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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Worked with cross-functional teams to successfully create/implement the Indirect Material policy.Authored and helped implement documentation for the Indirect Material process.Designed, implemented, and conducted training for new Purchase Requisitioners.Selected vendors for the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) process. Responsible for processing MRO-related purchase requisitions and creating purchase orders in SAP.Worked with the Finance department to evaluate credit card spending to assist in creating new policies.Responsible for evaluating current/new vendors to determine the value they bring to the business through their supplied products, services, and cost savings.Currently on track to save the company over $80,000 this fiscal year.Actively managing projects to diversify vendors for reducing risk and decreasing MRO expenses. Introduced/implemented the Kalamazoo Ideas Program to increase employee engagement and promote cost savings throughout the site.Member of the Employee Engagement Committee.

Field Trainer: December 2011 - February 2020o Schedule and teach classes for new employees: New Hire Orientation, Forklift & Gage Certification, Work Instruction Writing and Leadership Trainingo Designed and implemented field training classes for new Project Managers and Supervisors, as well as an Excel training class.o Currently working with all levels of management to transition Stratosphere Quality from a purely mentoring training program to one that embraces mentoring as well as coaching (trending toward the ADDIE training model)o Audit sites to ensure they are in compliance with company and government regulationsProject Manager: January 2011 – December 2011Project Supervision and Administration o Increased business by over 200% at assigned siteo Customer contact - includes assessing needs, addressing concerns, writing work instructions, overseeing change control, acting as liaison between customer and site contact and solving compliancy issueso Team Development – includes supervisors, team leaders and quality inspectorso Other responsibilities include: Scheduling, Budgeting, Human Resource Issue Resolution, and AuditingSupervisor: January 2011Project Oversighto Team Management – includes writing work instructions, overseeing change control, training team leaders and quality inspectors, auditing teams for compliance and schedulingo Team Development – includes team leaders and quality inspectorsQuality Inspector: December 2010 – January 2011o Conducted inspection process by reading work instructions and training with the supervisor to properly inspect parts

Analyzing data to ensure production needs were met. Communicating with the customer and the site quality departments to ensure standards were agreed upon and adhered to. Compiling data based upon customer/site/individual needs and suppling a breakdown of results, based upon the audience. Communicating with all levels of Operations, to trouble shoot/conduct root cause analysis to reduce defect rate. Managing a staff of up to 40 employee (three shifts), on multiple sites, throughout West Michigan.

Gathered and analyzed data for product forecasting and sales developmentDesigned new packaging artwork and created new packaging for current productsImplemented and was responsible for daily processing of new accounting system Created and maintained international inventory control/warehousing systemAuthored SOP’s for company standards

Mba, Global Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Sociology