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Elkhart, In, Us

South Bend, In, Us

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

- Consolidate and analyze the spend, productivity & foreign exchange impacts from all Whirlpool regions for the global product sourcing organization.- Calculate productivity impacts due to raw material changes and foreign exchange rates to drive negotiations with suppliers.- Accountable for annual profit plan process, actual and forecast reporting and analysis for North American Region’s purchased product.- Cleaned up significant billing and payment issues leveraging prior experience in accounts payable. Improved invoice processing for finished product supply base.- Accountable for vendor tooling reporting & compliance for the North American Region.- Manage capital budget for vendor tooling for repair/replacement tools - including financial evaluation and prioritization of projects.- Support Supplier Risk Management group with financial evaluation of Whirlpool's supply base.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

- Drove over 50% reduction in processing time through continued embedment of automation software.- Supported unclaimed property reporting & recovery in addition to taking on the annual 1099 process.- Ensured timely expense report processing and policy compliance for travel, expense and Pcard usage through the Concur system.- Managed daily activities and the growth & development of 12 full time employees.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Responsible for inventory valuation for the North American Region of Whirlpool. - Completed monthly inventory close processes including FIFO & LIFO calculations, analyzing obsolescence inventory to establish appropriate reserve, working capital schedules and regional inventory reporting.- Compiled quarterly reporting packages to support SEC filings- Worked cross-functionally with production planning, inventory control, warehouse management and manufacturing plants to ensure proper recording of all inventory and support monthly forecast process.- Developed an SAP report to help automate the LIFO inflation calculation to reduce month end processing time by 10 hours.- Created streamlined calculation files to improve forecasting accuracy and reduce processing time.- Supported the Tax department on annual tax reporting for inventory.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Special Projects- Created consolidated topline reports for the product teams providing the ability to drill down data by category, family, brand and sales channel.- Updated and modified the pricing and promotions template for easy use by the merchandising team to run scenarios before submitting requests for finance approval- Consolidated logistics information for a high level project including warehousing costs, domestic and international transportation cost and custom fees

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Supply Chain FinanceInbound Component Logistics-Supported the implementation of an i2 system to provide real time shipment tracking for the inbound manufacturing freight operation. This system improved forecasting accuracy, month end analysis, annual planning and provide cost reduction opportunities.-Planning and forecasting of 13 US based manufacturing plants' freight budgets and 20+ finished goods suppliers' ocean freight budgets. Worked closely with business partners in logistics, manufacturing and procurement.-Ad hoc analysis providing insight on critical inbound operations for supply chain, manufacturing and procurement VPs and Directors.-Created detailed reporting for inbound operations that included details by plant, shipping mode, overhead and the impact of volume and mix changes.- Developed weekly expedite tracker that was sent to senior leadership to help understand and control expedite costs.-Supported damage reduction initiative by tracking and analyzing US damage costs and helped lead the team to a 50% damage reduction.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Supply Chain Finance-Planning and forecasting of the inbound manufacturing freight operations, damaged goods sales and administrative budgets.-Developed detailed reporting for damaged sales to support the sales team that included details by trade partner, product category and damage level.-Completed a comprohensive pricing analysis for damaged product sales. This analysis led to a new pricing methodology for damaged sales.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Staff Accountant in the Benefits Plan Group:- Managed audits for multiple clients- Completd compliance testing

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance