Michelle Camacho
Citrus Heights,CA
Summary
Developmentally focused and strategic Inventory Manager with 4.5 years of experience in optimizing production processes, procurement practices, and implementing a streamlined lumber production. Began as an inventory manager, but quickly rose to develop cross functional teams focusing in collaboration and developing problem solving skills across 50 team members and 5 lumber sites. Currently assessing company financial status by analyzing win rates, gross margin, and developing a new pricing strategy based on customer volume to drive gross margin growth.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Manager
Berco Redwood
05.2023 - Current
- Developing new pricing strategy based on one of two areas: maintaining correct item gross margin from new average costs automatically calculated nightly; in conjunction with analyzing average gross margin sales and customer volume to develop customer specific pricing. Expecting to see company wide 2025 year end margin growth of 3-5%.
- Currently understanding lumber mill processes to design efficient process that results in product quality. Currently creating plan that connects all aspects of operations: receiving, tagging, barcoding, production speed, logistics, storage to customer sales. Expected to be implemented by year end and anticipated 10-15% company savings in process development.
- Assessing current production cycle times and labor to understand if the mill is as productive, efficient, and profitable as anticipated. If not, currently developing plans to strategically fix bad practices.
- Analyzing processes to understand where to improve: Built automatically printed labels process for orders, special orders, and inbound inventory to remain organized throughout all 5 yards. Reduced internal work from 4 hours/day to 5 min/receiving tag.
- Providing leadership to 5 site managers and 12 direct reports to build self-sufficiency, collaboration, creativity, and cross company teamwork.
- Developed 12-person inventory team that spans all areas of work regarding supply chain management. Improved receiving and tagging processes, developed buy models to best understand which vendors align with strategic goals, and negotiated with vendors for better terms and pricing. Resulted in 5% margin growth within 8 months of implementation.
- Retraining dispatching team and drivers to establish correct work processes and to utilize delivery and dispatch program. Anticipating seeing accurate delivery costs, transfer times, and delivery driver statistics to reduce total dispatch costs.
- Implementing current technological programs and ERP system- Eagle by Epicor to all staff. Includes multiple one on one retrains with sales staff and inventory team.
Purchasing Manager
Central Valley Glass And Screen
09.2020 - 04.2023
- Ensured continuous supply of 55 types of glass and chemicals that support 24/7 production schedule across 3 different warehouses throughout California and Nevada; inventory valued at $6 million.
- Initiated inventory management improvement process- implemented Excel ERP program that defined ideal reorder points and identifies overstock. Decreased inventory value by $350,000, resulting in US$ 0.4M in cost-savings
- Analyzed material requirements based on historical monthly production schedules, developed just in time purchasing strategy and capacity requirements; reduced total inventory by $450,000.
- Maintained ERP system through weekly cycle counting and quickly performed root cause analysis on any inventory variances
- Met with 3 main suppliers to negotiate pricing and terms resulting in 25% price decrease on all products.
- Developed 10 new supplier relationships, and manages 40 supplier relationships.
Regulatory Contracts Intern
California Independent System Operator
06.2020 - 09.2020
- Collected 7 data requirements from internal and external customers to prepare contract management compliance.
- Prepared 10-minute end of summer presentation demonstrating what I learned and measured internship impact to Regulatory Contracts Division, VPs, and CEO.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06.2020
Skills
- Operations Control
- Contract Negotiation
- Vendor Management
- Logistics Scheduling
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Price Structuring
Timeline
Inventory Manager
Berco Redwood
05.2023 - Current
Purchasing Manager
Central Valley Glass And Screen
09.2020 - 04.2023
Regulatory Contracts Intern
California Independent System Operator
06.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz