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April Jones

Carmel,IN

Summary

Highly experienced individual known for exemplary team-building and project oversight skills. Gifted at working with all types of personalities. Performance history of developing strong collaborative relationships and delivering impressive results.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Distribution Sales Representative

Johnson Controls
01.2018 - Current
  • Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service.
  • Generated additional sales opportunities with upselling and cross-selling techniques on six accounts.
  • Utilized CRM software to manage client information, track leads, and monitor sales progress efficiently.
  • Attended trade shows to represent company products, generate leads, and network with potential clients.
  • Managed customer accounts to secure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
  • Trained and mentored new sales representatives.

Demand Planner

Johnson Controls
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Ran weekly fill rate reports to highlight potential issues and corresponding solutions.
  • Procured and managed inventories to support customer backlog and forecast.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Utilized specialized software to capture and process data.
  • Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.

Customer Service Representative

Liberty Mutual
06.2014 - 01.2015
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Tracked customer service cases and updated service software with customer information.
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
  • Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
  • Mentored new hires as they navigated our systems and protocols, fostering teamwork within the call center.

Production Planner

IMMI
07.2010 - 01.2014
  • Optimized inventory management through accurate forecasting and close collaboration with suppliers.
  • Reduced lead times by closely monitoring production schedules and addressing bottlenecks promptly.
  • Analyzed capacity constraints for optimal resource allocation, maximizing throughput while minimizing costs.
  • Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
  • Planned and established production schedules and optimized control levels for diversified manufacturing operations.

Production Planner

NSK
03.2006 - 03.2009

• Accurate inventory database updates. Inventory accuracy exceeded 97% consistently.
• Organizational skills to maintain physical inventory of parts for over 75 robot modules. Each robot module consisted of over 50 individual parts.
• Microsoft Excel skills to build production schedules for over five product lines. Production schedule ensured that production met target timelines and eliminated costly delays.
• Designed and implemented process interface between inventory and purchasing for over 500 parts on all 10 production lines, which eliminated production delays due to needed parts being out-of-stock.
• Decreased shipping time on vendor parts in excess of six weeks by identifying and sourcing parts through U.S. vendors instead of prior Japanese vendors.

Education

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration And Management

International Business College - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
10.1996

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Team building
  • Enterprise Sales
  • Planning and coordination
  • Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Sales Presentations
  • ERP Software
  • B2B Sales

Additional Information

SAP, Oracle, Great Plains, Microsoft Office, Excel and Microsoft BI knowledge

Timeline

Distribution Sales Representative

Johnson Controls
01.2018 - Current

Demand Planner

Johnson Controls
01.2015 - 01.2018

Customer Service Representative

Liberty Mutual
06.2014 - 01.2015

Production Planner

IMMI
07.2010 - 01.2014

Production Planner

NSK
03.2006 - 03.2009

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration And Management

International Business College - Indianapolis
April Jones