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Tempe, Az, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

✪ Serves as Product Owner for the GM Global Supply Chain reporting system and Product Manager for the Service Recommendations application.✪ Facilitates weekly grooming sessions to refine and prioritize the product backlog, employing formats such as Epics, Features, and User Stories to translate business needs into actionable solutions.✪ Collaborated with cross-functional business and software development teams to consistently deliver an average of 15 high-impact features per sprint, expediting product development and enhancing overall project efficiency.✪ Drives system improvement projects to meet evolving business requirements, engaging in technical reviews and overseeing User Acceptance Testing to ensure solutions meet functional and quality criteria.✪ Conducted root cause analyses to successfully implement tailored solutions, mitigating systemic failures and reducing local system downtime.✪ Optimized supply chain analyst processes at 15 manufacturing sites by consolidating 20+ reports into five, achieving a 30% reduction in task time.✪ Partnered with analytics and development teams to establish feedback loops within the service recommendations space, enabling performance tracking and targeted lead campaigns, leading to a 22% increase in repair orders.✪ Generates comprehensive reports to update business management on issue resolution status.✪ Supports the development and delivery of training materials to enhance user community proficiency in IT systems.

Marion, Indiana, United States

✪ Managed an office of 20+ contract and salaried employees across three shifts in shipping and production.✪ Reviewed customer schedules and coordinated across departments to ensure adherence to shipping requirements.✪ Analyzed financial data and executed effective inventory management strategies to meet and exceed Global Supply Chain metrics.✪ Achieved 100% on-time shipping to Assembly and CCA customers, maintained a 3.5-day inventory on hand for non-critical parts, and collaborated with suppliers to establish a 2-week inventory buffer for critical parts during pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, ensuring continuous stock availability.✪ Served as Safety Contract Manager, overseeing on-site third-party scrap resources, conducting safety observation tours for high-risk tasks, and ensuring compliance with SCM safety documentation requirements.

✪ Established and maintained 200+ BOMs within the local MRP system and plant access databases.✪ Facilitated the establishment of manual plans and supply contracts for new launches and reallocated parts.✪ Managed the successful launch of the T1XX full-sized truck and SUV program, 31XX mid-sized truck, and A2LL mid-sized Cadillac sedan, adeptly navigating multiple engineering changes without supply disruptions.✪ Coordinated with various departments (Industrial Engineering, Production, Quality, Assembly Customers) to manage breakpoints for part numbers and engineering changes.✪ Presented insourcing opportunities utilizing value stream mapping and business case analysis, achieving $500K annual savings in logistics costs.✪ Conducted daily reviews of plant inventory, analyzing trends and resolving discrepancies proactively.✪ Secured API waivers for four consecutive years through meticulous record-keeping and maintaining inventory adjustments below the 0.1% threshold.

Marion, Indiana, United States

✪ Coordinated with steel processors to schedule timely delivery of all required steel, closely monitoring the pipeline and promptly addressing supply shortages.✪ Navigated two major steel shortages, ensuring uninterrupted production and meeting customer demands through strategic supply chain management.✪ Utilized the Material Global Optimization system (MGO) to track engineering changes and ensure seamless communication with steel mills and internal personnel.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Anderson, Indiana, United States

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Certificate, Business Foundations

Bachelor'S Degree, General Studies