David Benson Email & Phone Number

Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Somerset, Wi

Managed team, suppliers, and raw materials for laser and die cutting services contract manufacturer and laser processing equipment manufacturer Preco Inc. Commodities managed include weldments, machined items, fasteners, labels, packaging, electronic components, laser components, and much more. Brought leadership and stability to the purchasing department.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Procured fabricated metals, pressure vessels, silos, and other parts for pneumatic conveying systems. Managed suppliers to procure from those that provided best Total Cost of Ownership. Utilized Jobscope manufacturing software. Implemented supplier stocking programs.

Hammond, Wisconsin

Process Engineer for coating line in release liner industry. Updated standard operating procedures, investigated quality issues, worked on R & D projects, presented line efficiency and quality data to upper management.

Minneapolis, Mn

Procured adhesives, chemicals, release liner, paper, polyester, vinyl, polypropylene and other similar items for pressure sensitive adhesive industry. Managed suppliers and managed inventory for both Minneapolis and Cleveland manufacturing facilities using Epicor MRP system.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Procured material and managed inventory for fuel systems, wire, hoses, and other raw material for use in power generation production. Utilized JIT, lean manufacturing and six sigma tools. Oracle superuser while using the ERP system, and guided the planning group through major Oracle upgrade. Improved inventory turns, decreased obsolescence.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Used Baan MRP system to manage and procure components for contract assembly. Managed all aspects of the supply chain for major customers. Increased customer confidence while decreasing inventory days on hand. Improved inventory turns by 20%, cut packaging costs by 10%.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed purchasing, vendors, buyers for coating leader Loparex. Kept Loparex-Hammond purchasing department running seamlessly during the transition from Douglas-Hanson to Loparex.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Helped lead the evolution of Douglas-Hanson's materials management system from satisfactory to great. I was heavily involved in the design and implementation of a new production and procurement system, and developed the materials system from a reactive to proactive one. Purchased and managed inventory of paper, polyester, polyethylene, vinyl, BOPP, polystyrene, silicones, chemicals, resins, for a release liner and extrusion coating facility. Developed and managed consignment purchasing system. Mentored and developed buyers and cost analysts. I was a key cog in the explosive growth of Douglas-Hanson that ultimately led to sale of DH to Loparex.