Driving component sourcing, planning and production scheduling. Primarily functions including daily direct customer interaction related to sales forecast, sales orders and partnering with Senior Sales team as a critical point of contact. Continuous collaboration across all internal departments and suppliers to ensure that production demands are met according to customer orders and forecasts.• Serve as senior leader of Supply Chain team to understand the urgency of managing hundreds of raw materials, work-in-process SKU’s as well as Finished Goods SKU’s.• Develop smart procurement practices to minimize cost spending on raw materials and packaging to ensure delivery plans.• Works closely with Operations, Quality and R&D on adjustments to production schedule as needed based on schedule attainment for robust scheduling of production to meet customer demands.• Partnering with Plant Manager, and General Manager on continuous improvement initiatives to drive improvements in JIT inventory processes, risk management and supply chain efficiency.• Lead weekly/daily meetings with top customers to discuss priorities, projects, open orders, forecasts in addition to fielding all related inquires related to supply chain and production planning.• Main collaborator across departments for the creating of SKU’s, raw material item setup, supplier and customer setup as well as problem solving of issues to ensure continuous flow of production and schedule demands.• Power user of SAP B1 ERP/MRP system for quick and accurate executing of order recommendations related to raw materials to eliminate stops in production for on time delivery to customers.• Leading weekly internal S&OP meetings with senior management team members.• Leading and mentoring Supply Chain team members in developing best business practices.

Performed supply planning, inventory optimization, and outside purchases to fulfill demand while meeting financial and service goals of business through daily/monthly analytics of on-hand inventory, current and future purchases, purchasing forecast, and demand plan. Worked collaboratively with departments to ensure inventory and purchase plans accurately reflected future forecasts and operational constraints, using JDA Fulfill and Order Optimization module along with SAP/Cognos reporting and analytics, resulting in overall monthly cost savings for outside purchases decreased from 10% to 15%, as well as overall point of sales by 20% to 25% increases.• Provided inventory levels, receipts, shipments, and forecasts to leadership for inclusion in submitted forecasts to finance partners. • Developed action plans to meet goals and metrics out of tolerance throughout supply chain. • Covered fill rates and supplier performances monthly in CPFR meetings to improve areas related to sales, order forecasting, reductions in inventory levels, and supply chain disruptions. • Built closer relationships among suppliers and entire supply chain partners within organization. • Reviewed alternate/deal buying opportunities to make decisions on purchase quantities and timing based on targets defined by leadership. • Classification of SKU segmentations/classification based on A, B, C, D analytics.• Led and executed continuous improvement projects to meet all business and customer needs. • Served as subject matter expert on JDA inventory planning, and played key role in designing, testing, and deploying DJA inventory optimization.

Served as hands-on leader delivering high-quality product that was produced cost effectively, efficiently, and on time, with highest positive impact to financial bottom line. Reached and exceeded weekly expectations for production throughput by streamlining purchasing of raw materials, reconfiguring production area, and providing positive reinforcement to production team. Drove decrease in raw materials waste by 5% to 10%, as well as improvement in on-time delivery by 25% with increased sales of 10% to 15%.• Restructured overall daily operations of plant and employees by master scheduling and coordinating with installer manager to optimize numbers of daily installs, increasing sales and quick turn time. • Applied total understanding of all areas of operations, ensuring productive and cost savings by working together with sales force, designers, installers, and homeowners.

Developed, led, and executed purchasing strategies, tracked and reported key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness. Crafted negotiation strategies, closed deals with optimal terms, and partnered with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements and documentation. Forecasted price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power. Performed cost and scenario analysis for benchmarking; assessed, managed, and mitigated risks, and partnered with reliable vendors and suppliers.• Determined quantity and timing of deliveries and monitored and forecasted upcoming levels of demand. • Performed continuous monitoring of inventory levels to determine accurate scheduling of job completion.• Evaluated and determined inefficiencies in ordering of raw materials to determine accurate needs and aged inventory levels

In-house execution of off market parts manufactured commodities of four major automotive manufactures, BMW, Ford, Honda and General Motor for OTD to eliminate customer downtime. Managed customer demands working within inventory/logistics management systems for both supplier and customers. Worked internally with demand planning and production scheduling to ensure planning and scheduling of in-house production in accordance with customer daily needs and demands. • Performed KPI reporting at corporate level to ensure vendor rating stayed in accordance with required scoring to maintain bid and contract ability. • Provided corrective active reporting of customer 8D process and procedures within managed customer systems.

Facilitated manufacturing and export of exclusive home furnishing textiles made-up from unique designs. Applied knowledge of textile manufacturing, operational development, logistics, and supply chain management to improve production and distribution process, as well as ensure full application of company’s distribution and inventory control policy in entire manufacturing and distributing process.• Organized paperwork maintained and updated core inventory coding in SAP and set up new materials.• Checked and monitored inventory levels and processed customer open orders against needs in demanding sales-driven organization.

DSE Systems is a leading manufacturer specialized in military munitions to support our US service persons with quality products such as 40mm high and low velocity grenades as well as basic training mixed belts rounds. Holding multiple titles within the organization my responsibilities range from analytical forecasting, supervising others, establishing, coordinating and the planning of production schedules in a factory environment. Also, to ensure the flow of materials, parts and assemblies between and within departments as well as analyzing materials supply and demands to meet contract requirements. Accountable for the traceability of all components from corrugated boxes to high explosives.

Recognized for the ability to multi-task a vast amount of responsibilities related to the area of merchandising of product line through pricing and sourcing process within the Western and Southern Hemisphere. Lead in the design and execution of master pricing template to streamline the data flow from line conception, pricing negotiating, foundation of wholesale/retail for sales force, sourcing placement on through to financial involvement of profitable net margin approval process.Pivotal role as liaison between operational departments in maintaining and streamlining updates to ensure accurate information is being provided daily to all areas from merchandising, sourcing, customer service and financial services. Collaborate with Hong Kong Sourcing Department as well as all Western and Southern Hemisphere suppliers in a collaborative effort to ensure all milestones are met in the production and delivery of customer demands. Manager and mentor to fellow colleagues promoting a high fueled environment with cross-trained individuals with a sense of empowerment within departments.

Participated in daily meeting with team leaders to review operational calendar including line development, sales presentation, profitable pricing, sourcing strategies and production planning to ensure milestones are met for projects to support business values between $150 and $200 million in sales. Recognized for the ability to multi-task a vast amount of responsibilities related to the area of merchandising of product line through pricing and sourcing process within the USA. Pivotal role as liaison between operational departments in maintaining and streamlining updates to ensure accurate information is being provided daily to all areas from merchandising, sourcing, customer service and financial services. Manager and mentor to fellow colleagues promoting a high fueled environment with cross-trained individuals with a sense of empowerment within departments. Coordinated allocation of resources for domestic production related to securing of contractor base for event times, coordinating requirements to met all customer demands, monitor and evaluate demands of event as well as in-stock programs, arrange and coordinate with transportation vendors all aspects of pickup and delivery times. Ensure all production art has been posted, proofed and downloaded to contractors.

First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. is a manufacturer of concealable and tactical body armor with state of the art in-house technology. Oversee, supervise and manage of all department heads and subordinates (150) within the organization related to the areas of production. Knowledge of materials, Kevlar, Spectrashield and Twaron, components used in the development of threat levels. Also, familiar with NIJ standards and requirements as well as in-house testing results. Understanding of various product line needed to fulfill customer needs. Master scheduling of all departments, CAD, Cutting, Stitching and Shipping to ensure production flow throughout all aspects to ensure company cash flow through invoicing, receipts and payroll. Spearhead and implement improved methods and procedures to monitor performance and quality in-turn improve accountability that benefit company performance as well as provide empowerment to department managers. Maintain daily production levels to ensure constant workflow within departments to determine peak workloads as well as evaluating company’s financial needs related to layoffs and/or overtime. Coordinate and maintain excess inventory levels to be utilized in sales results being increased profit margins and decreased lost revenue. Recruit and interview potential employees as well as the hiring and termination. Assisted in the streamlining of all areas within the organization including Operations, Sales Support, Manufacturing, Purchasing, System Development, Customer Service and Inventory Control.

First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. is a manufacturer of concealable and tactical body armor with state of the art in-house technology. Developed and implemented Inventory Control Department at Spindale, NC location. Ability to fulfill demands requiring extensive travel to ensure all areas in development continued to produce positive improvement for an overall successful company. Spearheaded overall coordination of Year End inventory including planning for proper staffing, pre-preparations, mapping out and labeling layout of inventory areas, inventory cutoff calendar, coordination within manufacturing to ensure continuous production flow through shipping of orders as well as receiving of raw materials. Responsible for all reporting and walk through with bank auditors for sheet to floor and floor to sheet audits. Justified and/or reconcile all inventory variances and updating company files reflecting final Year End figures. Implemented process and procedures within raw materials handling to streamline overall manufacturing process. Oversaw continuous reviewing of all Bill of Materials to ensure efficiency in raw material usage.