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Rhode Island, United States

Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

• Administer four undergraduate Supply Chain Management courses: Operations & Supply Chain Management, Introduction to Logistics & Transportation, International Transportation and Supplier Relationship Management • Design curriculum to enhance the undergraduate business learning environment through a focus on improving not only conceptual knowledge but also the students critical thinking, innovation, and communication skills

• Develop and support Amazon seller business startegies across a global marketplace - experienced across all elements of an e-commerce business: funding, inventory management, supplier partnerships, logstics, fulfillment, advertising, marketing, forecasting, etc.

Wakefield, Rhode Island, United States

Overcome daily obstacles to make incremental progress; small but mighty. • Our first product, the Worry for Nothing journal, leverages cognitive restructuring to help us analyze and restructure unproductive thoughts. This journal, unlike others on the market, is sleek and discreet with no use of "anxiety" or "worry" on the cover. You can feel comfortable taking it with you -- wherever life takes you.

Greater Boston Area

• Lead a team of eight members dedicated to developing and implementing operational solutions across 150+ suppliers to improve speed and reliability for the Upholstery and Mattress categories valued at $1B annual wholesale cost

Greater Boston Area

• Led a four-member team responsible for 25% of wholesale and 20% of total Wayfair dropship purchase order volume• Built, executed and controled operational roadmaps across 100+ suppliers to ensure consistent 98% fill and delivery rates through 40% YoY volume growth• Consistently delivered performance results and negotiate roadmaps with C-level supplier representatives• Developed tools and processes that allowed operational teams to effectively root cause and execute on improvements within the Delivery Rate & Ship Speed Compliance initiatives driving results to reach department goals

Boston, Massachusetts

• Established and managed the relationship of 40+ suppliers while implementing strategies to improve performance metrics such as stated lead times, on time fulfillment, delivery rate, inventory accuracy and forward positioning

Providence, Rhode Island Area

September ‘19 - PresentBUS390 - Junior Passport Program• Instructed an online career development course required for all College of Business students for graduation • Coached students on the necessary skills and materials needed to succeed in a professional setting including but not limited to: resume, cover letter, interviewing, LinkedIn profiles, networking, job searching, etc.January ‘18 - May ‘18BUS359 - Management Systems Analysis• Taught a required course to a group of 40 undergraduate students majoring in Supply Chain Management • Lectures focused on introducing and applying the Lean Six Sigma Method, tools and techniques • Assisted in the certification of Six Sigma Yellow Belts• Created and taught a lecture on the Design Thinking Process which was the first time the College of Business introduced this concept to undergraduate students

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

After interning at Toray Plastics (America), Inc. for two summers and one semester, I was hired as a Corporate Procurement Buyer. I worked part time while maintaining full time student status at the University of Rhode Island. Upon graduation, I transitioned into the position full-time.My accomplishments and responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Facilitated and streamlined imports such as raw materials, equipment and parts from Toray International, the Japan supplier account, reducing lead times and improving the procurement process• Achieved savings in excess of $1m through negotiating, managing and contracting a variety of supplier accounts from raw material to janitorial goods• Led cross-functional team in the development and implementation of a company-wide managed print system and equipment consolidation using Six Sigma Green Belt techniques achieving over $30K in savings• Increased value of scrap program by 30% through developing, streamlining, implementing and facilitating a new program using Six Sigma techniques• Train, guide and mentor Buyer Assistant and Procurement Interns• Utilized two ERP systems to maintain and manage over 100 cross-divisional purchase orders weekly

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

I worked full-time at Toray Plastics (America) Inc. as the procurement intern in the purchasing department gaining hands-on experience in not only the purchasing aspect but also the logistics and raw materials aspect of the company. My day to day activities included (but are not limited to):• Managed and created the purchase orders daily through D7i & SAP• Sourced new products • Negotiated the pricing on PO's and new products• Updated all Contractor Safety and Insurance Certificates for vendors• Cost analysis of current spends and new quotes• Monitored and updated over 1,000 approved supplier credentials

Narragansett, Ri

• Developed and planned the Graduate School of Oceanography's 50th year anniversary event; organized the before/after business details that involved suppliers• Maintained a professional manner with management, volunteers and guestsMy experience during the two months preparing for the event taught me how to work as a team, prepare for a deadline and manage my time.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management

Activities and Societies: Society of Academic Integrity; ELMBA Workforce-Study Abroad Experience: Heilbronn, Germany & Amsterdam.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Supply Chain Management, Cumulative Gpa - 3.87

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Tau Sorority, Supply Chain Management Club, Women In Business, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Beta.