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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

- Manages a team of material planners and 1 scheduler/inventory leader in the Fabrication business unit- Skilled in Oracle ERP system, ASCP, Microsoft Excel/Access - data mining and reporting proficient- Maintain internal and external customer relationships and address delivery and/or production scheduling concerns - Oversee the forecast & allocation of raw material with commodity team and maintenance of inventory levels in the shop - Resolve MRP issues that could cause material availability issues; bill of material, routing, part attributes, engineering drawing release - Define and distribute metrics to direct reports and extended fabrication team; on-time delivery, cycle count status, planning defect resolution, financial adjustments, capacity planning, production status - Point of contact for all fabrication related subcontracting. Collaborate with fulfillment, sourcing, supplier quality, and finance team on behalf of operations to make outsourcing decisions based on cost, machine reliability, and current capacity constraints.

Chicago, Il, Us

Forecasted inventory balances to determine quarterly goals based on production schedules, material availability, and business priorities.Compiled inventory reports and metrics to guide management of shop floor material supervisors.Cut-in engineering bill of material changes to MRP system, and modified planning parameters and item attributes as needed.Collaborated with fulfillment team to ensure material availability, rescheduled purchase orders, managed new product transitions, and orders in process at outside vendor operations.

Chicago, Il, Us

Material management in the Distribution Organization. Primary responsibilities included:-leading annual Physical Inventory-daily cycle count programs-discrepant material initiatives, excess material relocation, and execution of customer orders-created standard work and continuous improvement processes -coordination point for external material storage paymentsExperienced in value stream mapping, 3P, A3, and Shingi action workouts. Leadership of lean initiatives, continuous improvement projects, and process transformation in Export Kitting department to improve safety, quality, material availability and presentation.

Chicago, Il, Us

Supervised and managed labor resources to provide production material kits to locomotive manufacturing stations. Focused on driving a consistently safe culture in order to reduce injury rates and increase ergonomics. Managed operational productivity in order to increase lines packed per hour to meet on-time delivery goals of kits to customer commitment. Worked cross-functionally and led Lean and continuous improvement projects with focus on internal and external customers.

Chicago, Il, Us

Collaborated with purchasing and managed material warehouse in order to improve material availability and on-time delivery of locomotive kits to multiple production lines.