Nicole Rountree Knoblauch
Irving
Summary
Procurement Professional with over 20 years of diverse experience in roles such as Materials Manager, Buyer, and Quality Control. Expertise in budget management and product procurement, leading to significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency. Proven track record in process optimization and data analysis, enhancing productivity and system performance. Strong communication skills foster effective relationships with management, team members, vendors, and customers.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Supervisor
Hello Fresh
Irving
01.2021 - Current
- Manage a team of QC leads and associates to address quality in assembly, kitting, and receiving during AM front half operations.
- Knowledge of all the systems that are currently used – Slack, Google sheets, QC App, Intelex and Sdpondemand
Materials Supervisor/Buyer
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
Dallas
01.2004 - 01.2021
- Promoted to largest facility in Dallas from medium-sized facility in Charlotte, overseeing general budget of $3MM, and $80K weekly budget for AA equipment and liquor
- Served under numerous titles including Quality Manager, Delta Account Manager, and Materials Clerk
- Supervised all functions of food and equipment materials valued at $40MM for airline catering
- Accountable for food forecast, purchase, and inventory, ensuring product turnover below 8 days
- Oversaw scheduling for 31 employees responsible for organizing market for US Airways, Lufthansa, Delta, United, and AA
- Managed over 5 weekly Delta flights, liaising between Delta representative and LSG
- Served as Relief and Assistant Buyer, accounting for monthly expenditure of $1.5MM between 3 buyers
- Managed liquor areas, creating spreadsheet to track inventory, and reducing stock to maintain 10-day level
- Assisted in counting month-end inventory, entering data into SAP system with 99% accuracy
- Oversaw Operations Quality Management System and Safety inspections, consistently passing regulatory test
PM Production Supervisor
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
Dulles
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Oversaw production of $20MM in food of several major airlines such as BA, ANA, Korean, LH, and Air France
- Accountable for producing quality foods with minimum overtime, increasing production time by 20%
- Improved food quality, with increased passenger satisfaction feedback rating of 95%
- Managed 20 staff members, providing feedback with improved performance and efficiency of 20%
Purchasing/Inventory Coordinator/Buyer
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
Charlotte
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Performed purchasing function such as purchase ordering of $400K and negotiation with 20 vendors
- Updated prices and entered month-end inventory in system with 100% accuracy
- Created database from scratch, improving process efficiency by 100%
Education
B.A. - General Education
Belmont Abbey College
Skills
- Team development and training
- Inventory management
- Budget forecasting and cost control
- Quality assurance
- Client relationship management
- Turnover reduction strategies
- Operations management
- Accounting processes
- Purchase order management
- Database administration
- Process optimization
- Metrics analysis
- HighJump software proficiency
- Microsoft Office suite
- Kronos timekeeping system
- Lawson ERP expertise
- Quality assurance applications
- SAP MM module knowledge
- Link database management
- Cbase data handling
- APW software skills
- Migo inventory tracking
- Etime workforce management
- Master data management (MDM)
- SIO sources analysis
Certification
- PCQI certification
- HACCP Certification
- Cerifified internal Auditor
- working on Data Analitical certification through UTA
Timeline
Quality Supervisor
Hello Fresh
01.2021 - Current
Materials Supervisor/Buyer
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
01.2004 - 01.2021
PM Production Supervisor
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
01.2004 - 01.2005
Purchasing/Inventory Coordinator/Buyer
LSG SKY CHEFS (DFW)
01.2001 - 01.2004
B.A. - General Education
Belmont Abbey College
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