Jenae Brunow

• Strategic Planning & Execution, collaborating with senior leadership to define operational goals aligned with the company's overall strategic direction, continuously evaluating and improving business processes to enhance operational efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction • Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors, ensuring timely delivery and services at the best cost • Lead, mentor and develop the operational teams • Work closely with other senior leaders to align operations with broader company initiatives • Implement Technology solutions. Explore opportunities for process automation to streamline operations and reduce manual work • Provide regular updates to CEO, CFO, and other senior leaders on the status of operations, KPI, and any critical challenges • Support organizational initiatives that impact operations, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption

• Measuring and implementing process efficiencies in entire supply chain • Overseeing and implementing employee training programs • Leading procurement and resource allocations in the best possible ways • Under my leadership, constantly negotiating pricing with transportation companies • Liaising with departmental heads to develop demand planning, production schedules, and shipping plans • Helping maintaining trusted relationships with key clients via regular meetings, premium services, and low costs • Under my leadership, executing visions and plans from the executive team effectively and efficiently • Operations team has been recognized as one of top suppliers by many major customers every year • Under my leadership, build and strengthen healthy relationship with vendors to obtain the best services without paying premium price

• Led strategically planning and forecasting manually and systematically • Under my leadership, regularly sent out RFP to new carriers and negotiated pricing with carriers to assure pricing was the most competitive • Implemented and increased efficiency by working with I.T. department for automation • Managed operational plans and inventory transfer plans while started using a new 3PL - under my lead, the transition was smooth and seamless

• Planned and managed inventory based on devices, product type, seasonality and customers purchasing habits to maintain inventory at a healthy level • Improved processes to be more efficient • Worked closely with customers and sales team on demand planning • Provided instructions and directions to factories and buyers in China to successfully support customers' needs

• Immediately improved the process of forecasting, planning, and purchasing • Enhanced relationship with customers soon after started the position • Arranged international transportations based on current, future demand, and carrier services/costs to identify the best options, saved on shipping costs on a daily basis • Proactively managed factories to mitigate potential delays and issues • Coached team members to offer customers the best services in supply chain • Key person to keep info flow through departments internally as well as with vendors and customers

• Managed 40 employees within 3 departments (3 managers, 4 supervisors, 23 specialists / order processors) • Developed / tested / implemented new systems for operation (Syspro) • Oversaw and managed production and shipping schedules • Communicated with sales and customers proactively when there were potential issues • Acted as the central communication point to sales management personnel and sales representatives, forwarding information to appropriate persons/departments as necessary • Established workflow and assembly methods maximizing the efficiency of the manufacturing process

• Oversaw production lines and interacted with production leads closely to assure production went as planned • Identified root causes and put corrective actions into place • Continued to improve production processes to be more efficient and effective

• Planned production schedules for house brand • Closely monitored production and shipping to hit requested ship date 100% • Proactively communicated with sales team and higher management when production was behind • Identified root cause and suggested corrective actions

• Maintained product data back end on company website, keeping it up to date • Entered product data accurately • Took other tasks as assigned, such as helped data entry for the product development team

• Developed and maintained contracts, orders, pricing inquiries, and shipment status accurately • Negotiated pricing with global suppliers (manufactures and carriers) to ensure my company received the lowest possible price • Scheduled and monitored daily import shipments • Monitored shipments to assure they were delivered successfully without issues • Inspected products upon receiving thoroughly

• Coordinated with customers, sales team, and suppliers to assure orders were processed and shipped on time • Involved in new product development processes for holiday sales (Valentine’s Day, Easter, Christmas, etc.) each year based on new trends in the market • Monitored prototype development and showroom setup

• Inspected products at factories based on company's quality standards • Proactively communicated with supervisors when there were issues • Enforced factories to comply our quality standards

2 years of study business administration.