Matthew Pitcher Email & Phone Number

United States

Seymour, Connecticut, United States

• Manage current production planning and long-range production schedule• Provide forecasts to external suppliers and internal Thule plants in Europe• Execute purchase orders to suppliers• Review MOQ, safety stocks, and lead-times quarterly to support seasonality to optimize costs and inventory• Generate daily and weekly reports to support, schedule attainment, material shortages, ATP, and OTIF• Review weekly the load vs available capacity and align to sales orders, customer backlog, and stocking targets• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers and support QBR’s• Communicate the weekly production schedule to internal teams, including Production Manager and Operations• Improved schedule attainment from 40% to 92%+ in 7 months• Expedite material as need to support the production plan, internal to Thule and external suppliers• Issue distribution orders to transfer product, raw and finished good through the Thule network in Europe and US• Manage transfer of projects from NPI to production from the Engineering department• Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IATF audits

Branford, Connecticut, United States

• Lead souring for three separate business units• Support sourcing efforts for current production, NPI, and contract manufacturing• Experienced with AS9100, ITAR, DFAR, and FAR regulations• Aerospace products – main commodities - wire, connectors, and machined parts• Manage forecasting of components and supplies per production schedule• Lead weekly meetings with Production Manager and off-shore suppliers on upcoming production schedule• Review MOQ, safety stocks, and lead-times quarterly to support seasonality to optimize costs and inventory• Cost reductions, negotiated favorable pricing for components that resulted on average of $100k year over year savings• Implemented an inventory reduction plan to achieve company goals, utilized MOQ’s, safety stock, and lead-times to achieve goal – reduced inventory by $2.1m• Researched second sources of supply where needed that helped mitigate part shortages or generated cost reductions• Performed a yearly review of excess and obsolete material, partnered with Finance and Engineering on disposition• Monthly evaluation of supplier performance in terms of on-time delivery and quality, suppliers received a copy after the review was complete• Reviewed annually supplier performance and implement corrective action plans where needed to improve annual performance• Coordinated the ship-to-stock (STS) program for key suppliers• Manage and develop supplier relationships

United States

Responsible for the movement of inventory within the store• Responsible for cycle counts and inventory accuracy• Lead a team of warehouse workers, provided daily work load and schedules, and performance reviews• Managed access to all inventory spaces to control flow of movement and prevent shrinkage• Managed the receiving functions, ensured delivery paperwork was accurate and fixed any discrepancies real time• Coordinated inventory transfers between other locations and ensured accuracy of documentation• Responsible for securing company property, customer owned material, and repair items• Assisted store management with displays and promotional set-ups

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

High School Diploma