Responsible for the Management Pre-hung Door Supply Chain.Oversee Inventory Management, Product Management and Purchasing of interior and exterior door manufacturing operation.Restructure Supply Chain organization to align with corporate vision and growthAccountable for specification and procurement inbound materialOversee coordination of Sales, Project Managers, Product management and Manufacturing in order to delver customer orders when they are requiredManage firm demand forecasting to ensure timely delivery of materials for manufacturing requirementsManage Strategic Sourcing for raw materials.Supervise Product Manger, two Procurement Managers, Supply Chain Analyst and five buyersManage Inventory levels to meet corporate requirements for turns while minimizing obsolesce.

Oversee all Logistical operations including Purchasing, Inventory Management, Transportation, and Distribution for Injection Molding and Metal Stamping Manufacturer.Manage procurement of Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel, Nylon and Rubber raw materials, consumables, MRO and packaging materials. Review and manage demand forecasting for over 6,000 finished goods items.Create, execute, and monitor master scheduling for metal stamping operations. Negotiate pricing with all raw material suppliers. Supervise Senior Buyer, Warehouse Manager, Samples Supervisor, Stamping Supervisor and 17-person production and warehouse staff.AccomplishmentsCreated and implemented stocking plans for all raw materials by both Long Terms Blanket agreements and Reorder Points based on consumption. In stock requirement for raw material is >99%.Maintain 95% metal stamping operation efficiency.Reduced Finished Goods Inventory by 27% - $2.7M to $1.9M by implementing stocking agreements with three key suppliers while improving delivery rate from 93% to 96%. Established new Reorder Point based on vendor delivery actuals vs. quoted lead times. Implemented demand forecasting to monitor and establish proper stock levels.Reduced Packaging average inventory by 21.44% by partnering with new VMI supplierRe-organized warehouse to make better use of square footage and streamline processes and improve safety conditions. Increased available vertical rack storage space by 10,600 cubic feet. Consolidated shipping desks from three unprotected areas in the warehouse to one area with guardrails and safety bollards. Applied and enforced 5S methodology to maintain efficiency.Renegotiated service contract with waste disposal and uniform providers. Reduced monthly spend by 41% between the two services.Re-sourced colorant suppliers to move away from supplier that was not performing. Reduced annual spend on colorants by 12% while improving on delivery performance and reducing production downtime.

Manage demand forecasting and inventory planning processes for $55M inventory for three separate DLA contracts with over 8,000 unique items. Manage a diverse group of commodities including chemicals. oils and lubricants, tires, maintenance and repair parts. Administer Advanced Planning System software for demand forecasting and replenishment planning functions. Develop MS Access databases and MS Excel spreadsheets for Dashboard Reporting for senior management. Direct year-end physical inventories and weekly cycle counts for fourteen warehouses. Ensure technical and functional standard operating procedures and work instructions all inventory related operations meet ISO-9001:2015 and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Analyzed weekly demand projections, recommended supplier replenishment quantities. Reviewed stock levels at satellite warehouses for stock replenishment. Expedited North American and European supplier purchase orders. Traveled to North American suppliers to review production schedules and pricing issues. Prepared daily inbound shipment schedules and warehouse put away schedules. Supported large account (Home Depot, Lowes, Sears) inventory items to ensure 100% fill rates. Created and maintained a proprietary inventory planning database using SQL and Rbase relational database.