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Leading operations and production establishment of exciting healthy-popcorn line.https://popzeropopcorn.com/

"Venmo" for employee recognitions and cash motivation rewards

Providing contract supply chain consulting for eCommerce and Direct Selling clients. Areas of focus and expertise include the following.Sales and Operations Planning:- New launch coordination- Inventory disposition (promotion/disposal)Forecasting/Demand Planning:- Segmentation, aggregation of forecasts, measurement of forecast error- Moving average, exponential smoothing (level, trend, seasonality, dampening), regression, etc.- New product and single period launch forecasts (when no history is available)Purchasing/Vendor Management/Inventory Control:- Total cost approach to purchasing, inventory holding, and fulfillment- Economic order quantity (EOQ) determination, replenishment planning, frequency- RFP/RFQ process, payment terms, supplier contracts, negotiations, etc.- Turnkey production sourcing, management fees, Asia sourcingLogistics/Transportation:- Freight transportation optimization, carrier selection- Network design (MILP) for inbound transportation, storage, fulfillment, and outbound transportation- Inventory location and balancing between facilities

Head of supply chain operations, company S&OP process, and material review board (MRB). Direct reporting functions included demand planning, product sourcing, purchasing, production scheduling, QC and finished-goods assembly, warehousing, inventory control, logistics, transportation (LTL/FTL, LCL/FCL, Parcel, Mail) - supported manufacturing and fulfillmentKey Initiatives:- Played leading role in expansion to Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Mexico- Executed material cost reduction plan resulting in sizable per-piece cost decreases- Executed inventory initiative to increase turns and reduce inventory, doubling reduction goal- Decreased write offs substantially by implementing improved forecasting, planning, and purchasing

Manager over all purchasing and logistics functions under the initial direction of the Product Director. Eventually led the split of Supply Chain out into its own department under Operations to enable stronger and more synchronized company operations.Key Initiatives:- Greatly improved in-stock percentages (aka IFR) during period of intense company growth- Transitioned many OEM-supplied products to turn-key production, reducing overall cost and error- Qualified additional product and services vendors, significantly reducing supply vulnerability- Established formal purchase-ordering process and prepared team for ERP implementation

Supported Utah growers and manufacturers in establishing and expanding their global export operations

Hired, trained, and managed over 90 front-office medical receptionists and directed their front-office operations, materials, and process improvement in over 165 hearing-aid retail locations in the U.S.- Increases sales opportunities from an average of 68% to consistently above 90% through monitoring, analyzing, and responding with training to key performance indicators- Improved customer loyalty and satisfaction by establishing and leading a corporate training and support department tasked with improving customer service, reducing clerical processing time and errors, improving employee satisfaction, and expanding employee growth opportunities

Participated in business creation and led the installation of rooftop wireless data links and residential wireless internet systems

- Completed Freshman and Sophomore courses of U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training curriculum including management and tactical group leadership