Elycia Bowers
Fort Wayne
Summary
Utilizing my experience from two Fortune 500 Companies, I am a success-driven Supply Chain Manager looking to explore new opportunities, bringing extensive expertise of automating manual processes, diagnosing existing inefficiencies, and proposing innovative solutions based on specified needs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Supply Chain Manager, Control Box Division
Carrier
Fort Wayne
04.2025 - Current
- Oversees the execution of daily purchasing activities for over 5,000 components within the U.S. and Mexico Control Box operations
- Manages a team of 6 experienced purchasing analysts, ensuring the execution of procuring materials based off both forecasted and firm demand
- Liaison between contract manufacturers production and the end customer
- Proficient in SAP S4 Hana System, Fluent in Microsoft Office programs
- Collaborates with Program Management, Engineering, and Category Management teams to ensure timely disposition of obsolete materials; generation of New Product Introduction; Engineering Change Notices; Production Part Approval Processes; and Supply Discrepancy Reports
Manager, Logistics Production Planning
Amazon
Remote / Fort Wayne
10.2023 - 01.2025
- Influenced across multiple levels of upper leadership and organizations through strong communication and analytical skills; hosted weekly meetings with Super Regional partners to review capacity and hiring plans
- Designed and implemented reporting solutions to enable stakeholders to manage the business and make effective decisions; generated a weekly 'scorecard' for the entire Amazon network to track accuracy of labor planning metrics to improve efficiency
- Researched and implemented cost reduction opportunities based off business need; notably saving ~$58,000 in one region alone due to creating hiring solutions in November 2024
- Influenced a team of 7 direct report Business Analysts (45 delivery stations) that ensured all stakeholders' needs are met within a timely, yet effective manner
Business Analyst II
Amazon
Nashville
01.2022 - 10.2023
- Supported the rapid growth by developing key business metrics, mining data to uncover consumer insights and business opportunity, and partnering with internal stakeholders to drive the business to ensure customer promise
- Focused on highly analytical projects driving results within the last mile space, such as the creation and management of a weekly network ranking system of standard work KPI's; ranked #1 in Input Accuracy for Q1 & Q2 2023 across the entire AMZL Planning network
- Presented qualitative and quantitative analysis to key stakeholders by blending advanced reporting and project management skills within the Delivery Stations in which I service; 10-12 weekly versus network standard of 6 stations
Area Manager I & II
Amazon
Omaha
06.2020 - 01.2022
- Launched new delivery warehouse DOM2 as Single Cycle Sort Manager, overseeing 100 direct reports at a given time
- Trained 4 college-hire managers out of Amazon Logistics Academy basic training
- Managed safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises; Delivered 94% of safety KPI's on a benchmark of 85%
- Took complete ownership of procurement necessities for the warehouse
- Captain of DEI; single-handedly launched first Affinity group (DEI initiative group) in Nebraska
- Mentored summer Intern on warehouse operations - from my guidance, received offer for placement next summer
Paralegal
Watanabe Ing, LLP
Honolulu
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Organized documents, files, and case filings
- Drafted letters, legal documents, and formal emails
- Managed calendar events for multiple attorneys
- Directly coordinated an outline for new e-filing technology for the entire firm
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership, Concentration in Legal Studies
Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN 08.2014 - 12.2018
Skills
- SAP S4 Hana
- Purchasing management
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Logistics coordination
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cost reduction strategies
- Team leadership
- Performance tracking
- Training and mentoring
- Warehouse operations
- Forecast monitoring
- Strategic sourcing
- Capacity planning
- Production scheduling
- Performance evaluations
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Inventory management
- Strategic planning
- Risk management
Timeline
Supply Chain Manager, Control Box Division
Carrier
04.2025 - Current
Manager, Logistics Production Planning
Amazon
10.2023 - 01.2025
Business Analyst II
Amazon
01.2022 - 10.2023
Area Manager I & II
Amazon
06.2020 - 01.2022
Paralegal
Watanabe Ing, LLP
01.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership, Concentration in Legal Studies
Purdue University
08.2014 - 12.2018