Christie Carpenter
Mentor,OH
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record in streamlining processes and enhancing project delivery, resulting in significant operational improvements and increased customer satisfaction. Expertise in inventory management and lean manufacturing principles, combined with a commitment to servant leadership, fosters a collaborative team environment focused on achieving results. Successfully led diverse teams to meet and exceed company goals while developing and maintaining strong supplier relationships. A results-driven approach ensures continuous improvement and operational excellence in every endeavor.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Sourcing Specialist
Preformed Line Products (PLP)
10.2018 - Current
- Assist and Procure/Source Products needed for New Product Development Project
- Developed and maintained a tooling document process/procedure to assist with bridging the communication gap between tool maker, corporate engineering, and manufacturing engineering
- Review/Analyze inventory levels and create purchase orders as needed for production
- Review Change orders for accuracy/completeness - Analyze inventory of anything in need of rework or scrap due to these changes
- Developed a streamlined new supplier packet process
- Manage the development, procurement, and shipment of 50+ injection Molding Tools, ensuring correct accounting and project budgets are in line with feasibility approval
- Assigned to 25-30 Projects at one time, requiring multitasking skills and organization
- Track shipment of tools and materials to ensure timely launch of new products to market and/or testing materials for the lab
- Developed sourcing strategies to improve procurement processes, supplier relationships and capability development to optimize supply chain.
- Conducted market research to identify new suppliers and evaluate their capabilities, leading to better-informed decision-making in procurement activities.
Production Control Supervisor
Preformed Line Products (PLP)
02.1997 - 10.2018
- Started as Production Worker, then moved to Quality Assurance, then Production Control Scheduler, then Manufacturing Systems Specialist, before being promoted to Production Control Supervisor
- Steadily promoted through increasingly responsible positions and consistently meet or exceed expectations
- Currently serve as the Operations Manager's Assistant and on the New Product Development and Order Management Teams
- Serve as a key element to Industrial Engineering on structuring and routing shop floor orders
- Accurately compile and analyze extensive informational data for precise manufacturing decision-making - conduct quarterly reviews of stock to maintain the most cost-effective inventory levels; closely review inventory scenarios to determine the most efficient run quantities; perform SQL queries within the operating system to quickly pull data
- Instrumental in driving operational and supply chain excellence
- Actively participated in Kaizen events and helped solve the loss of over $80K in inventory
- Continually yield smooth transitions for new product design to manufacturing by maintaining productive lines of communication with Corporate Marketing and the manufacturing facility
- Effectively train and supervise department employees - provide close support - develop highly productive work teams to meet stringent specifications, regulatory factors, and deadlines
- Rapidly identify, define, and solve operational and staff problems by analyzing for need, organizing for results, planning for controlled changes, and providing cross-functional collaborative team leadership
- Ensure consistent work excellence and responsiveness to deliver an unparalleled customer support
Education
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - Integrated Supply Chain/Operations Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Business
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Inventory management skills
- Project management
- Material requirements planning
- Production planning
- Operations management
- Team supervision
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Computer proficiency
- Analytical thinking
- Staff training
- Supply chain management
- Spend analysis
- Demand planning
- Knowledgeable in IFS and SQL
- Organization skills
- Purchasing
- Writing and verbal communication
- Effective communication
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Materials management
- Continuous improvement
- Inventory management
- Forecasting
- Analytical skills
Certification
- Enrolled Agent - IRS
- Certificates in: Powerful Communication Skills; Management Skills for First Time Supervisors; Managing Emotions in the Workplace; Managing Inventory & Cycle Counts; Setup Reduction & Kaizen Training; Learning to Pull; Advanced Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; SQL; IFS & AS-400 Operating Systems
Timeline
Product Sourcing Specialist
Preformed Line Products (PLP)
10.2018 - Current
Production Control Supervisor
Preformed Line Products (PLP)
02.1997 - 10.2018
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - Integrated Supply Chain/Operations Management
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Business
University of Phoenix
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