Supply Chain

Summary

Supply Chain experience in manufacturing environment offering more than 10 years of production planning, scheduling, logistics, purchasing, and inventory management. Additional experience in basic accounting, contract manufacturing, international exports and imports, analysis and forecasting, new product development including packaging design approvals with an emphasis on exceeding customer expectations. Promoted to roles of increasing responsibility including filling in for travelling executive management. Recognized for long hours, commitment to customers, attention to detail, professionalism, and follow-up. Highly acclaimed reputation for excellence in exporting developed when recognized as a primary contributor to Nylonge Corporation's President's E-Commerce Award.

Qualifications

• MS Word • MS Excel • Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

• MS PowerPoint • SAP • Oracle’s PeopleSoft Systems

• MS Access • MS Publisher • Lean / 5S Principles

• MS Outlook • Lotus Notes

Work Experience

Soundwich, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio

Production Control Specialist 2011 – Present

Direct and actively participate in the plant planning, logistics, and material handling functions •

Role ensures customer satisfaction and effective inventory management by providing appropriate support and leadership in areas of production & inventory control for operations activities • Responsible for overall production planning and inventory management of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

3M Company (formerly known as Nylonge Corp. / Sponge, Inc.) Elyria, Ohio

Supervisor Scheduling/Logistics - Inventory Coordinator 2006 - 2010

Coordination and management of production, packaging, demand forecasting, and shipments for International & Key National Accounts • Administration of International Shipments • Supervise scheduling and shipping departments • Analyze production data, provide forecasts • Reconciliation of over & short accounting reports, root cause identification, corrective actions • Training office and plant personnel to use computer systems, creation of Standard Operating Procedures • Cycle Count of Inventory reconciliation, root cause identification, corrective actions • Oversee Contract Manufacturing programs and systems • Month End Close • Approval of manufacturing orders

• Collaborated on implementation of 3M inventory systems

• Developed employee certification programs for computer systems

• Reduced over & short report from over 700 items to less than 25 variant items

Sonja M Lester Page 2

Administrative Manager 1998 - 2006

Facilitation and management of production, packaging, demand forecasting, and shipments for

National Accounts • Customer Service - Order processing (International / Key Accounts) • International Credit and Collections • Negotiation of Ocean Contract Rates •

Processed International Shipments in excess of 20 shipments on a weekly basis including scheduling of shipments, customer notification, preparation of export documentation • Backup for plant production and packaging scheduling • New Product Development - product specification and creation of product structures, graphic design review & approvals • Purchasing of finished goods from international suppliers, specialty products & materials requiring coordination of multi-vendor PO’s & sequenced deliveries

• Improved documentation procedures to expedite notification of exports to customers and forwarders by implementing standard work processes.

• Established package design templates utilizing approved verbiage, artwork placement, print & design specifications to facilitate bringing new products or artwork redesign to private label marketplace; thereby reducing launch time by up to 8 weeks.

Administrative Manager/Assistant 1991 - 1998

Inventory Management and Purchasing of packaging supplies • Material Receiving / Payables (A/P) • Assigning General Ledger Numbers (G/L relating to both A/R and A/P) • Month End Close • Coordination of packaging and shipments for National Account • Administration of International Shipments •Customer Service • Cash Receipts (A/R) - Collections

• Implemented predefined collection timelines and procedures.

• Recognized for contributions to successful launch of national brand products.

• Played a key role in streamlining daily business processes and increasing productivity levels.

Other Experience

Sponge, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio

Office Assistant

Filing • Matching documents • Computer data entry • Reconciliation and auditing of freight payables • Bill of material/product structure creation • Work well as a team member or independently.

Huntington National Bank Cleveland, Ohio

Receptionist - Human Resource Department

Filing • Greeting interviewees • Answering phones • Maintaining application files.

Education

Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio

Accounting & Business courses – no degree

Lakewood High School Lakewood, OH

Diploma

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