Karen Fuentes

American Woodmark

09.2000 - 11.2026

Conducted daily material shortage meetings for the Anaheim and Kingman plants.
Oversaw weekly manufacturing forecasts for storage, kitchens, and make-to-order (MTO) products.
Reviewed customer orders to ensure alignment with plant capacity.
Configured new items within the Oracle system.
Performed audits to maintain inventory accuracy.
Communicated with shipping teams daily to ensure timely processing and delivery of priority orders.
Monitored and accelerated overdue orders to meet deadlines.
Managed orders in Oracle, creating or canceling, as necessary.
Created and canceled purchase orders for Mexico in both Oracle and JDE systems.
Worked closely with purchasing to resolve material shortages quickly.
Informed customer service and plant managers of potential back orders due to machine downtime.
Organized weekly lamination schedules.
Expedited material shortages from Mexico as needed.
Maintained a master list of new items and their pallet quantities.
Collaborated with production teams to discuss weekly capacity planning.
Ran reports such as BPS, weekly forecasts, demand through, and hot items.
Coordinated with quality control to rush urgent orders.
Collaborated with customer service to address urgent order needs.
Prioritized production schedules based on the priority of customer orders.
Worked on Oracle and JDE integration projects.
Serve as Oracle implementation trainer.

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