Production Associate Resume Example

Directed special projects, including the monitoring of end-to-end transition of over 200 sku's, delivering 100% on-time project completion.

• Collaborated with Senior Management and vendors in determining product configurations and pricing, developed reports outlining annual analysis of cost options
• Executed effective vendor negotiations, reducing overhead and raw materials costs by 10%
• Delivered guidance and mentorship to direct reports, motivating through positive leadership
• Coordinated cross-functional team meetings, reviewed product line changes identifying issues and cost-reducing options
• Established processes to improve organizational efficiencies and opportunities for growth.

Executed monthly buying plan and inventory review to ensure consistent monitoring of goods from end-to-end supply, establishing metrics in support of product initiatives.

• Negotiated cost-effective strategies to implement product changes and delivery sustainability options in collaboration with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Evaluated and effectively summarized data for high-level reports to Senior Management.
• Reduced air costs by 20% on raw materials implementing quarterly analysis of vendor air requests.
• Drove consistency of target fulfillment rates of 95% for managed categories.
• Accelerated pipe deliveries by 7% for outlet and retail handbags in FY18, 3% for SLG's in FY19, developing solution to improve global supplier KPI's utilizing SAP data to monitor weekly shipments.
• Assisted in strategizing new product line change procedures, providing creative input in alignment with organizational growth objectives.

Demonstrate strong financial planning and analysis skills, utilizing industry expertise to ensure all processes and activities are compliant with business objectives, policies, and procedures.

• Drive accuracy and timeliness in assessment of month-end financial statements and selling cost reports, performing evaluation of operational performance, communicating budget variance analysis results to key stakeholders
• Assumed responsibilities of Director of Cosmetic Operations during new hire transition, leveraged operations knowledge to expertly communicate all financial tasks
• Slashed monthly vendor salary refunds by 15% with development of innovative process for accurately updating store associates in database, ensuring data integrity and consistent 0% selling costs
• Actively reconcile corporate level general ledger accounts, proviing accuracy and conciseness of internal audit controls
• Collaborate with accounts payable and finance teams in development of business strategy to electronically send vendor financial documents, increasing efficiency of reporting and back-up documentation, improving vendor experience
• Spearhead transformative improvement project in collaboration with IT team, to transition month-end financial reporting from Oracle to Fusion platform, with no interruption of closing process