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Sauget, Illinois, Us

Managing continuous improvement projects across our network!!!! It’s always a great day to make a burger!

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

-Managed the pre-Go-Live labeling of all inventory for all domestic and foreign locations-Trained and oversaw LPN scanning into new ERP for 7 domestic sites-Executed the data upload of all inventory from legacy ERP to new ERP for 6 sites on 3 continents-After all sites were live on the new ERP, I became the help desk technician for all ERP Planning, Inventory, and Buying tickets company-wide-Managed company wide supply chain testing of ERP updates in all legal entities

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

-Established planning procedures for the Human Choline Chloride and Choline Bitartrate manufactured products, at first an ATP driven, then an MRP/ATP hybrid method-Mentored and developed site operations supervisor into a supply chain planner-Created a rail car management and procurement process for the supply chain planner that reduced rail-related demurrage by 75% in 3 weeks and by 95% in 2 months-Managed Animal Choline feed production schedule in an extremely fluid environment-Assisted key operations players to establish PM downtime to increase overall capacity of ANH production assets-Eliminated aged inventory-Developed and communicated performance to plan metrics for all 5 businesses represented by 8+ production lines within the Verona, MO facility that was later copied to use for all sites-Supported production migration to new building/assets-Established and maintained capacity plans for 5 production pools for corporate S&OP process

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

-Created and managed an ATP driven production schedule of two different types of spray dryers and a granulation bed-Reduced changeovers due to scheduling/sequencing and increased capacity by 15% which pulled the business out of backlog 6 months before all forecasted estimates-Established MRP driven production schedules once backlog was eliminated-Procurement and management of key raw materials from overseas-Eliminated all aged inventory, did not create any new aged inventory-Managed other production schedule of mineral related manufactured goods at other sites as an internal tolling operation-Maintained capacity plans for corporate S&OP process

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

-MRP driven production scheduler for two specialty food & beverage spray dryers in Sleepy Eye, MN and supported spray dry technology scheduling transactions in Reading, PA-Maintained sequencing restrictions around allergens, kosher/pareve, alternate proteins, smells, colors, and other regulatory requirements-Purchased all materials and packaging to support production schedule-Prepared capacity plans for corporate S&OP functions-Established lead time program for manufactured goods for commercial team to roll out to customers-Accountable for aged inventory-Reduced changeover time by establishing customer order quantities that supported longer, less frequent production runs

Mumbai, Maharastra, In

-Established a rolling 12 month forecast in coordination with the commercial team, tracking and addressing variance-Utilized new forecast into appropriate supply chain safety stocks, reorder points, and quantities in conjunction with parent company manufacturing sites-Managed several site buyers in North and South America-Accountable for all MRP data within ERP-Managed communication and orders with parent company-Managed all inventory for North and South America

Montvale, New Jersey, Us

-Utilized MRP to create and manage a complex 4 line, 8 asset production schedule, optimizing capacity while fulfilling customer orders under strict lead time environment and rigid sequencing requirements (Spray Dry, Dry Blend, Custom Blend, Cocoa Processing Reactor)-Purchasing all ingredients for dry side production schedules-Ownership of aged inventory related to my assets-Special ERP projects and Go-Live training for new acquisitions-Special customer supply chain discussions and direct communication with our customers-Purchasing and procurement contract negotiations-Supply Chain new product process decision maker-Covered wet side production schedule and purchasing as needed-Measured, tracked, and communicated performance to plan-Managed all 3rd party manufacturing activities-Inventory Control support-Identified as an SME for Supply Chain functions for ERP consolidation project

-Managed Trade Show operations-Executed customized solutions and install-Onboarding and training of new hires-Managed all technical support functions-Developed production schedule-Built all custom solution antennas-Built all specialty components and product lines-Built some standard products-Optimized designs for mass production