Janis Schultz Email & Phone Number

Lake County, Il

Chicago,Il

Material SpecialistEnsured on-time delivery of materials for scheduled prototype builds. Supported functions including BOM analysis, materials demand planning, and shortage reporting. Utilized computer-based tracking of material status (Oracle R12 and internal web-based tools) for decision making. Provided direction to nonexempt personnel.• Communicated and partnered with offshore materials teams, suppliers, and development engineering, determining appropriate actions to resolve issues.• Resolved and took appropriate action on product-specific problems regarding material readiness of moderately complex scope, by analyzing situations or data that required review of multiple factors, providing guidance to nonexempt personnel, and exercising judgment within broadly-defined procedures.• Ran product-specific reports, analyzed findings, and utilized tracking and reporting tools, driving and managing timely escalations.

• DMS Loan planning, approval and management: daily review approval, scheduling and rescheduling conflicts, release of DMS loan requests, coordinating the return of loans from demo equipment users.• Phone Support: for DMS system including but limited to, kit availability, loan request creation and maintenance and conflict maintenance, supporting and coaching new users.• DMS Sell off processing: work directly with Customer Service to evaluate incoming Demo purchase orders, id kit articles, disassemble for sell off and to organize and process the kit disassembly.• DMS Stock Model and Kit BOM Maintenance: data entry of DMS Stock model, replenishment of inventory to stock model and kit BOM data in the SAP DMS system as directed by the DMS Manager triggering KA/KB orders to kit and unit articles based on these model and BOM changes in the DMS system.• Planning, controlling and prioritizing inbound and outbound demo equipment and replenishment (new stock) Working with service as necessary to ensure effective Turn around Times. Creating Quality Inspection daily schedule.• DMS Inventory monitoring and reporting: As required run DMS inventory reporting/metrics to make visible the system performance to management and the DMS user community.

Liberttyville.Il

• Responsible for management of the bills of material for product development using operating systems available (IE. Matrix one, DTM files, new BOM loads and manual adjustments).• Part procurement of all unique material –managed through use of operating systems –generating order authorities where needed, use of corporate procurement card for time sensitive material. Maintained constant communication between outside vendors supplying current and updated build schedules, often obtaining samples to keep builds on target.• Placed all equipment orders for lab analyst devices.• I attended build meetings and generated build request for factory floor and acted as liaison between engineering and factory personnel to ensure expected results.• Worked closely with sourcing teams and buyers ensuring parts availability for builds here in Libertyville and Tianjin.• Well versed in Shipping(international & Domestic) Good computer skills, familiar with NPI Dashboard ,mTrac, Zdocs.

Libertyville ,Il

• Responsible for analyzing, planning, scheduling, and purchasing a wide variety of technical components required for New Product Development builds in accordance with Materials Requirement Plan, lead time, order policies, inventory policies and shortage reports. Initiating, expediting and rescheduling Oracle purchase orders to meet development build demand requirements. Will also include reconciliation of materials receipts / inventory to purchase orders, investigate and resolve AP issues with suppliers and communicate proactively with management (dialogue / reports) materials supply performance / issues.Scope / responsibilities:• Accountable for Prototype material readiness• Owns PROTO Demand and Planning (MRP)• Act as a liaison between development engineering, manufacturing, China Materials purchasing Teams • Work with Receiving, Purchasing, Stockroom & Factory policies and procedures regarding part transactions and material movement.• Communicate with outside vendors for parts .• Track part packaging status and issues and relay info to appropriate personnel to meet ship acceptance dates.• Interface with Procurement & Engineering to make sure parts are available for builds.• Liaison between Engineering & factory for part status & counts.

Responsibilities included global allocation of power amplifiers,consolidating demand schedules and sending to the vendors. Procurement of materials through use of Tigers and cris system.Work with suppliers on component procurement,qualification and logistocs for all internal ,3rd party proto and product builds.

2009 Managed Global allocation of Power Amplifiers, consolidated demand schedules and presented to respective vendors with dates and quantity allowing a just in time approach to material procurement. Made decisions daily to allocate on hand inventory so all projects were covered 100%.Procured material for assigned programs so material would arrive on time allowing builds to stay on schedule.Worked with suppliers on component procurement, qualification, and logistics for all internal, 3rd party prototype and production builds, thus enabling products to meet ship acceptance dates.Represented Electrical Hardware Product Development teams at build meetings to track, support and generate prototype and production Build Requests.Coordinated builds with the proto factory to keep builds on schedule.Created working relationships with vendors to procure material for builds on short notice and requested quotes so material could be ordered going forward. Coordinated material with our Asian buyers allowing builds to remain on schedule.Ship material where needed by use of 'How2Ship and Z-orders to ensure timely delivery.

Addressed material shortages, and inventory control issues to material supervisor to ensure action was being taken to procure material.Coordinated movement of material between facilities to ensure a first in first out material plan.; Led and directed material handlers on cycle counts and factory support thus keeping material shortages to a minimum.

Responsible for all overseeing all 3G material issues.I dentify material shortages and initiate procurement activities with engineering/purchasing teams. Maintained inventory shortage sheets and distributed on a daily basis . Performed cycle counts and scrap report on a weekly basis

Managed all inventory issues for 3G development programs in the new product center. Maintained inventory shortage sheets and distributed the information on a regular basis at daily build meetings and via email.Identified material shortages and initiated procurement activities with engineering/purchasing for 3G prototype builds.Demonstrated daily problem solving skills and shared results with scheduling, engineering, and purchasing and program managers so builds would not be impacted due to a material shortage.Performed factory cycle count, scrap reports and build results (Fab/ESR report) on a weekly basis.

Addressed material shortages and inventory control. Coorindated material movement between facilities. Led and directed material handlers on cycle counts and factory support.

Controlled flow of incoming material and shipments of finished products.Managed incoming receipts and distributed to manufacturing.Maintained & cycle counted production materials.Worked with Auditors to ensure 99% accuracy of inventory.Assisted in keeping an offsite warehouse 99.2% accurate.Maintained physical inventory of 1,500 parts at 97% accuracy rating.Audited and shipped finished products ensuring delivery to the distribution facility.

Set molds into the molding machines and trouble shot the molding process. End result was a ready to use Blood bag.

Office Professional Certicate, Business

Recieved Certificate in May, 2017

Certificate Administrative Assistant, Business

Received certificate

Certificate, Medical Billing Specialist

Graduated with honors

College Prep

Attended College of Lake County--Courses taken in Engineering and computer science