The Fulfillment Systems Specialist works across the business Value Stream (Fulfillment, Warehousing, Distribution, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Marketing, Sales, Product Management, IT and Finance) to support business-critical process and system improvements in the areas of Demand Planning, Deployment, Supply Planning, Availability/Inventory Allocation, S&OP and Order Management.Collaborate with stakeholders to define and prioritize fulfillment reporting requirementsPartner with Reporting DT team to develop reports within the DT structure of new report developmentUtilize JIRA system to track reporting tickets through the CIB, define, design, testing, and rollout phasesDevelop SOPs and assist in training end users on finished reportsSupport Sourced Finished Goods existing processes – ASN and MS# generation, payment reconciliationServe as the first line of defense for any system outage or process inefficienciesExperienced Oracle UserDemonstrated ability to influence and build consensus with users.Excellent communication skills with proven ability to effectively communicate across functions and at all levels of the organization.Exceptional analytical skills.Ability to take inputs from multiple functions and perspectives and translate it into an actionable plan while reconciling and integrating competing interests.Understands big picture and aligns priorities with broader goals, measures outcomes, uses feedback to change as needed, evaluates alternatives, solutions oriented, seeks alternatives and broad input; can see connections within complex issues.Demonstrates initiative and takes action proactively- possess the self-discipline to take actions before they are necessary.Strong problem solving, analytic, and project management skills. Goal-oriented and proactive in problem solving, coupled with creativity and a high energy level.Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Provide support to the operational and improvement activities of the production area.Responsible for operational performance and improvement of critical metrics including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and moraleAlign area metrics with overall department/value stream goals; organize resources to deliver on these metrics.Oversee the daily start-up of production area. Ensure line is properly staffed and manage staffing throughout the day; monitor expected and unexpected absenteeism.Act as a first responder to Team Leaders and production team members within the production area. Facilitate delegation of issues to appropriate level in escalation process.Oversee the deployment of standardized work within the value stream operation. Ensure process stability through following standardized work. Coach and develop Team Leaders and team members to ensure standardized work is in place and is followed.

Streamlined management of Raymond Courier AGVs to minimize interruptions in routes and centralized GEA-specific information to root-cause any future route errors. Diagnosed battery issues to improve current lifecycle and reduce lead time of maintenance from 3 months to less than a week.

Upgraded business continuity webpage to provide relevant data to the global business should any asset receive damage that impacts production and provides plans for ensuring the asset is covered – minimized effects of situation.Designed webpage tool to alert asset stakeholders when information needs to be updated to ensure relevant data is maintained.Coordinated new security design to ensure data protection should VPN fail, and on-site servers or 1st data backup were to be compromised.

Decreased scrap cost per unit by 19.97% and increased Caseline quality yield at repair deck by 16.18%.Added 8 new jobs to the Caseline process flow map to support production line up balance.Revised quality standards for the product line and developed a system to root cause defects seen on the units by creating interactive literature to record and track prior defects.

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Indirect SourcingImplemented Phase III of SUA payment process with J.P. Morgan that targeted 132 suppliers generating $667,000 additional earned rebate and adding 1 day to Discount Adjusted Days to Pay.Spearheaded improvement of AP3 Reverse Osmosis system to generate annual savings of $35,000 per year and minimize water waste.Reconstructed capital equipment commodity templates to prioritize old suppliers and incorporate new suppliers lending to increased efficiency of supplier searches for stakeholders’ impact $122 MM of projected spend.

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Supply Chain Co-op – Parts Distribution• Implemented two scheduled deployment lanes for a capstone project resulting in $6,000,000 of savings per year• Developed and implemented standard operating procedures to eliminate obsolete parts within warehouses to clear $380,000 per year• Determined life cycle metrics for refrigerator doors to clear warehouse space and prevent future back orders

Supply Chain Co-op – Area Business Leader – Dishwasher Plant• Supervised 110 operators on the C2/C5 lines without a salaried counterpart and ensured daily demand metrics were fulfilled • Motivated operators through a challenging up-balance and developed countermeasures to resolve problems resulting from the speed of the line• Utilized lean problem-solving techniques to increase assembly yield percentages to above 95% and brought first-pass yield to above 90% consistently for the first time in months

Supply Chain Co-op – Supplier Quality – Sourced Finished Goods • Standardized audit checklists across three product lines and two plants to maintain synonymous product quality and eliminate problems due to language barriers across the global brand• Implemented the use of SAS Early Warning software by training co-workers on how to utilize the program to locate potential quality problems• Reduced quality defects at international manufacturing sites with the creation of problem-solving strategies, impacting over 10,000 consumers within a year

Supply Chain Co-op – Product Service – Refrigerator Plant• Prevented 100% of all concession saves by monitoring the flow of materials for product service• Recovered an unreceived trailer worth $58,000 after locating a problem within the shipping process of ice maker kits• Implemented new innovative factory shipping process and communicated results across multiple buildings to reduce unreceived shipments

Teacher• Established relationships with co-workers in order to train and guide new employees• Reconstructed the work place closing system in order to increase efficiency and minimize time required• Prioritized the morning tasks to prepare lesson plans while still maintaining attention to clients and their children• Established an environment to conduct lessons while keeping the children entertained and maximizing safety for both children and co-workers

Cashier and Service Clerk• Maximized the number of customers served while cashiering• Established relationships with employees to create a welcoming environment for the store• Expressed a friendly attitude toward customers to obtain relationships so that they would want to continue making business with the store

• Groomed, fed, handled, and stabled horses• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining stables and training equipment• Improved efficiency of stable by administering organizational changes to maximize efficiency and minimize time required to complete daily tasks