MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

A detail and results oriented individual with extensive experience in Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain Management. Enthusiastic and motivated team member bringing to each assignment a confidence and effectiveness developed through successes in a variety of roles. Excellent problem solving skills, innovation and creative insight consistently and effectively demonstrated in multiple challenging and dynamic environments. Strong communication skills and sincere interpersonal approach enable productive team participation, as well as effective individual contributions.

Experience and skills include:

• Merchandizing/Sales
• Purchasing/Master Planning
• Customer Service
• Product Management
• Excellent Computer Skills
• Demand Planning
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
• J.D. Edwards/Manugistics/SAP
• Inventory Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 2008 to Sept 2008 Confidential. York, SC 
Contract Assignment – Scheduler Planner Purchased Components / SAP implementation support 

• Worked with a logistics team comprised of contract and permanent employees with responsibility for generating and managing an assembly and shipping schedule to support OEM customers in the automotive industry.
• Assigned to manage Global Supply Chain for purchased imported and domestic parts to support and maintain assembly schedule (approx $1.5M cost weekly releases).
• Assumed role as primary contact for multiple vendors, including parent company in Germany, managing purchase orders, monitoring shipments and initiating expedites as required to ensure timely component availability.
• Support logistics and assembly teams as requested through SAP ERP systems implementation and go live.

Oct. 2006 – Oct 2007 Confidential, Gaffney, SC 
DIRECTOR, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

• Managed and coordinated the global supply chain for USA/China based $52M home fashions division.
• Generated and updated monthly, query driven, spreadsheet based, 12 month S&OP and Budget.
• Worked with international product development team to prepare price quotes as well as to generate price lists.
• Responsible for directing the domestic purchasing, production, packaging, and sample department teams to effectively work in a coordinated fashion with our partners in China from product development through delivery.
• Initiated and maintained an aggressive off shore production monitoring procedure with our partners in China.
• Developed and maintained relationships with domestic contract production facilities to supplement imported supply.
• Worked with sales managers to liquidate obsolete and discontinued inventories.

Dec. 2004 – March 2006 Confidential, Lancaster, SC 
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER/MASTER PLANNER

• Managed purchasing of all finished and component inventory for imported JCP bedding products.
• Responsible for coordinating multiple facility domestic production to supplement purchased goods.
• Served as key participant in the monthly generation and execution of the Springs Global Bedding S&OP.
• Directed the PO process with Vendors from multiple countries including POE and DI type orders.
• Monitored shipping and receiving logistics to assure vendor compliance with timeline and fill rate.
• Developed and maintained productive relationships with vendors in multiple countries; ensuring mandated performance levels, facilitating product development, and assuring flexibility and responsiveness.

July 2000 - Dec. 2004 Confidential, Fullerton, CA 
MANAGER, Inventory and Demand Planning

• Directed the inventory control, warehouse, re-handle, purchasing and scheduling teams for the Springs Custom Designs Facility as well as several contract facilities in Mexico. Managed 40-80 associates.
• Achieved and maintained 99.9 % inventory cycle count accuracy across over 5800 SKUs; contributing to a service level in the upper 90 percentile and enabling an annual sales growth from $40M to over $70M during my tenure.
• Generated and managed execution of weekly Master Production Schedules utilizing a manual MRP process.
• Collaborated with the Design, Sales and Merchandising teams to generate and execute monthly and annual sales, production and inventory plans which were integral to achieving the 95% on time service to our customers.
• Worked with primary and wholesale customers to reduce obsolete inventories with sensitivity to market impacts.
• Developed and successfully executed a transition plan to enable the rapid systems conversion from a highly manual plant scheduling methodology to the dynamic Manugistics / J.D. Edwards model.

Oct. 1999 - July 2000 Confidential, Fort Mill, SC 
MERCHANDISE MANAGER

• Managed all off quality and closeout bedding inventories, (scrap, cloth, trims, components and finished product) coordinating contract vendors, offsite and internal production to maximize value and minimize revenue erosion.
• Worked with merchandising, sales and finance teams to effectively manage liquidation efforts through to company stores and wholesale accounts; achieving inventory goals within a sales budget of $33M.
• Generated and maintained relationships with 2nd and third tier retailers to provide secure market for closeout goods.

Jan. 1998 - Oct. 1999 Confidential, Charlotte, NC 
PRODUCT MANAGER

• Performed all aspects of product management for $40M Juvenile licensed bedding; surpassing sales goals, forecasting production and reducing obsolete inventories by 45%.
• Responsible for liquidation of all discontinued and closeout goods for the National Accounts division, consolidating inventories, stabilizing pricing and managing revenue impacts.
• Assisted in the development and implementation of inventory analysis tools which successfully produced consistent and accurate information and provided strategic insight necessary for more effective management.

Aug. 1996 - Jan. 1998 Confidential, Charlotte, NC 
ASSOCIATE MERCHANDISE MANAGER

• Assisted Merchandise Manager for National Chains (Sears, J.C. Penney, Mervyns, Wards) Bedding.
• Worked as a key participant in the generation of a Lotus Notes based product information and development tool.
• Served on a cross functional team responsible for the selection of the Manugistics global supply chain software.

Feb. 1996 - Aug. 1996 Confidential, Lancaster, SC 
PROJECT ANALYST

Nov. 1989 - Feb. 1996 Confidential, Lancaster, SC
SENIOR MASTER SCHEDULER

Oct. 1985 - Nov. 1989 Confidential, Mahwah, NJ
INVENTORY CONTROL/PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts (concentrations in Business and Law)

COMPUTER SKILLS
Manugistics, SAP, J.D. Edwards (MRP/ERP systems) Advanced Excel, Word, Access, Crystal, SQL