Mark S. Richards Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

• SAP Master Data Manager for the United States and Canada for all VIOC & GCOC locations.

• SAP Super User and Master Data Manager.• Manage all Material Master attributes for North America & Europe.• Work closely with China and Australia on global master data initiatives and strive for global standardization of processes and compliance.• Serve as a liaison between engineering and operations to drive data validation and corrective actions if needed.• Continuous improvement of daily business processes through Master Data Management.

• Responsible for all material movement including shipping, receiving, put away and production line replenishment with an emphasis on cost reduction and increasing inventory accuracy.• Maintain shipping & receiving docks and stockroom inventory as well as all external storage.• Supervise between 14 - 28 material handlers depending on production orders and sales. • Retain all safety records and present weekly safety meetings in adherence with Sullair’s EH&S company policy.

Minato-Ku, Tokoyo, Jp

• Manage all production planning for value-added applications of automotive glass products, e.g., lace assembly, primer applications, soldering, encapsulation and hardware application.• Supports Purchasing in determining material usage for annual blanket order estimation via the annual materials budget and 18-month S&OP.• Develops the production schedule and manufacturing plan based on customer demand, resource availability, and inventory level objectives.• Provides backup in maintaining the SAP Material Master records.• Supported 17 production lines with 3 shifts per line 24 hours a day.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Successfully managed the Metal Component Portfolio which included 12M+ individual parts on schedule release, over 470 vendors and almost 7500 unique parts numbers.• Negotiated 20-25 service parts contracts to ensure fair market value and determine the best cost to serve for our vendors.• Collaborated with supply chain, R&D, service engineering, and production buyer’s to qualify new raw material sources and potential new vendors.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Subject matter expert for the Product Transition Management Process within the Demand Planning team.• Reduced the statistical forecast mean average percentage error (MAPE) by 12.6% YoY.• Hosted monthly collaboration meetings with our third-party statistical forecast provider to resolve any current issues related to the forecast.• Helped implement and test all Advanced Planning Optimization (APO) enhancements upon launch within the SAP infrastructure.• Managed all demand management process documents and trained the product forecasters on all transition processes and APO utilizations.• Designed and implemented systematic reports to audit our standardization of the different key figures in APO which improved our overall MAPE, forecast bias, and reporting functionality.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Managed all product transitions for Laundry and Home Cleaning to ensure 93% availability upon product launch.• Collaborated with Merchandising and Production Planning to ensure alignment on open to ship dates as well as flooring volumes and annual run rate volumes by SKU and trade partner.• Maintained the Product Lifecycle Management documents for Laundry and Home Cleaning to help Merchandising and Production Planning stay aligned.• Hosted bi-weekly Transition Meetings to actively communicate any transition changes to the Channel Planners, Merchandising and Production Planners.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Managed $2.6B worth of dryer inventory annually through proper distribution of units across the North American supply chain.• Managed day to day operations and daily inventory throughput by shipping up to 100,000 dryers a week.• Completed the Marion to Groveport Factory Distribution Center Transition with an associated cost savings of $1.8M savings annually.• SAP testing lead for Inventory Management to ensure we adhere to the anti-dumping regulations imposed by the U.S government with a possible cost avoidance of up to $40M.• Successfully closed three Marion, Ohio overflow buildings and properly repositioned the inventory throughout the Regional Distribution Center’s network.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Inventory lead for the implementation of the Manhattan Warehouse Management System in Georgia and Washington.• Helped reduce overall inventory shrinkage by 90% in 2 years from 3.5M to 350K.• Responsible for resolving over 3000 open line items on the purchase order discrepancy report which helped streamline overall product availability.• Documented process flow for year-end physical inventory audits at our Manhattan warehouses. The documentation was used to share best practices and to keep the process consistent between all Manhattan warehouses.• Liaison between inventory control, inventory management, and the Manhattan Team to resolve open issues caused by the new warehouse management system implementation.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for SAP material master data for the North American Region.• Maytag Integration lead for SAP Material Master.• Network design and implementation lead for Maytag distribution centers and fulfillment locations.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Serve as an inside Account Manager for over 250 Contract Wholesale Plumbing accounts.• Establishment and implementation of all processes and procedures for the Contract Wholesale Plumbing channel. • Perform dual role as an account specialist and sales support analyst to effectively communicate and solve any issues the trade partner or sales group might encounter.• Successfully managed and transitioned 800+ Lowes stores through Cielo brand channel exit. • Managed and trained Lowes transition team while continuing to grow the Contract Wholesale Plumbing channel.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

• Managed staffing needs and customer business requirements in order to make appropriate staffing decisions and placements for clerical, industrial, and technical positions.• Successfully performed human resource functions including recruitment, testing, interviewing, and hiring of employees.• Coached and counseled employees to ensure quality performance and job satisfaction. • Administered payroll and employee benefits program.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sociology

Diploma, College/University Preparatory