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Eden Prairie Mn

Plan, negotiate and procure ~$9 million in electronic and mechanical components for multiple circuit card assembly production sites. Primary focus is on multiple military and aerospace customers. Cost reductions of 1.5%-3% annually.New Product Introduction and development quoting for multiple customers. Foster collaboration through Lean and Just In Time inventory best practices.Bill of Material analysis with engineering for component availability and potential crosses. Coordinate… Show more Plan, negotiate and procure ~$9 million in electronic and mechanical components for multiple circuit card assembly production sites. Primary focus is on multiple military and aerospace customers. Cost reductions of 1.5%-3% annually.New Product Introduction and development quoting for multiple customers. Foster collaboration through Lean and Just In Time inventory best practices.Bill of Material analysis with engineering for component availability and potential crosses. Coordinate Quality Notification Analysis and resolution internally and with suppliers. Show less

Brooklyn Park Mn

Lead team members in planning, sourcing and supplier selection for multiple New Product Development projects for custom and process manufacturing. Projects include a wide variety of mechanical and electronic raw materials, capital equipment and services including plastics, metals and packaging.Analyze blue prints and specs with Engineering for potential cost or lead time reductions.Planned and negotiated net savings, with Cost Reduction Team of $1 million for fiscal 2002, $750,000 for… Show more Lead team members in planning, sourcing and supplier selection for multiple New Product Development projects for custom and process manufacturing. Projects include a wide variety of mechanical and electronic raw materials, capital equipment and services including plastics, metals and packaging.Analyze blue prints and specs with Engineering for potential cost or lead time reductions.Planned and negotiated net savings, with Cost Reduction Team of $1 million for fiscal 2002, $750,000 for 2003, and $1.3 mm for 2004.Assist in the development and maintenance of corporate guidelines for purchasing department.President’s Value Award recipient 2004, 2003 and 2002 and OPAL award for outstanding leadership 2003. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Create and maintain master production schedule for a $26 million custom plastic injection molder.Optimize press and labor utilization.Customer delivery performance increased from 91-94 percent.Instigated changes to MRP reporting system that saved 15 percent of users time.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

SAP Implementation Software Team member. Short term contract position to implement and train users at two dairy processing sites on SAP.

Edina Mn

Planned and purchased $25 million of inventory raw materials for an OEM process manufacturer of water filters.Reduced inventory levels for all raw materials from 65 days to <20 days on hand while increasing service level to the plant floor by 75 percent.Planned and negotiated raw material savings, with Cost Savings Team, of $2.4 million in 1997, $1.9 million in 1996.Designed and implemented vendor stocking programs that reduced administrative time by 15 percentRecipient of… Show more Planned and purchased $25 million of inventory raw materials for an OEM process manufacturer of water filters.Reduced inventory levels for all raw materials from 65 days to <20 days on hand while increasing service level to the plant floor by 75 percent.Planned and negotiated raw material savings, with Cost Savings Team, of $2.4 million in 1997, $1.9 million in 1996.Designed and implemented vendor stocking programs that reduced administrative time by 15 percentRecipient of Dow Chemical Enterprise Award 1997, 1996, and 1995 for working capital and material price reduction. Show less

Eden Prairie Mn

Generated production plans and established requirements for materials, labor, and equipment to meet production and inventory goals for a rapidly growing, multi-shift manufacturer.Created and administrated company’s first Shop Floor Dispatch system. This significantly improved communication between departments, increased product output and efficiency. Reduced obsolete inventory of protective gear from $1.2 million to $190,000 while maintaining profit marginSupervised one employee.

Bs, Marketing

Completed BS degree while working full time.

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