Matthew Hofer

Experience

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  Northern Illinois University

  Dec 2011 - May 2013

  Residential Community Advisor

  -Cultivate Community, enforce policy,conduct conflict resolution-Conduct regular meetings with students, supervisors, and campus partners-Supervise over 1000 students -Monitor academic success and helathy lifestyles of students-Coordinate programs with NIU Housing and Dining

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  NIU College of Business Experiential Learning Center: Knaak LLC

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Junior Consultant

  -Partnering with Knaack LLC to solve business problems-Conducting research and analysis in order to produce a Spare Parts business Strategy for Knaack LLC

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  NIU College of Business Experiential Learning Center: Knaack LLC

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Assistant Coach

  I guided a team of students as they work on solving business problems for Knaack LLC. I lead team meetings, acted as a reference for the Experiential Learning Center, and served as a point of contact between Knaack LLC and the NIU ELC student team.

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  John Deere

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Supply Management Intern

  • Documenting and mapping current Parts Distribution Center callback and Goods Receipt Compliance (GRC) resolution processes for 12 Ag & Turf factories in the U.S.• Creating standardized, streamlined processes to replace scattered, unaligned processes• Analyzing Achieving Excellence (AE) data to determine trends and potential improvements to final AE deliverables • Creating an action plan for the next steps of the summer projects

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  NIU Access Office

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Tutor

  I assist students with improving problem solving skills and learning principles of Accounting, Economics, Statistics, and Information Systems.

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  John Deere

  Jan 2014 - now

  Monitor and analyze demand to establish and maintain the aggregate forecast for specific factories to ensure customer support objectives of percent fill and inventory objectives of turn and assets employed are met. Maintain accurate and timely parts schedules for factories and suppliers to enable customer service support metrics are achieved. Identify and alert when demand trends exceed parameters and is empowered to order material to meet future, anticipated needs. Work closely with Parts Marketing on Parts Promotions. Provides feedback and analysis on demand trends. Participates in Parts Promotion activities such as Expo and Parts Promotional Meetings. Drive continuous improvement into the forecasting and scheduling position. Forecast the parts and schedules the parts using a variety of (Integrated Inventory Management System (IIMS), Common Worldwide Inter- factory System (CWIS), Common Purchasing System (CPS)). Show less

  • Product Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Senior Forecast Analyst

    Jan 2017 - Nov 2020

  • WW Service Parts Analyst

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Material Flow Coordinator

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2015