Regional Sales Account Manager

• May 2017 - Present

Supplier Network Specialist II

• Nov 2015 - May 2017

Partnered with business planning teams and global production locations to design and implement strategic supply chain planning parameters in support of product development initiatives.Optimized inventory management, supply management, and capacity utilization by directing process improvement projects and strategies. Collaborated across category, product, and facility teams, including buyers, engineers, supply network teams, and new parts inventory teams, to meet production and order goals in line with customer requirements.Ensured the accuracy and completeness of a high volume of logistics data spanning purchase order, quotations, invoices, catalogs, inventory, supplier-provided data, and other business information.Leveraged project management best practices to collect, compile, analyze, and report data within tight deadlines to meet the needs of diverse enterprise teams and customers.Perform advanced analytical tasks, in support of the global supply network suppliers by developing improvement plans and support buyers & professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management to enable optimal and efficient operations. Participate in and provide analysis related to Concurrent Product and Process Development /New Parts Inventory projects to Product and Procurement teams.Demonstrate advanced project management skills to collect, compile, assimilate, communicate, and maintain information as required. Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization. Show less

Supplier Development Lead

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

Works to ensure material is shipped, received, stored or delivered quickly and efficiently while utilizing the CPS Guiding Principles to improve inbound and outbound material flow. Responsible for optimizing material flow throughout the plant site, ensuring availability of needed resources, to include operating personnel and material handling equipment. Investigate root causes and perform corrective action to resolve transportation issues. File carrier loss and damaged freight claims and monitor, analyze and perform root cause corrective actions to resolve freight non-compliance issues.This position maintains service for industrial vehicle repair, responsible for performing all repairsand preventive maintenance for all vehicles plant wide. Provides tactical management for inventory levels and the daily operations in the major tools and supplies disbursement.Schedules supplier deliveries by common carrier and administers returnable container programs.Supports carrier collaboration, smooth operation of milk runs, coordination ofthird party logistics services, plant site material logistics, and managing supermarkets and kittingprocesses. Coordinated operational and third-party logistics spanning supplier deliveries, vehicle repair and maintenance programs, and inventory level and supply disbursement strategies. Delivered solutions for transportation and freight non-compliance issues by investigating root causes and implementing corrective action, as well as handling loss and damage claims.Co-led the development of a new onboarding process for domestic and international suppliers to enhance the network’s utilization of global distribution systems and processes that make Cat Parts an industry leader. Show less

Program Coordinator

• Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

A project management professional committed to delivering programs on-time, within budget and to specification by improving the effectiveness of project teams through the application of professionally accepted program and project management methods, techniques, tools, and training. Facilitation of meetings for project teams, leading chartering sessions, developing network diagrams, and help with integration and compression sessions.Enhanced project and program efficiency, on-time delivery, and budget compliance by implementing best-practice processes, creating extensive documentation and reports, scheduling logistics, and resolving errors. Instrumental business partner and collaborator, leveraging expertise to manage change, coach project teams, and coordinate complex, multi-phase programs to meet critical deadlines and milestones. Show less

Executive Administrative Assistant

• Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

Maintain Vice Presidents MS Outlook calendar and contacts -- plan and schedule meetings, set up of domestic and international AT&T Connect teleconferences and coordinate both domestic and international travel. Internal support to departmental operations, adept at handling highly confidential and sensitive company information, maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes, and retrieving and manipulating data quickly and accurately using MS Excel. Maintain monthly cost center budget monitoring actual, planned, and cost variance across departments within SAP 6.0. Developed internal training and orientation of new employees within Aftermarket Product Support department Coordinate with various staff for operational support activities of the unit; serve as a liaison between departments and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems. Provide administrative/secretarial support for various departments/divisions such as answering telephones, assisting visitors and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries. Prepare and edit correspondence and memoranda from dictation, verbal direction and from knowledge of policies of established departments/divisions; prepare, transcribe, compose, type, edit and distribute agendas and minutes of numerous meetings. Negotiated favorable terms and pricing agreements with vendors, caterers and other providers for service at special events. Processed monthly expense reports reflecting supporting documents and budget codes indexes through Concur. Show less