1. Karen Lesuisse
7009 7th Ave Kenosha WI 53143
Email:bouargirl@gmail.com
Work Experience:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation,Manager I Jul 1, 2013 - Present
Responsibility and Achievements
1. Develop, implementand execute managementprocesses in supportofsupplychain and business
objectives.
2. Liaison between marketing,finance,business forecast,customer service,BEC, Transportation,and
Replenishmentcenters for productdistribution in a global distribution model in supportofbusiness
objectives
3. Manage productconversion and new product introductions,
4. Partner with marketing and forecasters to monitor and change forecastas well as lead and contribute to
identify critical issues,facilitate discussion and decision making in supportofgoals and objectives.
5. Work to sustain service and inventory targets to meetbusiness objectives.
6. Accountable for maximizing service level, in conjunction with inventory goals through distribution
requirementplanning and deployments,also will optimize inventory turns,manage excess and obsolete
inventory.
7. Lead and facilitate cross functional teams in supportofstrategic initiatives both within the supplychain
organization and across business units.
8. Manage staffing requirements for the team.Analyze the resource requirements and establish plan to meet
staffing.Ensures thatall talent managementobjectives are metthrough developmentplanning and setting
individual and group performance objectives.Also coaches non-exemptemployees.
9. Adhere to and administer operating budgetfor department.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation,Sr. Business Systems Analyst Jun 7, 2010 - Jun 28, 2013
Responsibility and Achievements
1. Extensive work on the Baxter Global B4One project. Gathered and harmonized business requirements as
well as systems requirements globallyfor Oracle APS systems in regards to data mapping. Oversaw testing
and implementation of APS related extractions on a global scale. Re-design of the specific process in
relation to business needs into the new ERP module.Developed documentation for user training in regards
to JDE 8.12 for both Oracles applications PDP and PS. Created interactive screens in 8.12 to assist users.
Continuing to modify extractions where necessary for business requirements.
2. Redesign of the US priority Calculation used in PDP, completed testing and implementation.
3. Global roll out of Oracle PDP to Australia.Approximately two months designing and building the ANZ
locations in the PDP module.Assisted customers on sightwith additional training and continue to provide
supportand analysis work.
4. Developed strategies and reports to assistcustomers in their daily operations.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation,SupplyChain Business Systems Analyst Mar 7, 2005 - Jun 4, 2010
Responsibility and Achievements
1. Acquired extensive knowledge in Oracle APS applications.Main focus has been to analyze business
processes,identifyand evaluate effectiveness and therefore develop and / or redesign systems and
procedures to meet end user requirements.
2. Demand Planning team member for Global rolloutof Demantra.
3. Production Distribution planning module,extensive work in the upgrade of the current version and the
validation of the results ofthe new solve.
4. Supportof application,extensive analysis ofinventory at the replenishmentcenters and distribution centers.
5. Excellent working relationships with the ReplenishmentCenters,planners as well as the international
locations.
6. Oracle Production Scheduling,main focus has been providing supportand taking business requirements
and converting them into projects that the business needs.
7. Extensive work in the forecastconsumption logic area as well as netrequirements logic,completed
validation of the entered forecast and weekly breakdown thatis passed in integration from Oracle
applications DP to PS and PDP.
2. Baxter Export Corporation,Export Specialist Jul 14, 2003 - Jul 8, 2005
Responsibility and Achievements
1. Extensive knowledge In JD Edwards system and the plant to plantsystem IPSO.
2. Manual order entry of customer orders,faxing and follow up of outside vendor purchase orders for raw
materials or parts,receiptand over-pack of finished goods or raw material atfreight forwarder locations.
3. Developed excellentworking relationships with the freightforwarders of Baxter, along with the customer
appointed freightforwarders.
4. Knowledge ofInternational Trade and Compliance criteria.
5. Oracle Application APS for Europe, participated in the training and establishmentofcodes to be included on
the APS- Europe model.
6. Continued to work with the Colombia -APS model and troubleshootissues thatcountry is having, in regards
to forecastand safety stock levels.
7. Member of the projectteam for Metric- Lead-time for BEC, worked to create and identify the key
benchmarks we wanted to measure.Developed queries using SQL and the My Export database
Baxter Healthcare Corporation- Renal Division,International Travel Coordinator Sept6, 1999 – July 11, 2003
Responsibility and Achievements
1. Placing and calculating ofcustomer orders traveling abroad to other Baxter supplied subsidiaries,
arrangementand confirmation deliveryof productthat was ordered between colleagues in other countries,
arrangementofdeliveries to airport destinations.
2. Obtaining Airway bill information to confer to the customer for their pickup at the airport, coordination with
freight forwarder.
3. Use of BEST system for multiple functions;order entry, export compliance,Inbound and Canadian invoicing.
4. Creation of a web based tool for all subsidiarycontacts,this information includes contactname and
telephone numbers,along with productinformation and availability.
http://renal.inbaxter.com/htdocs/pd/international_coordinators.html
5. Worked on the product extraneal team as a primarycontact for the representatives on floor along with this I
was also the Gambro extraneal contact for their patientstudy.
United States Peace Corps,Bangui,Central Africa Republic,Africa May 1, 1994 – June 14, 1996
Educatrice de Sante
Responsibility and Achievements (Limited to 1000 characters)
1. Educatrice de Sante, worked exclusively with HIV/AIDS victims in establishing pharmacythatprovided
necessaryantibiotics for those suffering from AIDS borne/related diseases.
2. Teacher for Red Cross International, Geneva Switzerland
3. Established rules and guidelines for accounting services atthe Prefectoral hospital
Education
Murray State University , BS, Political Science and International Studies
Graduation Date Dec 3, 1994
Certifications
APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management(CPIM)
Competencies
Languages :Fluent in written and verbal French, African dialectSango