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Denton, Tx, Us

Denton, Texas, United States

Denton, Tx

As Assistant Director of Program Management, oversee $400M portfolio via 8 program managers in regulatory, model updates, and technology changes. Responsible to execute department vision, prototype continuous improvements including scope tracking methods and program health. Provide department coverage across the portfolio for Director of Program Management and Program Managers.

Bellevue, Wa

As a participant in PACCAR's Leadership Development Program, I worked within 13 different PACCAR global locations. My assignments included strategic international initiatives including project work, leadership development, and cultural learning.International experience was spread over 25 weeks covering Mexico, Australia, Europe, China, and Brasil. Topics learned include regulatory requirements, engine production, autonomy development, supply chain, commercial work including dealership operations and truck pricing, financial services including credit, program development, plant operations, and warehouse planning.

Bellevue, Wa

As Sr. Commodity Manager, manage $630M annual purchases in the Powertrain and Chassis Group including transmissions, clutches, shifters, and no-idle components. - Developed and executed commodity strategy through spend analysis sourcing process to yield $1.3M savings annually -Negotiated 3 year LTA for major component supplier -Identified $3M savings opportunities using material cost excellence tools within $40M annual product spend -Improved supply chain performance through Supplier Performance Management scorecard for suppliers -Ongoing supplier management for cost reduction efforts on current business and new product launches

Bellevue, Wa

As Commodity Manager in the Composites and Structures group, managed $85M in annual purchases from fastener and hardware suppliers. -Negotiated 5 year LTA with $75M annual spend supplier -Analyzed and implemented projects yielding $3M hard savings -Developed a supplier scorecard to provide visual indicators for KPIs requiring supplier improvement -Supported Best Cost Country sourcing through Tier 2s and tracked $18M spend in China and India

Bellevue, Wa

As Cost Reduction Program Manager, I facilitated the Cost Management Partnership (CMP) program. My responsibilities included facilitating CMP steering committee, supporting Purchasing initiatives relating to cost reduction, and reported quarterly cost reduction updates. -Consolidated and implemented a new cost reduction savings calculator for Purchasing in North America -Initiated RPIs with Engineering to convert emergency buys to contracted prices with suppliers to yield over $400K annual savings -Led offsite cost reduction event with 18 suppliers to support Purchasing's $700 dollars per truck cost reduction goal

Kirkland, Wa

As Kenworth's Sales Promotions Manager, presented promotional concepts to Sr. Management to encourage strong order intake. -Forecasted margins by model -Published 25+ truck sales promotions -Served as backup to the Sales Planning Manager

Kirkland, Wa

As Sales Planning Administrator, managed customer and dealership promotional rebates and provided reports on truck division metrics to management. -Determined eligibility and processed monetary rebates for customers and dealers in excess of $500K -Implemented continuous improvement projects for efficient payments -Served as backup to Master Scheduler and Order Entry Positions

Kirkland, Wa

As the Order Processing Coordinator, received and processed incoming truck orders from 200+ Kenworth dealership locations across North America. -Entered, assigned chassis numbers, and validated sales discounts for 40K chassis -Reported daily order intake to management -Scheduled truck builds as needed per material and plant constrains -Assisted Credit Analyst and Master Scheduler as needed

Master’S Degree, Master Of Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Operations Management Club Member

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor Of Science- Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis, Economics Minor