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Denton, Texas, United States

• Oversee Engineering Change Notices and assess for potential impact on operations.• Identify issues and develop interdepartmental strategies for implementation of Engineering Change Notices.• Track project implementation status including plant and supplier inventory levels, PPAP status, tooling status, and other critical information.• Supervise and train staff on ECN and project related processes.• Direct the materials organization toward stated project implementation objectives.• Analyze overall project impact to materials. Identify and communicate pertinent information regarding lead times, inventory costs and project financial risks to Change Control and Materials management.• Work in partnership with Engineering and Division and Plant Materials, Corporate Quality, Corporate Purchasing, supply base and the plants to ensure smooth project implementations.• Coordinate and process disposition of obsolete material associated with ECN implementation.• Identify and champion tools for process improvements.• Represent materials in cross functional internal and external meetings.• Materials representative in Toll Gate and Go No Go meetings.• Support team in build readiness meetings

• Track materials requirements for assigned projects and coordinate with the assigned supplier to ensure that all parts ship in time to maintain defined scheduled builds.• Initiate and lead meetings with suppliers and engineers to identify the appropriate solution whenever a problem arises.• Track and report status updates related to assigned projects to senior management as needed to ensure that project scope is being maintained.Notable achievements while in the position have included:- Developed a project dashboard in Excel to monitor projects that incorporates Tableau reports and Access databases adopted by other team members to streamline their project tracking.

Denton, Texas, United States

• Updated and maintained material forecasts in the SAP IBP system based on projected demand and historical data.• Compiled and reviewed ABC analysis to gauge accurate planning methods to meet outlined departmental goals.• Evaluated forecast models based on demonstrated forecast accuracy.• Effectively communicated and coordinated various changes with multiple departments based on data-driven solutions.• Served as a subject matter expert (SME) in the design of standards and maintenance of forecast settings and investigated the root cause of shortages to ensure the best forecast strategies.• Led or assisted with several continuous improvement projects to enhance department forecasting practices.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Worked in collaboration with IT and other NAMS Forecast team members to develop new tools in Tableau to identify and double-check pending part transitions due to engineering change notices.- Successfully met department goal of onboarding suppliers that make up 80% of total spend in the group's first year.

Denton, Tx, United States

• Worked in collaboration with Change Control, Engineering, and Suppliers to set the implementation dates on upcoming engineering change notices. • Minimized S&O created by the implementation of engineering change notices.Notable achievements while in the position included: - Delivered results that produced 3 consecutive years with “meets +” on the annual reviews and an “exceed expectations” rating on the 2021 review.- Recovered $673,000 worth of inventory by repurposing inventory in 2021 and actively tracked and coordinated 246 Engineering Change Notices in 2020-21.- Produced savings of $532,000 achieved by completing Six Sigma S&O projects in 2020.- Managed the successful implementation of new parts for multiple high-visibility programs.

Denton, Texas, United States

• Worked with limited supervision to maintain the inventory flow effectively and efficiently to the factory based on ever-changing manufacturing needs.• Developed, maintained, and worked to strengthen relationships with 24 different vendors to forward organizational objectives. • Accommodated changes in part requirements made by the engineering group.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Designed and oversaw the implementation of a logistics bin audit program to increase on-hand inventory accuracy from 40% to 94%.- Improved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to accommodate the addition of a 2nd parts book to the desk while effectively meeting business requirements.- Doubled the number of parts managed on a weekly basis during the tenure at the current desk.- Earned a Six Sigma Lean Belt to drive performance improvements while in the position. - Delivered results that produced an “exceeds expectations” rating on the annual review for 2-years consecutively.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science Business Management, Business