Sara Knapp Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

After nearly 20 years in retail, I have made a leap into entrepreneurship. Together with my business partner, we are following our passion to breathe new life into old spaces, remodeling homes in the Twin Cities. Focused on creating a seamless client experience from design to construction, I guide clients through the design process, to create updated concepts, specs, and product selection in alignment with the client's unique and diverse values, needs and goals. We love helping clients love and maximize the spaces they live in and see it as an investment in the future of our great community.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Owned Brand Sourcing leader in Home with a knack for engaging global teams around a collective vision that transforms and elevates business performance and capabilities. Bold, courageous, and collaborative driver of progress and innovation across a billion dollar brand portfolio. Advanced diversity and inclusion initiatives with a passion for creating a more prosperous and equitable world through the exploration, celebration and integration of our differences.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Responsible for leading the planning, development, and implementation of transformative, fast-paced, strategic supply chain initiatives.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led strategic supply chain initiative to transform how the supply chain functioned, delivering improved allocations to stores. Served as program manager for cross-functional team of 200+ and led a direct team of 11 project managers and business partners.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led distribution operations team in key enterprise strategic initiative and transformative supply chain project. Managed business process team of 5 project managers responsible for operational process development, production planning, staffing strategy, testing and implementation. Integrating with cross-functional teams to ensure business strategy and supply chain alignment, consistent delivery and long term support. Led workgroup spanning 17 teams across Target and third parties responsible for integrated supply chain transition.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led a start up project team of 2 Project Managers focused on engineering, facilities and automation to build the supply chain network for Target's international expansion into Canada. Supported go live operations management activities for the launch of three distribution centers and 124 store openings. Provided senior leadership support of distribution go-live activities and fostered successful 3PL relationships. Led Target Canada - US based team talent strategies, including succession planning that placed 14 team members into next roles, including 5 promotions. Developed and led supply chain capacity focus group to address key supply chain issues.Developed experience in stakeholder engagement, cross-functional teamwork, inventory strategies and forecasting, sourcing strategies, automation and conveyor systems, decision effectiveness, high-stakes problem solving, high-visibility project management, vendor management, leading in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led a team of 11 Project Managers, Process Owners and Analysts and indirect team of 6 analysts at Target India in Bangalore, focused on strategic initiatives and project management, continuous business process improvement and reporting and analytics for Facilities Operations across Target's distribution network. Provided coaching, mentorship and talent development focus with direct reports and mentees resulting in three promotions.Developed experience in knowledge management, negotiating skills, process design, supply chain analytics, project management.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Bakersfield, CA, September 2008- April 2010Fontana, CA, October 2006- September 2008Senior Group Leader - In Training, Fontana, CA June 2006- October 2006Operations department leader of 8 managers and up to 150 hourly employees within 24X7 distribution operation focused on providing consistent supply chain metrics including annual budget, quality performance and daily level of service. Ran top performing department across the Target distribution network responsible for department production and staffing, coaching and developing leaders for potential and performance, and maintaining strong team culture of both hourly teams and executive teams at Target's regional distribution centers.Developed experience in change management, crisis management, employee relations, organizational performance improvement, process improvement, training facilitation and talent managment.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Planned and coordinated monthly, weekly, and daily distribution center staffing and volume throughput at 1.2 million square foot regional distribution center.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Team Leader, Fontana, CA August 2003- February 2004Operations management and shift leader for warehouse worker team of 40 employees at 1.2 million square foot regional distribution center.

Redlands, Ca, Us

Assisted Hunsaker School of Management Chair with relevant research to support classroom programs.

Paris, Paris, Fr

Legal Counsel intern for the International Energy Agency responsible for developing an organizational database system for legal documents.

Mba, Management

Ba, Business Adminstration, French

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