Nicholas Bitzer Email & Phone Number

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

• Championed and led a supply chain data analytics team over multiple divisions which explored and developed solutions to automate manual tasks through apps including Excel and Power BI
• Created a tool utilized by various company functions to help identify and focus on constrained products, while also supporting the supply planning of the products. These efforts helped contribute to reduction of total.
• Optimized inventory levels through the analysis of various data sources and also through self built tools utilizing business intelligence software such as Power BI
• Coordinated daily with various business functions globally to maximize product flow through the various channels to meet customer demand expectations

Cottage Grove, MN

• Developed automated reports using business intelligence software to measure and proactively develop a run schedule on multiple operation lines
• Led effort to align supply chain and scheduling functions with a plant decommissioning project
• Coordinated with a local container company to obtain economic substitute container resulting in an annual plant savings of nearly $200,000

Duluth, Minnesota Area

• Project manager to a supply chain automation project which included the implementation of bar-coding and system functionalizes to maximize efficiencies and accuracy in areas of receiving, production control and.
• Utilized cross functional communication to both internal departments as well as external suppliers to ensure discrepancies are resolved
• Analyzed of inventory metrics while working with management to resolve items out of tolerance

Bemidji, MN

• Oversaw departments and department leads to assure proper department merchandising standards and integrity
• Worked directly with customers to resolve any customer service issue or inquiry
• Moderated store's social media page
• Used available metrics and analytical data to make decisions related to merchandise as well as decisions related to customer behavior
• Assisted and worked directly in other areas including: human resources, point of sale systems, store network, loss prevention, in store marketing, receiving and other store functions

Duluth, MN

Trained in areas including: product/department merchandising and integrity, in-store marketing, Point of Sale systems, human resources, store metric analysis, customer loyalty, loss prevention and customer service.

Washburn, WI

• Merchandised and replenished assigned departments• Trained new associates into various departments• Daily customer service and assistance• Supervised Produce department one day per week

Superior, WI

While on a work study program, I worked in a technology department doing various computer technology projects. These included projects that required audio and video editing, slide show editing and basic web work and research. I was assigned to assist professors develop projects such as slide shows integrating a PowerPoint with a live video presentation.

Bachelors, Management Or Related Field

Various