17 years experience in procurement, material management and inventory control in automotive business Manage 80 suppliers and 400 supplied components for 2 plants within the corporationSignificant team member in plant closure with key roles in purchasing, material management and scheduling.Release purchase orders within supplier lead time to meet production requirements and customer demand. Supply long and short term forecasts to suppliers in order to maintain capacity requirements and inventory controlProcure products from domestic and international suppliers using forecasted data company metrics and business plan10 years experience in SAP. Power User and Stars representativeMember of the core group to cutover Cincom MRP system to SAP in 2007Team Member on implementation of Factory Planner in 2005Master Scheduler for production lines that services internal and external direct ship customers Built and Maintain Access database with visual basic scripting used for plant reports to Finance, Management and Supply Chain5 years experience as Customer Service Representative for major automotive companiesHeld QS9000 auditor certification 2003 – 2005Successfully launched phase out and ramp up of new business and product lines. Managed PPAP and revision changes to reduce OSMIWork closely with plant and corporate quality SQD through program launches and supplier issuesImplementation of JIT and safety stock models to reduce inventory dollars and carrying costProject Team working on US consignment for international suppliersPlant lead in procurement for phase in/phase out of OE businessTrack Supplier OTD and shortages to minimize production issues and reduce changeover and disruption on shop floorWork with Accounts Payable for invoice discrepanciesSelf Motivated, Team Member, Work with sales and purchasing to review and understand supplier contracts to minimize inventory and transportation costs