rachel brincks

* Manage the raw, WIP, and in-transit inventory budget. * Project inventory changes to the budget and update forecasts based on the manufacturing operating plan. * Analyze data to review planning team’s parameters and orders to validate targets for inventory reductions are being met. * Work with Suppliers, Purchasing, and Procurement for material escalations and impact to production risks. * Initiate continuous improvement activities such as: Set up suppliers on kanban replenishment driven by electronic orders and minimum inventory on hand. Also launched an alignment of standard pack quantities with repack quantities to reduce warehouse handling. * Manage the Bill of Material team to track timely implementation of engineering change orders and new product launches. * Ensure metrics for days of supply, inventory dollars, scrap dollars per ECO, and FTZ savings are being attained.

* Planned and set up an offsite Sub Assembly facility from implementation to tear down. * Managed the supervisors and hourly personnel. * Designed the production work spaces and material flow methods for a new product launch. * Organized and provided training for each step of the models transitioning. * Ramped up the production volume to full line rate and then strategically planned the transfer of the new area into the plant over a weekend while moving the current/old production cells to the offsite facility. * Transitioned the current model from line rate to build out. * Managed the clean-up and close out of the facility while working inside my new Warehouse Manager role.

*  Collected, managed, and reported inventory data for assembly lines. *  Created new rack designs and methods of presentation for inventory on the line. *  Assisted with transforming the assembly lines from current racking into flow racking with a Kanban * replenishment system. *  Worked with purchasing to assist changing over dock to stock and ship to information. *  Managed the label revisions and data entry for the new bins and racking. *  Completed audits to better track inventory management. *  Worked with the warehouse to communicate inventory and label changes. *  Tracked and monitored shipments made to and from the warehouse. *  Directed hourly employees with tasks to complete. *  Expedited materials from the supermarket/ warehouse to the assembly line or appropriate work centers.

*  Updated daily orders on 862s for suppliers and worked with them to overcome concerns. *  Communicated with suppliers to keep accurate inventory by tracking shipping * compliance and receipts. *  Facilitated 830 planning schedules and controlled MRPs min-max quantities. *  Worked with Materials group to keep Days on Hand inventory at a low level and worked toward * continuous improvements for FIFO inventory and JIT manufacturing. *  Scheduled orders and planned ship days to maintain JIT manufacturing.