MIKE MAHONEY

**** **** *** ****

Blacksburg, VA *4060

704-***-****

mahoney1212@ gmail.com

Open to relocation offers

EXPERIENCE

Phoenix Packaging Dublin, VA

(Extruding, Thermoforming, Injection molding and Shrink Sleeve application)

US Purchasing Supervisor 2014 -2015

* Manage Purchasing operations at 3 production facilities

2 in Virginia, 1 in chandler AZ. $450MM sales 500+ employees.

*Implement process controls including revising material forecast models

resulting in inventory reductions of up to 30% with zero outages.

* Assist in budget planning for the department.

* Review all aspects of the purchasing policies, and procedures.

* Develop or revise policies/procedures to improve efficiency’s within the department.

* Actively participate in managers and production meetings, keeping all departments informed of

all material and service related issues.

* New Vendor sourcing, reviewing, qualifying, auditing Etc.

* Vendor relationship management, Foreign and domestic.

* Negotiate annual purchasing agreements/contracts, including terms, volume incentives, rebates.

* Manage 5 buyers and 1 import/export specialist.

J R Cole Industries ( Label & Shrink Sleeve Printing Company)

Charlotte, NC

Purchasing Manager 2000-2013

* Manage all aspects of the purchasing policies, and procedures.

* Manage over $15 Million in capitol equipment purchases in 5 yrs

* Manage up to eight direct reports

* Initiate and implement process improvements across production, receiving, warehouse,

plant layout, workflow, and shipping area

* Manage $1.5 Million monthly inventory- 700+ SKU’s with

Less than 2% outages - Less than 5% obsolete items over 5 years

* Material forecasting * Min/Max Inventory Research, implementation and Monitoring

* All Vendor management * Sourcing new Vendors and products

* Negotiate agreements/contracts * Review supplier’s quality and performance regularly adjust as necessary

* Initiate, monitor vendor rebate programs, highest in company history

* Effective cross-divisional communication i.e. GM, accounting, sales and production on process improvements or issues

* Assisted in all internal and external quarterly and annual financial audits

* Stayed informed of local, regional, national, and global news, as it related to our core business

* Issue and reconcile all purchase orders for the division, work with AP to resolve any discrepancies.

* Coordinate site safety programs and training

MPI Label Systems Charlotte, NC 1999 – 2000

Production Shift Supervisor

* Made immediate process changes to significantly improve production and reduce waste.

* Train and mentor new and existing production personal

* Assist in capital equipment purchase research and recommendations

* Implement and serve as lead of the site safety team

CCL Cincinnati, Ohio Charlotte, NC 1998 – 1999

Master Pressman

* Work with the team reasonable for closing the Cincinnati facilities in preparation to relocate them to Charlotte

* Due to the loss of approximately 70% of Cincinnati production staff, this assignment consisted of primarily operating narrow web Flexo press’s to meet production commitments.

Avery Dennison SPD Clinton, SC 1996 - 1998

R&D production team leader

Linerless and Commemorative UNITED STATES postage stamps

* Work various internal and external engineers to achieve the stringent requirements of the US Postal system.

* This team created completely new types of tooling and machinery components, which lead to several new patents.

Due to the nature of the project, i.e. run a new sample; send it to Washington and wait 2 or 3 weeks for approval or modification request. I had the opportunity to work in some other areas

* Stamp division Safety Team leader

* Initiate Lock-Out Tag-out program, including writing procedures for over 20 pieces of equipment as well as training all affected staff

* Develop and maintain division MSDS manual and staff training

*ISO 9000 Team leader –

Write ISO procedures for the entire Postage Stamp division, as well as train staff. Awarded certification, after first audit.

Continuing Education

* Train the Trainer Courses

* Team Training (Zinger Miller courses)

* Supervisor Training 1, 2, & 3

* Dealing with difficult people

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