As the sole Production Planner and Schedule for VitalPath’s Roseville manufacturing facility, my duties include:- Develop and maintain the master schedule to fulfill both confirmed and forecasted customer demand. Ensure material, equipment, and operational capacity availability for on-time fulfillment of both scheduled production orders and New Product Development activities.- Perform as the subject matter expert of the ERP planning capabilities and ensure that the ERP is being utilized to its fullest extent resulting in the elimination of external tools/spreadsheets. Create and maintain timely and complete ERP production data, including new items to ensure that procurement and planning requirements are accurately calculated.- Act as liaison between Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Engineering, Sales & Marketing to communicate production status and implement conflict resolutions.- Identify, develop, and implement operational improvements to maximize production processes and limit downtime.- Support long range forecasts for equipment and labor through the SI&OP process.

● Production Scheduling: Schedule and confirm incoming sales orders by reviewing component availability and production capacity, conferencing with Global Purchasing and Production as needed. Communicate daily scheduling changes to the production floor and updating Customer Service of any changes to order statuses. ● Inventory Control: Coordinate with Global Purchasing to optimize inventory levels through balancing economic lot sizes while maintaining supply chain capacity requirements.● Planning: Develop and maintain production plans as needed for unique situations and customer requests, providing detailed analysis of part availability, capacity management, and estimated ship dates. Work with Production and Purchasing to identify alternative options to maintain or improve production plans, ensuring material availability and identifying possible efficiency improvements.● Continuous Improvement: Assist in manufacturing management efforts to implement Lean Manufacturing principles, Visual Factory Management, and material flow improvements. Continuous development of ERP/MRP skills to optimize the use of our business systems.

As a Material Planner for Cummins my duties include:● Plan and maintain daily Supply Chain operations in functional areas of materials, production, inventory, logistics, customer service, demand management or order fulfillment.● Analyze and interpret Key Performance Indicators to identify areas for improvement and action plans.● Identify potential supply chain failures as part of the planning process and mitigate associated risks.● Work closely with stakeholders - internal and/or external to develop short and long term tactical improvements.● Monitor and adjust parameters in the planning system and develop strategies to improve signals across the supply chain.

As the Production Coordinator for Sojourner Farms my responsibilities include:• Achieve the optimum inventory investment levels by developing long range production/inventory plans for products/materials based on sales forecasts, operational capacities, costs and Customer Service.• Preparing production schedules in accordance with manufacturing plans, keeping others informed of production schedule revisions that optimize fulfillment rates, operational capacities and cost.• Collaborate daily with all departments to problem solve and create process improvements in order to proactively prevent/reduce production delays or product backorders, ensuring the timely flow of raw materials into production.• Prepare reports for management as necessary regarding inventory levels and sales order attainment of goals.• Maintain accuracy of product SKUs and BOMs withinwithin the MRP database and an Excel planning spreadsheet to ensure correct forecasted materials and inventory is on hand as scheduled.

As a Supply Chain Associate at Blu Dot Brand my duties included:•Using inventory/forecasting software, evaluate product stock levels in conjunction with sales trends to generate and issue purchase orders to international and domestic vendors.•Analyze purchasing minimum ordering quantities and schedules to determine safety stock levels and planned purchases to maximize total inventory turn.•Manage order routing, tracking, and shipping while coordinating with in-house Receiving personnel and third party logistics partners to verify receipt of inventory.•Maintain ERP systems, electronic filing, and physical filing of shipment/order related documents•Enter new product SKUs and vendors in ERP database to generate purchasing forecasts based on estimated annual demand•Support key accounts by determining inventory availability and lead times for contract, direct import, and retail sales•Coordinate with Finance/Accounting regularly to ensure shipment and payment obligations are properly executed.

Within the five separate facilities I was authorized to operate, my duties entailed:•Being proficient in multiple logistics/inventory management software, learning their respective strengths, weaknesses, and limitations.•Reviewing part usage for all Source One Alliance Member parts within individual factories and recommend release quantity adjustments to reach the customer's desired inventory turn goals. •Implementing and tracking progress of multiple concurrent projects, keeping internal and external parties informed of their responsibilities while reporting ongoing developments throughout the process.•Coordinating within a team to effectively develop and communicate client strategies to best meet the customer’s needs. •Utilizing MS Office applications to perform daily operations as well as present analytical data.•Quarterly reviewing and presenting inventory turn data to suggest operational improvements in accordance with manufacturer’s desired annual goals.•Verify received materials against packing lists, resolve discrepancy issues with factory's Receiving Departments Source One Alliance Members.•Ensure materials are put away accurately in the correct bin and factory cell location.•Place orders for any requested expedites from Floor Management, Material Handlers and Planners. Coordinate delivery with Source One Members, and relay the estimated arrival with factory floor leads.•Review backordered parts and provide updated dock dates to appropriate leadership.•Review MRP forecast to identify any part usage spikes, and purchase items accordingly.•Documenting and evaluating customers’ problems to effectively create resolution plans that are satisfactory to the consumer’s specifications.•Trouble shoot issues as they arrive.

Supervise eight Testimonial Line Coordinators to ensure the quality of their direct customer interaction and voice recorded closed captioning. Summarize and report customer feedback to outside vendors and in-house sales mangers to improve future presentations and purchasing decisions. Compile, analyze, and present to executive level management statistical reports pertaining to division goals. Develop and implement operational changes to improve efficiency and cost reduction. Budget, hire, train, schedule, evaluate performance, and develop progression plans for each employee within the department.Achievements:-Planned and implemented new testimonial parameters resulting in an 85% increase in on-air customer endorsements-Initiated customer service representative-testimonial link to ensure 100% customer response coverage-Oversaw enactment of in-house closed caption system resulting in an $450,000 annual company savings

Prioritize and ensure customer testimonial calls for audio quality, relevance to show, legality, and pertinence for live national broadcast. Assist customers in selecting products by asking pointed questions and suggest relative merchandise in accordance to their responses. Respond to customer inquires regarding on-air products, product usage, and general customer service.Achievements:-Developed and implemented paperless Show Plan process, improving accuracy and reducing departmental budget-Increased measurable sales volume via reviewing and airing live positive customer reviews-Created and enacted on-air talent’s purchasable items lists raising 25th hour sales and reducing customer inquiry calls to Line Producers

Receive, issue, track, and deliver inventory for University of Minnesota Facilities Management sector. Coordinate with faculty to determine supply needs within departmental budget. Develop and manage delivery routes to maximize delivery efficiency.Achievements:-Developed standard order entry and inventory tracking procedures, significantly improving order delivery speed and accuracy-Led the reorganization of supply routes to minimize delivery time, maximize route efficiency, while maintaining budgetary goals-Implemented several inventory automated metrics to monitor supply chain and plan according for seasonal facility needs