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Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

Lead a team of supply chain analysts to ensure zero impact at lowest possible cost, while developing team towards becoming benchmark within Toyota and the industry as a whole.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

Lead team of Toyota engineers, logistics contractors, fabricator support personnel, and hourly employees.Manage department with $10+M annual budget. Supervise packaging for 3500 parts across two vehicle lines (Tacoma and Tundra).Design and procure packaging for new parts and model-year changes.Collaborate with 350+ North American suppliers regarding quality, safety, and technical changes. Oversee daily kaizen projects, including packaging shortage investigation and subcomponent quality issues.Provide plant-wide lean manufacturing solutions (e.g. reduce cost and quality concerns by changing part delivery methods; standardize rack sizes to maximize efficiency in external logistics trailers).

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

Lead diverse team of 7 supply chain specialists. Manage inventory control framework for all North American parts and suppliers.Develop strategies to reduce on-hand inventory and eliminate unproductive materials. Recognized for best inventory practice among North American plants.Coordinate with multiple stakeholders (including on- and off-site suppliers, corporate office, manufacturing line, and IT) to ensure accurate inventory levels with minimum cost and downtime.Take aggressive action to identify, analyze, and address supply chain problems. Provide real-time crisis and risk management solutions.Establish and monitor KPI metrics for inventory control, accounting accuracy, and team-member performance.Provide dynamic feedback for each team member on a monthly basis.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

Project manager for four start-of-production (SOP) and model year changes (Toyota Tundra and Tacoma). Project manager for plant-wide scrap system overhaul. Implemented internal reporting process and revamped existing web app, resulting in $3M/year savings.Managed daily logistics operations for 125 semi-trucks from North American suppliers. Worked with suppliers to increase transport efficiency.Updated line-share system to maximize delivery efficiency of parts with multiple installation points. Instituted database to analyze future demand and ensure adequate safety stock. Daily management of 600-item inventory.

Fremont, California, Us

Management of tier-one parts supply chain ($1.5M daily inventory) to line-side installation point.Designated lead for change management and new model launches. Oversight of plant-wide ordering system (7000 parts), forecast analysis, and cost control. Worked with suppliers and shipping leads (rail, air, and ground transport) to ensure minimum internal inventory. Achieved savings of $5k/month in freight routing errors.

Fremont, California, Us

Supervision of 25+ union team members in high-volume production environment.Responsibilities included: continuous improvement, waste reduction, quality control, labor relations, and coordinating response to abnormal conditions.

Fremont, California, Us

Directed training programs for management and team members, including: Toyota Problem Solving, Toyota Production System (TPS), orientation programs, and PDCA.Developed HR-department KPIs and created a system for monitoring employee turnover. Participated in manufacturing kaizen and jishuken.

Independent management of $8M dollar inventory, including customer service and selection and purchase of vehicles. Negotiation with internal and external stakeholders.Delivered product training to staff of 20.

Research support for internal consulting group, including data analysis and reporting. Projects focused on new and emerging technologies.

Bs, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Study Abroad, German Language And Psychology