Negotiate best possible Total Cost of OwnershipManage and balance stakeholder needs in Ops, Procurement, Legal, Risk Management, Finance and other business needsSeek win-win scenarios for strategic partners where both WestRock and our partners enjoy long-term success

Production scheduling- developed production wheel concept with Ops DirectorInventory management- Implemented kanban projects for subcomponent processesForecasting/risk management- Targeted build quantities based on MTO/MTS/MTO-MTS-hybrid, strategic build & historical analysis as part of lot size optimization and changeover/downtime minimizationSales and Ops Planning- promoted communication between plant level planning, corporate planning and salesforce and assisted in development of S&OP templatesAssumed additional Warehouse Manager responsibilities along with above responsibilities from June 2015-Feb 2016

Responsible for complete administration of TS-16949 QMSPassed AIAG exam with only 4 months of preparationTook organization from 3 major/7 minor non-conformances during 3rd party audit to 2 minor non-conformances

Mentored and developed a staff of 20 hourly employeesPerformed Internal Quality Audits/Layered Process Audits/5SMonitored process capability metricsDesigned and led Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process improvements

Directed the day to day activities of Planners and SchedulersTrained planners on customer pull methods, customer forecasting types, shipping schedules and system upgradesDeveloped and managed a risk management ordering systemMaintained communication with vendors for raw material forecasting and support issuesWorked with Sales Managers to determine channel strategiesDeveloped in-depth trend and demand forecasting database / spreadsheet to accurately monitor customer forecast vs. actual salesDeveloped near real-time, web-based factory available inventoryManaged inventory levels, scheduled production, created shipping schedules and tracked shipmentsEvaluated performance to ensure "just in time" deliverySpecified and flowcharted new Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systemCreated open PO comparative database to effectively monitor open order metrics