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Rochester, Ny, Us

Radnor, Pa, Us

* Responsible for all aspects of procurement and planning to support $70M+ in revenue. * Managed over 2000+ vendors located in both domestic and international locations* Established all the planning strategies* Delivered aggressive 7 figure annual cost of goods savings* Key Process owner during the conversion of 3 systems to SAP* Within one-year reduced inventory by 32% while sales remained consistent* Facilitated weekly business updates to align goals between departments* Managed monthly S&OP process * Created a "one" team spirit

Emeryville, California, Us

* Managed global product allocation to support $600+ million in worldwide sales * While working remote, managed 4 direct reports in CA and 2 indirect reports in London, UK* Key Lead in the testing and the implementation of Oracle's Advanced Supply Chain Planning system* Work closely with global Sales and Production teams to meet sales and profit goals.* Participate in monthly sales quota forecast review and weekly S&OP meetings. * Attended weekly milestone meetings to discuss new product launch status * Monitored global inventory levels to make adjustments when necessary * Created and documented allocation process using Oracle ASCP and Order Management systems.

Emeryville, California, Us

* Managed global distribution of 5000+ SKUs, by providing liaison between Sales and Operation to ensure all facets of supply chain met crucial timelines.* Attended sales meetings to review local product lines, clarify supply chain processes, and participate in quota reviews.* Traveled to off-shore manufacturing sites to monitor customer deadlines, identify and troubleshoot production delays and ensure supply chain requirements were consistently achieved.

Emeryville, California, Us

* Created an International Customer Service team for order processing.* Responsible for $150 million in worldwide sales, amounting to 24% of company’s total business. * Managed international customer non-conformance issues working directly with customers in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Spain, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and France. In addition worked with 120+ Affiliate customers in both Canada and Mexico.* Monitored shared inventory levels and allocated products to optimize sales in locations with greatest inventory turnover. Interfaced with manufacturing managers in Hong Kong to address production delays and create solutions to meet customer needs* Facilitated procurement of raw materials for Operations.

Emeryville, California, Us

* Managed the B2B customer relationships in the Asian Market* Partnered with key customers in Japan in the customization of Leapfrog product* Responsible for forecasting rolling 12 month requirements* Negotiated production and legal requirements for Japanese contracts, exercising high degree of diplomacy and gaining understanding of differences in business culture. * Credited with leading growth in international sales from $.5 million in 2001 to $17 million in 2003.

Chuo-Ku, Hyogo, Jp

* Sourced and managed vendor relationships and raw materials.* Responsible for 19 domestic facilities, and 15 overseas (Malaysia, China and Hong Kong). Supervised four direct reports.* Managed relationships with independent manufacturing vendors in Asia and Mexico. Worked directly with Plant Managers to determine manufacturing costs.* Procured raw materials for distribution to cut-and-sew factories, managed $1.1M+ in inventory.* Monitored gross profits and managed vendor relationships to maintain margins and control costs.

Newport Beach, Ca, Us

* Highest athoritative person working. Managed 2nd and 3rd shifts of 250-employee facility manufacturing women's clothing and accessories. * Led team of seven supervisors. * Boosted productivity by 20% and increased profits by educating employees about piece rate incentives.* Addresses manufacturing issues, HR concerns, monitored safety, employee moral and daily targets.

El Segundo, California, Us

* Short term assignments throughout Asian manufacturing plants to resolve production problems and optimize production efficiencies. Developed comprehensive training manuals and facilitated training of engineering and plant management staff in China, Indonesia, and Malaysia.* Championed Mattel’s conversion to JIT manufacturing in the Malaysian Plant.* Colloborated with plant engineering staff to coordinate manufacturing and drive production.* Ensured quality standards were established and followed.

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Internship with Hickey Freeman.* Extablished quality specifications for the production of dress pants.* Conducted meetings with union officials and floor operators to review quality specifications.

Associate Of Applied Science, Concentation In Engineering Science

Bachelor Of Science In Manufacturing Management, Production Management

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