Experience

HID

• United States
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supplier Relationship Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Global Supply Chain Planner

  • May 2016 - Sep 2021

  • Support the development and implementation of short and long-term supply chain strategies that address capacity issues, production allocation decisions, and material planning challenges in support of business growth. • Generate Demand and Supply forecasts, determine volume splits between internal and external suppliers, optimize inventory while dispositioning excess and End of Life, and created/monitor key performance indicators for one of four business segments globally.• Pivotal in the implementation & execution of weekly Sales & Operations meetings to identify, monitor, and mitigate risk and reporting to the executive level.• Collaborate and communicate cross-functionally with supply chain management team, strategic sourcing, global business units, and senior executives on decision making that directly impacts continuity of supply. • Drive convergence between the S&OE, demand/supply forecasts, inventory levels, and financial planning.• Improved supplier review metrics (OTD, Supplier Forecast Accuracy, and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning).• Manage escalations, detect process failures, identify stock outs, and develop processes to mitigate future exposure.• Collaborate with operations, NPI, and procurement teams to phase in new products while aligning with supply chain strategy & stocking methods to ensure no negative impacts to supply and or customer. • Managed multiple product ramp up/down transitions, scenario planning, and proposed and implemented solutions with Contract Manufactures for HID’s leading business area Physical Access Systems.• Manage excess and obsolete components – Allocate constrained materials and create remediation plans as needed.• Collaborate with Product Marketing on product end of life cycles and forward-looking product strategies. Show less

• Sr. Buyer/Planner

  • Oct 2014 - May 2016

  • Proven leader in the Austin Supply Chain and team lead with internal groups such as quality, receiving/shipping, production, manufacturing engineering and finance.• Spearheaded the initial MRP set up with within HID, while leveraging S&OP planning forecasts and planning safety stock levels.• Identifies and resolves material issues, facilitating or ordering necessary raw materials, components, and parts in support of onsite production.• Fluent in Oracle R12 and assuring accuracy of ERP system data such as supplier set up, part number set up, costs, and replenishment triggers.• Develop and managed Austin site forecasts for Global Supply Chain to provide to contract manufactures.• Participated in SKU reduction program as well as provided recommendation for EOL part for Product Marketing and the PACS Head of Business Operations.• Main contact for North and Latin American sales for special project quotes for Omnikey readers and as expediting important projects.• Lead and maintained the consignment program as well as closing the consignment program with contract manufactures.• Troubleshoot and resolve supply challenges with manufacturing engineering and production on BOM corrections and part set up for production to produce sales orders.• Directly involved with the Secure Issuance and PACS relocation from Eden Prairie & Irvine sites to HID Austin as well as set up of replenishment triggers and part set ups.• Partner closely with finance to solve invoice and billing discrepancies on invoices and purchase orders. Show less

• Purchasing Buyer

  • Apr 2007 - Oct 2014

  • 2 years as sole buyer/planner of HID printer ribbons, overlaminates, blank white cards, and accessories from domestic and international suppliers for HID Global – Eden Prairie location.• Served as temporary Category Manager for all Secure Issuance consumable suppliers account over 45 million spend.• Provided a high level of facilitation and coordination of contract manufacturer quarterly business reviews, bi-monthly face to face meetings, and weekly calls for HID’s biggest spend supplier that accounted for almost 60% of Secure Issuance revenue. • Maintained contract manufacturer scorecards measuring key initiatives, new product implementation, cost, and on time delivery as well as reviewing of scorecards with suppliers.• Served as the sole HID Supply Chain representative who assisted Quality and Manufacturing Engineering in new supplier selection and qualification.• Acted as Global Supply Planner for all Secure Issuance consumables and developed monthly and quarterly supplier forecasts for four Secure Issuance manufactures.• Served as interim NPI buyer for Secure Issuance before a new NPI buyer was hired and trained.• Interfaced with materials engineering and product marketing departments to develop new Fargo consumable products as well as changes to current products.• Maintained close internal relationships with global sales, customer service, and production insuring customer orders ship with a 97% on-time delivery.• Main contact for global sales for special project quotes from consumable suppliers as well as expediting important projects. • Managed of internal Kanban system, supplier consignment program, and defective material in MRB location. • Worked closely with finance to solve invoice and billing discrepancies on invoices and purchase orders.• Served as co-safety director who oversees monthly safety inspections, maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets, as well as CPR certification to maintain OSHA safety standards within facility. Show less



Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial

• Abbotsford, WI

• President Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial Scholarship

  • May 2000 - Present

  -President of scholarship committee that selects the recipient of the Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial scholarship each year -Tournament director of the Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial softball tournament that was previously held 2000-2014 that directly funds the scholarship -Scholarship is offered to graduating seniors at the Abbotsford High School, Abbotsford, WI -The tournament and scholarship are named after a Kurt Sundermeyer who passed away in May 2000. -President of scholarship committee that selects the recipient of the Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial scholarship each year -Tournament director of the Kurt Sundermeyer Memorial softball tournament that was previously held 2000-2014 that directly funds the scholarship -Scholarship is offered to graduating seniors at the Abbotsford High School, Abbotsford, WI -The tournament and scholarship are named after a Kurt Sundermeyer who passed away in May 2000.



American Cancer Society

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Relations Coordinator

  • Oct 2003 - Apr 2007

  • Event coordinator for fundraising events in western Wisconsin and responsible for over 1 million in Relay for Life fundraising events. • Built, secured, and maintained relationships with event corporate sponsors, volunteers and high-level teams and donors. • Planned, presented, and implemented statewide awards ceremony that provides awarded to top finishing Relay For Life events. • Planned and facilitated monthly volunteer and team captain’s trainings and meetings. • Recruited and trained volunteers on events and ACS mission and goals. • Served as main internal contact for the set up and implementation of online fundraising websites for Relay For Life events. Show less



Fargo Electronics

• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shipping Coordinator

  • Aug 2001 - Oct 2003

  • Domestic and international shipping duties based on customer orders. • Maintained a high attention to detail to ensure product was shipped correctly. • Provided a high level, professional level of customer service to both internally and external customers. • Domestic and international shipping duties based on customer orders. • Maintained a high attention to detail to ensure product was shipped correctly. • Provided a high level, professional level of customer service to both internally and external customers.