Premium Pet Health, LLCBusiness/Human Resources Manager
Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2011• Served as a strategic financial, supply chain, and human resource partner, working to drive cost reduction, human resources initiatives, and process improvements to improve operational and financial performance. • Led a high-performing team comprised of 9 administrative and accounting team members located at 2 manufacturing plants.
• Developed and implemented systems, processes, and controls in compliance with federal agencies' rules and regulations.
• Managed all human resources-related functions for all organizational facilities. • Coordinated all logistics for all outbound and some inbound shipments via refrigerated truck and railcar and negotiated pricing with vendors to reduce expenditures. Notable achievements while in the position included:
- Implemented supply chain and logistics strategy for the cold storage facility, reducing overhead costs by 46,000 annually.
- Performed cost analysis on freight, resulting in a reduction of cost-per-load of $300,000 annually.
- Improved the accounts payable function by eliminated duplicate invoice payments, resulting in a $60,000 saving.
- Significantly improved outstanding accounts receivables by implementing process improvements.