Sandra Carlsen

• Integrated company spend & cost savings opportunities+ to deliver improved operational & financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability & working capital.

• Handled production, manufacturing, purchasing, procurement, distribution centers, warehouse management, import & exporting & other supply chain functions to work with key stakeholders to best determine products & services sourced.

• Maintains performance of contracts & communications while handling all logistics for departments as necessary to improve & streamline the processes.

• Negotiated contracts, policies & deadlines with suppliers & vendors & supply scorecards.

(Contract Remote) Seattle, WA

• 12/2020 - 07/2021

• Planned & oversaw RFP transportation processes for corporate wide agreements, data analysis of company spend on transportation, market research during COVID for transportation and finalize contract negotiations in SAP Ariba, Microsoft Teams & Oracle software system.

• Prospect leads to build pipeline & convert sales opportunities for transportation lanes

• Negotiated with various freight companies & received annual contracts, resulting in cost savings of 22% based on COVID market transportation trends

• Work cross functionally to improve communication & streamline process on critical shipments.

• Collaborated with buyers for corporate purchasing strategies & projects to directly support manufacturing, warehouses & distribution.

• Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs & negotiated prices to maintain profit margins, meeting with gross profit suppliers quarterly & supply scorecards.

• Managed vendor contracts & communicates information to all plants, departments as necessary based on inventory levels when changes occur.

• Negotiated pricing to determine best deal & saved approximately 23.8% annually.

• Purchased over $15,000,000 in resin byproducts of fuel, annually

• Collaborated on group projects to complete professional deliverables.
• Worked with industry professionals to further drive learning goals.
• Studied topics using scientific methods to contribute to ongoing research.

• Processed & entered customer orders into database & provided proactive customer service for accounts.

• Managed system support functions to set priorities & service levels expectations utilizing Oracle software system.

• Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery & documented accurately to achieve correct billing.

• Liaised between warehouse personnel & customer communications with all plants & other departments timely.

• Collaborated with new & established vendors to negotiate optimal pricing & scheduling.

• Processed & entered customer shipping into database & provided proactive customer service for accounts in timely manner.

• Worked cross functionally to manage transportation system support functions to set priorities & service levels of daily scheduling expectations through Oracle software system

• Verified accurate shipping schedule cross functionally to improve and streamline processes in shipping, warehouse & our 3PL, BNSF.

• Liaised between warehouse personnel & customer to facilitate account & operational needs.

• Handled high-volume paperwork & collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing & shipping problems while monitoring & reporting on transportation with properly filed shipping documents

• Supported development of automated system for distribution of sales orders & associated data while maintaining files for all departments as necessary

• Met production goals & formed action plan to constantly raise bar to higher standards.

• Developed scheduling for certain tasks so that goods will be available when needed.

• Tracked progress of manufacturing orders using Intuitive ERP software. • Requisitioned materials to restock inventory & obtain goods for scale production lines.

• Resolved accuracy issues & production downtime by implementing software to pinpoint areas of weakness & automate MRP.

• Assisted staff with maintaining residents' health by scheduling medical appointments & arranging transportation.

• Helped adolescent youth carry out daily living tasks by coordinating schedules, staff & daily routines.

• Communicated effectively with residents, staff & other stakeholders by listening, being respectful and promoting positive demeanor.

• Created staff work schedules so each shift had appropriate number of employees for coverage, maintain files for DFS

• Organized food, supplies, & entertainment activities for home while staying within monthly budget & providing expense reporting

• Communicated with manufacturing floor & scheduling teams to determine production schedule weekly.

• Product & customer planning, capacity of cellular restraints, product completion & delivery efficiency meeting customer & site requirements. • Supported development of automated system for distribution of sales orders & data associated departmentally.

• Meet production goals, assist in action plan to constantly raise bar to higher standards.

• Supported plant lean, safety, quality & continuous improvement efforts in order batching for cellular manufacturing