- Strategically planned merchandise supply for US, Canada and Latin America markets to meet forecasted market demand and minimize inventory risk, within minimum order quantity requirements and challenging manufacturing capacity constraints.- Communicated and collaborated effectively with all relevant parties, including key partners in Manufacturing, Logistics, Merchandising, Marketing, Demand Planning, Customer Service, and Sales identify improvement opportunities, reduce excess inventory, ensure optimization of supply plans, and support key strategic initiatives. Mitigated sales & operational difficulties due to supply availability risks and excess stock risks, using air freight options, channel stock transfer options, offering stock to other markets, and customer expectation management.- Developed and improved several Excel reports to support efficient execution of these supply & inventory management techniques.- Solved problems with merchandise supply, systems, data, and processes and found corrective actions, often by liaising with logistics, manufacturing, IT, and master data management.- Implemented lean work practices, including:- E.g. provided in-depth analysis of new tool and process with potential to improve efficiency of order management, and proposed solutions to leadership.- E.g. Advocated and drove key strategic initiative to delay supply orders to better match demand flow. Developed Excel report to support efficient execution of this strategy.- Monitored and accounted for inbound supply.- Enthusiastically learned and quickly mastered new systems and processes.- Drove internal customer satisfaction results by improving communication, visibility of critical supply information, and by driving closer interdepartmental teamwork and improving interdepartmental processes.- Formerly called Capacity Planner.

- Quickly learned needed functions in SAP and SAP WMS with no prior experience in these programs.- Coordinated & supported the receipt, consolidation, staging and processing of merchandise, helping to ensure that we met or exceeded shift key performance indicators (KPIs), including on time delivery, processing time, distribution planning team agenda, pick bin inventory minimization, other shift priorities, and availability of labor, using SAP & WMS as well as communication and collaboration skills.- Liaised between ECCO’s break-bulk warehouse and storage 3PL operations.- Collaborated with all relevant parties, working across functional teams, including specialists, 3PL team, stockers, merchandise processors, shipping, receiving, import/export team, and outbound truckers, to identify improvement opportunities, reduce waste, ensure compliance with KPIs, support key strategic initiatives, and resolve processing issues.- Continuously implemented lean work practices, including:- Identifying risks to customer outcomes in the warehouse inbound and outbound process and experimenting with different ways of working to reduce risks.- E.g. Optimized pick-bin stock replenishment based on estimated reliability of stock being (1) present in the registered location, (2) retrievable, (3) able to get picked and shipped in time for delivery deadlines.- Eliminated or reduced unnecessary attempts to fulfill orders where supply did not meet these criteria, to improve outbound success on the deliveries that were achievable.- This ensured higher level customer service/fill rate, especially for rush orders.- Created and maintained stock record inconsistency reports, helping to maintain data integrity.- Experimented with other changes to order picking, pick-bin stock replenishment planning, and carton label-printing processes, and drove changes that worked.- Served as trainer, backup and support to various distribution roles.

-Quickly mastered stocking procedures and other warehouse operations.-Trained others at several warehouse operations.-Began training to be a distribution coordinator and specialist.

-Received patients, handled their payments, helped manage often fast-paced waiting room as an excellent team player.-Assisted counselors and Office Manager with administrative tasks including phone and fax communication with patients and parole and probation officers. -Caught calculation errors on MS Excel spreadsheet, fixed errors and helped to ensure upkeep of appropriate formatting.-Improved work output significantly through prioritizing multitasking, and implementing feedback from supervisors and co-workers.-Improved interpersonal, customer service, written and oral communication, workflow and supplies management, cash handling, typing and data entry skills.-Adjusted to changing priorities. -Maintained courteous and helpful disposition.-Respected patient rights, responsibilities and confidentiality.

-Expertly assisted with closed files management, organization and retrieval and data-entry at this busy law office. Learned basic MS Access skills.-Demonstrated a positive, “can-do” attitude, meticulousness, and an ability to work well under both close and minimal supervision.-Used and improved dictation typing.

-Meticulously recorded office supply trends and consulted frequently with supervisor, vendors and clients to achieve improved office supply stability.-Wrote successful funding proposal for new office phone plan.-Researched and implemented new Skype internet phone system. Developed standard operating procedures for it and trained office staff.-Actively listened to internal and external customers, serving them intelligently, knowledgeably, and courteously in collaboration with the other office managers.

-Evaluated student coursework.-Guided and assisted students in class and at office hours.-Assessed development needs for individual students.-Enforced classroom rules and identified cases of plagiarism and cheating for professors.-Facilitated and presented to groups of students at review sessions.

Built leadership, distribution, strategy, and teamwork skills in moving medical devices, furniture, books, supplies, electronics, and household goods for businesses and residential clients.

-Quickly learned the title abstracting trade.-Thoroughly and accurately traced and reported land ownership and transactions through public historical records.-Provided summary of interests encumbering current title as it may affect the firm’s client.

Assisted fourth grade and a mixed-grade class learning adaptive behavior. Listened actively to students and built excellent social perceptiveness skills by determining their unique social needs and adapted responses appropriately. Successfully helped students improve pronunciation; vocabulary; work motivation; and reading, writing, and math skills. Improved class management skills.

Used and developed writing, speaking, persuasion, time management, and active listening skills by requesting contributions and information as well as permission to survey wells via telephone and letters of purpose. Applied critical learning and critical thinking skills as well as Microsoft Excel knowledge in order to survey land, organize data and prepare reports.