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KRISTIE HO

Salt Lake City,UT

Summary

Supply chain professional committed to helping companies improve their systems and processes. Hardworking individual with expertise in inventory management, metrics and KPIs, and supplier consolidation strategies. Committed to collaborating with diverse cross-functional teams to maximize employee engagement and meet corporate objectives.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Materials Manager

Biomerics
05.2023 - Current
  • Manage purchasing, warehouse, and customer service teams by creating strategic and tactical improvement plans, setting goals, acting as the point of escalation, and developing the team both professionally and personally
  • Managed effort to count over 2,000 items to increase inventory accuracy from 50 percent to above 90 percent, increasing efficiency of purchasing and planning activities within the ERP system
  • Manage implementation of inventory controls for inventory movement between warehouse and production to maintain inventory accuracy above 90 percent
  • Lead stand-up meetings twice a week where the supply chain team reports out on metrics used to measure the success of supply chain, identify root causes of metric misses, and implementing countermeasures.

Sourcing Specialist

Biomerics
06.2022 - 04.2023
  • Implemented a contract management system to track existing contracts, expiration dates, and missing contracts
  • Created a corporate-wide approved supplier list (ASL) procedure to meet ISO 13485 requirements by reviewing ASL SOPs from different locations and making recommendations
  • Analyzed supplier spend and supplier capabilities to decrease the number of suppliers on the ASL by 25%
  • Managed Operations and Supply Chain Interns by developing projects, supporting them through their projects, and providing learning experiences relating to the business environment and professional development.

Supply Chain Intern

Biomerics
11.2020 - 05.2022
  • Managed project to standardize five Biomerics sites in Netsuite, the company's ERP system, to ensure similar functionality and usage that will allow each site to better communicate with each other and optimize supply chain within the company
  • Created the Kanban inventory system for over 100 expense materials, packaging, and production supplies to reduce line down occurrences of these items resulting from inaccurate consumption data in the ERP
  • Created standard search reports in the ERP to efficiently pull data for supply chain, production, and finance.

Capstone Intern

Intermountain Healthcare
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Proposed changes to the existing sourcing and RFP methodology to improve accuracy of supplier scores in order to make more informed decisions
  • Proposed changes to Supplier Diversity Certification requirements and proposed the creation of a Supplier Development Program to help Intermountain reach its diverse supplier spend goal.

Operations Intern, Procurement and Product Development

Ethos Health Products
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Spearheaded procurement activities and processes by maintaining supplier relationships, requesting quotes, negotiating prices, and placing orders in an efficient manner to meet demand and RFP deadlines

New Product Development Intern, Operations and Logistics Emphasis

Gear.com
05.2020 - 07.2020
  • Implemented HubSpot by editing properties, creating automated tasks and emails, customizing stages, and communicating with cross-functional team members to determine their needs

Education

Honors Bachelor of Science, Operations and Supply Chain -

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2022

Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology -

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2022

Skills

  • Process Development
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Oracle Netsuite ERP
  • Team Leadership
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Data Analysis

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Limited Working

Timeline

Materials Manager

Biomerics
05.2023 - Current

Sourcing Specialist

Biomerics
06.2022 - 04.2023

Capstone Intern

Intermountain Healthcare
01.2022 - 05.2022

Supply Chain Intern

Biomerics
11.2020 - 05.2022

Operations Intern, Procurement and Product Development

Ethos Health Products
07.2020 - 09.2020

New Product Development Intern, Operations and Logistics Emphasis

Gear.com
05.2020 - 07.2020

Honors Bachelor of Science, Operations and Supply Chain -

University of Utah

Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology -

University of Utah

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