Management Professional with 20+ years of progressive experience in managing Materials, Purchasing, Inventory, Production Control, and Logistics in manufacturing environments.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional problem solver, driven to succeed with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Solid experience in all areas of manufacturing from order entry to receipt by the customer.
• Hands on manager, encouraging a team environment through coaching and training.
• Successful departmental start up and process documentation.
• Ability to balance customer service and production to meet company goals and customer expectations.
• Inquisitive and adaptable, embracing change readily.
• Champion of high ethics and morals throughout all company departments as well as suppliers.
• Capable of adopting a number of roles simultaneously, multi-tasking well under pressure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2009-September 2009, Consulting for Confidential Feb 2008-Jan 2009, Material Planning & Logistics Manager 793 Fort Mill Highway Fort Mill, South Carolina

• Planned and purchased imported and domestic forgings for manufacturing. Emphasis on Just-in-Time inventory using lean manufacturing and visual management.
• Forecasted long-term material requirements to facilitate the purchase and delivery of all materials for manufacturing using SAP B1.
• Developed processes and procedures for all functions of department for ISO certification.
• Financial audit support and fixed asset maintenance.
• Budget development and management for department.
• Coordinated objectives and scheduled material flow with other departments.
• Accounts Receivable responsibility
• Ensured maintenance of quality standards within assigned departments.
• Worked directly with customers to supply product as needed and solve any issues.
• Direct responsibility for inventory control.

March 2000- December 2006 Confidential, 2716 Old Richburg Road Richburg, South Carolina Production Control Manager Purchasing Manager

• Founded the Production Control Department to increase communications between sales and manufacturing resulting in improved customer service.
• Created a scheduling system for sales orders that increased production by 35%.
• Improved on time delivery from 84% to 99% working as a liaison between sales, manufacturing, and shipping.
• Implemented new processes and procedures for all MRO purchases resulting in a cost savings of $535,000 in 2006.
• Wrote SOP’s for Accounts Payable to follow in processing invoices for MRO purchases.
• Assigned General Ledger accounts to invoices and analyzed end of month reports for accuracy.
• Designed a KANBAN system for all production supplies, reducing on hand inventory 50%.
• Lean Coordinator for front office and AIW Team Leader implementing 6S practices.
• Tier II Automotive Supplier

March 1997-March 2000 Confidential, Company Closed Production Control Manager, Jan.1998-Mar.2000 Materials Manager, Mar.1997-Jan.1998

• Led 6 direct reports and 20 indirect reports in maintaining proper inventory levels for diesel fuel tank manufacturer.
• Hands on manager responsible for purchasing, inventory, receiving, scheduling, shop floor control, shipping, and warehouse operations.
• Organized shipping department to increase truck loading time by 15%.
• Implemented a computerized purchasing and inventory control system resulting in improved on time customer shipments, reduction in inventory, and 99% on time vendor shipments.
• Began a cycle counting program which resulted in 99% inventory accuracy.
• Improved the production schedule resulting in reducing tank production lead time.
• Designed a KANBAN system for all tank accessories resulting in zero outages.
• Wrote and implemented procedures for production scheduling and reporting to achieve a 98% reporting accuracy.
• Tier I Automotive Supplier

April 1996-March 1997 Confidential, Company Closed Corporate Commodity Manager

• Corporate Commodity Manager for 3 facilities, sourcing and procuring globally.
• Direct responsibility for coordinating and supervising daily activities for buyer assistant.
• Coordinated and managed Far East supplier base for mechanical purchases.
• Procurement of over $20 million per year of electronics, sheet metal, and fabricated parts.
• Evaluated engineering changes by analyzing cancellation liabilities and verifying supplier returns.

September 1994-January 1997 Confidential, Company Closed Purchasing Manager

• Procurement of over $10 million per year of capital equipment, plastic injection molding, electromechanical, cable assemblies, wire, custom packaging, and machined parts.
• Implemented strategic and communicational processes between corporate and off site facilities
• Prepared and updated budgets for the Materials Management team.
• Initiated and led cost reduction team resulting in 25 % reduction of cash outlay.
• Negotiated Net-45 terms with 90% of suppliers.

August 1986-September 1994 Confidential, Company Closed Senior Buyer/Materials Planner Buyer Junior Buyer

• Purchased all items necessary to manufacture Wafer Inspection Systems and support engineering. Commodities purchased: custom fabricated parts, circuit boards, optics, computer products, electronics and electro-mechanical components.
• Purchased capital equipment and MRO items.
• Maintained and operated the IBM AS/400 hardware, OS400 operating system, and MAPICS/DB software.
• Maintained Purchasing and Computer operations budget.
• Contributed to reduction in inventory 25%.
• Reduced telecommunications cost 40% by consolidating carriers and negotiating rates.
• Implemented and operated PC based inventory control and purchasing software.
• Backup for accounts payable, receiving, and shipping department.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Administration Magna Cum Laude CPCC- APICS Master Scheduling, JIT, and Supply Chain Management National Association of Purchasing Management--Purchasing Law The Employers Association-Intermediate and Advanced Excel Bargaining with Vendors, Negotiating to Win, Effective Time Management Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Electronics Introduction to Exporting, Intermediate Exporting

Systems/Software: SAP B1/Be.as, AS/400 Metalware, AS/400 PRMS, AS/400 Mapics DB; Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook