Brooke Higgenbotham
Westerville,OH
Summary
Motivated and enthusiastic professional with more than 15 years of experience in relationship building with internal and external stakeholders. I value people and believe in building strong sound teams that support one another and drive for success. I am experienced in sourcing materials, negotiating pricing, and building strong vendor relationships, while simultaneously utilizing my skillset to drive the company vision and impact the bottom-line.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Materials Manager
Amcor
09.2021 - Current
- Materials Planning
- Manage the purchase of raw materials, packaging and supplies according to materials requirements
- Determine min/max levels based on demand and material days on hand targets
- Oversee vendor management to document vendor performance and drive corrective actions to prevent the reoccurrence similar defects/issues
- Analyze material costs to identify cost savings opportunities and benefits for the site
- Production Planning
- Oversee Production Scheduling to meet On Time Delivery of Finished Goods to Customer
- Facilitate cross functional meetings and communications with all departments to ensure success of locked 2 week planning cycle and prepare for the extended 12 week production plan
- Inventory Control
- Implement robust processes and training to ensure inventories of finished goods, raw materials, packaging and commodities meet demand cycle requirements
- Oversee inventory control processes including cycle counts, aged/slow moving inventory of raw materials, packaging and finished goods
- Customer Service:
- Communicate information to customers in written and oral form that strengthens customer confidence in the organization
- Utilize timely response to issue resolution and takes initiative to identify and mitigate risks escalating when needed
Warehouse Supervisor
Amcor
09.2015 - 09.2021
- Team Building
- Interview, train, evaluate and develop staff of up to twenty employees to increase employee retention and skill sets
- Engage employees by establishing trust through integrity of leadership, open communication, two-way dialogue and utilizing their feedback to develop the whole team
- Drive an ownership culture within the team through safety, productivity and quality by encouraging feedback, providing resources and escalating issue resolution when needed
- Warehouse Management
- Coordinate the transportation of materials domestically and internationally including MRO parts, high value molds, customer products, etc.
- Maintain forklift fleet of 16+ electric/propane units and 12+ electric pallet jacks
- Oversee scrap process of obsolete materials and facility waste and recycle program to optimize profit
Production Supervisor/SAP Analyst
Kraft Heinz
06.2011 - 09.2015
- Relationship Building:
- Liaison between global SAP implementation team and plant employees ranging from laborers to professionals
- Directly supervise employees in the completion of daily tasks, including training, discipline, and administrative functions.
- Budget and Delivery Monitor:
- Maintain Sanitation expenditure and labor costs within a facility designated budget.
- Order and maintain adequate chemical inventory to meet the requirements of a successful production plan.
Education
BS - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHSkills
- Materials Planning
- Vendor Management
- Production Planning
- Team Building
- Problem-solving
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficient
Accomplishments
- 2024 Hardy Center Fundraiser Planning Committee Member
- 2020 Site Newsletter Editor & Graphic Designer
- 2017 – 2018 Developed and Planned Lemonade Gala – Minority Girls Empowerment Event
- 2017 Earthwatch South Africa Externship Recipient
- Developed SAP ERP implementation training model utilized throughout the organization 2015
Timeline
Materials Manager
Amcor
09.2021 - Current
Warehouse Supervisor
Amcor
09.2015 - 09.2021
Production Supervisor/SAP Analyst
Kraft Heinz
06.2011 - 09.2015
BS - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Leadership
- BU Secondary Packaging Team Member – conduct vendor trials to promote company wide cost savings
- Site Activities Committee Chairperson – Responsible for developing events to increase employee engagement
- Plant Profit Team Member – Successfully led teams at all levels of the organization in Green Belt projects, Kaizen events, training, engagement, and problem-solving sessions.
- Systems Implementations – Participated or led implementations of SAP, Ariba and MII, FMS Warehouse Module and TMatics Launch.