Jennifer Garver Email & Phone Number

Leawood, KS, US

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

As a Performance Improvement Consultant internal to Children's Mercy, I coach and apply Lean thinking as the basis for continuous improvement of processes to meet business imperatives and outcomes. Internal PI consultants provide PI consulting, PI education, and improvement activity facilitation, and we function as Lean champions for Children's Mercy. PI.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Responsible for executing innovative supply chain solutions to develop and produce 3D gift products that meet the needs and lead times of mass channel customers, such as Walgreens and Walmart
• This execution involves working closely with Hallmark's Asia based buying offices, vendors, and partners in Creative, Marketing, Packaging, Customer Development, Demand Planning, Finance, and Product Integrity, in.
• Products range from hard goods to soft goods, with an emphasis in innovation and technology
• This work requires a working knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes such as injection molded plastics, metals, ceramics, print processes, etc., in order to manage cost of product, ensure product quality.

Kansas City, MO

• Managed multiple departments within the Supply Chain Product Tooling organization, with 24 direct reports.
• Functions within these departments included manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and clerical work
• Implemented a pull system across multiple independent departments, and cross trained employees to allow the departments to work together as one cohesive team
• Created and led a new department, where personnel were tasked with coordinating the production priorities across all
• Led and/or participated in Kaizen events to drive improvements in processes, cost, quality, and lead time
• Trained employees in Lean thinking and tools to implement a Lean culture

• Practiced the principles of Lean manufacturing to implement process improvements in Hallmark's various manufacturing systems
• This work included leading others to create a Lean culture to drive improvements in cost, quality, and lead time
• Successfully reduced the lead time of various manufacturing processes by over 50%, to reduce the overall lead time of Greeting Card production and better meet the needs of customers

Masters Of Business Administration, Management, 4.0

Activities and Societies: MBA Association

Bs, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 3.98

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi (VP of Philanthropy, House Manager), Institute of Industrial Engineers, Mizzou Engineering Student.