Catherine Jahn

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**** ** ****** *.*., Bellevue, WA 98004

206-***-****

acfuq3@r.postjobfree.com

Objective A leadership position in Manufacturing Operations/Materials/Distribution

and ERP Systems implementation

Qualifications 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and distribution management

15 years’ experience in manufacturing software implementation

Organized, highly motivated, detail-directed problem solver

Proven ability in streamlining and eliminating waste using business systems and

standard software

Professional PCC Aerostructures, Bellevue, WA 2014

Experience

ERP System Project Manager

• Responsible for leading sites through implementation of new or upgraded

manufacturing software (SyteLine/Infor)

• Responded to questions and helped determine best practices for sites

utilizing Vantage (Epicor)

• Led weekly meetings with sites to assess progress

• Wrote report specifications based on site input

TECT Aerospace, Kent, Everett, WA and Irapuato, MX 2004 2014

Senior Business Systems Analyst 2007 - 2014

• Team Leader - ERP system implementation (Vantage 8 )

1. Responsible for researching and implementing best planning methods and

procedures for all aspects of business

1. Led a team that created process documents comparing current operations with

future state by interviewing internal customers across all sites and then

determining best practices

2. Created process flow charts for future state and interdepartmental interfaces

3. Determined process gaps within software; wrote requirement documents for

proposed enhancements for corporate IT.

4. Created training documents including standard written work instructions and

captivate slide shows; trained new users to those documents; published all

work instructions and slide shows to intranet for ongoing end user reference

Special projects

• Assisted in day to day operations of Mexico subsidiary

• Trained employees on ERP software (Epicor 9)

• Acted as interim Supply Chain Manager

• Standardized receiving, stocking, and issuing of material

Materials Manager 2004 - 2007

Implemented changes in planning parameters, job release and scheduling, resulting in

a decrease in inventory of 20% while increasing on time delivery to the customer by

40%

AT&T Broadband (TCI) 1994 2002

Director, Materials Management 1999 – 2002

Specialized in demand and distribution management

1. Responsible for day-to-day operations at a 100,000 square foot distribution

facility supporting a $14 billion, 100+ location, 35,000-employee corporation

2. Member of a team that implemented, specified modifications to, and trained

users in an Oracle based distribution and procurement system.

3. Developed and implemented ‘best practices’ materials processes for the

corporation.

4. Implementation, site evaluation and training carried me to all regions of the

country, often traveling for most of the year.

Materials Specialist 1994 - 1999

Hired to purchase electronics for the western region and manage inventory

requirements at cable systems in a five state region

1. Negotiated the purchase of all electronics required to support cable systems

including amplifiers, taps, filters, etc.

2. Managed a staff of two

Major Projects/Achievements

1. Drove inventory down at the system level by $10M.(20% reduction)

2. Moved material from one system to another to support requirements

Systems Northwest, Kent 1992 1994

Operations and Production Manager / Materials Manager

3. Initially hired as Materials Manager and ultimately became Co-Director of

Operations

4. Slashed manufacturing lead time from 16 weeks to 4 weeks while reducing

inventory by 50%

5. Managed staff and budgets of a 35-person department

Ioline, Kirkland, WA 1989 1992

Materials Manager

Responsible for the procurement and planning of jobs for a manufacturer of large

format pen plotters

Major Project/Achievements

• Researched and won approval for a manufacturer of multi-wattage

motors, eliminating multiple motors and driving manufacturing lead-time from 20

weeks to 4 weeks

Education University of Washington, Seattle, WA – BS 1976

University of Washington, Seattle, WA – MSPA 1978

Center for Creative Leadership – Betsy Magness Leadership Institute 2001

Professional National Association of Purchasing Management (C.P.M.) 1987

American Production and Inventory Control Society (CPIM) 1992

Certifications

American Production and Inventory Control Society (CIRM) 1995

Interests Travel, Cooking, Photography

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