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Whitney Ray

Whitney Ray

Davison

Summary

Organized Group Supervisor with proficiency in planning and directing and coordinating daily operations in Indirect Materials. Adept at setting and managing productivity standards and assigning and reviewing duties. Exceptional leadership, communication and time management skills. Team-oriented leader with proven leadership and motivational skills successful in helping group members achieve business goals. Respectful and clear communicator focused on enhancing teamwork and collaboratively addressing challenges with logical approaches. Skilled in building relationships and enhancing employee satisfaction to drive work performance.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Coding Group Supervisor

General Motors
08.2016 - Current
  • Effectively manage and prioritize tasks across multiple simultaneous projects with teams in multiple offices and country locations.
  • Provide exceptional customer service to GM End Use Customers by proactively monitoring the output of the coding team to ensure quality and efficiency targets are met.
  • Delegated tasks strategically and monitored progress for timely completion.
  • Manage coding team to help streamline the inventory management process, ensuring that the right indirect materials are available when needed, while also optimizing costs and minimizing waste.
  • Analyze large data using custom reports to provide metrics and areas of opportunity.

Group Lead

PPI Technical Communications
10.2015 - 07.2016
  • Conduct employee mentoring and communication efforts.
  • Conduct team meeting and monitor performance of team, including progress reporting of projects to insure successful completion.
  • Maintain communications with GM World Wide Locations, coordinating work flow, tracking results, supervise coding group employees and team leads, reviews, schedules, and track work performance.
  • Plan, organize, direct, implement, and evaluate processes to manage resources and ensure all business metrics are achieved.
  • Identified and corrected deficient performance and behaviors to achieve maximum productivity.
  • Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained team members, increasing quality of work and employee motivation.

Team Leader Manager

PPI Technical Communications
06.2014 - 10.2015
  • Work closely to support and guide team members in their effort to achieve maximum productivity and meet deadlines.
  • Using knowledge obtained, train others to think creatively, act decisively, and empower team members to grow.
  • Understand and interact effectively with upper levels of management.
  • Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development.

Data Analyst

PPI Technical Communications
Advancement LLC. Solon, OH (Troy office location), MI
04.2013 - 06.2014

Research and investigation of requests for the addition of spare parts into the General Motors Indirect Materials Purchasing System. This includes communication with manufacturers, suppliers, and General Motors End Use Customers to ensure the correct information and needed items are coded.

Education

Associate of Arts - General Education

Oakland Community College
Oakland County, MI
05.2009

Skills

  • Competent Leadership Skills
  • Analytical Thinking Abilities
  • Time Management Expertise
  • Experience in Conflict Resolution
  • Strong Oral & Written Communication
  • Self Directed & Accountable
  • Excellent Organization
  • Knowledgeable in Data Analytics

Additional Information

Technology/Proficiencies


  • Power BI
  • Knime
  • Jupyter/Matrix
  • eSAP
  • IMPAC
  • DCC


Timeline

Coding Group Supervisor

General Motors
08.2016 - Current

Group Lead

PPI Technical Communications
10.2015 - 07.2016

Team Leader Manager

PPI Technical Communications
06.2014 - 10.2015

Data Analyst

PPI Technical Communications
04.2013 - 06.2014

Associate of Arts - General Education

Oakland Community College
Whitney Ray