Responsible for - Analyzing business metrics, designing data collection procedures and developing reporting. Organizing office operations and implementing filing and data storage systems. Keeping management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports and identifying trends. Preparing and adhering to the operations budget, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions. Preparing payroll, approving accounts payable and following up on delinquent accounts. Recruiting, selecting and training employees. Maintaining staff results by scheduling, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees.

Built 9-year record of success in sales / planning management to assume additional concurrent role of materials manager within $125M manufacturer, leading mission-critical material supply chain and production scheduling operations for 24/7 production. Hold responsibility for 5 departments—Planning, Purchasing, Shipping / Receiving, Production Finishing, and Packaging—leading 15 direct reports. Manage material supply chain, performing price analysis, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and purchasing. Coordinate on-time materials delivery in alignment with production schedule. Evaluate manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for improvements to cost control, product quality, and productivity. Track, evaluate, and report on key performance indicators (KPI); develop inventory comparison / reconciliation reporting. Serve as principal point-of-contact for parent company and customers in North America, South America, and Asia. Selected Contributions: Spearheaded development and implementation of Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) program to achieve an 80% savings—$350K—in customs costs; direct foreign import / export documentation and logistics.Fostered business development, traveling to customer and prospect sites to present product lines and negotiate contracts; manage order entry and ensure on-time production, shipment, and delivery.Instrumental contributor to custom ERP software development initiative, leading definition of functional requirements and workflows, design of order entry, production scheduling, inventory, and purchasing modules, including user interfaces and reporting, and system implementation activities; enabled a post-implementation force reduction of 15%.