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Denver, Co, Us

• Utilize analytics to improve business performance across the Life Sciences Division (30 global manufacturing sites and multiple businesses including Bioprocess Solutions, Medical Components, Electronics, Industrial & Consumer Solutions)• Integrate inventory planning and management into the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process.

• Managed and standardized the use of data to support business decision making.• Created new tools to understand inventory health across the business and identify opportunities to improve the financial position of the company.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Standardized calculations and reporting cadences for Key Performance Indicators including On Time Delivery and Lead Times.• Managed a single-source digital dashboard that provides instant visibility to the health of the organization to measure performance on budget, sales, financial forecast, service metrics and customer impacts.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Remotely led day-to-day problem solving and corrective actions for a 100+ location facilities project for a national retail customer.• Managed strategic sourcing initiatives including negotiation of pricing agreements and building opportunity costing models. • Developed and measured key performance indicators to identify process improvement opportunities.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Managed relationships and inventory strategy with domestic and international suppliers (Europe & Asia) for direct sourcing spend categories.• Negotiated indirect and project based procurement across manufacturing facility including close collaboration with cross-functional teams.• Led a project team of 5-10 people that redesigned over 10,000 square feet of factory floor space and improved material handler ergonomic reach distances by 45%. • Continuously improved supplier delivery performance by 20%+ by establishing weekly communication strategies, developing key performance indicators and implementing corrective actions.• Partnered with Sales & Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) team to optimize Plan For Every Part (PFEP), implement Kanban management and improve inventory turn rate.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Facilitated improvements to site's KPIs by deploying operational excellence / lean tools including problem solving, root-cause analysis, process mapping, and 5S. • Managed execution and sustainment of site’s Continuous Improvement Roadmap and “Kaizen War Room,” exceeding the Kaizen event frequency target.• Led cross-functional project teams, driving breakthrough improvements in targeted functional areas, (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth).

Greater New York City Area

• Gained exposure to direct and indirect strategic sourcing functions including preparation and structuring of RFQs and RFPs.• Led a $4.2M RFP that identified, recommended and executed a sourcing process for raw material spend across 50 SKUs and 20 suppliers.• Negotiated and implemented company’s first airport corporate parking program that reduced costs by 10-15%.• Consulted on multiple RFPs to support private brands, retail operations, transportation and manufacturing business units totaling over $40M in annual company spend.

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Political Science, Cum Laude