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Shelbyville, In

Materials Manager - Since April 2019•Responsible for purchasing all direct and indirect materials for the Shelbyville plant, $15M/yr.•Responsible for purchasing, warehouse operations and inventory control. •Supervise two direct reports. •Consistently achieved 98% or greater inventory accuracy.•Successfully achieved IAFT certification with no findings within the materials department.•Responsible for obtaining pricing for RFQs for sales department.Sr. Coordinator… Show more Materials Manager - Since April 2019•Responsible for purchasing all direct and indirect materials for the Shelbyville plant, $15M/yr.•Responsible for purchasing, warehouse operations and inventory control. •Supervise two direct reports. •Consistently achieved 98% or greater inventory accuracy.•Successfully achieved IAFT certification with no findings within the materials department.•Responsible for obtaining pricing for RFQs for sales department.Sr. Coordinator Materials Dept. - 4 months•Promoted to the responsibility of purchasing, customer service, shipping & receiving and inventory control.•Supervised five direct reports.•Reduced inventory to 45% of gross sales. Buyer - 4 months•Responsible for all purchasing activities for the Shelbyville, IN plant.•Implemented windows based MRP system – IQMS. •Eliminated stock outages through proper use of MRP system. Show less

Edinburgh, Indiana

•Responsible for purchasing all direct and indirect materials for the Edinburgh plant.•Responsible for purchasing, warehouse operations and inventory control. Two direct reports. •Promoted to include purchasing for North Vernon production facility.•Create procedure manual for purchasing and warehouse operations. •Responsible for annual physical inventory as well as monthly cycle counts. •Eliminated stock outages through proper use of MRP system - TMM.•Cost savings of… Show more •Responsible for purchasing all direct and indirect materials for the Edinburgh plant.•Responsible for purchasing, warehouse operations and inventory control. Two direct reports. •Promoted to include purchasing for North Vernon production facility.•Create procedure manual for purchasing and warehouse operations. •Responsible for annual physical inventory as well as monthly cycle counts. •Eliminated stock outages through proper use of MRP system - TMM.•Cost savings of 22% on hardware and electrical items in 2014. •Achieved 98% inventory accuracy. Show less

Hope, Indiana, United States

•Responsible for purchasing, customer service, warehouse operations and inventory control. •Direct reports include: customer service rep., shipping manager and warehouse employee.•Responsible for all production scheduling consisting of three product lines. •Created and implemented cycle counting program achieving a 98% accuracy rate.•Significantly reduced stock outages by proper use of MRP system -Epicor. •Create procedure manual for office, customer service and warehouse… Show more •Responsible for purchasing, customer service, warehouse operations and inventory control. •Direct reports include: customer service rep., shipping manager and warehouse employee.•Responsible for all production scheduling consisting of three product lines. •Created and implemented cycle counting program achieving a 98% accuracy rate.•Significantly reduced stock outages by proper use of MRP system -Epicor. •Create procedure manual for office, customer service and warehouse operations. •Recording and reporting of daily and monthly productivity.•Responsible for Return Material Authorization program. •Best annual cost savings: $100,000 while managing $1.5M in purchases. •Best annual inventory reduction achievement: $41,000. Show less

Hope, Indiana, United States

Self employed during recession starting in 2008.

Columbus, Indiana, United States

•Loss of business resulted in the closure of the Columbus facility and the termination of my position.•Responsible for scheduling production for the Columbus, IN manufacturing plant. Customers include Aldi, Sam’s Club, Godiva, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Trader Joe’s, Kraft and Royale.•Directed shift supervisors by setting detailed priorities for daily production activities.•Responsible for purchasing all direct materials for the Columbus plant.•Created an easy to understand… Show more •Loss of business resulted in the closure of the Columbus facility and the termination of my position.•Responsible for scheduling production for the Columbus, IN manufacturing plant. Customers include Aldi, Sam’s Club, Godiva, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Trader Joe’s, Kraft and Royale.•Directed shift supervisors by setting detailed priorities for daily production activities.•Responsible for purchasing all direct materials for the Columbus plant.•Created an easy to understand daily priority schedule for production used by staff and supervisors.•Improved relationship with customers through daily contact and updates. Show less

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Planner / Supervisor - 2 years, 2 months•Responsible for all domestic production and international purchasing of Duncan yo-yo product line. This also includes all aspects of inventory management. •Convert Duncan yo-yo sales forecast into production schedule to meet customer demand. •Supervise 15 production associates and 1 buyer which included responsibility for tracking hours, training, disciplinary action and promotions as needed. Buyer/ Planner - 2 years,… Show more Planner / Supervisor - 2 years, 2 months•Responsible for all domestic production and international purchasing of Duncan yo-yo product line. This also includes all aspects of inventory management. •Convert Duncan yo-yo sales forecast into production schedule to meet customer demand. •Supervise 15 production associates and 1 buyer which included responsibility for tracking hours, training, disciplinary action and promotions as needed. Buyer/ Planner - 2 years, 11 months•Managed entire hunting decoy product line from molding to finished goods, which included performing all purchasing and production scheduling of outsourced supplier.•Effectively scheduled molding production utilizing a Windows type MRP system. Customers include John Deere, Freightliner, International, Hoover, Rotozip, Browning and Toro.•Served as direct customer service contact for Rotozip, John Deere and Freightliner.•Served as the primary contact between customer service and operations. •Vital member of transfer team by scheduling the relocation of decoy product line to Mexico. Show less

North Vernon, Indiana, United States

Buyer - 8 months•Promoted to Buyer.•Responsible for purchasing of all direct materials and five year production planning forecast.•Analyze purchasing requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce exposure.•Achieve cost savings through competitive bidding and other purchasing practices. Production Planner - 1 year, 3 months•Successfully scheduled all plant production planning utilizing a windows type MRP system.•Consistently met delivery dates… Show more Buyer - 8 months•Promoted to Buyer.•Responsible for purchasing of all direct materials and five year production planning forecast.•Analyze purchasing requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce exposure.•Achieve cost savings through competitive bidding and other purchasing practices. Production Planner - 1 year, 3 months•Successfully scheduled all plant production planning utilizing a windows type MRP system.•Consistently met delivery dates. •Lead and conduct daily production meeting attended by all department managers.•Generate and issue weekly schedule of production priorities and mold changes.•Issue daily production priorities plan to floor supervisors.•Monitor and analyze production reporting process to insure correct inventory.•Generate reports for measuring daily efficiency and profitability.•Maintain contact with customers to insure schedules are met and problems resolved. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree

Business Administration

Two years