Steve Vizniowski Email & Phone Number

Tillsonburg, On

Lead the Purchasing and Inventory team. (April 2013 to present)Responsible for an annual buy greater than $5,000,000.Successfully expedite delivery of raw materials based on customer driven production schedule in a global marketplace.Responsible for external warehousing.Act as a 5S auditor.Generated and maintained the production schedule. (June 2013 to September 2015)http://www.cedarcrestwood.com/http://www.thinklightweight.com/

London, Canada Area

Purchase raw material, hardware, finishing supplies and factory supplies.Match and verify packing slips and invoices to purchase order.Shipping coordinator.

London, Canada Area

Purchaser, Buyer, Procurement, Sourcing, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management.

London, On

- Ordered and expedited the delivery of raw materials based on the demands of a customer driven schedule.- Monitored and maintained delivery schedules and generated forecast models for all material required from four major suppliers.- Monitored inventory levels, via cycle counts, to ensure the correct materials and supplies were always available for production.- Resolved delivery and quality issues while maintaining good relationships with suppliers.- Responsible for the population of inventory and issuing of inventory to dockets through ERP system.- Reconciled of all inventory counts and reduced of over-aged and obsolete inventory.- Generated month end reports and balance sheets for all raw materials.- Spearheaded an initiative to reduce the cost of corrugated materials of bar soap cartons directly resulted in a total savings of over $100,000.- Consistently sought ways to decrease expenses.- Worked with Information Technology to generate automated delivery schedules spreadsheets for four major suppliers which pulled the quantities and production dates of all required materials from the production schedule.

London, Ontario, Canada

Analyzed builder blueprints for hollow metal door and frame requirements.Generated quotations for builders depending on type and style of the opening.

London, Ontario, Canada

Purchasing / Materials Management- Sourced, negotiated pricing, ordered and expedited the delivery of raw materials, hardware, and factory supplies into the facility as per individual job.- Monitored and maintained the inventory of hardware components for production.- Increased cost savings by negotiating vendor supply prices, also while maintaining an interactive relationship with all suppliers, saving on average 15% per annum.Production Engineer- Produced millwork and kitchen cabinet drawings in AutoCAD.- Produced a list of parts for cabinets.- Pioneered a program that detailed a cut list and hardware requirement spreadsheet for millwork projects that increased improvement in the manufacturing process by a great percentage. Resulted in raw material cutlists, hardware requirement cutlists and counter top drawings.

London, Ontario, Canada

Purchaser- Sourced and negotiated pricing for lumber, sheet stock, laminate, hardware, and factory supplies, using best value methods, and expedited the delivery of same for production on a JIT basis.- Developed vendor relationships while successfully sourcing hardware and raw materials components.- Collated and organized project specific data that was provided to the owner which was then further used to project business decisions based on available materials, shipping, and local price points.- Organized and reduced the hardware inventory from $70,000 to $40,000 by implementing ordering controls.- Responsible for monthly inventory counts and reports.Machining Area Lead Hand- Supervised production in machining mini cell while achieving all production targets.- Experienced using panel saw, inline edge bander, CNC router and case clamp.

London, Ontario, Canada

Powder coated MDF furniture parts

London, Ontario, Canada

Production Manager / Supervisor- Planned the production schedule for the case goods department.- Planned and redesigned the production activities of a case goods department increasing revenues by approximately $40,000 per year per worker.- Generated a manual of cabinet parts and machining schematics which was utilized as a reference for both new and current employees to aid in quality control.- Increased efficiencies in the cabinet shop automating the processing of parts by programming all of the cabinet parts on two CNC machines (point to point CNC Machines) to ensure that all parts were identical.- Redesigned and automated the manufacturing process for front skirt cabinets and millwork projects to greatly improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process saving 42% in material and 26% in time.- Automated the production of a set of headboards reducing the production time by 21% for each set.Labourer- Processed and assembled furniture in a case goods department.- Operated table saw, panel saw, overhead router, CNC machine, edgebanding machine, and vacuum forming machine.

M.Sc., Chemistry

Thesis Title - "Cobalt Stabilized gamma-Chloroalkynones and Alkynoates as gamma-Carbonyl Cation Synthons

B. Sc., Honours Chemistry

Activities and Societies: The Undergraduate Chemistry Club