Jordan Smith
Richmond,MO
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Production Planner
Bayer Crop Science
Kansas City, MO
02.2021 - Current
- Effectively communicated detailed information accurately and clearly to production staff and management.
- Created production schedules by considering deadlines for customer orders and sales forecasting.
- Prepared production schedules for various manufacturing activities and maintained levels to achieve consumer demands.
- Coordinated with production teammates to determine scheduling and conflict resolutions.
- Allocated resources and controlled inventory by assessing materials stock, monitoring production performance and managing backlogs.
- Demonstrated optimal inventory management skills through accurate demand forecasting.
- Developed production procedures by evaluating workflow, devising targeted plans and creating customer order schedules aligned with available materials and resources.
- Compiled data on spreadsheets to devise forecasts for production planning by gathering input from production staff and leaders.
- Utilized SAP to coordinate production resourcing to streamline planning, development, manufacturing and sales processes.
- Achieved production goals by personalizing SAP production planning and scheduling dashboards. Such as adjusting capacities.
- Developed solutions for improving the planning process, increasing the accuracy of material output per month.
- Helped lead the scale up process for new products coming down the pipeline.
- Plan and track bulk shipments that go to customers.
External Supply Planning (Short Term Assignment)
Bayer Crop Science
Kansas City, MO
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Led complex business transformation projects, overseeing tasks from planning stages to completion.
- Responsible for planning all Roundup products at multiple external manufacturing sites in Canada.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Key user in rolling out APO to the Canadian team.
- Determined inventory goals, product stock and risk management objectives and oversaw techniques to maximize inventory.
- Implemented clear and effective planning strategies to meet supply chain needs, meet demand and optimize distribution.
- Identified and rolled out both short- and long-term supply chain plans while optimizing procedures to decrease annual expenses.
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN06.2025
Skills
- Root cause analysis
- Process improvement
- Project organization
- Team Management
- Troubleshooting
- Team building
- Relationship development
- Chemical processing
- Operation monitoring
- Process safety management
- Inventory management
- Strong computer based skills (SAP,APO, Microsoft)
- Team communication
- Controlling quality
- Supply and Demand planning
- Preparing reports
- Managing logistics
- Production scheduling
Accomplishments
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Numerous Better Because of You awards.
- Managed, planned, and scheduled 300+ products within a 12 month period in this challenging logistical time.
- Consistently exceed year end performance reviews.
- Attended the Better Up Virtual Coaching Program (Leadership Development Program)
Timeline
External Supply Planning (Short Term Assignment)
Bayer Crop Science
02.2023 - 08.2023
Senior Production Planner
Bayer Crop Science
02.2021 - Current
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne