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Paoli, Pa, Us

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

Responsible for defining and executing the end-to-end supply chain strategies for the Wellness Products business.

Vadnais Heights, Mn, Us

► End-to-end management of the supply chain activities to support HB Fuller's tolled, contract manufactured, and imported products, totaling over $50M in annual spend◦ Planning, procurement and inventory management of all raw materials required to support external manufacturing requirements from approximately ten tolling locations◦ Execution of third-party manufactured drop-ship order fulfillment◦ Develop stocking location strategies, manage safety stocks and inventory levels, and ensure ERP master data accuracy to support accurate and effective material requirements planning◦ Investigation and resolution of product quality issues of third-party manufactured products ◦ Manage a team of three high-performing direct reports

Exton, Pa, Us

► Lead the global integration of Supply Chain Excellence initiatives:◦ Developed and deployed end-to-end Supply Chain processes designed to improve efficiencies including tracking and monitoring KPIs◦ Coordinated teams to provide cross-functional expertise and resources to support implementation of Supply Chain Excellence projects◦ Represented the Supply Chain function on global project initiatives, including new product development and launches, regulatory filing programs and network optimizations

Mclean, Virginia, Us

► Reporting to the VP of Innovation and Marketing, responsible for ensuring that the Drinks segment drives ongoing improvements to its products and processes related to quality, supply continuity and reduction in costs► Established a continuous improvement function in a newly created role within the Drinks segment, identifying opportunities in current processes ranging from quality improvements in product design to efficiencies in manufacturing processes► Defined and managed the portfolio of R&D initiatives, ensuring the portfolio is balanced for technology and product development to deliver the segment’s global product strategy and goals► Developed and established a project prioritization and resourcing management model to enable the global leadership team to more effectively prioritize projects and align resource requirements with overall capacity► Led the implementation within the Drinks segment of a corporate-wide product lifecyle management initiative designed to standardize how products are developed, launched and managed throughout Mars

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

► Responsible for executing new product development projects, including all aspects of development and implementation within the project scope, budget and timeline. ► Led the development of a new, premium built-in refrigeration platform for the Jenn-Air brand with an overall budget of $15M.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

► Responsible for the planning of production for top mount refrigeration at Whirlpool’s Supsa plant in Monterrey, Mexico. ► Led the monthly supply planning process by developing monthly production capacity plans that support future demand forecasts while maintaining optimal inventory levels. ► Drove consensus with plant management on line rates, shift structures and overtime across four assembly lines to support future production and financial targets.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

► Responsible for identifying areas of improvement within current production planning processes to assist in increasing overall operational effectiveness, including improving product availability and optimizing inventory.► Interim role to support transition to Whirlpool prior to moving into Production Planning Manager role. Utilized my brief time in role to learn company structure, processes and culture.

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

► Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, responsible for the entire KPS new product development project portfolio, ensuring new products were developed and brought to market within a specified budget and timeline to support the KPS strategic plan. ► Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the PMO team (four direct reports) and the division's gated NPD project management process, including establishment of a common set of project management methodologies, tools, templates and reports.► Accomplishments include:◈ Implemented sustainable improvements to the NPD gated process by eliminating inefficiencies and redundancies and clarifying roles and responsibilities. Implemented several fundamental project management tools to improve resource utilization, communication to stakeholders and clarity of project priorities.◈ Established a process to identify and evaluate new product opportunities through analysis of market factors, engineering complexity and operational impacts. This process facilitates the development of a five-year new product introduction plan for each of the KPS strategic business units.

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

► Drove improvements and cost reductions in Kohler's global supply chain through analysis, processes and project management utilizing industry and company-wide supply chain best practices.► Defined, developed and measured key performance indicators and educated business leaders on tracking KPIs for supply chain improvement.► Provided the Global Faucets organization with supply chain expertise and analysis to identify inefficiencies and develop plans for performance gap closure. ► Major projects and accomplishments include:◈ Market-based service strategy and SKU Segmentation. Developed a process for defining Kohler product classifications relative to supply chain strategy, including determining appropriate stocking strategies based on customer expectations of product availability and order lead times. Deployed the SKU segmentation process to the NA Faucets organization to define market-based segment lead times and developed the reporting process to measure delivery performance metrics at the segment level.◈ Faucets order management and delivery improvements. Partnered with the Faucets Supply Chain team to identify and eliminate late order line delivery root causes. Reduced picking, packing and shipping delays from 51% of on-time defects to less than 5%. Corrected errors in performance reporting to improve root-cause identification. Facilitated weekly defect reviews with manufacturing and purchasing teams to identify, track and resolve issues in product availability.◈ Plumbing Americas supply chain health assessment. Facilitated the selection of an external consulting firm for a 10-week assessment of supply chain viability. Managed the team of six on-site consultants for the duration of the project.◈ Specifically recruited by Kohler Faucets leadership to manage the operations launch activities for a major new product introduction. Received significant recognition from executive leadership, including a special bonus approved by the Kohler Co. chairman.

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

► Managed multiple IT projects from concept through deployment, working within defined scope, resources and timeframe. ► Major projects completed include: ◈ Kohler Diesel SAP implementation. Integrated Lombardini USA into Kohler Co.’s SAP systems. Managed a team of functional SAP analysts and Lombardini associates to ensure a smooth integration of the acquired company into the Kohler family of businesses. ◈ Kohler Power Systems SCOR program management. Managed a portfolio of projects identified during the KPS SCOR supply chain improvement project. ◈ SAP Demand Planning implementations. Managed the implementation of SAP Demand Planning for Fixtures Cast Iron and Stainless Steel and Kohler Power Systems. ◈ SAP ECC 6.0 upgrade Production Planning project lead. Managed activities for the Production Planning portion of the major upgrade of Kohler’s SAP system. ◈ Plant Maintenance website front-end user enhancements. Defined and implemented several productivity improvements for the Plant Maintenance project request website.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

► Managed multiple IT, distribution and warehousing projects from concept through deployment, working within defined scope, resources and timeframe. Collaborated with business users to define project objectives and scope, new business processes, and user and system requirements.► Assisted in establishing CDW’s Project Management Organization, growing the PMO from six project managers to a team of 14 with sub-teams of industry specialization.► Major project accomplishments include:◈ Implementation of IT systems and business processes to support the operations of CDW’s Western Distribution Center. The new distribution center more than doubled CDW’s warehousing and distribution capacity and required extensive systems changes to virtually all of CDW’s existing business processes, occurring over a period of 14 months.◈ Inventory availability communication process improvements. Provided better, faster, and more accurate information to account managers and customers regarding product availability and backorder shipping dates via CDW’s website, customer-specific extranet sites and order status emails, significantly reducing order status inquiries to account managers.◈ RFID implementation. Project to meet Department of Defense compliance for the Unique Item Identification program, including RFID tagging and tracking for shipping containers.◈ Backorder drop-ship automation. Significantly reduced customer backorders by implementing systems to allow account managers to drop-ship out-of-stock items directly from suppliers to customers, effectively automating a highly manual purchasing process.◈ Inventory allocation improvements. Redesigned the order allocation process to take advantage of efficiencies built into the Western DC and CDW’s supply chain by adjusting order volumes to fulfill from each distribution center as appropriate.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

► Performed primary and secondary research on clients’ competitors in manufacturing and telecommunications industries to elicit and uncover industry-sensitive information.► Developed in-depth analyses of competitive actions and future strategies of clients’ competitors and made recommendations of strategic counteractions for the client.

Carrollton, Tx, Us

► Managed IT projects, working within defined scope, resources, and timeframe, resolving project-related issues and communicating status with project stakeholders and executives.► Managed the implementation of SAP Project Systems module, working within a $700,000 project budget and a project team of seven SAP developers.► Managed the acquisition of Ocular Networks to completion, bringing the acquired company up and running on Tellabs’ IT systems within the mandated four-month timeframe.► Collaborated with other Program Managers in the development of a formally defined IT project management process, creating templates, instructions and training materials to standardize project lifecycles and cross-train additional PMs.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

► Performed a comprehensive analysis of production capacity for all North American OEMs.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

► Initiated and managed returnable container projects for assembly plants and engineers for new vehicle launches and model year changes.► Managed communication between assembly plants, engineers, production control and suppliers to solve various problems in returnable container systems occurring in areas such as transportation and logistics, manufacturing and assembly, and supplier relations.► Represented Truck Group Containerization Liaisons in the implementation of Container Planning and Development, an application used in the development of new container systems.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Packaging

Mba, Supply Chain Management, Marketing