• Lead Domestic Sourcing team of 50M in raw materials.• Generated 3% reduction in spend decreased cost of poor quality by restructuring supplier base to core competencies. • Developed supplier scorecards to ensure on time delivery, high quality with best price and terms.• Executed packaging redesign for product line that reduced packaging cost 28% plus reduced staff by 34% while increasing production rate by 50%.

• Coordinated nearshoring of purchasing spend to reduced production and logistics cost. • Ensured continuation and enhancement of services through monitored supplier performance. • Removed freight surplus charges and renegotiated contracts for $248,000 reduction annually.

• Updated procedures, B.O.M.’s and routings to ensure increased accuracy of inventory and builds.• Implemented one-piece flow on two products creating a scrap reduction of 9% and increased output by 50%, reduced audit failures by 70% and eliminated $118,000 of wip inventory.

Materials Manager• Reduced inventory by 17.2% through agreed obsolescence disposal, disposition of slow moving inventory.• Increased OTD by 3% by initiating daily meeting to eliminate obstacles and ensure awareness. • Developed prioritized floor schedule and created expedite/de-expedite procedures.• Implemented lean office concepts and introduced EDI to eliminate waste and increase confirmation time by 50%.• Created premium freight procedure to monitor supplier and customer performance.• APICS Company Coordinator Master Planner• Introduced seasonal forecasted level loading program to eliminate temporary staffing by 70%.• Consulted team members on QS 9000 implementation team and authored standard operating procedures and work instructions. Element team leader, corrective action post audits team member and internal auditor.Production Manager• Developed standard operating procedures for new processes of cellular manufacturing.• Guided cross training of assembly and injection molding personnel for cellular manufacturing implementation.• Implemented 5S program to increase efficiencies and decrease downtime 5%.Planner • Planned and coordinated activities for molding and assembly with 21 injection molding machines and 7 assembly lines.• Employee of the Year 1999.Warehouse Manager• Negotiated small package and LTL freight for annual cost savings of $250,000. • Incorporated SOP’s to increase shipment accuracy by 4.6%.• Launched cycle counts and row audits to increase inventory accuracy by 9%.• Supported ISO 9000 system by creating procedures and serving as internal auditor.• Forklift Certified.• Employee of the year 1994.