John McCay

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Professional Summary

Supply Chain & Manufacturing Supervisor

Experienced, hands-on manager with 15+ years of supply chain execution in manufacturing operations. Excel at leadership by example, negotiation strategy, personable motivation skill, and hands-on process development and implementation. Recognized by senior management for personal initiative, teamwork focus, and high level of customer satisfaction. Generate positive referrals and repeat business by careful attention to end-user requirements. Proven track record of developing, implementing, and sustaining processes that ensure repeatable success.

Core Competencies

Strategic Planning

Cost Control

Revenue Growth

P&L Responsibility

LEAN Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

Inventory Management

Purchasing & Procurement

Training & Development

Coaching & Mentoring

Vendor Negotiations

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

SCHWARZE INDUSTRIES 2001-7/2015

Assembly & Paint Supervisor: 2015-July 2015

Allocate work among direct reports 86 hourly employees. Unify fabrication, weld, paint, and assembly personnel with goal of meeting and surpassing customer expectations.

Interim Plant Operations Manager: 2014-2015

Oversaw P&L performance of plant operations. Scheduled capital expenditures for 2015 calendar year. Planned, procured, and executed capital expenditures with specific intent to increase throughput.

Trained and developed Purchasing Manager replacement.

Increased production capacity by 30% without adding personnel.

Increased E/A efficiency to sustained 85% with reduced overtime.

Maintained flawless safety record approaching 1 year with zero OSHA recordable incidents.

Purchasing Manager: 2011-2014

Supervised staff of 18 with annual purchases of $30M+. Oversaw entire supply chain purchasing, warehouse, shipping, receiving, kitting. Issued final approval of all supply chain agreements including freight. Managed obsolete and slow-moving Inventory. Completed annual direct-report performance evaluations and final signoffs for indirect reports.

Held daily reporting and planning sessions with senior leadership team. Headed strategic planning among intercompany departments to ensure competitive pricing and supply. Coordinated monthly strategic planning with corporate business unit peers.

Senior Buyer: 2005-2011

Liaison between engineering, production, and purchasing to ensure timely delivery of required purchased components. Reviewed and reconciled all open purchase orders daily. Recognized and adapted procurement policies to reflect current economic conditions.

Reduced critical component lead-time by transferring stocking responsibility to supplier.

Sourced and negotiated new supplier agreements. Actively reduced cost of established suppliers.

Stabilized volatile supply chain; reduced inventory carrying costs.

Documented annual cost reductions of $500K+.

Warehouse/Shipping Receiving Manager: 2001-2005

Managed daily operations and oversaw 13 warehouse personnel. Worked with Inventory Control Department to implement and sustain accurate cycle count process. Reconciled daily cycle count variances, emphasizing root cause analysis.

CON AGRA POULTRY COMPANY 1998-2001

Warehouse Manager/Buyer

Supervised 3-shift staff of 6 employees who supplied processing facility. Managed supply center inventory critical to plant processing throughput. Identified and procured competitive pricing at production levels. Successfully planned and scheduled equipment maintenance and overhaul. Maintained periodic capital project expenditure reporting and reconciliation for senior management review.

GROUP THREE INVESTMENTS 1994-1998

General Manager

Oversaw P&L of retail/lease location. Ensured timely delivery of purchased and leased furniture and appliances. Directly supervised staff of 10.

Professional Development & Certification

Principles of LEAN Manufacturing

Value Stream Mapping

Six Sigma

OSHA 40-Hour Certified

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