Experience

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  Philips lighting

  May 2003 - Oct 2005

  Operations supervisor/manager

  Controlled and supported inbound/outbound functions. Maintained excellent customer service with all carriers, drivers, and internal and external customers. Delivered 92% to 98% on-time delivery for 2 years, and improved customer ratings from 75% to 90% in 7 months for 2 years

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  Km logistics

  Oct 2005 - May 2009

  Manager of operations

  Evaluated notices, movement of materials and products, warehouse spacing, and line capacity. Maintained time and production records and enforced safety. Managed 5 supervisors and up to 60 line employees. Interfaced with WMS systems: MOVE, Oracle Client, Red Prairie, and Microsoft Windows. Experienced in QMS (Quality Management Systems), ISO 9001, EIP (Efficiency Improvement Processes), BIP (Business Improvement Plan), and FIFO.

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  Fred's inc.

  May 2009 - Aug 2010

  Area manager

  Managed 15 supervisors and coached employees on maintaining time and production records; enforced safety regulations. Controlled and supported DC outbound functions including putaways, order selecting, inventory control, goods receipts, and on-time shipments. Recommended measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of products applying the Six Sigma Methodology.• Reduced OT hours by 35% in 7 months and increased hourly production standards by 9% within 1 year by maintaining time and production records. Show less

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  Fedex freight

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2017

  Guided vision, future direction, development, and administration of strategic planning program and associated tracking and performance measurement systems. Led annual strategy program assessments, performance measurement system assessments, and goal-setting requirements initiatives. Led and advised teams in driving QDM (Quality Driven Management) adoption, improvements in operations performance measurements, and overall customer experience.• Generated a 20% OT reduction nationwide, improved safety metrics by up to 97%, and lowered the turnover rate from 15% to 11% by leading and implementing the creation of FHC (Freight Handling Competition). Show less

  • Advisor - Program Management

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Sr. Field Purchased Transportation Planner

    Jul 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Manager of Operations

    Aug 2010 - Jul 2013
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  Medtronic

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2023

  Executed strategies and led transformational projects to achieve a step-change improvement in inventory turns and reductions in Scrap, Obsolescence, Gains, & Losses (SOGL). Worked cross-functionally to develop and implement initiatives, and identified tools to maximize service levels. Right-sized global inventory, lowered SOGL, and used technology to simplify inventory management, decision-making, and visibility.• Reduced inventory levels by 10% YoY by establishing a cross-functional team to identify, locate, and reduce excess inventory throughout the operating network.• Led inventory control and reduction for 4 sub businesses (Brain Modulation, Interventional, Pain Stim and Targeted Drug, and Pelvic Health). Deployed standard operational process to identify short-dated inventory and redeployment prior to shelf-life expiration resulting in a 1% YoY reduction in scrap costs• Reduced SOGL by $6.5M from FY22 to FY23 by leading annual operating plan, long-range forecasting, setting inventory levels for operating units, and developing plans for execution to meet corporate targets for free cash flow. Monitored inventory movement throughout the operations network, ensuring products were located correctly to support demand and sales needs. Show less Managed development and execution of daily logistics plans including preparation, audits, quality assurance, receiving, and shipping/delivery of field assets. Partnered with functional groups including sales, to ensure the optimization of field inventory investments. Collaborate with field teams and other partners for adequate control of field inventory in both hospitals and districts.• Led initiative of SOGL with $16M delivery of Gross Inventory Reduction within 2 years.• Reduced reorganization and restructuring time for District Cleanup Initiative from 8 weeks to 2 weeks by using Lean Six Sigma methodology.• Delivered YOY overall inventory reduction for $20M spine business by repurposing, removing unneeded inventory, and selling to current customers.• Recipient of MYP LEAP Award. Show less

  • Global Senior Inventory Analyst

    Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Sr Logistics Analyst

    Jul 2017 - Aug 2021
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  Olympus corporation of the americas

  Jul 2023 - now

  Inventory management manager

  - Directly manage a team of Inventory Management coordinators and inventory support roles to ensure accurate efficient operations and management of equipment and procedures.- Monitor inventory turn rates and report updates. Evaluate inventory levels against targets and collaborate with Inventory analysts to recommend dispositions. Fosters high performance culture, focused on engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.- Own inventory management process from end-to-end. Addressing daily escalations and provide resolution in a timely manner. Finally facilitate root cause analysis for inventory shortages/overages and proactively work with PLC team to identify proper inventory level and disposition strategies- Responsible to continuously align dept processes with internal Business and Asset Management strategies. Accountable to lead Inventory Management activities and drive execution while enabling the organization's Core Values. Build strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally. - Collaborate with regional counterparts, as well as cross functionally, within the department to maintain a cohesive standard operating processes. Work with leadership to develop business metrics and KPIs to provide visibility to department objectives. Understand and educate team on system process, policies, regulations, and Business Unit expectations to improve organizational abilities and minimize constraints. Work with Product Managers and Marketing on new Tower builds, from concept through event availability. Maintain oversight of logistics activities with OCA SCM and Transportation as support of Tower Program. Show less