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Roswell, Georgia, United States

• Own tactical and midterm production planning for four non-wovens textile assets• Adapt to flexible internal raw material sourcing strategy to increase adherence-to-schedule performance• Manage efficient asset loading, sequencing, and cycles to drive faster grade changes and increasing OEE• Lead bi-weekly meeting with asset team leaders to present on short and midterm horizon capacity utilization, with outcome being alignment to white space plan to manage warehouse space• Lead… Show more • Own tactical and midterm production planning for four non-wovens textile assets• Adapt to flexible internal raw material sourcing strategy to increase adherence-to-schedule performance• Manage efficient asset loading, sequencing, and cycles to drive faster grade changes and increasing OEE• Lead bi-weekly meeting with asset team leaders to present on short and midterm horizon capacity utilization, with outcome being alignment to white space plan to manage warehouse space• Lead bi-weekly S&OE meetings with technology stakeholders to work through supply issues• Flex same-grade production within asset base during supply constraints to maintain 100% customer service• Drive strategic internal raw material sourcing to open cost savings opportunities across organization asset base• Started up new asset successfully and coordinated raw material supply to beat rate curve by one month• Transitioned two assets to SAP APO system from proprietary Excel-based production planning tool Show less

• Manage hardware & services vendor relationships via forecasting, supply/demand planning, and quality discussions• Support hardware replenishment of tablet and kiosk solutions for medical facilities’ patient intake needs• Developed process and procedures to lead physical inventory count of over 4,000 hardware devices• Managed logistics and fulfillment of 2,609 devices across 1,473 clinic locations at largest health system client• Developed P2PE hardware replacement process for… Show more • Manage hardware & services vendor relationships via forecasting, supply/demand planning, and quality discussions• Support hardware replenishment of tablet and kiosk solutions for medical facilities’ patient intake needs• Developed process and procedures to lead physical inventory count of over 4,000 hardware devices• Managed logistics and fulfillment of 2,609 devices across 1,473 clinic locations at largest health system client• Developed P2PE hardware replacement process for largest health system client’s PCI compliance team• Consolidated all Point-2-Point Encryption hardware fulfillment to single vendor driving process efficiencies and strategic price points• Completed SKU rollover for End-2-End Encryption credit card readers, minimizing inventory impacts• Implemented sales order processing changes for Point-2-Point Encryption payment devices leading to 90% reduction in vendor processing and shipping issues• Standardized returns-processing of Point-2-Point Encryption payment devices to properly maintain chain of custody• Procured installation and repair services for over 140 kiosks across 80 medical locations via 3rd party marketplace Show less

Neenah, Wisconsin

Plan raw materials for Huggies branded diapers, Depend branded adult diapers, and Poise branded incontinence liners via vendor forecasting/S&OP processes, material rollover execution, and leadership guidance to mill material planners• Support raw material replenishment for Tier 5 Diaper and Adult Care mill Raw Material Operations Analysts by serving as escalation point and providing leadership and work direction on strategic material strategies• Align with midterm production… Show more Plan raw materials for Huggies branded diapers, Depend branded adult diapers, and Poise branded incontinence liners via vendor forecasting/S&OP processes, material rollover execution, and leadership guidance to mill material planners• Support raw material replenishment for Tier 5 Diaper and Adult Care mill Raw Material Operations Analysts by serving as escalation point and providing leadership and work direction on strategic material strategies• Align with midterm production planners during material supply issues to assure machine run time• Manage supplier relationships, including two global suppliers, via supplier forecasting and S&OP processes• Coordinated cross functionally with engineering, marketing, mill, and materials teams to execute 24 raw material rollovers and projects for design-to-value cost savings and product innovations• Created and maintained On Time Delivery dashboard for top 5 strategic material supplier and host weekly discussions to align supplier, planning and transportation to delivery failures, leading to 10% YOY improvement• Implemented min/max inventory program with strategic material supplier, leading to increase in supplier purchase order have ready compliance and a decrease in Kimberly-Clark asset downtime due to material shortage• Led the planning of temperature-controlled material supply chain due to supplier sourcing change• Supported new diaper asset start up through recipe/BOM management and material pipeline/protection ordering• Utilized materials run out tool to drive $75,000 in raw material write off cost savings• Created new forecast comparison tool within MS Excel when old tool incurred broken macro Show less

I oversee event and forecast execution for the Kroger customer account to drive incremental sales and continued success in on-shelf presence. I also drive cost and time savings through optimized process efficiencies• Supported 5 inventory analysts for Kroger account by building talent on variety of systems and processes, event planning and management, and tactical support• Captured $7.2MM in base plan delivery via collaboration with sales, planning, and distribution teams• Drove… Show more I oversee event and forecast execution for the Kroger customer account to drive incremental sales and continued success in on-shelf presence. I also drive cost and time savings through optimized process efficiencies• Supported 5 inventory analysts for Kroger account by building talent on variety of systems and processes, event planning and management, and tactical support• Captured $7.2MM in base plan delivery via collaboration with sales, planning, and distribution teams• Drove $3.5MM in incremental net sales through supply chain agility, breakthrough activity, and YOY store in-stock improvements• Increased Kroger on-time delivery by 5% through completion of KATA to identify root cause and working back with customer and transportation teams to implement long-term countermeasures• Implemented weighted store in-stock measurement for Kroger to drive more focused action on necessary items• Created Excel macro for order point management process that reduced work time by ~150 annual hours• Designed and helped implement new event ordering process on Costco account, leading to 55% increase in ship conformance, drove $575K in incremental sales, and maintained 99.9% in-stock at shelf• Facilitated completion of 123 CRS standards across 9 desks as part of 2016 Shelfback A3• Led 8 person core team as lead thinker for 2016 VMI 3-5 Year A3o Standardized 6 processes across all VMI accountso Implemented Critical Core Process System, allowing analysts to manage desk-specific core processeso Created end-to-end VMI process map, leading to the creation of a VMI management systemo Piloted store-driven demand order system Show less

Executed daily replenishment across 22 customer DCs for Family Dollar and Rite Aid customer accounts, and drove process improvements and standardization while working on account• Received Family Dollar Supplier of the Year award for HABA category• Reduced Family Dollar inventory by $3.5 million by setting appropriate system adjustments and customer collaboration• Serviced Family Dollar at 99% during private label baby wipes recall, leading to 47% lift in sales• Utilized… Show more Executed daily replenishment across 22 customer DCs for Family Dollar and Rite Aid customer accounts, and drove process improvements and standardization while working on account• Received Family Dollar Supplier of the Year award for HABA category• Reduced Family Dollar inventory by $3.5 million by setting appropriate system adjustments and customer collaboration• Serviced Family Dollar at 99% during private label baby wipes recall, leading to 47% lift in sales• Utilized knowledge of JDA ordering system to improve intermodal utilization by 61%• Increased Rite Aid order lead time by 30% via problem solving and understanding credit holds and utilizing process hierarchy to identify gaps in order management and daily cadence• Implemented system adjustments to keep 6 high velocity items always in stock per Family Dollar• Collaborated with customer and prepared/executed over 50 events for Family Dollar• Set up automerge on both customers to drive FTQ improvement and order management efficiencies• VMI key user and strategist for Drug Dollar Target customer team• Process connections core team representative for Drug Dollar Target customer team• 2015 Executive committee member for NEON, also served as Publicity committee member in 2014Order touches subgroup leader as part of First Time Quality A3Customer Supply Chain Solutions representative on VMI A3 Show less

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Provide technical support and assist students, faculty, and staff with technology questions at 60+ locations across the University Park campus; help maintain operation of hardware and printers.

Provided analytical support for enterprise wide business/residential classification projectAssisted engineers with data analysis/trending for their company projectsCompleted failure mode analysis on address cleansing and Optical Character Recognition systemsSupported legal department with data analysis support on multiple confidential projects Developed and implemented SharePoint site to serve VP functional area

As a houseman, I help setup various banquets, business meetings, and wedding receptions. Working by myself in some instances and in a group other times, I setup tables and chairs in the most efficient way possible given the space available. I also help present food, setup coffee and food breaks for the business meetings, and cleaned the rooms after each event.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Supply Chain And Information Systems Major, Information System Management Minor, Erp With Sap Cert.

Activities and Societies: Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity, Penn State Clown Nose Club

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