Rachel Travis Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Reimagining social gatherings as authentic, connected experiences. Our ready-to-pour, non-alcoholic cocktails stir the senses without the mind- and body-altering ingredients, inviting everyone to the cocktail occasion as their full selves.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Member of PERLab Practice (Product Excellence and Renewal Lab)• Primary job responsibilities include leading design to value and product-redesign-focused workstreams and teams, managing client relationships, making recommendations to senior client stakeholders, gathering and analyzing data, developing models (e.g., cost impacts for product design changes), conducting research, and generating proposals• Supported and led workstreams within four complex projects across two different industries (consumer packaged goods, food & beverage)• Built target P&L for leading global CPG haircare client, and developed list of actionable insights informed by packaging teardowns, product deformulation, strategic competitor analysis, and performance benchmarking• Identified 110+ packaging redesign opportunities across three brands for yogurt client through design-to-value analyses; resulted in total potential savings of ~€3 – €17 million (7 – 32%) and potential to reduce CO2 emissions

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Member of the Strategic Operations Practice• Primary job responsibilities included leading supply chain, operations, and procurement-focused workstreams and teams, managing client relationships, making recommendations to senior client stakeholders, gathering and analyzing data, developing models (e.g., complex supplier award scenarios), conducting research, and generating proposals• Supported and led workstreams within three complex projects across two different industries (consumer packaged goods, water treatment)• Managed indirect sourcing workstream for water client that reduced costs by ~$3.4 million (16%) across 6 procurement categories (packaging - corrugate, utilities, IT services, wireless, fleet, small parcel) and 12 initiatives across 19 business units; included managing two team members• Developed supply chain resiliency model for leading global CPG that lowered revenue-at-risk exposure by > 50%; model included structured sequence of supply levers for different levels of demand volume and volatility• Expanded consumer retail client’s capacity with external manufacturers for wet wipe manufacturing and liquid filling through search in NA/EMEA during midst of COVID-19; project resulted in qualifying 19/376 suppliers

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Member of the Strategic Operations Practice• Primary job responsibilities included leading supply chain, operations, and procurement-focused workstream initiatives, managing the client relationship, communicating workstream results to the client, gathering and analyzing data, developing models, conducting research, and performing complex analyses (e.g., qualitative RFP comparison)• Supported and led workstreams within two complex projects across two different industries (elevator manufacturing, private equity)• Executed majority of indirect sourcing workstream for elevator manufacturing client that reduced costs by ~€7.2 million (11%) across nine procurement categories (corporate card, fleet, IT hardware, M2M IoT, MRO, office equipment, real estate, uniforms, wireless); also managed summer intern• Led and supported cross-portfolio strategic sourcing initiatives for private equity client that reduced costs by ~$3.8 million (3%) across three procurement categories (IT hardware, real estate, wireless) and 10 portfolio companies

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Member of the Procurement & Analytic Solutions Practice• Primary job responsibilities included supporting supply chain, operations, and procurement-focused workstreams by gathering and analyzing data, developing models (e.g., cost savings ramp-up), conducting research, performing complex analyses (e.g., RFP bid analysis), and preparing visuals to communicate workstream results to the client• Supported and led workstreams within three complex projects across three different industries (automotive, private equity, publishing) and three different categories (contact centers, janitorial services, MRO)• Conducted opportunity assessment and led cross-portfolio janitorial strategic sourcing initiative for PE client that reduced costs by ~$1.0 million (18%) for three portfolio companies across 800+ facilities in NA• Supported MRO sourcing initiative for automotive/aerospace client that reduced costs by ~£4.8 million (16%); project included developing baseline, RFI/RFP, negotiation strategy, and savings analysis

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

• Coordinated a project with a potential annual cost savings of $400K by reducing Steelcase's spend in the FedEx First Overnight and First Overnight Freight service types • Managed the invoicing process for more than 37,000 LTL shipments by preparing invoices for processing, identifying rate and payment inconsistencies, and providing invoice process training to team members• Coordinated training for more than 470 employees within our carrier base on our carrier collaboration portal• Facilitated communication with our carrier base to obtain necessary on boarding documents for the implementation of our SAP transportation management system• Created and updated reports with new data using pivot tables and graphs in Microsoft Excel to identify load and spend trends for potential changes in our carrier base and distribution model

• Responsibilities included answering phones, replying to emails, scheduling appointments, and assisting faculty members and students• Other duties included giving tours of the Honors College and reserving rooms for events

Lebanon, Tn, Us

• As a hostess, my duties included greeting guests, seating guests, and sorting menus • As a prep cook, my duties included preparing desserts, salads, and food for current orders and for upcoming days • As a dishwasher, my duties included sorting dishes, cleaning dishes, and putting dishes in their correct locations

Sandusky, Ohio, Us

• Responsibilities included answering phone calls, answering questions about hotels and about Cedar Point, reserving rooms for guests, and editing hotel reservations

• Provided assistance to undergraduate students who requested help in Microeconomics• Duties included answering questions, providing explanations about difficult concepts, and developing plans to help the students reach their academic goals

• Responsible for taking orders and making change at the cash register• Other duties included preparing coffee drinks, preparing smoothies, restocking supplies, and doing a variety of cleaning tasks• Stocking duties included unpacking shipments of merchandise and stocking shelves

Prairie Du Sac, Wi, Us

• Responsible for taking orders and making change at the cash register• Other duties included cleaning tables and seats in the dining area, vacuuming, restocking the condiment station, assembling orders, and serving food to customers

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)