Kati Otwell-Jenkins

adr7sa@r.postjobfree.com

La Porte, Texas 77571

Cell: 713-***-****

GOAL-DRIVEN OPREATIONS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Dedicated professional with several years of broad services contract process experience including market research, supplier analysis, selection strategy, final negotiation, and construction and operations turnover. Providing significant amount of interaction with internal and external stakeholders including executive level leadership.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Purchasing Business Analysis & Planning Project Management Team Player Production Scheduling Negotiations Inventory Management Expediting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENBRIDGE June 2017 to Present

Expeditor, Contract

Contact supplier’s/project leaders on a weekly basis for updates on delivery of purchase orders to various projects – 88% team goal for yr. 2020

Become the liaison between buyers and project leadership on issues with deliveries.

Provide updates on capital equipment progress payment status and documentation requirements

Obtain and monitor production schedules with capital equipment suppliers.

Other duties as assigned by the Expediting Team Lead.

Awarded Awesome Customer Service Award for SCM group

SPX FLOW, LLC June 2006 – October 2016

Sr. Buyer, Cypress, Texas

SAP 7 super user MM module, vendor maintenance, user FI/SD modules.

Managing open orders to ensure on time delivery ending the year at 92%, including mitigating late deliveries with suppliers when the suppliers are the cause of any delay.

Managing the delivery dates for all open orders SAP, thus allowing the business to plan throughput accordingly to ultimately meet customer expectations.

Negotiated and implemented VMI project- Savings of $350k -35% of spend

Measured and reported factory on time delivery of average of 92% from vendors.

Communicated to key personnel component shortages and capacity constraints.

Reduced costs 37% by negotiating pricing and delivery fees while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services.

Analyzed key commodity items to ensure the correct inventory was available in order to maximize shipments including determining stocking levels and setting order point levels as well as pricing discounts.

Daily duties- review MRP messages, create purchase orders, manage all purchase orders until invoice is paid, clear items on Quality Non-Compliance, expedite items when needed.

Nestle ‘Waters of North America/Perrier/ June 1993- March 2005

Ozarka Water Inc.

Purchasing and Inventory Analyst, Houston Texas

Schedule daily production for 3 lines for manufacturing facility while maintaining optimum line utilizations, minimizing changeovers and increasing line efficiencies by 32%.

Oversee purchasing of 30 items for production usage in full good replenishment

for daily to monthly usages while maintaining safe inventory levels and space.

Increase customer service level from 50% to 99% by ensuring product availability at the Warehouse

Audit Inventory levels weekly to minimize losses/gains in inventory while managing over $925k in raw materials and finished goods at the factory level.

Design usage schedule for eight-week material levels for savings of 20%- $75k in price breaks for purchasing recommendations.

Collected $225k through credits from raw material vendors for materials that were damaged.

Design direct shipment schedule that has saved the Manufacturing/Logistical Department $121k Year to Date.

Oversee Hurricane Implementation and keep levels of raw materials and full good Inventories at levels approved by customers.

Oversee full good inventory levels for 7 outside branches as well as maintain a Customer Replenishment program for 7 distributors.

SAP user for applications in Purchasing and Cycle Counting - MM and S/D Modules.

EDUCATION

University of Houston - Bachelor of Business Administration, Organizational Behavior and Management - 1992

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, SAP Super User

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Texas Intercity Football Incorporated (TIFI)- Cheer Coach – 2 Years

Texas Intercity Football Incorporated (TIFI) – Conference Drill/Cheer Director – 4 Years

Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo – 31 Years

Pasadena Strawberry Festival – 30 Years

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – 25 years

La Porte Young Farmers- 3 years

La Porte young Farmers – Board Member- Secretary- 1 year

La Porte Livestock Show & Rodeo Association – Board member 8 years

La Porte 4-H- 2 year

La Porte Soccer Booster Club- 4 Years

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