Materials Manger (Materials Business Unit)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Promoted to manage plant supply chain operation consisting of 236 employees on a seven-day week, multi-shift basis involving $500M in production throughput and $26.6M operating budget. Managed all production planning, scheduling, purchasing, receiving, shipping, stock room, raw material and in-process inventory averaging $100M; Gamma sterilization operation; all maintenance, engineering, safety, training, housekeeping and cGMP for materials and Gamma operations. Reported to VP of… Show more Promoted to manage plant supply chain operation consisting of 236 employees on a seven-day week, multi-shift basis involving $500M in production throughput and $26.6M operating budget. Managed all production planning, scheduling, purchasing, receiving, shipping, stock room, raw material and in-process inventory averaging $100M; Gamma sterilization operation; all maintenance, engineering, safety, training, housekeeping and cGMP for materials and Gamma operations. Reported to VP of Operations.• Served on the lean and Six Sigma plant review board which reviewed, approved and prioritized all lean and Six Sigma projects resulting in plant meeting aggressive cost reduction targets.• Improved shipping performance by 30% by establishing and tracking metrics for shipping operation.• Implemented lean teams in Receiving/Shipping setting records for labor utilization and trailers shipped.• Led cross-functional team that eliminated a bottleneck in Gamma sterilization operation within three months by validating backup radiation facility and increasing capacity through additional source material.• Instituted safety team involvement program reducing OSHA injuries by 60% and achieving safety “Team of the Year” award.• Achieved $4.4M in cost reduction through implementation of new bar coding system, alternate supplier program, picking operation study and other lean initiatives. Show less