•Coordinated and executed scheduling sequences for 13 manufacturing lines. Including light and heavy metal fabrication lines as well as the sub-assembly and final-assembly lines.•Identified and corrected manufacturing issues by rescheduling production or realigning work staff to appropriate areas.•Acted as a focal point and monitored areas to ensure sub-assemblies and the final assemblies met delivery dates set by the customer contracts.•Collaborated with engineering, configuration mgmt., fulfillment teams, configuration control, and customer service reps to ensure correct synchronization of customer contracts.•Participated in multiple lean events while developing project improvements.•Developed new tracking plan to guarantee on-time production starts to MRP/ERP plan.•Ensured work-orders were released to plan timely supply from our vendors.

•Managed materials needed for Final Assembly operations that consisted of 7 stations. •Coordinated and executed scheduling activities for assigned part numbers using MRP/ERP advanced planning system including material shortages, farm out, and delivery of hardware.•Adjusted material plans that did not meet customer requirements.•Controlled hardware and Final Assembly delivery dates meet production needs.•Interfaced with demand management, scheduling, fulfillment team, configuration control, supply sources, customer service reps and other GE organizations as required.•Created a rolling inventory of spares for the Final Locomotive Testing area. Updated the inventory to the current customer while keeping inventory costs low.•Developed and implemented project improvements needed for material and manufacturing.

•Managed build plans for supply and demand mis-alignments while procuring needed materials reflected in the BOM.•Analyzed, developed, and implemented cost reduction and product improvement initiatives along with executing strategies that integrated program requirements into departmental objectives meeting program milestones and completion of deliverables.• Coordinated cross-functional groups across shifts to resolve bottle necks, part shortages, machine maintenance and manpower issues to ensure customer commitments are met.•Reviewed make/buy sourcing along with supplier performance audits.•Audited internal suppliers to confirm they followed compliance requirements for commercial and military needs.•Reconciled supply & demand mis-alignments by creating weekly build plans for manufacturing and expediting with internal and external demands.

Coordinated the efforts of cross-functional groups and across shifts to resolve bottlenecks, parts shortages, machine maintenance, and manpower issues. Analyze components for Make/Buy sourcing. Set lead-times for the transition of sourcing changes. Audited all departmental instruction to maintain compliance. Audited Military Excess Inventory packages to maintain uniformity and compliance. Trained Suppliers and Buyers how to work within our automated change notice system. Business process improvements, training, and communication improvements.

Monitor supply and demand misalignment using advanced planning system, and collaborate with manufacturing sources to implement corrective action plans. Plan production for manufacturing departments. Develop and implement a weekly build plan for manufacturing. Decrease monthly inventory carrying cost. Correct supply/demand misalignments. Expedite delinquent supply demands from 31-120 days out.

Assess issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity goals and objectives. Direct efforts to identify long lead material, critical component, and work to solve customer delivery problems. Coordinate between customers and Bell departments to accomplish program objectives. Expediting delinquent parts for the Commercial Business Unit. Liaison between Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing. Handle a diverse workload of assignments, covering several disciplines of admin. support, part status and maintain proper priority of multiple assignments.

•Procured and monitor raw material inventory for all domestic and overseas factories.•Planned material requirements based on historical data and current trends.•Obtained material requirements for product development of new styles.•Monitored work in progress for domestic and overseas factories.•Tracked production and new product development for customer commitments.