Taylor Smith
Rice University MBA Candidate ’27 | Supply Chain Professional | Aspiring HR and Strategy Specialist
- Role
- Inventory & Cost out Leader at Baker Hughes
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Taylor Smith
Hardworking, analytical, and results-driven professional with 6 years of supply chain experience and an engineering background. Committed to problem solving, creating sustainable solutions, and continuous learning. Passionate about recruiting, training, and developing diverse talent and systems. Seeking an enriching opportunity to apply and acquire new skills within strategy and/or operations planning.
Experience
Inventory & Cost out Leader
Jan 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Decreased net inventory by $3M ($67M ->$64M) in 2023, by monitoring operational ins & outs and implementing 6+ key projects/initiatives to reduce excess inventory.• Mitigated reserves exposure for slow moving inventory to avoid pressure to profit margins.• Developed 3 costing tools to allow for faster and more accurate cost projection & analysis.• Oversaw ~30 cost savings projects at a time, to monitor and reduce costs when possible.• Led weekly scrap meetings to avoid repeat mistakes that negatively impact cost. • Implemented a workflow approval process to mitigate & manage unforeseeable costs.
Education
Rice Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2025 — 2027
Prairie View A&M University
BS
2014 — 2018
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