Kimberly Miller
Forest Lake,MN
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with strong background in purchasing, vendor management and inventory control. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize sales and profits. Considered valuable asset to any team.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Buyer/Scheduler
Innovize
06.2021 - Current
- Complete all high-volume asset requests over 25 million
- Complete all new tooling orders/schedule @ press
- Oversees all tooling inventory management, over 1000 tools
- Orders raw materials for 10 of our top customers to ensure on time delivery
- Performs price updates on all materials in MRP system
- Negotiates pricing, and delivery with suppliers.
Advisor/Production Manager
Innovize
02.2018 - 01.2021
- Provide leadership, performance management, and overall work direction
- Conducts and inputs quarterly data for direct report performance reviews
- Continuous research into cost reduction opportunities that has led to: 60% in reduction in man hours and $15,000/year savings for medical company for building tool kit minimizing multiple hours off set up operations
- Major safety concern removed and $20,000/year savings for reducing man hours for a medical company by using electronic tape dispensers and created a new seating chart
- Worked with Technical Lead to remove a full manufacturing operation that was an ergonomic mishap and saved company $18,000/year by eliminating the step
- Kaizen project team member while process mapping and then co-locating multiple manufacturing process steps saving >200,000 annually in waste
- Responsible for ensuring material I.D., status, segregation, and traceability during all phases of production
- Led the on-site implementation of a English second language program (ESL) helping over 15 associates, resulting in four promotions to date.
Production Lead
MME
09.2016 - 09.2018
- Trained incoming operators on work expectations and assignments
- Ensured proper documentation requirements and quality standards were met
- Created schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
- Trained in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) software
- Performed hourly quality checks on parts using calipers, pin gages, and MicroVu
- Responsible for achieving better workflow systems by monitoring process steps.
Production Supervisor
Metro Mold & Design
10.2014 - 08.2016
- Responsible for organizing schedules to place talent in correct areas
- Performed routine checks and visual inspection of parts
- Gathered all necessary supplies and tools needed for each station
- Created job jackets
- Reviewed all timecards, product quantities, and scrap per station.
Production Manager
Podvin Company Inc.
08.2003 - 10.2014
- Demonstrated exemplary safety standards while working with biohazard medical waste bags containing high leakage potential
- Responsible for running press, routine maintenance of daily production logs, and machine line
- Scheduled all associates daily tasks
- Accurately and efficiently completed orders in specified time frame
- Ensured all safety operations of equipment
- Maintained full knowledge of all new processes.
Education
Associate Degree - Network Systems Administrations
ITT Tech
Woodbury, MN01.2014
Skills
- Production Floor Management (aware of multiple processes occurring daily and working with my team for accuracy and efficiency)
- Warehouse and Supply Chain expertise
- Forming a solid team base for growth and learning
- Strong work ethic that drives process improvement
- Team projects involving cost savings, lean process, and safety improvement
Certification
- SR Lean Practitioner
- Supervisor Fundamentals
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Lean Practitioner
- APICS CPIM PART I
Timeline
Buyer/Scheduler
Innovize
06.2021 - Current
Advisor/Production Manager
Innovize
02.2018 - 01.2021
Production Lead
MME
09.2016 - 09.2018
Production Supervisor
Metro Mold & Design
10.2014 - 08.2016
Production Manager
Podvin Company Inc.
08.2003 - 10.2014
Associate Degree - Network Systems Administrations
ITT Tech
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