Experience

InnPro

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager & ERP Administrator

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Purchasing Manager/ERP Administrator - Develop and update purchasing policies, procedures, training for purchasing, receiving, warehouse and logistics employees - Hire, train, review and discipline purchasing department employees, and assist with employees in other departments - Analyze and forecast raw material demands, according to minimum on hand, production schedules and warehouse availability at three plants and three warehouses, to provide for budgets, executive KPI’s, supplier updates and contract negotiations - Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors and logistic partners for raw materials, new R&D products, packaging, MRO materials, plant equipment and contract services - Conduct visits to plants and warehouses for vetting, reviewing, de-escalating claims, training, updating and maintaining procedures and relationships - Select, onboard and maintain relationships with logistics partners to meet costing budgets, accuracy and on-time KPI’s - Implement, proceduralise and train for QAD ERP system - Turn over 2 million pounds of raw materials per month with direct deliveries and transfers - No production down time for shortages during my tenure Show less



AaLadin Cleaning Systems

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Production Coordinator

  • Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  - Supervised four manufacturing departments, up to 20 employees, backup to other departments - Hired, evaluated, coached, terminated and tracked attendance and performance of manufacturing employees - Coordinated work orders from the master production schedule to make sure material and staffing is available and manufacturing orders are completed on time, using MAX ERP system - Created, updated and evaluated reports, such as executive, performance and schedules, using MAX ERP system, Crystal Reports and Excel, to improve processes and perform employee evaluations - Solved manufacturing issues with Engineering, Purchasing, Safety, Quality and other manufacturing departments Show less



AmesburyTruth

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Buyer/Planner - Initiated, scheduled and expedited purchase orders for parts, according to manufacturing schedules and forecasting - Used lean manufacturing practices for planning finished goods and inventory stocking levels - Participated in Value Stream Mapping projects - Created and updated reports for inventory stocking levels, finished goods levels, pricing and inventory reduction planning, using IQMS ERP system, SQL, Power Query, and Excel - Updated mins/maxes, reorder points, bill of materials, and forecasts, using IQMS ERP system - Requested, tracked and audited Certificates of Origin, Dangerous Goods and NAFTA documents Show less



Red's All Natural

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operational Purchasing Manager/MRP System Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Operational Purchasing Manager/MRP System Manager - Set up and maintained MRP system with Misys software to create bill of materials, schedule production, forecast and maintain inventory; automation of manual processes - Analyzed mins/maxes, order quantities, reorder points and Master Production Schedule in Misys, reducing inventory value by 30% - Created, implemented and taught procedures in Misys for manufactured orders, ordering and receiving goods, forecast, scrapping materials and pick lists for production - Reconciled and researched inventory discrepancies within inventory counts, manufactured orders, incoming and outgoing product and scrapping materials, identifying necessary procedure changes - Created reports to track visibility into aging product, discontinued product and tracking FIFO and expiration dates, mitigating raw material loss and waste - Reported on supply and production schedule and costing for Executive Leadership analytics - Responsible for procurement of raw material and operational supplies, including forecasting and controlling inventory, purchasing, vetting freight and suppliers and receipt validation - Coordinated new product launches with suppliers to schedule production Show less



All Power, Inc

• Sioux City, Iowa Area

• Production Planner & Scheduler/Inventory Control Manager, QAD

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2018

  Production Planner & Scheduler/Inventory Control Manager, QAD - Analyzed, audited and resolved complex problems with the flow of production, to gain efficiencies and generate cost savings - Researched changes on the production floor of materials or standard routings and times, to reduce downtime - Analyzed and reported costs from labor, materials, subcontracts, and scrap material - Audited work orders for proper completion, location placement, and distribution - Created and edited new part numbers, their bill of materials and routings, to maintain current MRP tracking - Teamed with engineering to update ERP, reflecting blueprint changes - Created and monitored daily workflow reports to upper management to communicate progress of work in process - Researched and expedited past due orders to schedule revised delivery dates - Planned and conducted inventory cycle counting, and reconciled discrepancies - Planned, created and distributed production orders to the proper departments - Coordinated and created subcontract purchase and work orders for external suppliers Show less



University of South Dakota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Assistant

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

  - Audited invoice payments, vouchers and procurement credit card transactions, to comply with State, Board and local University guidelines - Audited and processed travel payments, including vouchers, airline tickets, lodging and incidentals, to ensure sure trips were within budget and follow guidelines - Developed and updated training materials to implement accounting policies and procedures - Facilitated end user training organization wide for all management personnel Show less



Long Lines

• Sergeant Bluff, IA

• Sales Reporting Analyst

  • Nov 2007 - Jul 2010

  - Tracked sales, bonus and commission payout for all company retail employees, Contracted Agents and customer care representatives - Developed and analyzed reports for call statistics, sales statistics, time and attendance, and department expense tracking, using Excel, Access, Crystal Reporting and Avaya - Forecasted call volumes for resource planning - Maintained company intranet to enhance corporate wide communications - Set up and troubleshot phone systems and calling queues for Customer Care department and other departments in company - Developed reporting processes to identify personnel achievements and rewards, and set future goals - Developed and facilitated company-wide training documents, using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Show less



Tyson Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Logistics Specialist

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2007

  - Audited trip settlements to pay Greatwide for Owner-Operator over-the-road drivers - Coordinated payment processing between Tyson and Greatwide, including claims on products, claim costs, driver’s expenses, detention and excessive assessorials - Audited trip settlements to pay Greatwide for Owner-Operator over-the-road drivers - Coordinated payment processing between Tyson and Greatwide, including claims on products, claim costs, driver’s expenses, detention and excessive assessorials



Tyson Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Reporting

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2005

  - Generated various financial reports, including monthly financial tables, cost reports, journal entry uploads, and historical databases - Assisted Accountants with general ledger postings and maintenance - Maintained unclaimed property, including research, government reports and multiple payments to vendors and states, profit and loss reports and customer claims reports - Generated various financial reports, including monthly financial tables, cost reports, journal entry uploads, and historical databases - Assisted Accountants with general ledger postings and maintenance - Maintained unclaimed property, including research, government reports and multiple payments to vendors and states, profit and loss reports and customer claims reports