Laura Renner

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About Laura Renner

20 years of professional experience, as a determined, resilient, and generous leader diversely skilled in finance, operations, customer service, and project management Proficiently transformed teams and streamlined processes to execute projects, decrease operational costs, and increase overall profit margins Transformed Sale and Operations Planning (S & OP) process to align supply and demand to increase forecast accuracy for a made-to-order product line to 90% to optimize raw material inventory and maintain 98% customer satisfaction rate/on-time shipment (OTS) Modified safety stock of raw materials and right-sized plant capacity for one manufactured product line to reducing overall raw material and finished goods inventory by 30% in 12 months to meeting year end cash flow target. Created and implemented schedule adherence metric to decrease extended lead time, improving planning accuracy and gaining operational efficiency. Reduced lead time by 20 days, back to standard, improved schedule adherence from 50% to 85% within 6 months. Configured Finance technology roadmap to reduce month-end close from six to one day in three years. Aligned company vision with regional objectives with insight and assistance from 5 Regional Finance Directors. Reduced month-end close hours by 25 within six months of executing the roadmap. Created and implemented supply and demand tool to create visibility of customer orders aligned with plant capacity for product line with extended lead time. Determined appropriate lead time to regularly communicating with customers during the 18-month transition increasing plant capacity, and reducing lead times back to standard. Implemented a targeted customer communication and training plan increasing usage of company website from 59% to 80% in six months. I have a proven track record of building effective teams. I understand the importance of working collaboratively and believe that the best results are achieved when different teams work together towards common goals. During my tenure at Colorcon, I worked closely with my team to identify the issues faced by each department. I then developed strategies to address these issues and helped my team to implement them successfully. In addition to my experience and qualifications, my strengths in collaboration, team building, and leadership will make me an asset to any organization.