Experience

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  NorthAvenue Financial Advocates

  • Columbus, Ohio, United States

  • Operations Strategist

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States

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  Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

  • EMD Buyer

    • Nov 2020 - Sep 2021

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  NorthAvenue Financial Advocates

  • Columbus, Ohio, United States

  • Continuous Improvement Consultant

    • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States

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  Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

  • United States
  • Truck Transportation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Global Supply Chain Metrics Analyst

    • May 2015 - Jun 2020

    * Coordinate strategic sourcing processes, reporting, and improvement projects in 10 businesses spread across 17 plants on 4 continents.* Global Purchasing Business Lead for ERP implementation* Project Manager for Supplier Digitization* Represent Global Purchasing in a multitude of cross-functional projects alongside other business units* ISO:9001/IATF:16949 Internal Quality Management System Auditor

  • Business Development Intern

    • Jan 2015 - May 2015

    * Developed an extended supply chain map and cost analysis for North American seating operations $91,000,000 spend; identified target areas for purchasing optimization and critical suppliers for risk analysis.

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  American Greetings

  • Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

  • Supply Chain Summer Associate

    • May 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

    * Initiated restructuring of order policies for 5,000+ problem stores and convinced senior executives to approve project; aligned objectives across supply chain for increased company profit and store performance.* Developed an Excel/Access model to calculate total cost of an order across all business units; created new way for multiple departments to make data-driven decisions on order policies and releases.* Refreshed department’s intranet page and proposed a plan for consolidating multiple weekly reports; streamlined reporting process by 15% and expanded opportunity for cross-functional proactive action.

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  The Ohio State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Supervisor - Materials and Supplies

    • Apr 2010 - Aug 2013

    * Migrated stockroom to Oracle PeopleSoft; cut procurement lead times 75% and improved demand forecasting.* Utilized Excel pivot tables to analyze customer usage trends to identify excess inventory and actioned information into annual write-off; yielded condensed footprint and lower inventory carrying costs.* Collaborated with purchasing department to create vendor contracts for high volume materials; reduced unit cost 20% and boosted in-stock performance.* Sourced, procured, inventoried, and distributed inventory of over 1,000 SKUs with an annual budget of over $500,000.* Hired, trained, and led a team of 4 part-time employees.

  • Coordinator - Telephone Inventories

    • Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

    * Ideated and led a cross-functional team to create and test a user interface module to simplify interdepartmental inventory transfer; resulted in 80% reduction of human errors in processes.* Realized a 10% reduction in operational expenses by outsourcing distribution center to realign resources.* Proposed and implemented web-based application for personnel shuttle scheduling; increased shuttle efficiency and decreased service complaints.* Hired full-time after 4 years of student employment during undergraduate studies.