Supply Chain Administrator
Data Direct Networks, Inc
Negotiate commodity prices quarterly/monthly with key suppliers.Material planning, forecasting, and purchasing using Macola Purchasing and Inventory system.Purchasing various commodities for production such as; cables, drives, faceplates, hardware, support, and critical production components. Implemented cost reduction on purchased parts by negotiating with current suppliers and developing new vendors.Negotiated blanket terms with cable suppliers to help control inventory. Inventory analysis of Raw Materials, Work in Process, and Finished Goods.Lead weekly inventory reduction meetings. With the cooperation of department managers, decreased inventory from $11 million to $6 million in Q3 2010.Helped implement 5S (Six Sigma) philosophy and helped reduce Raw Materials physical square footage by 50%.Daily production requirements with our main Contract Manufacturer and weekly shortage reports from main CM.Created and managed a global inventory database. Communicate updates with our inventory hubs worldwide. Created and managed a customer support database for all 3rd party support customers. Special projects including researching, negotiating, and purchasing new capital equipment such as a forklift (ROI 2.30 years), and stretch wrap machine (ROI 2.45 years).