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New Providence, New Jersey

• Responsible for E2E supply chain management to ensure available materials are on-hand to meet production schedules.• Qualifying suppliers, evaluating bids, negotiating prices and terms for purchased goods and services. Establish second sources.• Created Epicor – Excel schedules to manage individual supplier purchase plans. Reviews and analyzes current demands against purchase plans. Adjusts vendor delivery dates accordingly. Compare demand to historic purchase levels. Manage supply capacity constraints. Prepares purchase orders and maintains records. Manage problem invoices.• Review supplier on time performance, identify problems and initiate corrective actions.• Review and set safety stock, Min/Max, ABC classification, lead time, MQO, and lot size to drive appropriate PO coverage.• Manage NPI component, art files, part numbers, ensure MRP BOM and demand forecasts are loaded. • My understanding of bill of materials, forecasting and sourcing ensure the correct item is purchased as well as reducing the supply of sunset items.• Identify long term purchase opportunities insuring uninterrupted supply and cost reduction. • Push Marketing and Engineering to clarify future demand and enter into MRP. Identify forecast issues and question.• Investigate root causes of material shortage. Cycle count. Review inventory transactions. Adjust BOM consumption.• Improved on time vendor delivery from 83% to 94%. • My strategic sourcing skills enables a record number of monthly product to be manufactured, eliminating downtime, reducing order back log and increasing invoicing. I average 3-4 weeks of ready to build material supply.• Work on floor with manufacture identify labor saving tools, purchase labor saving parts, outsource sub-assemblies.

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

• Delivered gross margin target and drove continuous improvement via product pricing, value pricing, product allocation, management of raw material and operational costs. Managed manufacturing asset allocation for maximum profitability.• Managed new product introduction with Marketing, Technical, Sales and Operations. Updated all systems with product data, SAP, Sourcing, item master, pricing. Managed product launch, line extension, and product sunset. Reviewed product packaging.• Worked with Global Business Director to develop long term capital plans for manufacturing expansion. Manage product distribution plans based on daily factory production, customer order changes. Sold slow-moving, obsolete and off spec materials.• Managed operational issues by working with Quality Control, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Supply Planning to ensure delivery of quality products to customers. Manage materials, packaging, manufacturing capacity, outside tolling and shipping.

Maywood, Nj

• Analyzed the 13 market global sales plans to ensure the resources and processes are in place to support and meet demands for 2,000+ annual SKU’s. Develop a manufacturing and production processes through optimized processes, tailored resources, effective supply chain operations and strategic partnerships.• Developed and implemented strategic material supply plans, procedures, budgets and schedules for 3 factories. Sourced vendors, prepared RFP, negotiated optimal terms, purchased materials, and established partnerships. Oversaw and directed internal and third party production capacity planning and product launches.• Developed detailed manufacturing schedules for each factory and work center to manage production capacity and staffing requirements utilizing data integrated into Excel and formatted using pivot tables and look up functions. • Chaired 12 member weekly cross functional Sales, Inventory and Operation Planning (SIOP) meeting to ensure continuity of supply, enforce critical decision dates and achieve enterprise wide KPI on time performance. Analyze and manage business risk.• Worked with team leaders opening UK, China, Honduras and Germany manufacturing facilities. Sourced local vendors to shorten lead-time and simplify global distributions. Reduced transport costs by 60%. Reduce labor $110K annually

Maywood, Nj

• Managed global production operations, sourcing and delivery initiatives. Opening 13 new markets in Europe and Asia.• Spearheaded and streamlined the annual vendor RFP bidding process netting 10% costs savings. • Developed detailed production procedures to reduce vendor process errors 20% and increase internal efficiencies.

Ba, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Study abroad focusing on Mexican culture and anthropology at University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico.

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