SUMMARY:

• 15+ years experience in production/inventory planning, master scheduling, shop floor control, materials management, and various MRP/ERP systems.
• In-depth knowledge in manufacturing operation/control and process improvement.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills, and result driven.
• Excellent computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2000, MRP, MPS, MRPII, ERP, Manfact, Baan5, Brio, Maxcim, DS, SAP, ROI, JDA (AS/400), Retail Ideas, Word Processing (70+ wpm).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Production Planner III/Production Control Supervisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and participate in monthly Executive S&OP meeting for high level strategic planning needs.
• Track and manage monthly actual bookings and sales to forecast by product line to meet division goal, and elevate variances to the S&OP team for decision-making.
• Review and update division’s monthly and quarterly sales plans for Senior Management corporate submittal.
• Develop quarterly materials plan based on forecasted businesses and recommend long lead material provisioning buys to support company’s annual sales plan.
• Approve new customer bookings submitted by Sales/Marketing for sales order creation.
• Create and maintain a $50M Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all backlog customer orders.
• Process weekly MRP to generate the production schedule and a material plan for release to Purchasing.
• Perform Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP) on a monthly basis by product line based on current backlogs and forecasts.
• Update and maintain purchase and manufacture items lead time accuracy in the system.
• Perform high level and complex inventory analysis related to product line level performance and for potential business opportunities.
• Establish product ARO for Proposals in response to customer requested quotations (RFQ/RFP) based on material and production lead time.
• Participate in weekly proposal (bid/no bid) strategic meetings for future business visibility, material and capacity planning purposes.
• Perform schedule impact analysis across all product lines and reschedule according to pacing shortage date. Communicate revised schedule to Program Managers and Senior Management.
• Conduct weekly shortage meeting with the Purchasing team to ensure material dates support schedule, and participate in supplier teleconferences as needed.
• Interact with Configuration Management and Engineering to ensure BOM accuracy and its timely releases to support material procurement and production schedule.
• Attend weekly CCB meeting, apply ECO effectivities and incorporate engineering changes to all affected product builds.
• Work closely with Component/Reliability Engineering to identify Space program parts requirements to ensure contract compliance.
• Attend weekly Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings to review production schedule and elevate critical material shortages that affect schedule and recommend best course of actions and solutions.
• Play a major role in MRP implementation to facilitate the use of system generated reports to enhance scheduling.
• Provide training, direction and guidance to other planners and subordinates as well as being the main contact person on critical issues for Program Management, Proposal, Contracts, Engineering, Purchasing, Finance/Accounting, and Supply Chain Organization.

Production Planning/Production Control Supervisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and maintaining a $40M annual production plan in support of the company revenue and profit goal.
• Prepared and managed the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all products to meet delivery date, manufacturing capacity and available manpower in support of customer requirements.
• Planned and scheduled production, prototype and SMT operation to achieve maximum utilization of manpower and equipment.
• Periodically reviewed status of production schedule against requirements and recommended feasible plan changes to meet the dynamic needs of the customer.
• Responsible for the continuous improvement efforts of shop floor scheduling to produce optimum results to exceed customer satisfaction and profitability of the organization.
• Managed the Production Control team in providing directions on planning and scheduling functions to the planners.
• Supervised the daily Production Control activities include master scheduling, shop floor control, capacity and materials planning to achieve on-time order completion and fulfillments.
• Staffed, trained and provided functional guidance to subordinates and conducted employee annual performance review.
• Drove manufacturing operations to gain world class on-time delivery performance through production cycle time measurements.
• Evaluated performance levels versus standards to ensure uniformity, effectiveness and appropriate staffing levels.
• Reviewed and maintained standard routers to ensure time standard accuracy while minimizing cycle time and increasing productivity.
• Developed and monitored performance indicators to improve quality and productivity.
• Established and maintained procedures for planning, scheduling and originating work orders in adhering to company policies.
• Provided accurate up-to-date WIP status and reports of schedule and perpetual finished inventory to Senior Management.
• Conducted weekly management meeting to review production plan versus actual and recommended best corrective action on potential revenue impacts.
• Reviewed and approved Engineering Changes for new and existing product builds and identify potential schedule impacts.
• Participated and assisted in new ERP software implementation.

Senior Production Control Planner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all product families on new and existing demands.
• Planned and calculated detailed shop floor capacity and labor requirements to ensure capacity is available to support production plan.
• Generated and released work orders based on MRP output and prioritize kits for pull.
• Managed production schedule performance by monitoring daily output and timely completion of work orders to ensure committed ship date is met.
• Developed spreadsheets to monitor and track weekly revenue goals based on shipments.
• Expedited production schedule to support changing needs of customers by performing “what-if” analysis.
• Ran “can-build” reports to determine kits shortages and worked closely with Purchasing to resolve materials issues.
• Analyzed all ECO activities for potential impact on current schedule implementation.
• Maintained WIP accuracy and level to prevent excess inventory while meeting customer demand.
• Interacted with Production Supervisors, Purchasing, and stockroom to resolve operations related issues to prevent late shipments.
• Planned and expedited the release of discrepant materials from MRB to the shop floor for rework/repair by coordinating with the Quality and Engineering Departments.
• Assisted in training new employees and provided departmental operation supports in the absence of supervisor.

Production Planner/Scheduler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Updated and maintained a $65M Master Production Schedule (MPS) on a weekly basis based on new demand schedule received from Program Management to support customer delivery requirements.
• Processed Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) to ensure required capacity is available to meet MPS requirements.
• Processed Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to ensure output accuracy and to generate new work orders.
• Reviewed and analyzed materials availability report to schedule the release of work orders for kitting.
• Coordinated with Purchasing Department and the Materials Management Center (MMC) to ensure materials availability and on-time completion of kits to support the production schedule.
• Interacted with Production, Quality and Engineering to resolve manufacturing issues and to ensure on-time completion of work orders to meet delivery dates.
• Managed the shortage report and production schedule on a daily basis to ensure work order start dates and due dates are met and to measure on-time delivery performance.
• Monitored shipping, backlog and finished goods inventory reports to achieve optimal production and inventory planning.
• Managed the effective implementation and completion of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) as part of the planning function.

Merchandise Allocator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directed and managed the allocation of merchandise to stores based on the “Open to Ship” plans, weeks of supply and sales trends to maximize sales, turns and profits.
• Performed sales and stock levels planning by store and product classification based on historical performance and current trend data.
• Monitored sales performance versus plan and made revision to plans to reflect current performance.
• Conducted quarterly regional sales analysis and assisted in creating “special buy” zones to service local product needs.
• Researched, evaluated and resolved store issues and concerns originated by management and questioned operations that appeared inconsistent or not in the best interest of sound inventory management.
• Generated and reviewed warehouse inventory balances on a weekly basis, and released goods to fill into sales based on store need and performance.

Inventory Buyer/Planner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted inventory planning, forecasting and replenishment using MRP based on marketing forecast, current and historical sales data.
• Performed month-end sales and inventory recapitulation to determine sales performance, “on-hand” inventory value, purchase commitments, and inventory turnover.
• Reviewed and analyzed MRP system reports to ensure material requirements and sales demands are being met.
• Released planned orders per MRP reports to overseas suppliers to support customer demand and delivery date.
• Negotiated pricing, terms and delivery for purchase orders while fostering good vendor relationships.
• Monitored and measured vendor performance based on the quality, quantity and timely delivery of goods.
• Developed inventory reports for product planning and disposing obsolete inventory.