Experience

GXVE Beauty
• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• NPD Operations Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present


Precious Cosmetics

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Project Management

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

  PCCM’s mission is to create extraordinary products that shape and set trends within the beauty industry by accelerating innovation and delivering consistently high-quality products on time and on budget. There are four attributes that make Precious Cosmetic unique in the contract manufacturing industry: 1-Innovation – We partner with our customers to accelerate innovation by working together on great ideas that lead to growth. 2-Service – We care as much about your projects as you do. When you call us, you get a real person to handle your questions or concern. 3-Quality – We are sticklers. We have to be because we work with the highest quality brands in the industry whose customers expect a lot. 4-Integrity –We want to give you a quality product that will keep your customer coming back for more. It is good for your business, which is good for our business



Wormser Corporation

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2018

  Responsible for all internal correspondence and relationships with team members in key positions. Research and receive, review, controls and routes for incoming/outgoing orders. Monitored and evaluated profitability for all orders; advised sales associates on less than 15% profit margins. Negotiated costs and production timing with vendors which lead to an increase in sales and profit margin. Maintain records with Syspro-ERP systems to maintain over 98% inventory accuracy. Research and receive, review, controls and routes for incoming/outgoing orders using ERP system Syspro. Manage manufacturing processes through material requirements planning (MRP) to ensure elimination of excess inventory, cost savings, and simplified production planning. Managed 50 accounts for clients in the cosmetic industry; helped launch over 100 new products with innovative packaging, accelerated delivery and customer satisfaction. Planning and carrying out projects to improve the efficiency and productivity of goods and services delivered to the customer. Effectively communicate status of projects and commodity activities to key stakeholders. Preparation and presenting of monthly internal reporting metrics; and tracking of transportation budget.



US Navy Reserve

• Armed Forces
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Logistics Specialist

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2017

  Negotiate and review all of the required international freight contracts including, but not limited to ocean freight, air freight rates, container pick-up and delivery rates, and freight forwarding. Develop initiatives to achieve cost savings in support of financial plan; processes to support business initiatives tracking delivery performance. Verified purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list and researched any unclear requisitions. Kept an updated filing system for all requisitions, orders and supplier contracts for a period of three years for auditing purposes.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Logistics Specialist

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2009

  Responsible for managing the ships government credit card with a $150,000 credit limit. Approved ship wide purchases for 20 departments for orders being placed with outside vendors for high priority orders. Negotiated contracts with vendors and government contractors with a total savings of $1.5million in a fiscal year. Obtained purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitored and expediting orders. Organized procurement records, such as items purchased, costs, delivery, product quality, subcontractor performance and inventories. Provided purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and trends. Reduced inventory costs by $320,000 through controlled purchasing and inventory maintenance. Filled multiple positions simultaneously which incorporated management and leadership levels. Responsibilities included employee relations, training, handling of administrative documents & records, ensuring the welfare, morale, discipline, and efficiency of employees within the organization consisting of over 200 military personnel, while maintaining the accountability of all equipment and 60+ personnel. Selected for elite assignments as the team leader or project manager, provided effective communication plans, lectures/classes, and executions of assignments with commendable results; minimal preparation and notice provided for majority of projects. Led projects supervised by senior staff; supported, followed, and implemented policies and organizational values; assisted in personal and professional development of 50+ coworkers through training; planned and conducted the daily operations based on the tasks set forth my senior personnel; and maintained administrative documents of employees. Communication and training in basic military & communication operations.