Steve Bent Email & Phone Number

Allen, Tx, Us

Report to the VP of Operations/General Manager, responsible for purchasing, vendor sourcing, global shipping and receiving, inventory management, export control and compliance• Using Quick Books accounting software, designed and automated the purchasing process.• Ongoing quarterly negotiations with vendors and suppliers to achieve continuous cost reduction on new and current product BOMs (bill of materials).• Co-captain of team that successfully sourced and implemented Microsoft Dynamics business software. Integrating Finance, MFG/Supply Chain Mgmt, CRM & MRP modules in order to automate the business process.• Member of team that successfully transitioned the outsourced manufacturing process from Purchase /Consign to the contract manufacturer to a model where the CM provides a total solution.• Member of team that successfully developed and implemented an Export Compliance Program that included; Training, Auditing, Product Classification, and US government reporting.

Reported to the Director and VP of Manufacturing, supervised 3 Production Planners, 3 Buyers, an Expeditor, and a Warehouse supervisor. The position was responsible for all areas of Material Management (inbound, warehousing and production, and shipment)• Managed $10 million/year in purchases.• Maintained and reduced inventory levels by 50% in a 3-year time frame from $15 million to $7.5 million. • Maintained an inventory cycle count accuracy rate of 98% and higher.• Achieved a positive PPV of at least $50K annually. • One of 4 key manufacturing managers who helped EADS Telecom Manufacturing achieve ISO 9001 registration in 2002. Production Planning Manager 1999-2000Reported to the Director and VP of Manufacturing, supervised 2 production planners.• Developed and maintained a rolling production forecast based on prior year sales and projected sales with input from sales and marketing. • Achieved 100% On Time Delivery performance to the Sales group. • Functioned as the Oracle MRP master scheduler.Senior Materials Analyst 1998-1999Reported to the VP of Manufacturing. • Implemented improvement programs in the areas of safety stock levels, purchasing strategies, and provided excess material analysis in order to reduce operating expenses. • Trained Buyers and Planners in the use of Oracle applications and reports in order to reduce factory lead-time and manage inventory goals and objectives. • Successfully lead inventory and procurement contract for Cisco Systems, Intecom’s, first ever attempt at contract manufacturing. (Cisco had acquired a division of Intecom.) Transferred the manufacturing process to Solectron, Austin. We delivered $8 million in assemblies with zero liability.

Managed, at the supplier level, overall inventory performance of specific semiconductor manufacturers. Supervised a team of Product Managers and Expediters who purchased semiconductor devices in support of customer orders and system-generated forecasts. Monitored and adjusted inventory and pipeline levels. Interfaced with programmers to ensure system data integrity. Performed quarterly vendor reviews with suppliers to monitor sales and inventory performance to business plan. Drove the execution of the goals for inventory turns, mix, aging, and supplier on-time delivery. Lead monthly staff meetingsCorporate Product Manager 1988-1993 Managed at the part number level the inventory procurement from specific semiconductor suppliers. Placed factory orders daily to support customer requirements. Analyzed MRP generated by Sperry/Mapper software, weekly and monthly, to support forecasted future requirements and placed appropriate factory orders. Analyzed open orders monthly, identified excesses and adjusted to meet the budgeted inventory turns goals. Maintained up-to-date deliveryinformation on the database.

Duties included placing factory orders to support the customer requirements at the sales location. Acquired delivery information and negotiated competitive pricing from connector suppliers. Expedited purchase orders and maintained accurate delivery information in the computer database.

Managed daily operations of a component electronic warehouse in a sales branch location. Duties included the receipt and inventorying of electronic components. Pulling, packing and shipping product to support customer demand.