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Camden, SC

• On-boarded four critical supply chain positions that were open prior to hire date, including: supply chain buyer, production scheduler, DC manager, and DC team leader.
• Implemented SAP “Warehouse Management” module in facility in 4th quarter 2018 with plan to expand implementation to include extensive pull system throughout manufacturing and DC in 2019.
• Reduced inventory levels by $2.0MM (12.5%) over 4 months and are currently on schedule to achieve target reduction of additional $1.5MM by June 1st.
• Facilitated training for supply chain associates to improve discipline to standard.

• Responsible for receiving, production line support, cycle counting, MRO materials, interplant shipments and lean initiatives within the materials organization which support a very high-volume cabinet manufacturing.
• Gained proficiency in the use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software.
• Managed a local materials organization of 100+ associates.
• Supported sales increases of 17% over two years while reducing headcount by 10%.
• Reduced materials related downtime by 14% to date while reorganizing the team.
• Reduced materials safety incidents by over 65% in 2 years.

Blythewood, SC

• Controlled shipping, receiving, production support, inventory management, cycle counting, lean initiatives within the materials organization in a plant of 450 – 700 employees, producing OEM automotive audio systems for.
• Managed a local materials organization of 35 – 60 hourly and exempt employees.
• Deployed SAP enterprise software in June 2007.
• Implemented Lean Manufacturing principles, gaining extensive experience with value stream mapping process, continuous improvement, six-sigma methodologies.
• Led or heavily contributed to the following lean initiatives:o Kanban pull system implemented on thousands of raw materials and WIP parts. In-depth knowledge of “classic KANBAN” and “event driven KANBAN” SAP.
• Maintained warehouse cycle count accuracy above 99.96% throughout the last year.