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Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

• Analyze sales demands in order to create work orders, demand coverage reports and out of stock reports• Strategically schedule six filling lines; batching process (chemicals), and miscellaneous packaging• Conduct daily operations meetings to examine labor utilization, machine efficiency, and any safety, quality and maintenance issues. Implement new operational practices as needed to ensure issuesare being resolved in a timely manner• Manage scheduling system and create processes to enhance user experience• Examine demand and sales trends to compare and confirm with sales forecasts

Livonia, Mi

• Creates and plans production schedules for five machines to optimize production output and meet customer requirements• Monitors work flow and production lines to reduce downtime, changeovers and hours worked. Revises schedule to accommodate prioritized product demand variations, labor or material shortages, backlogs or unforeseen interruptions• Communicates with purchasing team regularly to ensure correct materials are being brought in on time, while considering raw material lead times • Creates work orders and develops and distributes weekly capacity plans• Conducts weekly production meetings with production, operations and sales teams to ensure on time delivery and review forecasts• Clearly delegates tasks to production interns as necessary to assure timelines are met, communicating progress to executive management• Focuses on aged inventory to guarantee it is used within 8 month timeframe

Oak Park, Michigan

• Managed 24 production machines simultaneously • Worked as liaison between sales, purchasing, production and engineering to manage schedules and guarantee accuracy of work performed• Monitored work-in-progress to track production performance and identify problems that could affect timeline from raw material to finished good • Efficiently implemented multiple cost saving procedures • Developed short-term and long-term production forecasts including backlogs, unplanned work and rework orders

Oak Park, Michigan

• Forecasted demand for domestic and international inbound deliveries• Negotiated new and existing contracts with suppliers, while establishing long-lasting, strategic business relationships• Collaborated with sales and production to maximize buying power• Avoided material shortages and production delays through research, planning and coordination with production planners

Farmington Hills, Michigan

• Processed purchase orders and release orders, and ensured all work orders submitted per specified schedule• Coordinated logistics for domestic and international prototype orders• Closed more than 200 outstanding orders

Farmington Hills, Michigan

• Supervised more than 30 production suppliers