In charge of all procurement of non-woven and woven fabrics for use in manufacturing, as well as procurement of all packaging and raw materials needed for shipping to retail customersComplete inventory management – installed new inventory procedures to show turns per year and ceiling/basement’s for inventory stock levels.Established new shipping procedures for domestic and international shipments, importation and exportation.Lead the installation of warehouse management system that includes bar-code system to insure more accurate inventory levels and correct usage of products through the entire supply chain.Created inventory stock levels (ceilings and basements) to control inventory outages.Performed cubic capacity studies to help retail customers gain efficiency's with freight costs.Currently leading the effort to consolidate two manufacturing facilities into one larger location.Worked hand in hand with the factor to install an inventory verification system to help grow raw material inventory on hand which helps with less stops in manufacturing.Increased international ordering to create economies of scale on all high usage items, saving on costs across 80% of our current volume of finished goods.Installed a sustainability program to meet retail vendor’s expectations and to utilize more by-products for our charity quilt programs.

Project Champion for new manufacturing vector.New manufacturing vector will bring in $60-80 million dollars per year to the enterprise.Project Champion for new warehouse layouts and the long-term future of the warehouse. Worked with internal and external customers to ensure that all needs are met for future manufacturing.Worked hand in hand with the local governments to ensure that proper permits were applied. Operations champion for the new manufacturing vector.

Management of purchasing team consisting of 5 buyers In charge of total spend of $25 million annuallyImplementation of bi-annual performance reviews of all team membersInstalled new dock log reporting, as well as vendor score-cardSourcing of new products, working directly with the marketing team to ensure proper product availability

Supervised 23 unionized employees.Day to day operations of company locations: ordering stock, dealing with employee issues from different divisions, and ensuring safety regulations were met.

Procurement of over 2000 SKU's using the SAP R/3 system.Managed 61,000 square foot warehouse with domestic and international shipments.Established international shipping documentation and procedures for entire division. Inventory management of $16 million USDCreated a safety incentives program that cut overall accident rate of the division in half for OSHA recordable incidents. Utilizing the SAP R/3 system, many MRO items were placed on automatic orders that were sent directly to the vendors with predetermined prices and incoterms. This also allowed vendors to submit invoices directly into the system, so payment and all other aspects could be viewed online, cutting customer questions tremendously due to information being available to them. .

Managed 90 plus direct reports on 3 shifts at manufacturing facility.Implemented quality program in high paced manufacturing environment cutting quality defects to 1 percent. Improved overall efficiency of plant from 50 percent to 80 percent with production incentives program. Supervised four divisions of the company: preparation, manufacturing, quality, and shipping/receiving. Developed quality inspection program with customers to receive feedback and improve overall quality from the factory. Created an internal delivery schedule for shipments to sister companies. PROCESS ENGINEERING

• Traveled on international business to the following countries: Greece, Spain, Germany, England, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. • Created weekly call lists to ensure that customers’ needs were met. • Programmed machinery with procedures that ensured maximized cycle performance.• Solved customers’ quality, cycle time, and procedural issues. • Covered North, Central, and South America as process engineer. • Collected information on procedures and cycles to make adjustments and shorten cycle time and raw material consumption to make the final product.