Laurie Massengill

**** ****** ******, ********, ** 38372

acf7mp@r.postjobfree.com

901-***-****

WORK HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain and Logistics Manager

TBEI, Inc - Tishomingo, MS - December 2012 to August 2014

Managed 6 people in $10M business manufacturing dump truck bodies and

trailers

Defined and implemented production kitting process cutting lost time by 50%

Increased production loading from 275 hours per week to 400 hours per week

without increasing manpower proportionately

Increased third party revenue loading form $800K per month to $1.3M per

month without increasing manpower proportionately

Implemented paperless purchasing process resulting in $6K annual savings in

inter company mail costs

Achieved annual savings goal of $100K for FY14

Defined and implemented multiple ISO type purchasing, inventory, receiving,

and shipping processes

Responsible for

All preproduction activities, including production scheduling and planning

to meet revenue and manpower forecasts

All bills of material maintenance, production routing maintenance, and shop

floor work order creation and maintenance

All logistics planning, shipment coordination, contact with customers

regarding shipments, shipping activities, load layouts, and parts order

processing and shipment

All receiving activities, incoming quality inspection, and warranty return

inspection

All physical inventory activities and maintenance, including cycle counts

and annual counts

All production reporting and closing

All local purchasing activities, including contract negotiations and

supplier management

All material utilization planning and optimization

Monthly preparation and presentation of performance metrics to executive

team

5S operations

March 2010 - December 2012

Left work force to care for terminally ill family members

Vice President of Procurement

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company - Memphis, TN - 2004 to March 2010

Managed 13 local and 5 regional employees in $1.5B business manufacturing

passenger elevators

Increased annual supplier rebates from $883K to $5M over three years

Averaged $2.5M in material cost savings annually

Configured and implemented Purchasing and Inventory Modules of Oracle

system in US

Responsible for

Strategic planning and tactical implementation of all corporate purchasing

and inventory policies and procedures

All daily operations of purchasing department, including but not limited to

personnel management, budget preparation and adherence, facility planning

and management, interaction with German parent and international

counterparts

Identification, justification, and implementation of centralized purchasing

business model including software sourcing, personnel hiring and training,

process creation, and national roll out to 130 locations

Commodity market analysis and corporate spend analysis to set and

prioritize purchasing strategies

Coordination with sister company counterparts throughout the world to

ensure optimized performance for each

Coordination of activities with other corporate departments, i.e.

Engineering, Finance, Production, Quality, IT

New Product Introduction Project Leader

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company - Memphis, TN - 2003 - 2004

Led ten member team responsible for design and introduction of new elevator

product

Maintained 98% on time performance to development/introduction schedule

Lowered initial product cost from $10K to $5.8K in eight months

Responsible for

Beta testing, troubleshooting, and resolution of initial product issues

upon installation

Sourcing and costing of all components required

Detailed insourcing/outsourcing decisions for all components, including but

not limited to definition of production processes, and quality standards,

analysis of overhead impact, manpower planning, logistics planning, etc.

Commodity Manager

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company - Memphis, TN - 2000 - 2003

Managed commodity spend of $50M to $75M annually for North American

manufacturing entity

Achieved cost savings goals of 5% per year

Responsible for

Sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management across six US

locations

Leadership of purchasing and data analyst team across various US locations

responsible for sourcing all manufacturing raw materials

Preparation and presentation of performance data to executive managers

Coordination with other corporate departments as required for new product

development, new material selection and sourcing, product cost analysis,

comparative product analysis, support of lean manufacturing, support of jit

production methods, etc.

Identification and implementation of opportunities for consigned inventory,

vendor managed inventory, kanban, electronic vendor communications/payments

Manufacturing Engineer/Project Manager - SAP

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company - Middleton, TN/Horn Lake, MS - 1997 - 2000

Designed work centers and implemented manufacturing processes to facilitate

optimum product flow

Improved existing processes to optimize production rates/capacity

Ensured adherence to environmental policies, maintained records, and

reported to governmental agencies

Supported product installation and troubleshooting

Prepared and ensure adherence to departmental budgets

Identified, justified, and sourced capital assets

Represented manufacturing entity regarding implementation of SAP where

responsible for

Data cleansing of all manufacturing data

Validation and/or alteration of all production bills of material and

routings

Configuration of production module for shop floor operations, including

processes, inventory, material handling, production reporting, etc.

EDUCATION

BS in Industrial Engineering, MS State University, Starkville, MS

(Lacked 18 hours of electronics projects and labs due to promotion,

relocation, and travel required by ThyssenKrupp Elevator where began as a

coop)

REFERENCES (IF REQUIRED)

Terry Abby, President, Abby Manufacturing, Walnut, MS 662-***-****

Monty Geter, Director of Operations, AMF Automation, Richmond, VA 804-691-

7626

Denise Birchum, Teacher/Personal Friend, Savannah, TN 731-***-****

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