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Amber Teusch

Uniondale,IN

Summary

Highly-motivated Sourcing Specialist with experience generating and implementing efficient sourcing strategies, managing projects and overseeing supplier base portfolio with minimal guidance. Proven expertise in supply chain management to effectively negotiate and understand contractual agreements. Technical knowledge and proficiency to gather data, conduct analyses and generate high-quality outputs.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Sourcing Specialist

Berne Apparel
05.2023 - Current

Support Ongoing Production

  • Coordinate team members as needed through the apparel production life cycle from PO creation through shipment.
  • Educate factories on company policies and procedures.
  • Review weekly Work in Progress (WIP) and Order Shipment Reports (OSR's) to identify production issues.
  • Work with overseas factories to understand and remove barriers that arise in any phase of production.
  • Publish garment specifications for factories on a per-PO basis.

Quality Control

  • Assist Quality Control team members as issues arise.
  • Review 3rd party container audits and elevate problems as needed.
  • Review 3rd party lab tests and elevate problems as needed.

Supply Chain Research

  • Work to map customer and competitor supply chains.
  • Evaluate sourcing options that are discovered.
  • Recommend new sources, routes, and options to management.

Product Development

  • Participate in functions as in: Product Ideation, Color Suggestions, Standards and Compliance, New Product Approval Process.
  • Manage new item costing
  • Review new item costing with management

Assistant Product Developer

Berne Apparel
11.2017 - 05.2023
  • Collaborate with the team to design workwear
  • Create and design digital 3D models of garments
  • Oversee the product development life cycle
  • Input garment specification data into the Product Specification system
  • Ensure all products are compliant with various changing industry standards
  • Suggest innovative product improvements while minimizing the production cost
  • Provide daily communication with vendors to ensure proper translation of specifications and maintain production flow
  • Work with Quality Assurance to problem solve any specification issues
  • Prepare, maintain, and update data, reports, and records as required by management
  • Maintain and update data in MS Excel
  • Calculate pricing for customer requests of value-added services.

Customer Service Representative

Berne Apparel
11.2016 - 11.2017
  • Oversee customer accounts to ensure orders are received, processed, and delivered in a timely manner
  • Maintain customer records by updating account information
  • Resolve product or service problems
  • Communicate with current and potential customers by answering product and service questions
  • Collaborate with a team to ensure orders are processed and shipped
  • Maintain and update data in MS Excel.

Education

Associates -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Fort Wayne, IN
01.2024

High School Diploma -

NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Ossian, IN
06.2011

Skills

  • Phone Etiquette
  • Production Planning
  • Teamwork
  • Customer Service
  • Price Structuring
  • Leadership Experience
  • Quality Management
  • Quality Assurance

Assessments

  • Excel knowledge including common tools, PivotTables, conditional & nested formulas, and custom visuals, 01/01/20, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_to_profile/364d525fe58fc2aa730c2a8b8a09d3a1eed53dc074545cb7
  • Administrative Assistant - Highly Proficient, 01/01/20, https://share.indeedassessments.com/attempts/373de8213a42b0c40f349fc141cd22eaeed53dc074545cb7
  • Working with MS Word Documents - Expert, 01/01/20, https://share.indeedassessments.com/attempts/edae876a19528e4fb462cdf002ed7147eed53dc074545cb7

Timeline

Sourcing Specialist

Berne Apparel
05.2023 - Current

Assistant Product Developer

Berne Apparel
11.2017 - 05.2023

Customer Service Representative

Berne Apparel
11.2016 - 11.2017

Associates -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY

High School Diploma -

NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Amber Teusch