Leah D. Peterson
*** ****** **. ****** *****, MI 49014 H: 269-***-**** C: 269-***-**** **********@*******.***
Kellogg Company – Sr. Supply Chain Analyst Foreign Trade - March 2013 - Current
Managing, streamlining & creating the documentation for Kellogg international exports.
Current Job
Focusing on the Pringles integration, which tripled Kellogg ocean exports, to continue to ship
Profile Pringles to over 80 countries. Supporting order management, export documentation, supplier
payments, & international growth. Writing new S&OP’s as new processes are formed. Work
with government agencies such as the FDA, Department of Agriculture & USDA to obtain
documents such as health certificates and free sales.
Grow Kellogg’s export business as the gatekeeper Work in cross functional teams,
Key Skills/
for approving new products into over 80 countries such as quality & legal
Responsibilities Drive continuous financial savings ideation, Cross trained within foreign
2014 target of $100,000 in savings for documentation trade team members, including
Team lead for managing Kellogg’s Pringles Latin America &
promotional & licensed contracts database & Middle East order management
communicating results with all foreign regions Acquisition of Pringles
Interact with a diverse team of individuals in over 7 integration support, took part
Kellogg regions daily including the Caribbean, in “success room”
Central America, Asia, Australia, Europe, & the Support “Symphony” SAP
Middle East. systems upgrade
CEVA Logistics & DAMCO onsite Kellogg Company
Past
Foreign Trade Export Coordinator May 2011 -March 2013
Experience
Managed customer orders, created bookings and scheduled export shipments for the Kellogg
Caribbean/Puerto Rico market, Guatemala, Pricesmart, & Colombia for dry, canned & frozen
products. 90 Million in sales annually. Single point of contact for these regions for orders,
pricing, marketing questions & product inquiries.
Responsible for processing & shipping all international sample orders and package flats (order
entry, created customs invoices, scheduled pickups, after shipment follow up)
*Kellogg Caribbean received vendor of the year award from Sam’s Club for 2012
Ensured case fill Target 100%, minimum container utilization of 96%
Executed cost savings opportunities
Drove customer growth, setup new customers & new countries
Superior customer service to other Kellogg markets & customers
Processed Daily Intercompany pricing Exception report
Managed multiple priorities/projects at once
Liaison between Warehouse/Carriers/Kellogg/International Kellogg regions
Prepared customs documents - invoices, health certificates, technical data sheets
Spherion onsite at the Kellogg Company
Compliance Auditor April 2011-May 2011
Ensured compliance with imports into the US. Auditing of broker invoices and paperwork.
Aarons Sales & Lease
Sales Manager May 2010 – April 2011
Directed sales staff & delivery drivers, scheduled delivery appointments, met daily/monthly
targets for growth, communicated between store management and district managers,
processed applications for leasing, set daily priorities for sales team, resolved issues with
leased merchandise, customer service, and data entry. Handle d many urgent demands daily.
Effectively managed 1100 active customers
Trained through Aarons University as Sales Pro Certified
Responsible for Store Marketing (business to business, door to door, calls, mailings)
The Den Party Store
Assistant Store Manager August 2005 – May 2010
5 years of managerial experience, managing a team of 5-7 employees a day, staff of 25.
Responsible for opening/closing the store, inventory counting, cashiering, stocking, theft
prevention, customer service & documenting employee compliance
Trained new employees/managers & interviewed prospective employees
Additional Lean Training Course Series (Kaizen events, Process Mapping, 5 S’s, 7 wastes, RACI)
Training 2011
Monthly Foreign Trade Training sessions on import/export compliance and
procedures (Anti-boycott, Country of Origin Marking, Antidumping, EEI & AES
Filing, Customs Value) 2012
US Customs & Development Training course by Customs & Trade Solutions Inc. –
HTS/Schedule B January 31st, 2014
Visio Training 2012
US Census Bureau Webinar - Understand Export Regulations September 24th, 2013
US Census Bureau Webinar - Understand Export Regulations September 10th, 2013
Webinar : Easier, Faster and more Accurate HS Classifications for Multiple Countries
October 3rd, 2012
Customs Bonds 101 webinar July 25th, 2012
Export Compliance Webinar April 5th, 2012
Resource
Groups KMERG – Kellogg Multinational Employee Resource Group
WOK – Women of Kellogg
Education
Western Michigan University Bachelor of Business Administration December 2009
Major: Business Management Minors: Communication & General Business
Key courses: Business Computing, Multi-media Publication and Design/Imaging, Marketing,
Interpersonal Communications, Business Process Productivity & Quality, Managing
ERP/SAP systems, Informational, Business, & Creative Writing, Human Resource
Management, Accounting I,II & Statistics, Business Management
College Activities: Student Entertainment Team Advertising/Marketing Lead
Event coordinating, planning, organizing and running events. Advertised for upcoming
events, updated website, designed brochures and table tents
Scholarships:
Dean's Scholarship for Western Michigan University
Jane Ulmer Memorial Scholarship for Community Service
Michigan Merit Award MEAP
Dean's List for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in the Haworth College of Business ‘08
Extensive SAP experience, Visio, Advanced in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,
Computer
OneNote, SharePoint, Internet, Blue Workflow Online (for packaging designs)
Experience