John Gerhardt Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida Area

• Coordinated with Demand Planning, Portfolio and Sales teams to ensure supply plan met each region’s sales requirements. Ensured correct launch quantities, timing and smooth product transitions.
• Planned requirements of regional distribution centers, which included maintaining targeted stocking levels, analyzing sales trends and adjusting stocking plan based on market trends, sales forecasts and partner.
• Analyzed weekly MRP reports including target inventory level thresholds, taking appropriate action where necessary.
• Aided in development of yearly / monthly operational production plans for all domestically manufactured or outsourced products to support purchasing, manufacturing, packing, warehousing / logistics, inventory.
• Identified problem areas, collaborating with appropriate functional groups and drove resolution to completion by analyzing large product offerings and backorders on a daily basis.
• Improved product planning processes by identifying opportunities, marshalling resources, and driving projects to completion to achieve measurable benefits.

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

• Sustained timely delivery rate by managing development and maintenance of organizations’ schedules for DOD and DHS; regularly monitored production changes requests.
• Prepared detailed labor reports on all WIP and closed WOs, escalated complex issues to appropriate Program Manager, and monitored delivery conditions and revenue backlogs. Collaborated with manufacturing and supply.
• Tracked and reported on Milestones, maintained weekly shipment reports. Maintained sales backorder tracking log.
• Assisted sales team on price requests to establish production, and resolved concerns with Purchasing; monitored backlog issues, and assessed budget report against business plan.
• Maintained sales backorder tracking log, weekly & monthly metrics, on time delivery status, Revenue Backlog, and lead time to new orders.

• Managed development and maintenance of organizations’ schedules for DOD and DHS; regularly monitored production changes requests and sustained timely delivery rate of 97%.
• Collaborated with engineering, manufacturing and supply chain department to strategize implemented plans; maintained weekly shipment reports and backorder tracking logs.
• Assisted sales team on price requests to establish production, and resolved concerns with Purchasing; monitored backlog issues, and assessed budget report against business plan.
• Supervised un-cooled and cooled thermal detectors and illustrated flexibility in performing multiple functions; monitored project completion, and efficiently processed new orders.
• ISO 9001:2008, Internal Auditor

• Supervised creation of accurate production schedule modified executed plans to satisfy clients’ requests, and managed constant coordination of engineering timetables.
• Teamed with sales, marketing and production managers to preserve master schedule; coordinated material deficiency and back orders to Purchasing department.

Production Control Scheduling/Customer Service - Established production schedules for manufacturing departments to comply with customer requirements. Prioritize, expedite and status work in production process and monitor any factors affecting production progress. Release manufacturing documentation to appropriate work areas and modify as required by.

Plant Foreman and Customer Service - Responsible for purchased, receiving, inventory, plant budget control, scheduling of truck and plant maintenance, dispatch scheduling of customer open requirements, employee hiring, training and yearly evaluations. *Employee of the quarter (1994)

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