Plan, direct and coordinate the procurement process with main focus on developing effective supplier relationship management that improves service to both internal and external customers. LCEC is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative providing reliable and cost competitive electricity to over 200,000 customers in Southwest Florida.• Implemented supplier relationship methodologies that strengthen the supply chain process. Supplier alliance programs implemented on key commodity groups that achieved a 15% cost reduction.• Inventory reductions and replenishment lead time improvements were achieved with these alliance programs.• Lead a process improvement team that developed as-is process maps for eight key business areas. The mapping process has created an improved working relationship between engineering, operations and materials management that has improved our service.

Plan, direct, and supervise customer service, scheduling, purchasing and inventory control operations to achieve production conformance while maximizing customer service, minimizing inventory and achieving efficient plant operations.• Provided direction to and coordinated the activities of the Materials Department to ensure that the transfer plans of production and inventory from the Schofield Plant to the Manitowoc Plant were achieved per the Master Project Closure Plan which was completed in March 2012. • Successfully implemented two new specialty automotive steel wire suppliers during the past 18 months – suppliers are based in Japan and Sweden. Achieved a 25% material inventory reduction and improved steel line productivity.• Managed the launch of purchasing machined pistons from Korea and China to assembly in the Schofield plant allowing the facility to retain $3.5 million in annual sales to Briggs.

Provided direction and coordinated the activities of production schedulers to ensure all manufacturing activities are performed in accordance with the sales and operation plan.• Recruited and developed staff that provided production scheduling and inventory control support at each major Greenheck facility to improve operations by 20%. • Developed the S&OP and fiscal year production budget each year.• Replenishment team leader on Greenheck’s “World Class Demand Flow Operational Project” that developed and implemented a quick responsive manufacturing system that achieved same day fan production at lower operating cost by 12% and inventory by 15%.

Responsible for the Sales and Operations Planning process where product line specific production plans are created which drives equipment, staffing and material requirements. Responsible for the procurement of materials, scheduling of manufacturing, inventory planning, movement of materials, and the maintenance of inventory records for all materials to achieve the production plan per forecast and actual customer.• Achieved inventory turns improvement of 50% from 1994 to 1997. • Developed and implemented a bar coding system to receive material, report production and to track material movement and stores.