Maureen Schauf

Innovation & Productivity Senior Manager at Tropicana Brands Group
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  • English -

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Credentials

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
    Lean Sigma Corporation
    Jan, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • HACCP Food Safety
    Associate of Food & Drug Officials
    Jan, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • CPIM Basics of Supply Managememt
    APICS
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
    WMEP (Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
    WMEP (Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership)

Experience

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Innovation & Productivity Senior Manager
      • Nov 2021 - Present

      Lean Six Sigma Plant Lead Lean Six Sigma Plant Lead

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Compliance Manager (Finance)
      • Apr 2018 - Nov 2021

      Key Accomplishments • Developed detailed forecasting model that predicts per case volume, by business segment, per week and tracks impacts of business trends with 98% accuracy. •Established automated daily waste reporting to ensure root cause analysis in real time, reduced daily report development time from 1 hour to under 2 minutes. • Implemented targeted continuous improvement programs to reduce shrink/waste; FY20 18% savings realized over prior year pre-COVID. • Redesigned procedures for multiple functional areas utilizing detailed process flow analysis to identify opportunities; minimum 50% reduction in touch points realized. • Designed multiple Access databases/Excel reporting tools that link directly to ERP systems to increase efficiencies in data usage and decision making. • Conducted training for 100+ users on new software applications to drive improved efficiencies and accuracies while maximizing use of software functions.

    • United States
    • Plastics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Business Systems & Analysis
      • Jun 2017 - Apr 2018

      Key Accomplishments• Created and implemented a live finished goods reporting system that improved accuracy in material inventory management, scheduling, and labor demands while driving real time continuous improvement to reduce costs and increase profits.• Led the development of a fully automated, real time raw material issuing system that utilized machine communications to drive live costing models, reduced labor costs through manual process elimination, and increased raw material inventory accuracy.• Designed and launched an automated, comprehensive quality reporting system with NCM and Customer Feedback modules improving efficiencies by 150%.• Established a web-based dashboard reporting system with live production performance results and drill down capabilities to detailed data for quick visual performance analysis.

    • Manager of Account Administration (Sales and Operations)
      • Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

      Key Accomplishments• Designed and implemented a forecasting process that utilized ERP capabilities to forecast all products at a daily level for the full fiscal year producing a production model that projected raw material requirements, purchase timelines, labor requirements by production line and date, profitability, and sales dollars.• Created a web-based production planning tool to support a 100% vendor managed inventory business model. The automated system utilized electronic data transfers to combine inventory levels, in transit product, and demand history to predict production and raw material needs to maintain required inventory levels enabling users to order/schedule with 99% accuracy.• Developed a semi-automated shipping tool that reduced the time to prepare each shipment from 3 hours to 15 minutes.

    • Manager of Customer Service & Production Control
      • Jan 2010 - Dec 2014

      Key Accomplishments• Led the development and implementation of comprehensive project management system to standardize the management of all projects from charter to closure.• Created an automated vendor evaluation system that linked to the ERP system to track delivery accuracy and quality creating a vendor ranking based on corporate standards ensuring vendors utilized for procurement met required performance standards.• Developed a project tracking database that utilized detailed data analysis to identify cost saving opportunities and maintain payback verification on all projects validating product and process improvements met ROI requirements.• Utilized expert ERP knowledge to redesign bill of material structure eliminating 66% of WIP inventory transactions.

    • Operations Planning Supervisor
      • Mar 2008 - Jan 2010

    • Customer Service Coordinator
      • Apr 2001 - Feb 2008

    • United States
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Marketing Specialist
      • Oct 1999 - Apr 2001

    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Inside Sales
      • Sep 1996 - Oct 1999

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Stout
    Master of Science (M.S.), Operations and Supply Management
    2015 - 2018
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout
    Bachelor of Science, Marketing Education
    1994 - 1996
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Bachlor of Business Administration, Marketing
    1991 - 1994

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