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--Quality control of raw goods inventory: perform a sensory inspection (appearance, smell, taste) of each individual lot number that is received.--Manage raw goods inventory: organize, rotate, physical inventory counts, etc.--Perform sales analyses that drive production planning.--Developed daily and weekly cleaning cleaning programs that ensures both cleanliness and equipment reliability.--Initiated an allergen program that identifies the active allergens in each item.--Created a pallet organization tool for outbound goods that cut the pallet packing process time by 75%.--Collaborate with OPS director to implement 5S workplace organization methodology.--Run OPS when OPS director is out.--Assist bookkeeper with finance workload.

--Compiled detailed cost and profit models that allowed product managers current views of pricing.--Documented the process of costing cable assemblies as part of the department's standard work instructions.--Streamlined the collection of monthly expenditure and scrap forecast data from plants in the US and Mexico.--Reduced the month end close process from 20 hours to 12 hours through a series of process improvements.--Invented an analysis that tracks the movement of individual parts as they age on the inventory reserve schedule.--Assisted in restructuring analyses regarding headcount, future demand, and relocating manufacturing lines from the US to Mexico.

-- Invented new diagnostic tools to evaluate sales, gross profit, labor, and profitability performance of stores.-- Managed department specific labor model in charge of allocating $120MM in annual labor expense.-- Developed a rolling three month store and department specific sales and labor forecasting model.-- Created a quarterly department head bonus model that allocated $600K to 700 employees.-- Coached analysts on all phases of creating an analysis that included; importance of communication, data collection, data presentation and data integrity checks.-- Communicated frequently with constituencies at all levels in the organization to ensure projects met business needs.-- Collaborated with analysts on projects with complex technical and/or philosophical issues to maintain accuracy and actionability.