OBJECTIVE:

A challenging career where experience, motivation, and a commitment to excellence will be utilized and advanced, to maximize potential outcomes of everyone involved. Goal is to retire from my next position.

SUMMARY:

Self - Motivated, results-oriented professional with 25+ years of progressive supervisory experience. Effective problem solver who enjoys the challenge of achieving goals and accomplishing objectives; career history of consistent advancement based on achievements. Ability to streamline procedures that improve safety levels, productivity, and control

EXPERTISE IN:

Team Building and Leadership

Strategic Planning/Implementation

Troubleshooting

Organization & Time Management

Production Planning & Scheduling

Negotiation Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Greensboro, NC

Production Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Supply Chain functions for assigned Customers, countries.
• Working with Marketing & Sales concerning forecasts & hard orders.
• Communicate daily with each overseas & domestic factory to expedite & confirm delivery dates, commits, proper Export documentation.
• Reconcile inventory reports, invoicing, and daily PO’s.
• Also use Excel spreadsheets to manually schedule the Pillow and Bed production with Springs.
• Attend weekly meetings and supply updates on status of PO’s accordingly.

Confidential, Burlington, NC

Logistics & Production Manager

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a non-profit organization helping people with disabilities.
• Responsible for all things pertaining to logistics, order filling - pick & pack, production, inventory transactions, etc. in 2 manufacturing plants & 1 warehouse.
• Using Amazon fulfillment, Shipworks, Shipstation, UPS, Fed Ex and Unishipper.
• Operates & makes daily transactions in 4 different MRP / ERP, order fulfillment software systems.
• Two direct reports, but schedule the work load and responsible for all OTS ‘s on production floor.
• Organized the move from an 80,000 sq ft. warehouse to a 22,000 sq ft. facility, implementing new warehouse layout of pick & pack, negotiating with vendors on bid cost of move, and other tasks associated with move.

Confidential, VA

Inventory Control Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all inventory transactions in manufacturing plant & 3 warehouses.
• Operates & makes daily transactions in two different MRP / ERP software systems, Oracle & Macola, Access, as well as Microsoft office.
• Oversee 2 direct reports and serve as their back up for daily production creation of jobs and production reporting.
• Direct and Close out month end closing for transactions.
• Responsible for all cycle counting and entries while maintaining a 98.5 % accuracy. During Bank audits concerning inventory, give tours, handles audits of transactions and physical locations.

Confidential, Linens Floyd, VA

Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all production, inventory, production scheduling, employee HR, and anything associated with a manufacturing plant.
• Including Labor cost & scheduling to meet Plant order requirements to DC's, stores and directly to door.
• Manages and leads weekly scheduling meeting with Sales and Purchasing.
• Implemented cost saving ideas that included Kanban re- ordering points, inventory reductions & increased inventory turns.
• Oversee and manage 35-40 employees that ship annually anywhere from 2,500,000 dollars to 3,000,000 as a private -family owned company.

Confidential, Graham, NC

Production / Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and in charge of Inventory at two facilities, implementing new procedures which include Kanban, VMI, transaction improvement, and better use of MRP system.
• Administrate monthly physical inventory at both plants and reconcile variances.
• Responsible at one time for 75 + Indirect & 5 Direct reports and all duties associated with.
• Streamlining receiving process, which includes all transactions concerning accounting reconciliation.
• Created new warehouse layouts and movements of WIP to production areas to increase productivity.

Confidential, Whitsett, NC

Material Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Inventory Control and reconciliation of Oracle transactions.
• Responsible for Cycle Counting procedures and entries.
• Material handlers are direct reports, which includes shipping - receiving and service to Manufacturing lines.
• Involved with Lean - Six Sigma projects or Kaizen events to produce one piece flow on production lines.

Confidential, Greensboro, NC

Materials Representative

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Supply Chain Operations concerning Continental Airlines install of LiveTV at TIMCO.
• Interaction with Project & Material Managers, Store, and Quality personnel on a daily basis to resolve any concerns and issues.
• Use SAP for all inventory transactions, history researchLive TV / Confidential and creating reports.
• Duties include being on call 24/7, expediting parts, shipping / receiving, QA Audits, document & inventory control, as well as cycle counting.
• Used documents such as 8130’s, COA’s, and Hazmat certifications.

Confidential, Reidsville, NC

Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Plan and prepare production schedules for all departments.
• Draw up master schedule to establish sequence and lead-time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
• Responsible for WIP inventories.
• Used Windows 2000, Oracle, Mesa, and Barco.