Emily Ernst

About Emily Ernst

Profile: A result-driven, thoughtful leader with extensive professional experience in Fortune 100 Supply Chain Organizations. Core competencies and expertise include:Cross-Cultural Leadership, Strategic Planning, Program Management, Resource Management, Process Optimization, Analytics, Sourcing, and Operations. • Over 14 years of experience in Supply Chain with 5 years of people management. • Global work experience in China, Europe, and Malaysia. • More than 7 years practicing and teaching Continuous Improvement • While working at Grainger I helped to build the Grainger Global Sourcing office in China, including hiring 60 team members, developing training and standard work for all job functions which resulted in 15% more new programs year over year • While working at Dell Computer I lead a six sigma project that resulted in $6 million in savings, I was brand manager for point-of-sale products and helped grow that business 40% Y/Y, and I managed supply levels in order to achieve over $2 million in processor cost savings, through JIT inventory deliveries • While working at PepsiCo I developed supply chain strategies, including capital investment recommendationsSpecialties: Green Belt Six Sigma Certified (Feb. 2007)LEAN – Leadership Development (March 2010)

Experience

1. General Manager, St Helena Winery

   Treasury Wine Estates

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelors, Supply Chain Management

  1994 — 1999

Skills

• Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Six Sigma
• Purchasing
• Supply Chain
• Logistics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership