Experience

Young Innovations, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Algonquin, Illinois, United States



Viant Medical

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Operations Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Wheeling, Illinois, United States

• Buyer

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2020

  Wheeling, IL



Shure Incorporated

• United States
• Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Planner

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  Niles, IL Facilitate and manage the global supply of finished goods and bulk assemblies from global production locations to Business Unit's regional distribution centers in alignment with stated global service and inventory goals. Achieved a 26% reduction in inventory position through the consistent use of daily exception monitoring, collaboration with Demand Planners and optimization of planning settings in SAP ECC system.



Cardinal Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planner, Manufacturing

  • Oct 2011 - May 2014

  McGaw Park, IL Global demand and supply planner, experience in planning medical exam gloves sourcing from Asia and China utilizing a monthly planning model which was monitored on a weekly basis. Responsible for the monthly collaborative forecasting, planning and development of master production schedule for exam glove portfolio, often requiring negotiation of production volumes and timing with Asia manufacturing facility and third party suppliers. Managed the deployment of finished goods from the regional… Show more Global demand and supply planner, experience in planning medical exam gloves sourcing from Asia and China utilizing a monthly planning model which was monitored on a weekly basis. Responsible for the monthly collaborative forecasting, planning and development of master production schedule for exam glove portfolio, often requiring negotiation of production volumes and timing with Asia manufacturing facility and third party suppliers. Managed the deployment of finished goods from the regional distribution center into the national network of 60+ distribution locations. Maintained a 98.3% service level through communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Facilitated Pre-S&OP and Executive S&OP meetings to highlight global supply chain trends and concerns to senior management. Show less



Pfanstiehl, Inc.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Coordinator

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2011

  Waukegan, IL Creation of weekly master production plan for a pharmaceutical grade carbohydrate and API manufacturer within cGMP guidelines. Active participant in daily production meetings and facilitated the weekly scheduling meeting. Published monthly key performance indicators for facility with root cause identifiers. Initiated the use of historical demand planning as a tool to identify opportunities for sales growth.



Stepan Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Supply Chain Planner

  • Mar 2007 - Oct 2007

  Northfield, IL Responsible for platform production planning of Polymer and Betaine portfolio. Performed daily master production scheduling and monthly rough cut capacity analysis. Identified, communicated and resolve issues affecting production scheduling and capacity constraints. Communicated production delays to key stakeholders in order to ensure customer requirements were met or revised.



Avon

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain

  • Apr 1999 - Mar 2007

  As a Finished Goods Planner I was responsible for long term capacity analysis and identifying and resolving areas of potential constraint. As a Supply Chain Planner I was responsible for the procurement and inventory management of the raw materials and components for the finished goods assembly. As a Deployment Analyst I was responsible for deploying and maintaining the inventory levels within the distribution network within stated business objectives. As a Database Analyst I was the… Show more As a Finished Goods Planner I was responsible for long term capacity analysis and identifying and resolving areas of potential constraint. As a Supply Chain Planner I was responsible for the procurement and inventory management of the raw materials and components for the finished goods assembly. As a Deployment Analyst I was responsible for deploying and maintaining the inventory levels within the distribution network within stated business objectives. As a Database Analyst I was the liaison between Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing, Scheduling and Inventory Management to create BOMs for new product and component revisions. I also was responsible for the creation and maintenance of all plant Master Data files, work center resources and asset utilization analysis. Show less