Miriam Ohrt

About Miriam Ohrt

Forward-leaning and growth-focused quality manager with a global mindset who possesses 15+ years of experience developing and executing global quality strategies for manufacturing operations in Fortune 500 companies. Areas of expertise include quality, strategic sourcing, supply management, operations, and manufacturing. High-energy leader who welcomes new challenges, seeks opportunities to contribute and challenges the status quo to drive positive results and increase the bottom line. Uses a proactive leadership style coupled with a deep technical understanding to help teams excel and improve quality results. Focuses on people by building solid relationships and channeling a passion to coach and develop individuals to perform at their true potential. Always promotes a culture of creativity, diversity, inclusion and professional growth. A firm believer that it is a leader’s responsibility to make a positive impact in the workplace and in the community.Has served in leadership roles for multiple Employee Resource Groups and professional organizations to help build community and to bring employees together. Skilled in Strategic Sourcing | Root Cause Analysis | Supplier Evaluation | Supplier Quality | APQP | Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)| Corrective Action Request (CAR | CAPA) Process | Issue resolution | Purchasing | Lean Six Sigma | Auditing

Experience

1. Global Supply Chain Quality Manager

   John Deere

   Aug 2019 — Present

   Manages a global team with Supply Quality Engineers in Germany, USA, India, China, and Brazil for the Power Train, Gears and Shafts, and Forging Commodities supporting strategic sourcing and multiple business units. • Develops and leads strategies for improving performance of 600 suppliers through quality management system (QMS) audits, and quality metrics in multiple locations across the enterprise to achieve world-class quality.• Identifies metrics, statistical data analysis tools, and training to ensure quality and Six Sigma best practices are utilized to foster a culture of continuous improvement within the organization and with critical suppliers.

Education

• UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA TORREÓN

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration

• Instituto Tecnológico de La Laguna

  Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

Skills

• Fmea
• Supplier Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Apqp
• Six Sigma
• Ppap
• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kaizen
• Supplier Evaluation
• Minitab