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• Responsible for hiring 3 new Business Planning Analysts and managing team• Review overall company inventory to identify groups of aged inventory, worked with senior management on strategies to sell material and increase inventory turns• Distribute new accounts and balanced workload between Business Planning Analysts• Review monthly inventory and financial forecasts from Business Planning Analysts for accuracy and inclusion of market intelligence• Analyze pricing offers from mills to determine changes from previous offers and the impact to company profitability• Partner with Procurement Analysts Manager to determine final supply chain for new business

• Managed team of 3- 6 Business Planning Analysts• Maintained responsibilities of managing inventory for accounts totaling 60,000 tons+ per year• Served on account management team for top customer to increase business by 100% in a two year span• Represented Supply Chain in cross functional team with Sales and Operations to determine optimal way to manage open stock inventory

• Managed inventory for 15-20 contract customers resulting in 2013 annual sales of approximately $58 million• Determined safety stock levels given variable demand and lead times to support JIT manufacturing• Forecasted customer demand, sales dollars, and gross profit up to a 12 months in advance using market trends and historical data• Partnered with Sales department to develop inventory plans and provide feedback on forecast compliance• Coordinated buying strategies with Purchasing based on inventory plan and market conditions• Determined optimal selling price and gross margins based on acquisition cost from multiple suppliers, inbound/outbound freight, and processing cost for customer RFPs/RFQs

Post to the internal accounting shadow system in Excel. I also reconcile accounts, check on payment inquiries for POs, and perform various tasks when needed.

RA in an all female, freshmen residence hall. The primary goal in this position is to build a community through programming related to academics, diversity, wellness, safety and socials. Crisis response and peer mediation are also key components to this position as well as enforcing policy.

I worked in the Resource Management division of OIT. I maintained the financial spreadsheets, aided with payroll and vacation/sick leave processing, and performed monthly p-card checks.

Management, Finance, Operations

Activities and Societies: Society of Women in Business, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Leadership.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management