April Wright Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Lenni, PA, US

Perkasie, Pennsylvania, US

Harleysville, PA, US

• Negotiate Supplier Agreements and Contracts with Suppliers and work to promote partnerships with all top critical suppliers on the ASL
• Meet with Suppliers to review and discuss performance metrics, provide performance feedback and assist in resolving performance issues, and to discuss forecasts and demand changes
• Facilitate the timely review of forecasts for top suppliers based on demand, customer forecasts and historical data analysis
• Work directly with Suppliers to initiate, monitor and manage Kanban Agreements, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Consignment Inventory
• Manage the process and flow ensuring that purchasing placed orders based on negotiated supplier agreements that enable the leveraging of pricing, blanket orders, safety stock replenishment, MOQs, and forecasts for.
• Material Analytics - utilize the Strategic Sourcing Methodology to promote cost savings, cost avoidance and cost deference while ensuring the timely procurement of material to reduce back orders and improve OTD

US

• Negotiate Supplier Agreements and Contracts with Suppliers and work to promote partnerships with all top critical suppliers on the ASL
• Meet with Suppliers to review and discuss performance metrics, provide performance feedback and assist in resolving performance issues, and to discuss forecasts and demand changes
• Facilitate the timely review of forecasts for top suppliers based on demand, customer forecasts and historical data analysis
• Work directly with Suppliers to initiate, monitor and manage Kanban Agreements, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Consignment Inventory
• Manage the process and flow ensuring that purchasing placed orders based on negotiated supplier agreements that enable the leveraging of pricing, blanket orders, safety stock replenishment, MOQs, and forecasts for.
• Material Analytics - utilize the Strategic Sourcing Methodology to promote cost savings, cost avoidance and cost deference while ensuring the timely procurement of material to reduce back orders and improve OTD

Harleysville, PA, US

• Facilitate and monitor the creation and execution of a Master Production Schedule to ensure schedule attainment, exceptional customer service and consistent OTD success
• Managed and monitored the procurement of Finished Goods (Medical Device Kits) based on sales forecasts, internal forecasts and customer demand
• Lead a designated Multi-site collaborative team tasked with managing and reducing customer back orders and implementing solutions to ensure future success for supply chain and operations teams to achieve improved OTD.
• Inventory Control/Management - Manage all Finished Goods Inventory and monitor and maintain all raw material and component inventory; reduce surplus inventory, increase inventory turns and manage shelf life of all.
• Implement and maintain a Cycle Counting Program to improve overall Inventory accuracy
• Strategic Planning and Sourcing – make decisions to best utilize all resources to provide the best customer service both internal and external

Jeffersonville, PA, US

• Supply Chain Management – Manage the supply chain end-to-end from receipt of customer order to end product delivery to the customer
• Manage the Materials Dept. which included Scheduling, Planning, Purchasing, Stockroom/Inventory, and Shipping/Receiving
• Maintain all Finished Goods Inventory and monitored all raw material inventory levels; Manage and reduce surplus inventory levels; Assist with cycle counts to improve overall inventory accuracy; Increased Inventory turns
• Master Scheduling – create, maintain and monitor the master production schedule
• Strategic Sourcing, Contracts, Negotiations, Supplier Management, Supplier Performance Review
• Material Cost Control, COGS Analysis

Norristown, PA, US

• Supply Chain Management – Manage the supply chain end-to-end from receipt of customer order to end product delivery to the customer
• Manage the Materials Dept. which included Scheduling, Planning, Purchasing, Stockroom/Inventory, and Shipping/Receiving
• Maintain all Finished Goods Inventory and monitored all raw material inventory levels; Manage and reduce surplus inventory levels; Assist with cycle counts to improve overall inventory accuracy; Increased Inventory turns
• Master Scheduling – create, maintain and monitor the master production schedule
• Strategic Sourcing, Contracts, Negotiations, Supplier Management, Supplier Performance Review
• Material Cost Control, COGS Analysis

Norristown, PA, US

• Master Scheduling – create, maintain and monitor the master production schedule
• Supervise and lead the Production Planning Team
• Contributed to the supervision/management of the Materials Dept., along -side the COO since there was not a Materials Manager, which included Purchasing, Stockroom/Inventory, and Shipping/Receiving
• Maintained all Finished Goods Inventory and monitored raw material inventory levels; Managed and reduced surplus inventory; Assisted in cycle counts to help improve overall inventory accuracy
• Lean Manufacturing -Continuous review of all processes for high efficiency and improved productivity
• On Time Delivery – Improved OTD from 85% to 95% in 5 months

US

• Master scheduling and Production Planning for multiple facilities and multiple divisions - Capacity planning; MRP analysis; Forecasting
• Inventory Control – Analyze, monitor and maintain all Finished Goods Inventory levels and some of the raw materials; Vendor Managed Inventory; Managed customer specified stock levels for multiple divisions; Managed and.
• Continuous review of all processes for high efficiency and productivity rates; Implement improvements as necessary; utilize Lean Manufacturing Techniques to streamline processes
• Customer Service – increased OTD from 90% to a consistent 98 – 100% consistently month over month
• Maintain item master, bill of material and routing files to ensure data integrity
• Purchase, coordinate and expedite raw materials

• Conduct and oversee all procurement operations – requisitions, purchase orders, price negotiations, vendor management, receiving and delivery verification
• Master scheduling and Production Planning for multiple divisions - Capacity planning; MRP analysis; Forecasting
• Inventory control – material flow and accuracy; Maintain all inventory levels: raw, work-in-process, sub-assemblies and finished goods; Maintained reorder points, MOQs and safety stock levels; Execute cycle.
• Produce and maintain the shipping schedule; Oversee shipping and receiving
• Maintain on time delivery of material internally and shipments to our customers
• Continuous review of all processes for high efficiency and productivity rates; Implement improvements as necessary; utilize Lean Manufacturing Techniques to streamline processes