Lindsay is the Inventory Supervisor for Exel, a third-party supply chain management company. Using her own path as an example, Lindsay urges students to figure out the that doesn’t necessarily make them the most money, but instead makes them the most happy.
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>> My name is Lindsay Wildes. And I am inventory supervisor for a third party logistics company called Exel. A company decides that they're really good at what they do, but maybe they're not so good at the logistics portion, meaning getting their product from point A to point B effectively. So as a third party logistics provider, we not only figure out where is the best place to warehouse their product but how to get it from point A to point B in the most effective manner. And it just depends on the customer that we have as far as how in-depth we go with our services. Well, right now I'm kind of transitioning into a new role. But I can go through my previous-- I was a quality supervisor so I would come in, answer e-mails, see what's going on throughout the day. I worked directly with operations so I kinda see what the goals are for the day, you know, how many units we need to get out of here and figure out-- tailor what I'm going to do based on that because everything is kind of honed around production. And then setting processes, making sure that I-- like I said I was in quality, so auditing the guys and making sure that they were following the processes that we put in place. And then coaching them, you know, letting them know that, "Hey, you made a mistake. This is why you made a mistake. And this is how we can do better next time." And then really just monitoring the operation as a whole and making sure that everything is running smoothly. As far as what we're looking for with Exel, we are looking for ambitious students that are willing-- that understand that it's-- they're going to have to work hard out of college. You don't get something for nothing. And that they have that initiative, that drive that they want to reach out before someone tells them to reach out. They're enthusiastic. They're excited about what they want to do and the work that they're going to get done, and really somebody that is a people person in the sense that-- not just they're able to talk to people because that's kind of a given but able to communicate effectively with people. And, I guess, get people to buy into their ideas because what we're looking for are leaders. And as a leader, you have to be able to lead people.
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