Meredith Kaiser MBA
About
Meredith Kaiser MBA is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Meredith works in the following industries: "Packaging and Containers". Meredith is currently Procurement Category Manager at 3M, located in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. In Meredith's previous role as a Operations Manager at COUNTRY Financial®, Meredith worked in until Jan 2019. Prior to joining COUNTRY Financial®, Meredith was a Sourcing Supervisor, Vendor Management Office at COUNTRY Financial® and held the position of Sourcing Supervisor, Vendor Management Office. Prior to that, Meredith was a Operations Manager - Indirect Procurement at Target from Feb 2013 to Jan 2015. Meredith started working as Procurement Group Lead at Target in Oct 2011. From Dec 2009 to Oct 2011, Meredith was Process Owner at Target. Prior to that, Meredith was a Sourcing Specialist at Target from Jan 2007 to Dec 2009. Meredith started working as Sourcing Specialist at Target in Sep 2005.
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Meredith Kaiser MBA's current jobs
Meredith Kaiser MBA's past jobs
• Managed team of 7 analysts responsible for inventory management, expense optimization and supply chain for 1800 domestic and 134 international stores. • Responsible for project management/execution for all store consumable supplies, over 115 individual projects annually. • Collaborated to implement multichannel strategy by creating downstream fulfillment centers for Target.com orders, allowing stores to ship product direct to guests. • Developed and implemented documentation process for category and analyst responsibilities.
• Lead a team of 5 analysts responsible for inventory management and operations for 1800 domestic stores. • Supported the strategic sourcing activities of consumable supplies by optimizing casepack, supply chain and freight. • Partnered with cross functional teams to document and communicate store execution process of ordering and receiving consumable supplies.
• Responsible for reducing damaged/defective/outdated (unsaleable) product within the supply chain. • Developed unsaleable education and steps for analysis for Merchant Business Intelligence (MBI) tool roll out for use throughout the company. • Developed a supply chain audit process for unsaleables projects requiring more detailed analytics. • Engaged active partnership with Distribution and have worked collaboratively to investigate potential root causes of unsaleables for numerous projects.
• Worked collaboratively to effectively roll out two high profile projects on the same time frame (an open sell jewelry strategy and shoe innovation); resulting in over 40% savings during an expedited sourcing event. • Revamped Property Development’s vendor portal for indirect suppliers. • Worked diligently to develop relationship and strong rapport with core business partners and suppliers. • Strategically sourced $27.2M resulting in over $3.8M in savings
• Created consistent service specifications for national agreements (i.e., snow removal, landscaping, hazardous waste removal, pest control, vertical transportation). • E-Sourced over 10 national service contracts for Target stores and DC’s that had previously never been competitively bid out, resulting in over $18M in savings. • Developed and led critical transition meetings for service suppliers to ensure understanding of service expectations.