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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Overview: • Provide process leadership for category and buyer support across cartons, labels, and coated paper, collaborating with sourcing buyers, category leaders, and cross-functional teams to standardize operations, leverage tools, and drive business priorities.• Lead contract and price management for fiber portfolio vendors, ensuring system accuracy and managing financial aspects, including price variances.• Deliver comprehensive P2P and financial support, including vendor… Show more Overview: • Provide process leadership for category and buyer support across cartons, labels, and coated paper, collaborating with sourcing buyers, category leaders, and cross-functional teams to standardize operations, leverage tools, and drive business priorities.• Lead contract and price management for fiber portfolio vendors, ensuring system accuracy and managing financial aspects, including price variances.• Deliver comprehensive P2P and financial support, including vendor onboarding, forecasting, accounts payable resolution, monthly MRB allocations, proxy rates, and vendor transitions.• Manage category bidding, SP, and e-sourcing by compiling data sets, specifications, and conducting value analysis to optimize procurement processes.• Utilize reporting tools to track and evaluate key category, function, and user metrics, ensuring alignment with business goals.• Serve as the primary point of escalation for P2P process issues, driving timely resolutions.• Collaborate with the performance team on supply disruptions, emergency spot buys, MDR, and OOR leadership initiatives.• Proactively manage aged inventory risks, supporting performance teams and SARMs to minimize write-offs.• Provide supplier relationship management support, including risk management, performance tracking, and operational coordination.• Oversee system and master data maintenance activities, including updates to buyer matrices, P-groups, BDH, taxonomy, and SAP configurations. Show less

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Manage operational components in partnership with a national retailer. Responsible for three major facets of customer operational activity:-Order management-Service issue resolution-Supply Chain efficienciesPartner and collaborate closely with the General Mills Field Sales & Logistics teams, along with key customer contacts to ensure accuracy and ease of transactions, while continually improving process efficacy. Key Accountabilities:-Receive and process… Show more Manage operational components in partnership with a national retailer. Responsible for three major facets of customer operational activity:-Order management-Service issue resolution-Supply Chain efficienciesPartner and collaborate closely with the General Mills Field Sales & Logistics teams, along with key customer contacts to ensure accuracy and ease of transactions, while continually improving process efficacy. Key Accountabilities:-Receive and process customer orders, ensuring that orders filed meet General Mills policies-Manage and resolve service issues; identify and deliver solutions that best meets both General Mills’ and the customer’s needs-Work closely with the Customer Fullfillment/Operations & Field Sales team, Customer Shipping Facilities, and customer to execute merchandising events-Communicate with General Mills Field Sales and Trade teams to ensure accurate invoiced pricing-Identify and analyze business opportunities to maximize efficiencies and enhance General Mills’ relationship with the customer Show less

Maple Grove, Mn

-Continually foster students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for more effective communication and literacy.-Collaborate with the Special Education Teacher to create innovative, skills-based instruction to co-teach push-in SPED model.-Design and deliver interactive, standards-based lessons that demand higher-order thinking and peer collaboration.-Cultivate a learning environment of well-being and self-regulation through implementation of a growth mindset, goal… Show more -Continually foster students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for more effective communication and literacy.-Collaborate with the Special Education Teacher to create innovative, skills-based instruction to co-teach push-in SPED model.-Design and deliver interactive, standards-based lessons that demand higher-order thinking and peer collaboration.-Cultivate a learning environment of well-being and self-regulation through implementation of a growth mindset, goal setting, and SEL mini lessons.-Meet with teaching team weekly to review current performance data and create both formative and summative assessments used to drive instruction and intended student outcomes, utilizing MAP testing 3 times a year with all 150+ students.Key Contributions:-Met the demands of distance, hybrid, and in-person learning models including instructing class via Google Meets, providing rigorous instruction for both synchronous & asynchronous days, and maintaining clear communications.-Diversified classroom environment and learning materials to meet multi-cultural teaching needs for a diverse student body. Show less

South Saint Paul, Mn

-Ensured students received standards-based instruction and assessments through thoughtful planning, collaboration and curriculum writing with grade-level team and school curriculum coordinator.-Utilized the collaborative inquiry cycle with grade-level during PLC and weekly meetings to work together to identify common challenges, analyze relevant data, and test out new instructional approaches in ELA, Math, and SEL.-Incorporated the IB, PYP School Philosophy into classroom through… Show more -Ensured students received standards-based instruction and assessments through thoughtful planning, collaboration and curriculum writing with grade-level team and school curriculum coordinator.-Utilized the collaborative inquiry cycle with grade-level during PLC and weekly meetings to work together to identify common challenges, analyze relevant data, and test out new instructional approaches in ELA, Math, and SEL.-Incorporated the IB, PYP School Philosophy into classroom through inquiry-based activities and worldly studies.-Provided students proper support through ongoing assessment, effective communication, and small-group instruction.-Integrated technology, guided reading, and guided math practices into the classroom to support students through independence and individualized instruction.-Incorporated new flexible seating setup and promoted student-choice.-Encompassed the Responsive Classroom Model to build relationships and aid students in managing behavior and emotions.-Assisted grade-level team in implementing guided reading practices to promote student literacy achievement.-Collaborated with grade-level team during team meetings and PLC time.Key Contributions:-Piloted PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Systems) team; monitored growth to make improvements and led staff meetings giving teachers the tools and knowledge to implement the system within their classrooms.-Served as General Education representative on SST (Site Solutions Team), collaborating with other representatives and leaders to identify problems within the building and collaborate on a solution.-Worked with grade-level team to pilot the Yoga Calm/Move Mindfully Program Initiative teaching students to self-cope and manage their emotions/behaviors. Show less

Minneapolis, Mn

-Created an inclusive classroom environment that met the needs of all students including ELL, SPED, and at-risk students.-Collaborated with school staff, literacy specialist, and TOSA during weekly PLCs.-Maintained consistent and clear communication with parents and families via notes, meetings, conferences, phone calls, etc.-Created standardized, fidelity-based, weekly literacy block plans.Key Contributions:-Selected by leadership to serve on the Discipline Review… Show more -Created an inclusive classroom environment that met the needs of all students including ELL, SPED, and at-risk students.-Collaborated with school staff, literacy specialist, and TOSA during weekly PLCs.-Maintained consistent and clear communication with parents and families via notes, meetings, conferences, phone calls, etc.-Created standardized, fidelity-based, weekly literacy block plans.Key Contributions:-Selected by leadership to serve on the Discipline Review Committee, including collaborating districtwide on universal screening measures for behavior, collection, and analysis of school-wide discipline data, positive behavior interventions and supports, and acknowledgement of successes.-Elected by leadership to serve on the Child Study Team aimed at helping at-risk and/or emotionally challenged children.-Elected as Lead Teacher on implementation of a balanced literacy block program within the classroom; led both small and large groups through the academic writing process, aligned program directly with student needs, observed and gave feedback to other teachers, and used classroom as a model for other teachers. -Effectively taught students from a diverse community utilizing community resources within the region to aid in student success (90% of students and families were people of color and 98% were on free/reduced lunch program). Show less

Cottage Grove, Mn

-Created an inclusive classroom environment that met the needs of all students including ELL and SPED students.-Collaborated with grade-level staff during weekly grade-level PLCs: informed decisions based on data.-Implemented targeted intervention for grade-level.-Maintained consistent and clear communication with parents and families via notes, meetings, conferences, phone calls, etc.

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

-Recommended appropriate products to meet customers’ individual needs, upselling to better each customer’s experience.-Managed ordering, receiving, processing products, merchandising, overstocking, and rearranging shelves/areas, entering client data into CRM Software, Salon Biz.-Ensured customer education of beauty products and ensured accuracy of display promotions monthly.-Displayed merchandise to present visually appealing arrangements that drove sales.-Processed all cash and… Show more -Recommended appropriate products to meet customers’ individual needs, upselling to better each customer’s experience.-Managed ordering, receiving, processing products, merchandising, overstocking, and rearranging shelves/areas, entering client data into CRM Software, Salon Biz.-Ensured customer education of beauty products and ensured accuracy of display promotions monthly.-Displayed merchandise to present visually appealing arrangements that drove sales.-Processed all cash and credit card transactions with a 100% accuracy and executed daily opening/closing procedures.Key Contribution: Consistently met all sales goals through expert product knowledge and communication skills. Show less