Erica Mentzer
About Erica Mentzer
Erica Mentzer is the Plant Logistics Manager at General Mills in Covington, GA, with extensive experience in various logistics and supply chain roles within the company.
Current Role at General Mills
Erica Mentzer currently serves as the Plant Logistics Manager at General Mills in Covington, GA. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all logistics operations at the plant. Her duties include managing inventory, optimizing logistics processes, and leading the logistics team. Erica has successfully implemented a new inventory management system at the Covington plant, which has reduced stockouts by 15%.
Previous Roles at General Mills
Erica Mentzer has worked across multiple roles at General Mills. From 2017 to 2019, she was the Distribution Network Performance Manager in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul. Before that, she served as the Customer Service Facility Manager in Perris, CA, from 2016 to 2017. She also held the positions of Capacity Planner in 2015 in Golden Valley, MN, Sr. Logistics Business Planner from 2013 to 2015, Logistics Business Planner from 2012 to 2013, and Logistics Management Associate from 2010 to 2012 in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Educational Background
Erica Mentzer holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, where she graduated with a GPA of 3.9. This degree spanned from 2014 to 2017. She also has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business, completed from 2006 to 2010.
Professional Achievements
Throughout her career, Erica has made significant achievements, including leading a cross-functional team to optimize the supply chain process, resulting in a 10% reduction in logistics costs. She has developed and conducted training programs that improved onboarding efficiency by 20%. In 2021, Erica received the General Mills Excellence in Logistics Award for her outstanding performance. She has also participated as a guest speaker at the 2022 Supply Chain Management Conference in Atlanta, where she discussed innovative logistics strategies.