• Successfully led projects through full life cycle including scope development into deployment and ending with documentation and financial closure.• Provided regular executive updates regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues. Managed stakeholders to ensure decisions were made in a timely manner.• Managed ongoing quality control and participated in quality issue resolution with external vendors.

• Co-Led SAP Improvement Team. Negotiated priorities, defined scope and timing expectations.• Led cross-discipline team focused on increasing plant production efficiencies. Negotiated increased resources and performed root cause analysis. • Led complex projects including: optimization of production capacity, transfer of products between facilities, balancing warehousing inventory network, improving customer service levels, improving manufacturing/ supply chain efficiency, managing budget, risk analysis and mitigation.• Teamed with quality manager to standardize warehousing, inventory control and transportation policies across all facilities.

• Implemented Manufacturing module in Microsoft Great Plains including item set-up, BOM creation and routings. • Initiated and led business process change in the manufacturing purchase order approval process. • Managed internal and external team/stakeholder expectations through daily, weekly and monthly communications with resources/stakeholders at all levels.

• Co-Led Oracle MRP/MPS System implementation during all stages which included intensive data clean-up, item attribute set-up, forecasting implementation, comprehensive system testing, key personal training, mentoring and process changes. • Ensured that project plans and work deliverables remained within approved project scope and timelines.• Directed the coordination of all implementation tasks involving third party vendors as well as provide consultation to clients on system implementation.• Provided project turn-around expertise at the customer site with an emphasis on regaining customer confidence.• Successfully managed multiple client projects. • Responsible for training and mentoring all new supply chain hires.

• Launched an average of 20 new products annually. Projects ranged in scope from line extensions to new innovative products requiring updating manufacturing capabilities. Managed all stages from concept to delivery while partnering with internal and external cross functional teams with diverse and conflicting needs.• Ensured project goals and requirements were met within time, cost and quality parameters.• Captured, managed, and planed mitigation/resolution of project issues and risks.• Managed internal and external team/stakeholder expectations through daily, weekly and monthly communications with resources/stakeholders at all levels.• Developed Supply Chain strategies to achieve continuity of supply and the maintenance of inventory at acceptable levels during product transitions. Created and managed a unified master schedule. • Proven experience and understanding of factory production techniques, operations, and processes, including tracking purchase orders, balancing factories, and general delivery requirements.

• • Led project to automate purchasing and inventory control systems. Revised and overhauled order processing system. Outsourced non-core functions. Out-of-stock conditions reduced by 50% while reducing inventory levels.• Optimized transportation logistics leading to an end to end lead-time reduction of 33%.• Key team member of lean manufacturing project, work-in-process reduced by 80%.

• Collected custom project requirements and specifications from clients while building effective business relationships• Successfully managed up to 10 multi-state projects concurrently. Acted as liaison between marketing, supply chain, suppliers, R&D and co-packers. Met or exceeded all project launch dates.

• Managed procurement for multiple plants, responsible for contract and pricing negotiations, identified new material suppliers and innovative material options, conducted monthly spending analysis to identify new opportunities and eliminate variances.• Responsible for resolving all supplier quality and delivery issues.