Jesse Sands

I aspire to build my professional development within your company so that I may, in turn, put forth my greatest effort and skills to assist in continuing the success of your company. Ultimately, fulfilling my personal mission statement of continuous learning so that I can teach and coach others, in order to become a key influence to the future development of people and organizations.

Master Scheduler at Shape Corporation (2023-04 – Present)

• Schedule value streams of $75M+ in sales that ship to OEMs leading the automotive and aerospace sectors
• Optimized extrusion planning to reduce raw aluminum inventory by 58% in 6 months
• Reduced component inventory by 49% in 12 months
• Set and manage value stream stock levels to exceed company KPIs
• Advance computer skills by becoming proficient with cloud based Plex software
• Participate in cross functional meetings with planning, production and quality teams to ensure targets are met
• Collaborate with multiple teams to plan for extended TPM, new model, and continuous process improvement activities

Production Supervisor at FORVIA - Faurecia (2022-11 – 2023-03)

• Lead quality, cost, and delivery performance for two production areas consisting of twenty associates
• Ensure that working conditions are fully compliant with safety standards

FES&P Specialist (Continuous Improvement Specialist) at FORVIA - Faurecia (2022-02 – 2022-11)

• Improved line change over schedule and eliminated need for weekend overtime
• Contribute to the building of site and departmental improvement plans
• Support Management team in the application of FES (continuous improvement) methodologies
• Providing training and coaching to plant personnel on company FES standards
• Liaison with Division FES to gain knowledge of Group Standards and ensure best practices are developed onsite

Material Planner at FORVIA - Faurecia (2021-06 – 2022-02)

• Reduced raw material aluminum inventory by 30% without impact to production
• Advance computer skills by becoming proficient with SAP ERP
• Control and plan component inventory to reduce plant cost
• Analyze, understand, and anticipate customer needs, ensuring that they are reflected in production activities
• Manage alerts and follow up with the transportation and delivery of both inbound and outbound components
• Manage pool and stock levels of component inventory

Sales Coordinator at Madison Precision Products (Honda Affiliate) (2017-06 – 2021-06)

Promoted to this position secondary to advancing skills in strategizing, development, and promoting company goals to achieve sales targets, while also surpassing customer expectations

• Emphasis on communication between company and department leaders to relay information to upper management; daily/weekly meetings with company executives to discuss current & future projects
• Communicate with non-purchasers (plant-side) to ensure they are aware of all changes in current business
• Liaison internally and externally between US company and the base company in Japan, extensive experience with interpreter services
• Travel to mother company in Japan periodically to correlate innovative workable solutions to achieve business strategies

Sales Staff at Madison Precision Products (Honda Affiliate) (2016-02 – 2017-06)

• Demonstrated an eager attitude to advance skills within the sales department that assisted in my professional development post undergraduate education
• Learned the company history of high-pressure aluminum die casting
• Persuaded potential customers of the benefits of pursuing business with Madison Precision Products through competitive price, quality and delivery index
• Prioritized meeting customer expectations and building relationships with key company stakeholders through focused communication via face-to-face meetings, emails, and phone calls
• Enhanced computer software skills to better communicate information visually with concrete data
• Developed skill in analyzing past and future sales, marketing trends, and corporate strategy

Master of Business Administration in Global Supply Chain Management, Finance, Leadership and Organizational Change – Northern Kentucky University (2020-08 – 2023-03)

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing – University of Kentucky (2011-06 – 2015-05)

Training Course in Analytical Trouble Shooting – Kepner Tregoe (2017-07 – 2017-07)

Training Course in Frontline Leadership – Ivy Tech Community College - Corporate Training (2016-11 – 2016-11)

Training Course in Project Management – Ivy Tech Community College - Corporate Training (2016-06 – 2016-06)

Training Course in Working Effectively with Japanese Colleagues – Honda Supplier Training (2016-05 – 2016-05)