Laura Richards
Frostburg,MD
Summary
Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist with a track record of success, leading over 55% of all propellant mixes on plant in 2023. Skilled at prioritizing tasks on fast paced production, while having excellent attention to detail.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Principal Supply Chain Mfg Specialist
Northrop Grumman
10.2007 - Current
- Route all mix sheets in Solumina for propellant and bond line production mixes on rocket motor programs.
- Issue weigh out Work Orders to Ingredient Prep for propellant and bond line production mixes on rocket motor programs.
- Manage material-related proposal activity, including line loss requests.
- Identify raw material and component requirements for production from engineering and product specifications and schedules
- Manage the Make/Buy process for propellant on said programs.
- Manage material risk and obsolescence.
- Identify and communicate all deviations from plan, and manage actions required to correct them.
- Track material quality and initiate actions to extend or eliminate expiring material
- Coordinate with purchasing, production, warehouse, and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate quantities of materials are always on hand
- Proactively manage and monitor supplier performance.
- Work with minimal level of direction and guidance
- Possess full DOD Secret Clearance for 16 years.
Order Management Shift Lead
Westvaco
11.2003 - 10.2007
Export Specialist
Westvaco
07.2005 - 02.2006
- Monitor and follow all stages of the order fulfillment process
- Customer service with international customers by proactively communicating all aspects of their order including on time delivery
- Coordinate shipments from our plant to final destination which includes working through the US Port of export with our Dayton office, freight forwarders, drayage carriers and vessel lines
- Organize international shipments out of Luke Mill including a review of the orders, export bookings, and documentation
- Daily communication with customers, freight forwarders, planning and scheduling, warehouse, vendors and drayage carriers
- Set up Luke Mill’s current export tracking system which includes follow through from order entry to confirmation on board and product reaches our export customer
- Supervised successful transition of the Export Specialist position to our Corporate Office in Dayton, OH in February 2006.
Education
B.A., Business Administration and Management -
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD01.1995
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly skilled at building rapport
- Self starter with high motivation
- Team player
- Detail oriented multi-tasker
Volunteer
Volunteer at local Interfaith Food Pantry in Frostburg, MD
Timeline
Sr Principal Supply Chain Mfg Specialist
Northrop Grumman
10.2007 - Current
Export Specialist
Westvaco
07.2005 - 02.2006
Order Management Shift Lead
Westvaco
11.2003 - 10.2007
B.A., Business Administration and Management -
Frostburg State University