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Managed all materials functions, including purchasing, receiving, warehousing, and inventory control. Responsible for purchasing and coordination of all imported components.• Member of team that installed and resolved application problems with new Microsoft Dynamics NAV software.• Created custom spreadsheets and populated them utilizing information from NAV for component groups, resulting in a 50% reduction of inventory while assuring continuity of required production.•… Show more Managed all materials functions, including purchasing, receiving, warehousing, and inventory control. Responsible for purchasing and coordination of all imported components.• Member of team that installed and resolved application problems with new Microsoft Dynamics NAV software.• Created custom spreadsheets and populated them utilizing information from NAV for component groups, resulting in a 50% reduction of inventory while assuring continuity of required production.• Established a detailed locator system for three warehouses resulting in saved labor of 20 man hours per week. Also instituted cycle counting of components, in-process, and finished goods, thus minimizing emergency changes in production and purchasing. Show less

Managed accounts for retail chains with responsibility for analyzing fixture requirements and servicing customers needs and requests.• Prepared quotations for new products utilizing Excel spreadsheets. Documented bills of material for new products.• Analyzed architectural drawings of store layouts to determine fixture requirements.• Ordered raw material and component parts, scheduled outside suppliers, and issued all shop orders for assembly operations.

Responsible for all aspects of Materials Management for this $35 million division, including purchasing, receiving, warehousing and inventory control. Managed a staff of eight employees. • Identified and instituted cost savings of $3MM per year for manufacturing product utilizing value engineering.• Researched special materials or systems required for unique installations and identified qualified suppliers.• Supervised yearly physical inventory. Investigated variances and instituted… Show more Responsible for all aspects of Materials Management for this $35 million division, including purchasing, receiving, warehousing and inventory control. Managed a staff of eight employees. • Identified and instituted cost savings of $3MM per year for manufacturing product utilizing value engineering.• Researched special materials or systems required for unique installations and identified qualified suppliers.• Supervised yearly physical inventory. Investigated variances and instituted new controls as needed. Show less

Managed the Billing Department for this $55 million division of world’s largest custom exhibit manufacturer. Member of management staff, participating in weekly planning meetings.• Instituted controls and procedures within the Billing department that resulted in a 400% improvement of margins, thus increasing cash flow and receivables.• At the request of corporate management, established and implemented my procedures at other company locations around the country.• Prepared revenue… Show more Managed the Billing Department for this $55 million division of world’s largest custom exhibit manufacturer. Member of management staff, participating in weekly planning meetings.• Instituted controls and procedures within the Billing department that resulted in a 400% improvement of margins, thus increasing cash flow and receivables.• At the request of corporate management, established and implemented my procedures at other company locations around the country.• Prepared revenue forecasts for division management, thus assuring compliance with the annual plan. Show less

Responsible for all manufacturing departments, warehouse and shipping. Managed production control functions involving purchasing, forecasting, and planning. • Determined direction of purchasing and cost departments. • Supervised the development of key departmental budgets; monitored labor efficiencies, material and overhead expenses. • Directed project to install Digital Equipment micro-computer system for order entry, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing… Show more Responsible for all manufacturing departments, warehouse and shipping. Managed production control functions involving purchasing, forecasting, and planning. • Determined direction of purchasing and cost departments. • Supervised the development of key departmental budgets; monitored labor efficiencies, material and overhead expenses. • Directed project to install Digital Equipment micro-computer system for order entry, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, production control and MRP functions. Show less

Managed 11 salary and 110 bargaining unit employees. Responsible for production control, all production departments, material handling and quality control. • Directed program to institute statistical process control. • Assisted in the planning and implementation of a 25% labor reduction program that generated over $3M in additional profits and cash to the company. • Participated in the planning and implementation of a major plant consolidation that prevented a financial disaster.