Nicole Weidner

• Supported Diageo North America Supply Chain AOP by strengthening quality governance, enhancing supplier performance, and enabling execution of strategic initiatives.
• Serve as quality lead for wholly owned North America sites, ensuring consistent standards, audit readiness, and alignment with ISO/FSSC requirements.
• Drove supplier performance and compliance, achieving >90% ICIX compliance and onboarding 34 suppliers and 6 TPOs to standardize quality expectations.
• Improved operational performance by advancing KPIs, including reduction of aged claims, quality holds, and blocked stock, while enabling >98% Right First Time (RFT) liquid delivery.
• Enhanced audit readiness and governance by leading IAA training initiatives and supporting internal audit programs across the network.
• Strengthened data-driven decision-making by streamlining quality systems (e.g., Enablon) and enabling proactive trending, defect tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Optimized supplier collaboration and accountability through structured performance programs, task forces, and continuous improvement initiatives, reducing defects and waste.
• Provided technical quality leadership on strategic projects, partnering cross-functionally to deliver high-quality packaging and product performance.

Certifications: ISO (Lead/Internal Auditor), PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual)

• Manages Suppliers from Onboarding and Compliance to overall Supplier Quality through ICIX and the Supplier Certification Program.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards and supplier accountability through the implementation of the Claims Process and recovering $2.75MM back in cost of quality.
• Effectively identifies root causes of nonconformances and implements corrective actions, resulting in a trending decrease in overall conversion site downtime.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop and implement new quality procedures and protocols to improve overall product quality and severity of nonconformances by >10%.
• Delivers annual compliance documents and performs thorough audit inspections to ensure >90% compliance with quality standards and regulations.
• Trained and mentored employees on quality control processes and procedures to increase awareness and adherence to quality standards (Ex: VTS, Holds and Claims).

• Established effective partnerships with Packaging Suppliers, ensuring there was a shared vision, priorities and effective ways of working.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address packaging material issues and improve overall quality performance.
• Analyzed data and trends to identify root causes of packaging defects and implemented corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.

• Led a team of, on average, 15 operators, providing guidance and support to ensure daily operations ran smoothly and efficiently.
• Driving safety, quality, continuous improvement projects, performance management and operating results for both South and North Halls through shift-based leadership.
• Conducted regular performance evaluations and provided ongoing training to team members to enhance their skill sets and improve overall performance.
• Created a training manual to aid with onboarding new Operations Team Leads.

• Coordinated daily production, managing a department of 27 employees.
• Promoted a safe work culture, putting safety first in all responsibilities.
• Review and interpret operating data and implement appropriate changes in procedures to ensure continuous and efficient operations.
• Worked in conjunction with the Maintenance Department to apply consistent cost-saving techniques and designs for improved plant productivity.
• Worked with engineering personnel in the role of a project team member for new machine installations, FATs and start-ups.
• Improved production efficiencies by changing work methods, changeover times and recommending equipment improvements.
• Worked with Supply Chain to ensure the Container Asset Management System (CAMS) is current for all SKUs. Established cost-saving initiatives working in conjunction with suppliers, saving over $80k.

• Established quality control of laboratory procedures and equipment functionality while maintaining ISO 9001 standards.
• Evaluated sampling of all phases of operations to ensure overall quality of finished product.
• Worked with Product Technology aiding in the development of new products (NPRs) through recipe creation, blending and testing.
• Managed a team of 3 laboratory technicians, providing one-on-one training to new lab technicians.
• Implemented a laboratory inventory process that coordinated with purchasing, leading to a reduction in part shortages within the Lube Alert Laboratories.