Work closely with the business unit managers and marketing teams to develop the demand plan.Responsible for loading the forecast into MRP.Publish Key Performance Indicators.Analyze forecast-to-sales gaps to continuously improve the demand plan.

Managed supplier relationships including the negotiation of supply chain contracts, resolving supply issues, and ordering and expediting material purchases. Documented and mitigated supplier end of life and part change notifications. Wrote, edited, and implemented inventory control procedures. Published inventory and supply chain metrics.

Managed the cycle count program and physical inventories, including root cause analysis, process improvement, writing procedures, and training. Oversaw the identification and disposition of surplus material. Responsible for developing strategies to minimize inventory exposure caused by the release of newer product revisions. Key member of the committee responsible for implementing ISO procedures. On-site Company Coordinator for APICS education.

Managed the Cycle Count program and Physical Inventories of the $100 million of material assets through-out the company’s multi-national plants. Responsible for identifying surplus inventory and determining a disposition for it. Devised and maintained critical inventory metrics including inventory levels, inventory projections, turn over rate, and others.

Material Planner (2 years)Responsibilities included the creation and scheduling of work orders in the MRP, facilitating shortage meetings, expediting shortages, implementing Engineering Change Orders, and tracking shipments to customers.Inventory Analyst (5 years)Supervised the cycle count program and physical inventories.Stockroom Lead (2 years)Supervised a team of 5 in receiving, stocking, cycle counting, and kitting raw material for use in production.Stock Clerk (3 years)Received, stocked, cycle counted, and readied raw material for use in production.