Reduced surplus material stores in the warehouse by designing a tool that determined if material produced should be retained, enabling the production team to discard 50 pallets worth of unnecessary material within the first three months.Complete Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Drawback submissions by using SAP to determine passed and failed material and correct rate, and coordinate with the regulatory team to ensure all TTB eligible material is submitted. Recovered an additional $200k by reviewing prior TTB drawback and determining items that could be submitted for prior years.Serve as an SAP Super User, providing access requests to new users, updating resource parameters, and researching issues. Update Alcohol Solutions manufacturing instructions across several platforms to ensure information is standardized and available for production.Enabled the shop to be level loaded and improved cycle time by modifying the Excel PE Scheduling tool to include all manufacturing areas.Instituted SOPs for the automation material process and analyzed pours data to determine material to use or remove on automates.Reduced data compilation time by 25% by providing daily production reports via Excel and automating reporting processes via VBA.

Reconciled supplier invoices to shipment records to secure proper payment, provided supporting documentation for missing material, researched internal payment transactions, and requested payment if needed. Managed raw material components in Ultriva and Oracle to support daily coil and furnace production, preformed physical counts of raw material on the line, in the warehouse, and on carts. Utilized the build plan and material on hand and in transit to expedite material, change the schedule, and notify production.Led physical inventory warehouse enters and reconciliation team. Prevented stock outs by reviewing material flow, performing calculations, and updating Kanban loop size to right-size inventory.Facilitated recovery planning meetings with external suppliers and internal customers to achieve inventory goals.Oversaw Rapid Improvement Events to improve delivery of material to the production line. Tracked incoming new material to ensure it passed engineering requirements and was ready for production.Updated KPIs to report on issues and mitigation plans at daily status meetings and used MS Access to analyze, store, and report data.Leveraged A3 problem solving to identify stock out origins, compile data, implement solutions, and track results.

Value Stream Mapped Aisle Stand assembly to capture current and future state with cross functional team. Acted as the subject matter expert for ERP LN, resolving issues for on-site users, escalating issues, and tracking cases to completion. Performed capacity planning studies for resource and mitigation planning. Reduced ergonomic issues by completing a machine layout for automation projects. Improved details for requests for quotation by conducting machine reviews of similar equipment. Developed KPIs used to track cost and delivery. Process mapped the assembly area to track and assign resources to achieve daily requirements. Improved employee engagement and communication by creating displays and leading team events.Implemented 3PL for assembly lines, including schedule, floor space, and visual management tools. Deployed and managed Fablets with WorkStudy+ 5 to allow the team to offer a digital solution to time study.

Mapped business process designs to application products as well as defining modifications, interfaces, and data conversion requirementsDocumented and delivered client training material for Oracle Purchasing and Finance Modules using UPK 3.6.1Configured and tested application software reflecting business requirements and developsWorked with client supply chain teams to analyze existing systems and business practices and determined business needs and objectives

Coordinated financial application process from new prospects and transfer dealer applications to creating new dealer documents Created process map that documented the prospect to new dealer processReduced prospective dealer to new dealer cycle time year over year

Scheduled, planned, executed, audited and reconciled annual finished good, demo, and consignment physical inventoriesCompiled monthly, quarterly, and annual inventory sales forecast and evaluate against operating planConducted quarterly cycle count of field equipment and monthly cycle counts of hub equipment that reduced write offs by 25% quarter over quarterManaged a staff of five direct and nine indirect reportsReduced obsolete demo equipment by 18% year over year Implemented visual management tags to decrease shrinkage of demo equipmentImplemented front-end inventory tracking tool that reduced write-offs and improved controllershipSold capital equipment to third-party vendorsResearched and resolved inter-company billing issuesPerformed weekly reconciliation of inventory sub-ledger to Oracle• Instituted reusable equipment kits that improved availability, tracking, and reduced damaged

Improved forecasting process by refining the product families into the three categories finished good, demonstration, and GoldSeal (refurbished) equipment, which resulted in a decrease ending inventory.Consolidate four segment forecasts and created Global purchase plan that are distributed to the ordering team.Orchestrated and analyzed global customer orders data to determine root cause and action plan to minimize missed shipments and revenue.

Developed inventory management tool that tracked $15M in demo inventory which reduced annual 2005 write offs by 50%Analyzed and approved quoted pricing by evaluating margin targetsScheduled and conducted annual demo physical inventory audit utilizing Support Central to streamline the processSupported 325 sales representatives with capital equipment and supplies and accessories ordersManaged inventory data with use of Access database toolDeveloped reports for refurbished and as-is salesOutsourced supply orders that decreased overall department order volume by 8%

Liaison between client and employee for job performance, pay rates, absences, and terminationsMain point of contact for multiple locations to request contract staffRecruited non-exempt temporary and direct hire positionsHandled employee payroll and benefits questions for on-site staff

Improved process on file submission for the demographic and discrimination filesDocumented Savings Plan procedures for system related issuesCoordinated year-end 401(k) reset file for 23 payrolls and 11 savings plansCoordinated test procedures for new, transferred, and divested populationsManaged quarterly discrimination test processing