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JENNIFER Mays

Clinton,IA

Summary

Supportive Supply Chain Leader skilled in managing productivity and overall performance of 12 team members while meeting business and customer service objectives. Proficient in supplier negotiation and conflict resolution strategies. Strong leadership and organizational talents. Offering 15 years of excellence in the manufacturing industry. Skilled in leading and training staff members to achieve high performance. Talent in conducting performance evaluations and implementing continuous improvement strategies to promote organizational success. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of team/company goals and training areas of deficit. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in any role. A goal is to maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Able to manage multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

SSW HOLDING
10.2021 - Current
  • Established team of 12 people housing areas from raw materials, wire, scheduling, warehousing, shipping, and receiving.
  • Developed and implemented new programs to allow for faster more efficient workflow.
  • Hold Daily meetings with team regarding production and current issues within factory.
  • Maintain good rapport with customer base, supply base and employees within company.
  • Present to corporate team weekly on progress and development.
  • Created order management system, improve current processes and manage data until new system is implemented.
  • Hired and trained all new members of Supply Chain team.
  • Conducted performance evaluations of all team members on quarterly and yearly schedule.
  • Collaborated with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources to establish and provide effective flow of Supply Chain.
  • Promotion including two new management team members added to team.
  • Working with team and members of Corporate to design effective processes and procedures ensure company success.
  • Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital.
  • Monitored, analyzed and reported domestic freight and carrier management performance against set goals to compare costing to forecasts.
  • Capitalized on opportunities to make significant cost savings to areas of supplies, services and capital requirements when optimizing resource management for group purchasing organization (GPO) service line directors.
  • Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements.
  • Monitored performance of external vendor supply chains while handling internal logistics.
  • Guided production operations and met demand requirements by determining priorities, scheduling workers and overseeing prompt production equipment maintenance and repairs.

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

JOHN DEERE GCHPDC
10.2018 - 10.2021
  • Completed all workflow tasks within 7-10 days
  • Sourced, procured and tracked 500+ parts for new John Deere programs at experimental facility
  • Involving new combine and front-end equipment models coming out for John Deere
  • Pro-actively identified potential part issues, for 3 CDT’s tracking delivery and sourcing for build execution
  • Prioritized engineering design completion by tracking lead times and quantities utilizing tableaux report
  • Led 3 departments as Durability Build Lead resulting in 97% on time delivery.
  • Kept detailed records, generated reports and developed presentations to help management understand logistics perspective.
  • Analyzed inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste and optimize customer service.
  • Selected transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution
  • Built relationships within company and external parties such as suppliers or distributors.
  • Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
  • Checked prices and calculated totals for accurate invoice processing.
  • Maintained and organized inventory receipts and processed changes to reduce process lags.
  • Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
  • Addressed supply problems and developed creative solutions to prevent delays.

OPERATIONS PLANNING SENIOR SCHEDULER

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY
10.2010 - 10.2018
  • Scheduled Treats production utilizing 6 different extruders and 4 packing lines as well as 4 dump back lines.
  • Scheduled changeovers and production-based utilizing asset intensity as main focus and reducing waste where possible.
  • Manipulated schedules to reach zero tons to landfill goal by 2017.
  • Created average of 100 direct loads weekly allowing products to go directly to storage reducing overall costs of manipulating product multiple times
  • Reviewed 150 interplant orders weekly managing 2,500 SKUs on orders to make them as efficient as possible shipping from one warehouse
  • Managed 4 separate warehouses, ranging from 2,500 sq ft to 10,000 sq feet, with average budgeted spend of $3,780,000 to which was improved to $1,980,000 within first year.
  • Saved $1,572,000 by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems within the Warehouse and Transportation.
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

SENIOR PURCHASING LEAD

COLLIS TOOLHOLDER CORPORATION
05.2007 - 05.2010
  • Purchased Steel for production of 250 parts from India.
  • Organized and did inventory for 250 SKUs carried in factory.
  • Placed on average of 45 purchase orders received via fax into system daily.
  • Printed labels for all parts associated with purchase orders and helped pull parts from factory warehouse.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
  • Received and processed stock into inventory management system.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS - ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, MINOR, HR

AHSFORD UNIVERSITY
Clinton, Iowa
07.2017

ASSOCIATE - Business Management

ASHFORD UNIVERSITY
Clinton, Iowa
10.2010

Skills

  • Performance/Strategic Goals
  • Supplier Performance Management
  • Continuous Improvement Strategies and Corrective Actions
  • International Purchasing
  • Commodity Management
  • Supply Chain Distribution
  • Procurement Logistics and Strategies
  • Resource Utilization Management
  • Effective Working Relationships
  • Six Sigma Methodologies and Operational Standards
  • Team Meetings and Goal Setting
  • Material Sourcing and Distribution
  • ERP and Supply Chain Software
  • Warehouse Staff Management and Distribution
  • SAP utilization
  • Microsoft Tools
  • Expense Reduction and Negotiation
  • Process and Procedure Refinement
  • Operational Efficiency and Process Improvement Initiatives
  • Supply Chain Forecasting
  • Product Tracking and availability
  • Team Support and Department Development including Performance Evaluations
  • Critical Thinking and Creative Complex Problem Solving
  • Purchase Order Creation
  • Google Spreadsheets and Applications
  • Effective Verbal and Writing Communication
  • Meeting Support
  • Waste Reduction/Zero Waste to Landfill
  • Cost Savings and Reduction
  • Production Planning and Control
  • Continuous Improvement Projects
  • Safety Stock Level Maintenance
  • Status Meetings
  • Effective Customer Service and Rapport with Vendors and Customers
  • Organizational Systems
  • Effective Scheduling
  • Information Gathering
  • Materials/Finished Goods Movement
  • Active Learning
  • Raw Materials Handling and Purchasing Management
  • Materials Planning
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
  • Conflict and Complaint Resolution
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Comparing Quotations, Complex Negotiations and Procurement Proposals
  • Customer Accounts Management
  • Inventory Control Processes and Finished Goods Coordination
  • Professional Communication Skills and Active Listening
  • Job Assignments and Task Monitoring
  • Collaborative Environments
  • 5S Principles
  • Team Leadership

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

SSW HOLDING
10.2021 - Current

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

JOHN DEERE GCHPDC
10.2018 - 10.2021

OPERATIONS PLANNING SENIOR SCHEDULER

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY
10.2010 - 10.2018

SENIOR PURCHASING LEAD

COLLIS TOOLHOLDER CORPORATION
05.2007 - 05.2010

BACHELOR OF ARTS - ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, MINOR, HR

AHSFORD UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATE - Business Management

ASHFORD UNIVERSITY

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