Hannah Kemerer
Williston,VT
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven operations professional with a proven track record of optimizing business processes, enhancing efficiency, and driving organizational success. Adept at analyzing complex challenges and implementing strategic solutions to streamline operations and improve overall performance. Passionate about creating a positive impact through operational excellence, fostering collaboration, and delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Project Manager
iSun Energy
Williston, VT
08.2023 - Current
- Management of 15-30 Commercial Solar Projects in VT and NY
- Document control for engineering plans, permits, equipment, etc
- Collaborating with sales, procurement, and construction teams to achieve project specific goals
- Develop project schedules that are aligned with customer contracts to achieve on-time completeness
- Submit applications with utility organizations in VT and NY to obtain interconnection approval
- Submit applications with towns in VT and NY to obtain construction/electrical permits
- Develop processes and procedures
- Maintain a project tracker for all current projects.
Financial Analyst
BETA Technologies, Inc
South Burlington, VT
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Update and maintain the company’s operating model using Adaptive (forecasting software)
- Partner with team leads to understand headcount, non-recurring engineering, other budgeting, and capital expenditure needs, including preparation and distribution of variance analysis
- Prepare presentation materials (and supporting analyses and models) for regular leadership reviews, including Executive Team and Board of Directors’ presentations
- Work closely with the accounting and operations teams to understand activity and communicate key points to team leads and leadership
- Identify and drive process improvements and productivity enhancements by developing dynamic reporting/forecasting tools and driving the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports and dashboards.
Buyer
BETA Technologies, Inc
South Burlington, VT
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for reporting procurement activity and interface between program and commodity management for new sourcing and change programs in line with the group commodity strategy
- Reviewing requisitions and bid proposals; negotiating contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority; purchasing supplies
- Preparing purchase orders or bid requests; entering data of all purchase orders
- Negotiation and contract negotiation experience
- A demonstrated ability to build relations with a supplier network and having insight in suppliers processes
- Conferring with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
- Receiving and contacting vendors to find out status of an order; contacting vendors concerning discrepancies with quantity and quality
- Interfacing with all departments, and resolving problems and issues with needed purchase items
- Helping develop our inventory tracking system
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Purchasing Agent
NRG Systems
Hinesburg, VT
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Develop and maintain responsible supplier relationships
- Select suppliers and place orders according to company needs and projections
- Negotiate long-term cost agreements in a competitive bidding setting
- Analyze and evaluate quotations from potential suppliers
- Aggressively seek and recommend cost savings opportunities based on new sources, substitutions, improved systems, and/or new items
- Communicate daily with wide array of suppliers to place orders, expedite deliveries, solve invoice discrepancies, revise pickup and/or shipping schedules, arrange returns, notify of complaints or rejections, obtain shipping and forwarding information, check on labor contract expiration dates, obtain pricing and availability information, make appointments, and keep specifications and/or catalog information updated
- Maintain purchasing databases to ensure other departments have prompt and accurate information
- Produce reports and screens for control and purchasing decisions
- Communicate and work closely with all departments
- Monitor responses from the automated purchasing system to ensure steady state of supply
- Develop forecast criteria for re-occurring parts to ensure supply for production
- Develop ongoing metrics for quality in collaboration with production, continuous improvement teams and general industry practices.
Supply Chain Specialist
NRG Systems
Hinesburg, VT
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Work closely with NRG’s Sales Team to ensure orders are shipped and delivered globally to all customers
- Work with NRG Sales to quote custom freight delivery
- Schedule Carrier Pickups for International and Domestic Freight
- Invoice outgoing customer shipments
- Work with Purchasing Dept to maintain non-stock (eban, PO generator, non stock purchase reqs)
- Occasionally work on projects from Purchasing and Logistics Dept.
Operations Coordinator
LPA Design, Inc.
So. Burlington, VT
05.2010 - 02.2020
- Nurture positive relationships with suppliers
- Develop and implement inventory control procedures, training employees
- Develop and implement improvement to current operational procedures to maximize efficiency and cut operational costs
- Review operations schedules and production requirements to ensure timely order fulfillment
- Collect and analyze data to determine appropriate order quantities
- Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met
- Monitors and maintains current inventory levels; processes purchasing orders as required; tracks and investigates problems
- Records purchases, maintains ERP, performs physical count of inventory, and reconciles actual stock count to ERP
- Processes and documents returns as required
- Project management.
Financial Assistant
Bixby & Associates
Williston, Vermont
09.2007 - 08.2009
- Help representative prepare for client meetings
- Anticipate representative needs and handle them proactively
- Develop processes for tracking all business and handling paperwork
- Complete all new account forms correctly and submit them within one business day
- File client statements, correspondence, agreements, and so forth, completely
- Assist with data entry of all client financial information
- Draft letters, as directed by representative
- Assisting with various projects
- Track all pending business paperwork
- When documents are outstanding, update pending business summary sheet for representative's attention
- Track and tally up all outstanding work weekly.
Education
Dimond High School
Skills
- Typing word speed 50WPM
- Excellent administrative skills and computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
- Great interpersonal skills and public interaction skills
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
- Highly proficient and efficient data entry
- Comfortable working in fast paced environments
- Team player with high level of experience
- Ability to work under strict deadlines
- Use of QuickBooks
- ERP Systems
- Crystal Reporting
Timeline
Assistant Project Manager
iSun Energy
08.2023 - Current
Financial Analyst
BETA Technologies, Inc
03.2023 - 07.2023
Buyer
BETA Technologies, Inc
02.2022 - 03.2023
Purchasing Agent
NRG Systems
05.2021 - 02.2022
Supply Chain Specialist
NRG Systems
02.2020 - 05.2021
Operations Coordinator
LPA Design, Inc.
05.2010 - 02.2020
Financial Assistant
Bixby & Associates
09.2007 - 08.2009
Dimond High School
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