Jennifer Maines Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Direct all office functions for Engineering Maintenance and Engineering Construction groups. Provide field support and monitor project to capture re-billable expenses and charges applied to AFEs for division projects and other engineering field transportation matters . Prepare, administer and review reports, I.E., FRA and DOT governmental reports, track inspection reportsPrepare invoices for payment, equipment handling, procurement processingMonitor union claims, correspondence and instructionsCoordinate field vacation schedulesResearch projects, prepare training material and schedules.Coordinate the movement of personnel, material and equipment in and out of Canada, working with the US and Canadian governments to process the necessary paperwork to clear customs.

Driver and developer of new processes. Responsible for pursuing cost saving opportunities, top performance and outstanding customer service. Manager of Big Ticket shortage program.* Automated inventory reconciliation of store-to-store shortage, saving $518,000 in deferred overages and payroll expense.* Computerized inventory reconciliation of Big Ticket rejects and duplicates, saving an estimated $13,000 in manual processing expense.* Researched Central Returns Center data feeds and analyzed their relationships to inventory cut-offs to recover subsequent shortage in unit and financial results.* Reduced merchandise intransit by 50%, improving stock by location accuracy.* Developing in-store functionality to print replacement SKU tickets for furniture, to eliminate time lag, save workload, and maximize accuracy.

Responsible for inventory shortage, standards, awareness and compliance for 64 stores. Led a team of 3 Shortage Specialists and a Shortage Assistant. Co-managed central inventory planning, processing and reconciliation.* Reduced shortage from 1.72% of sales to 1.05% through a series of highly effective store shortage control programs.* Developed a multi-media library of standards, procedures and motivational tools--Manual of Store Shortage Policies and Procedures--seasonal shortage awareness learning materials--monthly newsletter --intranet-based library of shortage and logistics resources.* Re-structured security tagging standards to simplify store execution and maximize the supply of tags to the highest shortage trends.* Planned the roll out of Macy’s shortage standards and programs to 17 former Meier & Frank stores, and directed them to success.* Created inventory Control Representative program and audit procedures for improved accuracy.

Certificate, Project Management, Relational Database Analyst

SQL, C#, database analysis skills to supplement business process improvement and project management work experience.

Ba, English, Education