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Partner with Product / Program Managers and engineering group, in development of sources for cells, printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA’s), electrical components, plastics, and other commodities related to the manufacture of battery packs and chargers. Select and partner with best sources that relate to pricing, quality, and service potential (includes international sources)Communicate bill of material status to Product / Program Managers, to ensure projects are on target toward completion dates / customer expectations. Develop and review plan to transfer projects from pre-production to full production status through purchasing coordinator and Microsun Technologies –Malaysia (MSTA).Review MRP in creation and maintenance of Work Orders / Purchase Orders, to ensure complete and on time delivery of both pre-production & production –related components and assembliesWork with accounting to ensure proper invoice processing Partner with suppliers in return of non-conforming materials (NCMR’s), and development of corrective actions (SCAR’s) Accomplishments:Developed Excel spreadsheet to provide Product / Program Managers with Bill of Material status information – complemented by executives as a useful and beneficial tool for project management. Partnered with a supplier base to complete on-time a major military project with compressed timeline – customer was extremely satisfied with Microsun’s performance, and is adding more projects for Microsun to develop.

• Purchased/managed inventory for commodities related to conduit bending, cable pulling, hydraulic pumps and other equipment related to wire management, hole-making and hand tool value streams.• Negotiated contracts and setup for suppliers related to new product rollouts.• Processed and tracked secondary work (sub-contracted) operations.• Resolved invoices with Accounts Payable.• Developed non-conforming material processing through Quality Assurance.• Reported various metrics of supplier performance to support Genoa operations. (The Greenlee “SQDIP” - Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity)• Procured MRO and indirect spend through ARIBA Spend Management System.• Located emergency alternative sub-contractor for powder coating drill bit product line.• Practiced Lean and Six Sigma techniques and principles.Accomplishments: Enhanced ability to manage cash flow through vendor-managed, supplier-held and consigned inventories. Saved company $300K in annual usage with one supplier. Implemented and maintained Kanban 2-bin system within the cable puller assembly line

• Managed production, inventory control and capacity scheduling of hair dryer, shampoo bowl, styling chair and cabinetry product lines.• Promoted to Inventory Manager, reporting to VP of Operations, included supervision of 5 associates.• Reorganized material control area into a supply-chain buyer/planner format over multiple facilities. (Belvidere, Illinois & Mexicali, Mexico)• Developed both the MRP and ATO, assemble-to-order for custom cabinetry, processing systems across all product lines.• Implemented “paperless” MRP, leading to improved efficiency for buyer planners.• Led and coached departmental and cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide objectives.• Facilitated major upgrade in the material control system at the Mexicali plant to equal Belvidere.• Played a critical role in two different computer system implementations over 18 year period. • Utilized Lean manufacturing principles over various assembly lines, through stockroom layout and setup to accommodate one-piece flow production.Accomplishments: Increased accountability toward profits thru creation of cycle counting program. Achieved 99.4% cycle count accuracy company wide, previously 78%. Partnered with IT to implement bar-coding of virtually all areas of material control, from work order creation, to operation reporting, stockroom receipts/withdrawls, customer order picking and shipping. Increased employee productivity and improved accuracy and efficiency in shipping. Coordinated annual and inter-year physical inventories over multiple facilities and showrooms nationwide. Reduced entire physical inventory process from 5 days to 2 through bar-coding. Gained 3 days in production.Material Analyst (2004 – 2007)• Researched best means of improving Belvedere’s material planning and control systems.• Led effort to eliminate inventory valuation shrink from $800K to an $11K gain – 99.8% accuracy level.