Rebecca Ashby

• Achieved all quarterly inventory targets supporting $50m in annual revenue, balancing working-capital efficiency with production readiness and customer delivery requirements. • Increased inventory turns 2.4 to 5.0. reduced aged inventory 8%, increased inventory accuracy 99.8% (value) and 99.5% (pieces), cut MRB/RTV aging to < 30 days. • Implemented Lean 6S practices improving logistics efficiency, organization, and material flow, increasing through-put and quality without adding resources. • Purchasing SME for an Infor ERP implementation, ensuring accurate configuration, data integrity, and adoption across procurement. • Exceeded 2025 sustainability targets advancing CO2 reductions, reuse, and recycling programs, strengthening environmental performance, operational efficiency, and cost savings. • Mentor, develop and coach cross-functional teams building accountability, collaboration and strong execution across the organization creating high performing teams.

• Raw material planning and procurement for complex, high mix manufacturing operations, ensuring supply continuity and alignment with customer need and revenue objectives. • Streamlined purchasing execution for $40m inventory, 50,000+ order lines, optimizing cost, lead time, and supplier performance across a global supply base. • Established a world class KPI framework for the purchasing organization, improving visibility for on time delivery, shortages, data management, and material readiness. • Reduce shortages to the build plan through proactive supplier engagement, and structured risk mitigation processes. • Partner cross functionally with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Program Management to ensure material strategies support operation, customer, and NPI requirements.

• Planning, procurement, and logistics manager for raw materials manufacturing and final assembly for contract manufacturer • Delivered on-time, on-budget material supply while reducing excess inventory and improving need-by-date performance to support $30m annual revenue. • Manage purchasing and procurement of 40,000 lines annually • Support cross-functionally with quality, engineering, sales, and program management. • Developed advanced analytics that improved visibility into material shortages and strengthen alignment to production build schedule.

As a primary caregiver, I managed a wide range of responsibilities for two family members who had illnesses/conditions that prevented them from handling their daily activities on their own. Responsibilities included scheduling, record keeping, transportation, researching care options, daily personal care, mental health and wellness, exercise, therapies and fun activities.

VP North American Operations • Drove continuous improvement that eliminated redundancies, maximized productivity and efficiencies, control costs, and improved customer and employee satisfaction. • Led end-to-end operations including customer service, purchasing, logistics, and warehousing, established scalable policies and procedures improved service and operational efficiencies. • Develop operational tactical plans supporting sales and business owners’ annual strategy. • Inventory planning, product launch scheduling, resource planning, > 99% inventory accuracy.

• Provide top level company and customer support for all IT services with high availability and security • IT responsibility for websites, developers, operations systems, database management, desktop support, systems administration, security, software and hardware infrastructure. • Developed Operations and IT business proposals that include solutions, integration steps, estimations, and technical documentation • Mentor staff, provide training, and assist with analytics and problem solving. • Integrating technical and process based functions in operations creating successful working partnership to provide world class service and solutions. • Oversee contracts, business partners, negotiations, set standards and measure metrics.

• SAP Business One technical and functional analyst 7 Countries, all modules. • Functional Specification and Configuration of 2 SAP B1 databases for new entities • Create and deliver system and process training for end-to-end operations. • Help Desk production support for SAP Business One, Exigo and multiple interfaces. • Operations/system projects – cycle count, data clean up, point of sale, merchandise bar code label design, foreign currency sales, cross country sales, system and authorization control.

Joint Program Executive Office - Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) GFEBS (SAP) temporary On-Site ERP and Business Operations Support to the Business Operations Headquarters Department areas included finance, cost management, budget & procurement • Design and deliver department specific training • Analyze, develop and produce weekly, monthly reporting • Trouble shooting, risk assessment and mitigation of system and process issues

On-Site Support to assist US Army Commands and end-user in operational and system changes to SAP. Created and delivered workshops, job aids, training documentation and BI reporting. Trouble shooting system issues, escalate as required. Investigate process issues, design and recommend new process alternatives. Analyze risks and mitigations. Provided support across procurement, sales, finance, funds management, project systems, human resources and logistics. Data debugging of multiple system at interfaces to support Army mission. GFEBS (SAP) class room instructor at US Army posts. Instructed supply chain courses prior to go-live. Face to the customer. Managed change and uncertainty of new system and processes. Cross walked legacy systems and processes. SAP Help Desk Support Technician provided trouble ticket resolution and closure. Worked with end-users to analyze issue and provide resolution.

SAP Logistics and Quality module implementation manager. Responsible for full cycle - project schedule through go-live and post production support. Plan revisions, issue mitigation and aligning project to original timeline. Responsible for configuration requirements gathering, managing testing cycles - development through user acceptance testing, writing test scripts, training development and delivery, change management. Recommended warehouse consolidations and closures, created inventory move schedules for 20 global sites, 4 new inventory customer consignments across 12 countries while maintaining customer service level requirements.

Managed global operations teams of 5 to 30 resources to integrate subsidiaries and merger & acquisition companies into Applied Materials corporate operations and SAP R/3 & ECC platforms. Planned and executed 5 full life-cycle ERP projects - from inception data gathering to post production system and operational support. All portions of direct project responsibilities were delivered on-time and on-budget. Specialized in Global Supply Chain for both forward and reverse logistics. Implemented system automations including bar coding, RF, pick-to-light, physical process layout. Responsible for vendor selection and supplier management, hardware procurement and installation. >99.5% inventory accuracy of physical and system inventory integrations. 350,000+ SKU's, >$500,000,000 inventory values.

Metron Subsidiary - 15 warehouses, 3 product lines, 50+ employees, contractors and 3PL providers. Operations manager implemented corporate policies and procedures for inventory control, safety, cycle count, warehouse and transportation operations to exceed ISO requirements. Worked cross-functionally to mitigate supply chain issues, implement recovery plans, identify operational process improvements, decrease operating costs and increase customer satisfaction. Reduced transportation costs by 40% and operating expenses by 10% through rebidding and renegotiating contracts.

Transportation Operations Manager for Applied Materials Global Services Division. Responsible for establishing and maintaining global standards, cost reduction and performance goals. Managed freight payment outsourcing to 3rd Party Freight payment provider. Reduced quarterly transportation costs from $23m to $7.5m. Developed expedite controls, created service routing guidelines, and provided transportation training to touch points. Developed freight claims program. Responsible for customer issues, root cause and corrective actions.