Marlene Johnson Email & Phone Number

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Van Buren County, Michigan, United States

Responsible for the build coordination of all prototype builds for General Motors Instrument Panel Clusters and Battery Management Programs*Created and implemented plan to transfer build facility from Holland Michigan to Van Buren Twp*Created process maps and work instruction supporting the overall activities of the prototype build lab*Established protocols to support all Engineering prototype builds supporting internal and customer build requirements*Interfaced with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Program and Account Management and Finance) to support customer build timing*Analyzed Engineering bill of materials to to support supply chain ordering, utilizing cost savings with several suppliers to keep build under budget*Tracked expenditures for each program build*Interfaced with General Motors to commit delivery and resolve customer concerns*Established and performed engineering testing on all products before delivery to the customer*Performed software re-flash on specific prototype products*Instituted process to save costs on components from prior builds, by supervising the creation of inventory processes*Created and published monthly sales and projected sales reports *Approve and supported credit card orders for entire Americas Customer Requirement Engineering group

Manage & deploy strategic global business services implementations by championing end-to-end business process mapping for cross functional value streams, identifying opportunities and globally deploying processes and solutions supporting Finance and multiple global functional groups within Visteon. *Led project to identify redundant processes within various departments to eliminate waste to support right size corporate initiatives •Create current and future state process maps to define dynamic procedures and identify areas to transform the business based on corporate direction•Drive implementation cycle to completion, managing timing for requirements, design, development, testing and deployment of processes and tools•Complete and audit documentation for requirements, work effort assessment, design specifications and testing scenarios*Identified and implemented a 1.2 million dollar cost savings for Electronics•Offer suggestions to improve, and streamline the process; champion metrics development and tracking•Identify opportunities for new global business services and opportunities to globalize existing services•Provide timely support and best practices to business teams •Interface with functional teams to identify current process & opportunities as they relate to project objectives•Provide support, best practices and direction across all global business services projects•Create and monitor change requests ensuring proper processes, testing procedures and communication protocols are followed for functional teams

Management of Master Data Analysts based in Michigan, Mexico, and India•Led successful development and launch of global interfaces between Engineering data and Enterprise Resource Systems globally •Realigned Master Data Solutions to support corporate and department budgetary restructuring initiatives•Developed and implemented processes to eliminate redundancies and communize support globally•Maintained monthly budgets for purchase services•Successfully centralized supply chain and master data departments of two joint venture affliates supporting North and South America regionsProject Lead to launch Climate Coclisa plants into QAD, align SAP V04 & S04 process to functional departments global infrastructure changes for continuity of accountability and traceability

•Developed data validation procedures to measure First Time Through accuracy•Developed and led the creation, staffing, and training of the regional center in Mexico and India •Lead efforts in the development of a robust part number identification process utilized by Engineering and downstream functional groups, reducing multiple entries and costly errors•Responsible for system administration of Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain information in Enterprise Resource Systems to support manufacturing and customer deliverables•Develop and maintain bill of material structure in WERS, GBC, EBOM, and CMMS.

Evaluate and implement Value Stream Mapping in key areas of production.*Monitor all aspects of supply change and implement Value Stream mapping to identify savings for each functional area interfaced with supply chain, and championing end to end process to drive savings*Review Supplier releases; communicate and resolve discrepancies between supply base and manufacturing*Review Customer releases and ensure adequate supply to support production build and customer delivery requirements*Responsible for continual flow of inventory to support production build.*Supervised plant shipping and receiving activities

Responsible for the successful matriculation of graduate students within the College of Management Programs.*Developed special events to promote enrollment *Conducted benchmarking study local commuter colleges to ensure graduate programs in-step to consumer needs*Work with faculty to review current course content within the curriculum and introduce new programs.*Create and implement customer service initiatives to improve customer satisfaction.*Review North American and Regional accreditation standards and implement department changes to meet or exceed policy standards