Purchasing Manager

• Dec 2022 - Present

Production Planner

• Feb 2019 - Dec 2022

• Support material requirements planning for multiple manufacturing sites and multiple products.• Manages day-to-day production planning for 9 or more production lines. • Support material requirements planning for multiple manufacturing sites and multiple products.• Manages day-to-day production planning for 9 or more production lines.

Supply Planning Specialist

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

Managed and communicated the capacity of network-wide assets to ensure consistent supply of materials throughout the supply chain Lead project manager for the onboarding of new business for a $2,3000,000 customerIntense focus on building relationships with the operations planning teams to build lasting partnerships and drive credibility between the supply planning team, operations and customer service

Mid Term Capacity Planner

• Oct 2015 - Jan 2018

Aided in the coordination of business processes to develop systematic business requirements and detailed training documents & testing scripts for the deployment of the Preactor Advanced Scheduling tool Acted as the team lead for the go-live events for the Advanced Scheduling tool for the first round at the pilot plant and for the third plant in the deployment planLead the Supply Chain High Performance Culture team to create a sustainable charter and take Bemis High Performance Culture to the next level while coaching members towards identifying value-added activities and training sessions to educate department employees

Production Scheduler

• Jun 2014 - Sep 2015

Build, update, and distribute the production schedule to all functional areas and continuously evaluate the net requirements for raw and packaging materials in order to make tactical decisions and build a flexible yet cohesive production schedule for a rapidly changing environment with short lead timeAssess the inventory status on finished goods and raw & packaging materials that need to be purchased and determine the necessary stock quantities to maximize run time and minimize warehouse space. In relation to this, oversaw the input of master data for all materials into Dynamics AX 2012 to maintain appropriate inventory levelsAssisted in the implementation of Dynamics AX 2012 R3 as the functional leader for purchasing, procurement, and MRP & scheduling with focus on developing best practices in these areas

Materials Coordinator

• Oct 2010 - Jun 2014

Communication with strategic buyers to coordinate on usage as well as regular pricing updates for all purchased materialsInnovative buying practices that include reductions in inventory, lean manufacturing practices in a high speed, continually evolving environment, and strategic purchasing opportunities.Organizing the master production schedule for internal plant use as well as maintaining industry KPI's within the master production schedule to maintain a competitive edge. Communication with strategic buyers to coordinate on usage as well as regular pricing updates for all purchased materialsInnovative buying practices that include reductions in inventory, lean manufacturing practices in a high speed, continually evolving environment, and strategic purchasing opportunities.Organizing the master production schedule for internal plant use as well as maintaining industry KPI's within the master production schedule to maintain a competitive edge.

Supply Chain Analyst

• May 2009 - Sep 2010

Projects included regular price comparison between vendors which included graphical and cost-to-serve analysis, complete restructuring of pricing to maximize profits while keeping dealers competitive, and development of a digital organization system for the daily price changesCommunicating with the fuel carrier and dealers to coordinate the necessary fuel deliveries based on usage as well as regular commodity pricing updates Projects included regular price comparison between vendors which included graphical and cost-to-serve analysis, complete restructuring of pricing to maximize profits while keeping dealers competitive, and development of a digital organization system for the daily price changesCommunicating with the fuel carrier and dealers to coordinate the necessary fuel deliveries based on usage as well as regular commodity pricing updates

Resident Advisor

• Jan 2006 - May 2009

* Responsible for supervising 35-45 residents* Maintaining and promoting a healthy social/academic environment* On-call duty coverage, crisis management, conflict mediation, policy enforcement, and basic counseling and referral for students* Actively develop and mentor students to be positive and responsible * Responsible for supervising 35-45 residents* Maintaining and promoting a healthy social/academic environment* On-call duty coverage, crisis management, conflict mediation, policy enforcement, and basic counseling and referral for students* Actively develop and mentor students to be positive and responsible

Supply Chain Analyst

• Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

* Measure, view, and thoroughly document process flows throughout production* Responsible for the digital processing of documentation into value-stream-maps of process flows throughout production * Actively participated in small, separate kaizen projects and meetings * Measure, view, and thoroughly document process flows throughout production* Responsible for the digital processing of documentation into value-stream-maps of process flows throughout production * Actively participated in small, separate kaizen projects and meetings

Supply Chain Management Intern

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

* Daily responsibilities included reviewing bill's of material and the upcoming production schedule* Running master resources planning (MRP) on specific ingredients for upcoming production* Additional extensive experience in purchasing, logistics, shipping and receiving, and maintenance department inventory * Daily responsibilities included reviewing bill's of material and the upcoming production schedule* Running master resources planning (MRP) on specific ingredients for upcoming production* Additional extensive experience in purchasing, logistics, shipping and receiving, and maintenance department inventory