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Hazel Wood, Mo

St Charles, Missouri, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

Fenton Mo.

Initiated and maintained Supply Chain Cost Reduction Initiatives netting $100,000 favorable Purchased Price Variance annually.Implementeted Shop Floor Scheduleing increasing effiencies 20%Introduced 3PL logistics reducing incoming freight 25%.Implemented inventory planning processes reducing inbound premium freight 71%.Organized ongoing Master Data cleanup efforts increasing MRP efficiency, demand visibility and departmental cohesion. Improving Customer OTD 15%

Greater St. Louis Area

Promote cross functional communication and community to achieve improved organizational effectiveness. Responsibilities include global purchasing / sourcing, inventory accuracy, transportation, warehousing, and supplier development.

Manage day to day activities related to all direct and indirect purchases. Seven direct reports with 77 million dollars in total purchases made in 2010. Supported 178 million dollars in sales for 2010. Improved ERP/MRP Master Data information improving component avaialbity by 50% while reducing inbound freight by 70%Implemented VMI MRO programs reducing purchase order costs and adding to buyers cost saving efforts by 60% Increased supplier on time delivery to 95%.

Responsible for keeping suppliers in compliance with company manufacturing quality standards and procedures during the transition of domestic to foreign suppliers. Investigated, evaluated and qualified suppliers globaly. Introduced quality procedures reducing manufacturing costs, improving safety and efficiencies during new product development.Developed a Quality Department in Changshu China reducing assembly downtime bt 50%Increased supplier quality bt 75%This job required 50% travel.

Lead Business Analyst for the implementation of J. D. Edwards MRP/ERP system procurement module. Analyze and documented business processes and provided functional design specifications for real time reporting. Implemented enhanced reporting and purchasing processes in AS400 to improve efficiencies 75%. Implemented a Virtual Personal Network allowing offsite suppliers controlled access to inventory requirements reducing ordering time by 50% while increasing product availability. Established a process automatically reducing quantities from blanket orders as product was ordered. Developed and implemented Supplier Qualification/Mgmt program.

Managed consolidation and operation of Supply Chain activities of 4 global facilities & developed effective organization for this Fortune 300 manufacturer of glass containers & glass-making equipment. Reduced division inventories by 52% while improving fulfillment rates.Led initiatives resulting in $16mm in cost reduction via negotiations, leveraging, and outsourcing. Implemented Supplier-Managed Inventory, Lean Mfg-plant layout, Consignment Kanban Direct-shipment programs to streamline Supply Chain improving fullfillment rate by 40%. Implemented Global Third Party Logistics. Co-led multi-site ERP implementation (J.D. Edwards One World Xe/Peoplesoft Enterprise One) Developed and implemented effective Supplier Qualification/Mgmt program. Allowed dual sourcing with controls on quality issuesResponsible for 17 associates while performing the duties of a buyer / planner. (Working Supervisor)Company sponsored moves to 4 manufacturing facilities. (2) Alton Ill, Brockway Pa and Godfrey, Il.

Industrial Technology, Manufacturing

Graduated: Magna Cum Laude

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