Timber Procurement / Production Planner
Current
Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
Rotated through various organizational departments, such as Production, Human Resources, Maintenance, Sales, Accounting, Quality Control, and Logistics/Warehousing, and provided guidance to personnel regarding administration, staffing, materials management/procurement, and budget analysis. Maintained a current database and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.• Completed projects related to cost-reduction and improved personnel performance; scheduled events, presented daily reports, performed financial analysis, and optimized the procurement process by minimizing costs• Served as the Production Planner and collaborated with the sales department and plant planner concerning production changes and customer deliveries; advised on the cost model to obtain correct information for internal matrix database • Conducted weekly reviews of late deliveries and verified production information to properly close orders; adjusted inventory and coordinated re-packaging, recutting, and re-grading of products; compared inventory to budget reports • Manage fiber purchases from assigned procurement area, including establishing supplier contacts, pricing, and contracts• Interact with a wide variety of suppliers; forming promoting, and building on existing supplier relationships to assure consistent quality fiber deliveries