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Grafton, Wi, Us

United States

United States

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Collaborate with our customers on production needs based of material lead time.Work with Vendors on purchasing materials for our Customer’s NeedsManage existing and new projects from start to finish on created Bill of Materials based off Specs received from Quality & Engineering team with in KTP and our customers.Utilize Macola to enter product forecasts to help drive effective planning on Material and Chemical ordering based off reports pulled from Crystal ReportsMeet with Vendors to discuss potential partnership with Kleen Test.Work with Production managers to align production needs to minimize labor, and Changeover’s but maximize throughput and utilization.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lead/Analyze data on OOS (Out Of Stock) reporting, Maximize opportunities to improve OOS product.Collaborate with Northeast, Southeast, and Great Lakes teams on Light/Heavy report and UFD (Unfilled Demand) report.Work to load smooth transportation needs between Breweries and Distribution centers.

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Lead and Collaborated with Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and CI teams to improve and condense the current Supply Chain S&OP process.Was able to complete the project/task within 2.5 months and it was rolled out across the company.

Greater Chicago Area

Sr Transportation Operation Specialist:- Planned customer and Site transfer orders for multiple Kraft sites and BU’s along with multiple customers groups.- Worked with Customer Service Coordinators (CSC) to determine coverage for shipment, and order consolidation while using Order Consolidation Shipment Optimization spreadsheet (OCSO)- Managed shipments to eliminate extra transportation costs- Trained new employees on process's and procedures- Created Team building events to help strengthen peer to peer interactionsHeinz LTL expert- Managed Heinz LTL business- Aligned Heinz LTL business with Kraft Foods business- Revamped/mirrored LTL sailing schedule to align with Kraft's- Participated in LTL Carrier bid/on-boardingSr. Analyst, Footprint/Trans/Cap Planning, Log Ops- Data analyst for CTA, RGE, EDI- Excel expert- Met Carriers to improve service metrics.- Manage multiple desks for different departments.- Ad-hoc data analysis to identify Supply Chain activity cost impact

Greater Chicago Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Transportation Execution Specialist (Business Unit Division):- Utilized SAP and Matrics applications to audit order issues and maintain SAP/OTM/Matrics data stream.- Directed investigations to verify and resolve transportation related complaints/concerns for both Kraft replenishment and customer shipments- Tracked Business Unit KPI’s versus Company Target goals, preformed bi-weekly conference calls to address areas for improvement- Lead of an Intermodal Project to help streamline and create a process that can be replicated across the network. - Lead on getting communication streamlined between some of our Business unit sites. Transportation Execution Specialist (Customer Service Division):- Utilized SAP and Matrics applications to audit order issues and maintain SAP/OTM/Matrics data stream.- Directed investigations to verify and resolve transportation related complaints/concerns for both Kraft replenishment and customer shipments- Tracked Customer KPI’s versus Company Target goals, preformed bi-weekly conference calls to address areas for improvement- Had one of our biggest Mixing Centers Campaign on track and on time for 47 consecutive days in a row through a quarter end week. Transportation Operation Specialist:- Planned customer and Site transfer orders for multiple Kraft sites and BU’s along with multiple customers groups.- Worked with Customer Service Coordinators (CSC) to determine coverage for shipment, and order consolidation while using Order Consolidation Shipment Optimization spreadsheet (OCSO)- Managed shipments to eliminate extra transportation costs

Bachelor'S Degree, Hotel And Restaurant Management And Concentration In Hotel Law, Minor In Business Administration, 3.0

Activities and Societies: DECA (the association of Marketing Students)For a business strategic class, I presented on the new City Center.

Certificate, Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

Associate'S Degree, Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management

participated in cooking shows within the Culinary program.