface finish standards for multi-tiered steel supply base• Optimized steel sourcing - $600,000 of spend for an annual savings of $146,000• Implemented chopper blade material change for an annual cost reduction of $246,000• Supported on-site SAP implementation at John Deere Horicon Works • Strategically sourced and competitively quoted using regression analysis data• Served as an active member of the Supplier Diversity Council and Supply Management Development Program Networking Committee

Moline, Il, Us

•Facilitated the successful implementation of design, process, and assembly reviews as well as production part approval process submissions•Active member of the Supplier Diversity Council, Engine Works Fun Committee, Supply Management Development Program Networking Committee, and Team Enrichment Committee•Shadowed supplier process verification (PV) audit and order fulfillment risk assessment (OFRA) •Identified 47 part numbers to eliminate from service inventory resulting in an estimated savings of over $110,000.•Created macros within SAP to automate various purchase order processes

Blue Lotus Aquaproducts Incorporated is devoted to raising premium seafood and produce in Midwest urban locations. Harmonizing conventional farming techniques with innovation, we utilize aquaponics to provide the freshest and healthiest products possible leading the industry toward a sustainable and socially responsible future.

Moline, Il, Us

• Managed a global heat exchanger supply chain project • Wrote project charters, communicated dynamically, and utilized Microsoft Office Project• Created documentation and processes to be implemented for future project management• Served as a member of the New & Experienced Operational Network (NEON) Intern Committee

Purchase, New York, Us

• Evaluated different upgrades being made to palletizing robots• Analyzed palletizing robot fault data in Microsoft Excel• Created a dashboard program that allowed faults to be analyzed in real time so that operators could realize and respond to issues in a more timely fashion• Assessed data for a Lean Six Sigma project related to corn processing waste • Collected data and conducted time studies for tote packaging

• Worked with team members from around the world to provide IT and BPO solutions • Provided custom application development • Ran Test Scripts• Created Test Plans

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science (M.S.), Global Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science, Operations Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurial Management