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Oakville

Production Control SupervisorManaged a staff of 21 for inventory management from receiving, material handling, through shipping.• Optimized receiving process from 3 days to less than 24 hours by implementing FIFO and swim lanes reducing the flow days and inventory levels.• Implemented kitting schedule for material handlers to better support assembly and reduce head count by 25%.• Managed monthly cycle counts, improving accuracies from 84% to 97% which led to the exemption of… Show more Production Control SupervisorManaged a staff of 21 for inventory management from receiving, material handling, through shipping.• Optimized receiving process from 3 days to less than 24 hours by implementing FIFO and swim lanes reducing the flow days and inventory levels.• Implemented kitting schedule for material handlers to better support assembly and reduce head count by 25%.• Managed monthly cycle counts, improving accuracies from 84% to 97% which led to the exemption of physical inventory within production control area (2 storage areas).• Lead assembly team through yearly physical inventory including recounts / reconciliation of less than 1% inventory value.• Established cross-training to reduce overtime by 30% and achieved below budget values.• Re-organized satellite warehouse clearing 8,000 sf saving $67,000 annually.Operations Planning Supervisor Managed a team of 6 to monitor and analyze production schedules, and inventory levels to optimize the product flow from receiving to assembly for on-time delivery. • Distributed weekly shortage reports for supply chain execution to ensure supply consistency for on-time delivery (OTD) to satisfy internal/external customer requirements. Target 98%.• Led planning team for work order management to reduce WIP and idle inventory, production change notices, to ensure configuration accuracy. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Scheduler / BuyerResponsible for capacity planning, determining if production has the ability to take on new work, and maintain schedule. Provide visibility of production hours and manpower.• Assisted in the development of new visibility charts to better plan production capacity. As the company changed from 80% standard production to 80% custom, the new capacity charts allowed management and sales, visibility, better resource management, and increased sales.• Established new… Show more Scheduler / BuyerResponsible for capacity planning, determining if production has the ability to take on new work, and maintain schedule. Provide visibility of production hours and manpower.• Assisted in the development of new visibility charts to better plan production capacity. As the company changed from 80% standard production to 80% custom, the new capacity charts allowed management and sales, visibility, better resource management, and increased sales.• Established new vendors to support custom orders while achieving customer requirements and maximizing profit.• Participated in cost reduction processes. Sourced over-seas vendors, sub-contractors, and reduced electrical costs 30%. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

BuyerPerformed all purchasing functions including vendor sourcing, price negotiations, reconciled receiving and invoicing issues. Communicated with the Customer Service group and Planning regarding deliveries.• Managed the open purchase order report daily to reduce delinquent deliveries by 40%, and increased on-time deliveries to customers up to 94% from 80%• Utilized daily communications with the Customer Service group and Shipping department to improve scheduling and… Show more BuyerPerformed all purchasing functions including vendor sourcing, price negotiations, reconciled receiving and invoicing issues. Communicated with the Customer Service group and Planning regarding deliveries.• Managed the open purchase order report daily to reduce delinquent deliveries by 40%, and increased on-time deliveries to customers up to 94% from 80%• Utilized daily communications with the Customer Service group and Shipping department to improve scheduling and teamwork.Production SchedulerScheduled the production orders. Harmonized the production schedule with customer requirements. Identified part shortages. Show less

Downsview

Standardized the management of inventory for four programs. Established one order policy based on the B.O.M. Managed part reworks and engineering changes per the change management procedures. Identification of old configuration parts from stock and returned to vendor for upgrade. Coordination of obsolete/excess inventories for their disposal.• Spearheaded an inventory reduction project of $76M by re-establishing the companies order policies, implementing controls, centralizing the planning… Show more Standardized the management of inventory for four programs. Established one order policy based on the B.O.M. Managed part reworks and engineering changes per the change management procedures. Identification of old configuration parts from stock and returned to vendor for upgrade. Coordination of obsolete/excess inventories for their disposal.• Spearheaded an inventory reduction project of $76M by re-establishing the companies order policies, implementing controls, centralizing the planning function, and reviewing change management procedures.• Consolidated inventory records using Moving Average Unit Costs and Unit of Measure and identified inventory to be overstated by $32M. Provided accounting management with proper inventory values to make appropriate adjustments.Supervision of planners and material handlers. Identification / expedition of all fabricated and purchased part shortages. Presented status of program updates to GM, VP's and other managers on a weekly basis. Show less

Brampton

Buyer / Inventory ControllerPurchased product from manufacturers based on sales forecasts and sales history. Developed an ordering schedule. Determined / maintained inventory levels. Centralized inventory for 3 Ontario Distribution Centres. Conducted physical inventory and reconciliation. Participated in trade shows. Sales Desk Supervisor.

High School, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Computer Programming

Inventory Management

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