Todd Henchen Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Mn

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Manager of all sourcing, purchasing, inventory control and warehouse/shipping/recieving operations. Responsible for two buyer/planners, warehouse manager and estimiating team. Sectrum Plastics Group is an injection molding company dedicated to quickly turning engineering concepts into high quality products.Negotiated, identified and implemeted over one-million in annualized cost savings for MRP and MRO items. Reduced overall net inventory by over 35%, by implementing proper planning, purchaisng and cycle count procedures. Re-vamped production scheduling for all of operations, reducing total press set-ups by 43%.

Manage sourcing, inventory control, freight and indirect purchasing for rubber die-cutting and belting service company. Responsible for 2 buyers and purchasing budget. In charge of sourcing domestic and international product, inventory control, vendor management and inbound and outbound logistics planning.Analyzed and developed improved safety stock and reorder point procedures for existing inventory to improve in stock levels to 99% and increase inventory turns from 6.3% to 7.8%. Organized purchasing and logistics management by vendor to reduce freight costs by up to $77,000. Led team to implement vendor scorecards to improve communication and vendor performance. Developed process to ensure missing freight is billed to customers gaining over $25,000 annually.

Managed production, distribution, sourcing, purchasing and information systems departments for national die-cutting and printing company. Responsible for (6) managers and (30) production staff and operated budget of over $4.5M. In charge of production, warehouse, distribution, sourcing, purchasing, inventory, estimating and planning. Led the operations department, handled daily order activity, purchase raw goods as needed, manage inventory levels to specifications, trouble shoot problem areas, directed customer service.Analyzed data as necessary to assist with sales and marketing. Created numerous process improvements totaling over $500,000 in savings over (3) years. Operated a lean budget staying on track and knowing how to get it back on track if it falters.

Oversaw production, purchasing, warehouse, and shipping departments for specialty gift and stationery company. Administered $12M budget and 75,000 square foot facility. Supervised (5) managers with staff of over (150) employees. As part of executive team, worked on forecasting/analysis, annual budget development and long-range planning resulting in doubling company sales within (6) years. Merged operations of two $12M companies in 2005. Redesigned facility layout to reduce space by 40%. Organized move and implementation of all operations, streamlining and creating flow for inventory, production and shipping. Team leader of Gross Margin Improvement Team that reduced company expenditures by over $250,000. Recognized as Target Corporation’s Stationery Vendor of the Year in 2003 for maintaining superior fulfillment and product quality.

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Manager of materials planning, purchasing, and shipping/receiving department for roll label printer. Overhauled production scheduling system, resulting in 100% on-time shipments. Developed new inventory strategy and factory management systems to align with implementation of MRP. Prepared capacity plans for launch of Energizer® tester battery label. Designed new inventory placement strategy and factory management systems to align with implementation of MRP. Consolidated warehouses and achieved 60% more space.

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B.S., Industrial Technology

Emphasis in Manunfacturing Management and Finance.

Lean Manufacturing Certificate

Lean Improvement Teams, 5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Pull Systems

Associates Degree, Computer Electronics