Ron Duwe Email & Phone Number

Richardson, Texas

Dallas, Tx / Tulsa, Ok

MATERIAL MANAGER, PURCHASING MANAGER, INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

► Facilitating, organizing, and ensuring compliance of all material functions within the company, covering Purchasing, Inventory Control, Production Control, Warehousing, Receiving, Shipping, and Logistics including; the development of program and process documentation (process flow diagram, control plan, and process / inspection work instructions); supplier PPAP review and approval. ► Creating, initiating, and directing cost reduction initiatives and programs encompassing supplier negotiation, alternate sourcing, and working with Engineering for specification modification facilitating cost reductions.► Providing product support for programs including: the timely response to all internal requests and concerns; providing interdepartmental support; coordinating sorting, and liaison activities; and acting as a management point of contact for supplier communications.► Ensuring corrective actions are initiated, validated effective, and closed in a timely manner for all program Customer and internal concerns.

Ennis, Tx

► Manager of all Supply Chain activities and customer support for all Toyota current production programs and new program launches including: participation in program and launch teams; facilitating the development of process flows, development of control plans, work instruction, and visual aids; supplier PPAP review; ensuring compliance to all customer specific requirements.► Customer and product support for all Toyota programs including: maintaining customer satisfaction by ensuring an open line of communication with Toyota plants and corporate personnel and the timely response to all customer questions, request, and concerns; providing on-site support as required to ensure the timely resolution of product issues or concerns; and providing plant representation at all customer meetings.► Working in direct conjunction with Quality Manager in the initiation, facilitation, and validation of 8D corrective action reports for all Toyota quality concerns including: performing initial investigation of concern; completion and submission of initial response; coordinating containment activities; communication of concern to plant management; root cause analysis activities, and the development, implementation, verification and validation of corrective / preventive actions; and the timely submission to the customer for acceptance and closure.► Performing internal system audits of on-going work toward, ISO/QS-9000, ISO-4000, and TS-16949 certification.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

► Manager of all material planning and MRO purchasing functions in the building of up to 160 heavy truck chassis per day encompassing vendor on time deliveries, JIT, logistics, warehouse through put, line side presentation of material, VMI, and expediting of time critical material to insure plant viability and the successful meeting of production schedules.► Key team member in the launching of new programs and products.► Developed continuous improvement program utilizing cross functional teams and Kaizan techniques to decrease scrap, improve production output, and lower cost. Performed team development, training, and tracked project results.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

► Developed, staffed, and trained personnel in the Materials / Production / Logistics department.► Developed/implemented alternate supplier and logistics sourcing program achieving $500K cost reduction in first 24 months.► Developed, documented and implemented Material department management system as part of ISO/QS 9000 certification process.► Developed, trained, and lead Kaizan/continuous improvement teams through multiple projects resulting in extensive annual savings.