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Provo, Ut, Us

Sandy, Utah, United States

Sandy, Utah, United States

Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Provo

Responsible for delivering monthly demand forecast for 338 refrigeration SKUs (2.2M units/yr.) that meets bias (+/- 5%) and MAPE (< 25%) metrics. Collaborate with merchandising, sales and production managers to gather key inputs to develop an accurate forecast using statistical baseline, historical shipment, POS, customer inventory, promotional pricing, and competitor/industry trend data.

Responsible for commercial relationship with 8 OEM suppliers (260+ SKUs, $65M in spend). Led annual cost savings initiatives, supply base rationalization, tariff mitigation, and sourcing excellence through defined strategy (quoting, business awards, contract negotiation).Notable Projects/Results:- Owned contract negotiations resulting in $2.2M in added value to Whirlpool - Identified solutions to mitigate $3.3M of a $5.4M tariff impact and gained 2.5% cost sharing for the… Show more Responsible for commercial relationship with 8 OEM suppliers (260+ SKUs, $65M in spend). Led annual cost savings initiatives, supply base rationalization, tariff mitigation, and sourcing excellence through defined strategy (quoting, business awards, contract negotiation).Notable Projects/Results:- Owned contract negotiations resulting in $2.2M in added value to Whirlpool - Identified solutions to mitigate $3.3M of a $5.4M tariff impact and gained 2.5% cost sharing for the remaining $2.1M- Quoted 79.5% of product portfolio that captured $454K in 2018 cost savings and $1.2M in 2019 cost savings Show less

Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

Lead procurement representative for KitchenAid new product projects in the Finish Product Sourcing space. Responsible for identifying the most competitive suppliers for new projects by evaluating cost, quality, delivery, corporate strategy alignment, financial stability, design, and project management. Notable Projects/Results:- Acted as the procurement lead and selected suppliers for 17 new product projects- Negotiated cost avoidance of ~$900K through detailed cost analytics… Show more Lead procurement representative for KitchenAid new product projects in the Finish Product Sourcing space. Responsible for identifying the most competitive suppliers for new projects by evaluating cost, quality, delivery, corporate strategy alignment, financial stability, design, and project management. Notable Projects/Results:- Acted as the procurement lead and selected suppliers for 17 new product projects- Negotiated cost avoidance of ~$900K through detailed cost analytics and and supplier negotiations- Implemented new procurement processes using Kotter's 8 Steps of Change Management- Standardized RFQ processes and created a new RFQ template that accelerated sourcing activities as well as ensure quoting accuracy across supply base.- Created Standardized reports and formats for global data that ensured easy and accurate data for all global employees. Show less

Greenville, Ohio

Supervisor of our materials team that consists of 76-94 hourly employees ($4.4M budget) and responsible for JIT delivery of the right quantities, of the right components to 25 assembly lines. Accountable for employee time card management, safety, downtime, and overtime.Notable Projects/Results:- Improved all annual metrics from previous year (HPEU, Delivery, Safety, 5S, Quality, Cost)- Reduced employee turnover 35% by developing/ implementing a new training program and defined… Show more Supervisor of our materials team that consists of 76-94 hourly employees ($4.4M budget) and responsible for JIT delivery of the right quantities, of the right components to 25 assembly lines. Accountable for employee time card management, safety, downtime, and overtime.Notable Projects/Results:- Improved all annual metrics from previous year (HPEU, Delivery, Safety, 5S, Quality, Cost)- Reduced employee turnover 35% by developing/ implementing a new training program and defined accountability management- Drove 26.5% improvement on operation’s 5S score, exceeding annual goal by 2.1% through hands-on employee engagement- Created a new downtime-tracker tool resulting in a 58% improvement in data accuracy and exceeding annual delivery goal- Averaged 22 hours less than annual daily allotment by developing a cross training matrix and implementing a plant float pool Show less

Greenville, Ohio

Led cross functional team as the project lead for plant's top losses. Utilized best practices to create standardized processes that resulted in a visual factory, increased line of sight, emergency changeover reduction and clean process flow. Notable Projects/Results:- Led cross functional team for scheduling process resulting in an ≈ 29% improvement in operation’s manufacturing accuracy- Managed process improvement project – reduced avg. weekly changeovers 19% and completed 2… Show more Led cross functional team as the project lead for plant's top losses. Utilized best practices to create standardized processes that resulted in a visual factory, increased line of sight, emergency changeover reduction and clean process flow. Notable Projects/Results:- Led cross functional team for scheduling process resulting in an ≈ 29% improvement in operation’s manufacturing accuracy- Managed process improvement project – reduced avg. weekly changeovers 19% and completed 2 weeks before deadline- Drove project relocating 10 tools ($2.9M value) and improved area production efficiency 5% ($5.1M in revenue) Show less

Responsible for Draper International's process improvement, B2B management, business expansion, and logistics.

Hermiston, Oregon

Analyze DC shipping processes and procedures. Identified areas for improvement and implement process improvement solutions.

Provo, Utah Area

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Responsible for:- Sales = Managed 90% of company sales- Corporate Expansion = 23% increase in revenue- Supply Chain Management = 19.6% increase in sales via process streamlining

Greater Salt Lake City Area

-Supervised 10-20 Spanish and English speaking employees. -Improve productivity of team by 10% through continuous training events and open door management. -Held the responsibility of resolving difficult/unhappy customer calls.-Develop keen customer service, problem resolution, and leadership techniques.