Experience

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  Honda Development & Manufacturing of America

  • Regional Supplier Account Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Present

    Provide oversight, standardization, and leadership of internal material handling operations at HDMA automobile powertrain and final assembly sites as member of Supply Chain Management Division – Operations Department. Manage part containers flowing through facilities to company manufacturing sites. Provide packaging fleet oversight for 140+ suppliers representing 1,000+ different packs, within North America supply base territory. Manage supplier base consisting of 85 suppliers and 290+ individual pack types for 1,980+ part variations, with knowledge of entire mass production packaging fleet for Ohio vehicle manufacturing operations. Lead project themes, perform gap analyses, establish project scopes, and secure buy-in from team members.Implement inventory control at plants and with suppliers throughout supply chain. Communicate daily orders and weekly forecasts to suppliers. Calculate cost justifications for reorders (packaging). Initiate situational shipping expediting procedures and approve supplier compensation. Provide supplier and downstream customer service, including crisis management and mitigation. Conduct root cause analysis through data collection and countermeasure development and implementation. Partner with Logistics Department to resolve supply chain flow disruptions. Submit and manage corrective action requests to suppliers in cases involving packaging abnormalities. Conduct investigations supporting need to repurchase containers and racks. Manage mass production design changes. Identify continuous improvement opportunities.

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  Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

  • United States
  • Automotive
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Mass Production Packaging Representative

    • Apr 2010 - Present

    Utilized company systems to continually develop communication networks with key stakeholders to ensure accountability, minimize cost impact, and ensure operational success and supply chain awareness. Reviewed daily reports to understand and adjust to prevailing supply chain conditions. Collaborated with departments and other North American plant members to understand common challenges and adopt best practices to improve plant characteristics. Supported mass production build out and new model launch activity to ensure data quality/accuracy and ensure minimal supply chain impact. Ensured timely and accurate mass production packaging flow, as well as accuracy and up-to-date status of all pack systems to optimize data integrity.Proactively monitored production forecasts and long-term production plans to limit supply chain impact. Reviewed North American Packaging System (NAPS) dashboard daily. Processed PIFs and confirmed submitted information on pack type, quantity, cost, and other factors. Managed batch error report. Completed setup in NAPS to push information to Global Production Control System. Communicated status to Mass Production Delivery and New Model counterparts. Led and supported root cause identification and implemented effective countermeasures to prevent future problem recurrence. Identified, evaluated, and escalated critical issues to management for allocation of resources and appropriate action determination. Processed comps and e-quotes for previous month. Analyzed repack data to ensure supplier adherence to packaging and documentation submission guidelines.

  • Mass Production Packaging Team Coordinator, Honda de Mexico

    • 2015 - 2016

    See above for responsibilities.

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  Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

  • United States
  • Automotive
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Mass Production Delivery Buyer

    • 2009 - 2010

    See above for responsibilities.

  • Workers Compensation Support Representative

    • 2005 - 2009

  • White Body Assembly Associate/Production Associate

    • 2003 - 2005

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  Adecco Group

  • Production Associate

    • Aug 2000 - Aug 2002