Amanda Harris
About Amanda Harris
Amanda Harris is the Initiative Operations Leader for Fabric Care at Procter & Gamble, with a background in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan.
Current Position at Procter & Gamble
Amanda Harris currently serves as the Initiative Operations Leader for Fabric Care at Procter & Gamble. She has been in this role since 2022, operating out of Cincinnati, Ohio. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing initiatives aimed at optimizing the operations within the Fabric Care division. This includes managing ongoing projects, streamlining processes, and ensuring efficient use of resources.
Past Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before her current position, Amanda Harris worked as a Process Engineer at Procter & Gamble from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she had an early stint as a Supply Network Operations Intern in 2020. Her first experience with Procter & Gamble came in 2019 when she participated in the Standout Emerging Leaders Program in the Cincinnati Area, KY.
Experience at Para Consulting Group
Amanda Harris held several positions at Para Consulting Group in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She served as Director Of Recruiting for four months in 2020, and previously worked as a Project Manager for six months in 2019. She also held consultant roles twice; for three months in 2018, and again for four months in 2019.
Education and Academic Background
Amanda Harris studied Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in 2021. During her time there, she served as Executive Vice President of Alpha Pi Mu - University of Michigan Chapter for two years, from 2019 to 2021. She also contributed as a Research Assistant with the University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program from 2018 to 2019. Amanda attended Montgomery High School from 2013 to 2017.
Notable Projects and Initiatives
Amanda Harris has been involved in several significant projects. She developed a program that automated processes to manage material supplies and new production, which was adopted by the supply chain team at Procter & Gamble. She successfully managed the transition of packaging materials for 72 new product/brand UPCs, ensuring zero case fill rate risk and no incremental scrap costs. She also delivered three new variants of pods with a 99.8% case fill rate, zero quality incidents, and zero incremental cost. Additionally, she received an employee recognition award for developing a tool to manage discontinued codes, resulting in savings of $806k and 10 weekly working hours.