Frank Kip Ward, Lssgb, Itil Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dover, Kent, Gb

• Schedule and plan in support of electronics assembly.• Purchase in support of electronics assembly.• Improve production processes for electronic manufacturing, Materials, Board assembly, System assembly & test.• Resolve issues with engineering, planning, and buyers to ensure uninterrupted supply of materials in support of manufacturing.• Use and share my knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, and SAP.• Release Production work orders and detail planning for multiple work groups.• Review new engineering designs, for impact on inventory, & cost containment.• Communicate with sales organizations the order completion dates.• Create lifetime build projections for obsolete products.• Coordinate with shipping about order management.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Manufacturing Project Manager

Certification classes to improve my skills and knowledge

Troisdorf, De

• Planned and initiated production orders for three U. S. plant operations. Reworked Shape Charge & Dynastage Bills of Materials and Routings in SAP to reduce production order time & cut confirmation errors, improving inventory accuracy by 19%. Worked with engineering on new products, and part changes. • Power user in Dynaenergetics implementation SAP ECC and again for SAP S/4 Hana Cloud.• Achieve 812% monthly production increase production of Dynastage premier product line in Texas and Pennsylvania locations by planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring products through the complete production cycle.• Worked closely with a cross-functional groups of production coordinators, sales team, Demand Planners, supervisors/leads, Quality, buyers, and logistics team members to achieve strategic and tactical objectives. • Reviewed and managed orders to capture operations and manufacturing facility inventory cost reductions.• Assisted Sales with prioritizing orders and adjusting schedules, ensuring lead times align with customer expectations.• Developed, managed, and revised the Master Schedule working with Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing and the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager to balance demand and supply with internal and key supplier capacity.• Produced the agreed demand plan between Operations, Manufacturing and Sales/ Distribution hubs.• Collaborated with cross-functional groups to position material and capacity.• Assisted with improving forecast content and accuracy.• Proactively worked with Manufacturing to improve OTD while coordinating at risk orders to mitigate loss of profitability by managing critical order raw materials allocation to designated areas. • Performed SAP Master Data functions when Troisdorf, Germany Master Data Department was closed

Troisdorf, De

• Planned, released, and managed purchase and production orders to meet America, Canada, and Europe demand.• Procured raw materials, trading goods, semi-finished and finished goods to support build plans, forecasts, and changing sales demand.• Analyzed trends in forecast and actual consumption history to maintain optimal inventory levels and meet sales, production, and spare requirements.• Monitored and managed assigned value streams and planner codes including inventory and customer service levels.• Participated in monthly S&OP initiatives. • Developed close partnerships with vendors and suppliers, managing critical metrics, consigned inventory, overall performance, and cost.

Troisdorf, De

SAP Master Data Analyst, Austin, TX (9/2015–1/2016)• Ensured the accuracy of SAP material master including, but not limited to, creating and maintaining material numbers, bills of material, routings, and cost contained in the ERP system. Processed all part number changes.• Coordinated with cross-function teams on product optimization, and new product development.• Investigated, researched, documented, and solved issues encountered with data management processes.• Managed and prioritized all SAP master data requests. Audited and maintained material master information.• Worked with Manufacturing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance to maintain accuracy of SAP master data.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Assumed a leadership position and was a key player in the successful move of the department from Fort Worth to Amarillo. Trained, guided, and pushed the new organization to a high level of professionalism and performance.• SAP Power user in Bells implementation of SAP.• Ensured that Master completion schedules supported Executive Management AOP and S&OP objectives.• Prioritized demand for aircraft on ground (AOG)/Mission Impaired Capability (MICAP).• Analyzed and considered manpower, tool capacities, and inventory dollars when establishing schedule requirements.• Worked closely with Master Data department on SAP Data clean-up and conversion errors to help Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, and Engineering to maintain the accuracy of the master data.• Developed statistical data denoting trend analysis of schedule compliance, schedule attainment reporting and status for Executive Management Review.• Established the TAKT on Major/assigned components for the COE manufacturing process.• Worked with Military and Commercial Spares administrators, Procurement, supplier management specialists, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and suppliers to facilitate the on-time delivery of military and commercial spares.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Scheduled independent demand requirements using time fences and other scheduling techniques. • Maintained valid schedules by releasing parts orders to the shop; generated and/or changed purchase orders, or demand orders based on prescribed guidelines.• Scheduled inventory performance analysis using rescheduling capabilities within MRP System based on shop and supplier timetables in accordance with Master Scheduling.• Coordinated cross-functional team activities between Manufacturing, Resource Analysts, Operation, AOG/MICAP Analysts, Operation Planning, and Control (OP&Cs), Mirabel Canada, Military and Commercial Spares, Procurement, Customer Support Specialists, Managers, and Master Schedulers.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Troubleshot and analyzed quality issues; forwarded to right departments to ensure swift and accurate resolution.• Aligned and released production orders for manufacturing and purchase requisitions to procurement to meet dependent and independent scheduling requirements

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

EARLY CAREERDelta AirlinesAircraft Configuration /AOG Planner, Atlanta, GeorgiaSr. Coordinator-Airport Coordination Center/Tower, Salt Lake City, UtahWest Region Fuel Specialist, Salt Lake City, UtahTeam Leader, Salt Lake City, Utah

Materials Excellence Program, Certificate

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