Raquel Keller Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Managing Chemical product lines

Cleveland, Ohio

• Managed product lifecycle transition from GE to Tungsram brand starting with strategy through roadmaps to execution with product development, packaging, forecasting, pricing, supply chain to achieve category productivity & profitability • Led a cross-functional, agile team to standardize existing product lines resulting in 20% cost reduction and targeting 20% top line growth• Strategized and developed new products, leading the market introduction and promotion of each new product… Show more • Managed product lifecycle transition from GE to Tungsram brand starting with strategy through roadmaps to execution with product development, packaging, forecasting, pricing, supply chain to achieve category productivity & profitability • Led a cross-functional, agile team to standardize existing product lines resulting in 20% cost reduction and targeting 20% top line growth• Strategized and developed new products, leading the market introduction and promotion of each new product driving $1M+ in annual revenue while ensuring meeting industry specific standards & introducing to Canada market• Analyzed product metrics and trends to assess product health and improvement opportunities in North America, Canada, and Mexico markets, honored with best new product awarded for automotive lighting at AAPEX tradeshow in 2019• Introduced new Product Data Management tool that standardized documentation for all parts & products for internal and external customers• Engineered and maintained sales support material that includes product specifications, product catalogs, brochures, competitive cross-references, technical application guides & training content• Restructured logistics, shipping, warehousing, receiving, procurement, planning, driving functional expertise and standard work for OEM customers, increasing sales margin by 15% with 100% customer retention • Directed SOP standardization of RFQ to support private label projects, including data cleanup on products, routing updates, removing obsolete components & planning parameter regularization with product lifecycle initiatives• Reduced carbon footprints and building digital platforms that provide future scalability for customers Show less

East Cleveland, Ohio

• Implemented cost-based inventory strategy for $100M of LED inventory to ensure process efficiency during technology transition, as well as production planning for 1000+ SKUs at sites domestically and internationally• Developed and deployed forecast accuracy by achieving 27% fulfillment rate year over year• Established just in time strategy reducing 20% carrying inventory, statistically calculating inventory levels, and obtaining executive approval• Created a system health check… Show more • Implemented cost-based inventory strategy for $100M of LED inventory to ensure process efficiency during technology transition, as well as production planning for 1000+ SKUs at sites domestically and internationally• Developed and deployed forecast accuracy by achieving 27% fulfillment rate year over year• Established just in time strategy reducing 20% carrying inventory, statistically calculating inventory levels, and obtaining executive approval• Created a system health check for master and transactional data resulting in improved visibility to BO, PA, SA, and global inventory resulting in favorability on all accounts• Facilitated BO reduction from $1M to $0 over 3 months in role through planning, goal alignment and cross-functional ownership• Leveraged use of SF.com tools and SAP to effectively integrate standard work and reporting • Restructured team closing 3 plants without a break on the supply chain & affecting customers, redirecting products to Asia, and managed communication to all customers Show less

East Cleveland, Ohio

• Authored a 100-page end user manual ensuring clean & standardized processes for WM & IM stock, sub-contract stock as well as account assigned inventory• Designed and executed the physical inventory process in SAP used by 3 plans and 2 warehouses• Simplified blue-printing sessions, scrubbed 250M+ master data records facilitating the transfer of information from legacy QAD to SAP with 99.85% accuracy• Documented 40+ SOPs for several departments, including quality, procurement… Show more • Authored a 100-page end user manual ensuring clean & standardized processes for WM & IM stock, sub-contract stock as well as account assigned inventory• Designed and executed the physical inventory process in SAP used by 3 plans and 2 warehouses• Simplified blue-printing sessions, scrubbed 250M+ master data records facilitating the transfer of information from legacy QAD to SAP with 99.85% accuracy• Documented 40+ SOPs for several departments, including quality, procurement, materials planning, shipping domestic & international, receiving, reporting, warranty, warehouse & distribution• Deployed SAP IBP planning system for America sites replacing QAD, LDSS, EliteNet, Manugistics, & LeadNet • Operated with Business Intelligence team to ensure accurate reporting and assisted with the design of reporting Show less

Nela Park, East Cleveland

• Six Sigma leader for OTS performance metric- Lead cross-functional team consisting of customer service, fulfillment, manufacturing and IT - Utilized "The 5 Whys" technique to uncover the root cause of failure modes- Created a pareto analysis to highlight common failure modes and focus areas for improvement- Implemented corrective actions to improve OTS by 5%• Project leader for Hub & Spoke distribution strategy- Converted existing system to a true pull Hub & Spoke… Show more • Six Sigma leader for OTS performance metric- Lead cross-functional team consisting of customer service, fulfillment, manufacturing and IT - Utilized "The 5 Whys" technique to uncover the root cause of failure modes- Created a pareto analysis to highlight common failure modes and focus areas for improvement- Implemented corrective actions to improve OTS by 5%• Project leader for Hub & Spoke distribution strategy- Converted existing system to a true pull Hub & Spoke network resulting in an estimated $3MM of inventory savings and a +21% OTS service improvement• Served as fulfillment lead for a new LED product line introduction. Ownership of setting all replenishment parameters and driving to a 95% OTS performance goal meanwhile accomplishing inventory turns target• Designed a tool that analyzes sales leads and translates them into a demand planning tool for finished goods• Developed of NPI process which is utilized across the Solutions business Show less

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Initiated strategy to increase efficiency and productivity, resulting in increased 7% sales • Maintained large customer sections, consistently in the top 3% of company sales• Inventory manager and transitional ownership of liquor, beer and spirits

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Ahuja Business Minority Society, member Association for Operations Management, member Institute for Supply.

Undergraduate Associate'S Business Management, Industrial Distribution, 3.44

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Industrial Management