Manager Supply Chain

Scott D. Bucklin, MBA, CPIM

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

Janesville, WI 53546

(H) 608-***-**** (C) 608-***-**** e-mail: ************@*****.***

MBA with outstanding leadership experience engaging the entire enterprise

to exceed established goals and objectives to satisfy customers and grow

revenues. Proven track record of success with Chrysler, General Motors, and

Georgia-Pacific involving all disciplines of the organization including

Operations, Finance, Quality, Logistics, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales, and

Product Development among others. Outstanding business acumen and

communication skills, ability to connect with individuals at all levels of

the organization, and able to facilitate interactions between functional

areas of the organization which provide permanent resolutions to strategic

and tactical issues as a way of doing business and creating a "can do"

culture.

WORK Chrysler, LLC. - Focused Improvement Pillar Champion

EXPERIENCE Engaged Plant Leadership in the resolving of structural cost

wastes and losses in a plant with over

2011 - Present $7.5 Billion in annual production. Oversaw and led the

most complex of these projects, creating new operational

and financial baselines, corporate read-across, and

Chrysler/Fiat Best Practices worldwide. Exceeded 2013

annual savings goal in the first quarter of this year.

Key accomplishments:

. Achieved Best in Chrysler financial savings of over $46

Million in 2012, with $23.2M in hard savings.

. Implemented and chaired the Finance based "Blue Room"

process, increasing Kaizens over 300%.

. Created future model product development savings from the

Dodge Dart launch, which have the potential for over $1

billion in annual hard savings read across in the NAFTA

region alone.

Spacesaver Corporation - Fort Atkinson, WI - Focused

Manufacturing Team Manager

2008-2011 Grew and expanded product offerings and operational

capabilities by streamlining Product Assembly, Scheduling,

and Product Engineering. Improved P&L margins and revenues

with initiatives in manufacturing, quality, and on time

delivery.

Key accomplishments:

. Grew output from $26.4 million to an estimated $34.3

million through efficiency gains

. Managed the manufacturing implementation of five key new

products, all ahead of schedule

. Improved on-time shipping performance from 89.8% to better

than 98% in less than one year

1997 - 2008 General Motors - Pontiac, MI, Silao, Mexico, and Janesville, WI

- Senior Process Control Manager / Material Readiness

Manager

Led initiatives in Product Development and Improvement,

Quality, Material, and Manufacturing. Implemented many

aspects of the Toyota Manufacturing System as they relate

to Lean Manufacturing. Managed all incoming materials and

product improvements for the 2000 Suburban program. Red X

Journeyman equivalent to Six Sigma Black Belt.

Key accomplishments:

. Led GMT 920/930 material launch with no shortages in

1999, a 1st for GM Truck

. Championed over 60 PRTS Engineering changes to

improve quality benefiting seven plants

. Initiated and led platform wide problem solving

involving all seven Full Size Truck plants

. Coordinated/championed/initiated cost savings

suggestions of over $5 million in 3 years

1997. Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Madison, GA, Dudley, NC, and

Monticello, GA - Plant Superintendent

Grew operational knowledge and leadership skill rapidly to

improve aspects of the business affecting the entire

enterprise. Began as a Management Trainee and progressed to

positions as a Supervisor, Shift Superintendent, Assistant

Plant Superintendent, and Plant Superintendent, and was the

youngest Plant Superintendent in the company at that time.

As a Plant Superintendent was responsible for production of

over a workforce of 370 people including 27 members of

Management, yearly production of 325 million square feet of

plywood, and over $100 million in annual product production

revenue.

Key accomplishments:

. Initiated veneer swap program which helped optimize

revenue in 7 mills in a 3 state area

. Championed training program which trained over 1,000

hourly employees in Basic SPC

. Led effort which reduced 29 Supervisors to four shift

leads in less than 3 years

Scott D. Bucklin (continued)

EDUCATION Master of Business Administration, 1995, Campbell University,

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Graduated

with a Grade Point Average of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale while

working an average of 60 hours per week as a night shift

Superintendent.

Bachelor of Business Administration, 1990, University of

Wisconsin at Oshkosh. Majored in Marketing and Production

Operations Management.

PROFESSIONAL Certified by the American Production and Inventory Control

Society

ACTIVITIES (APICS) in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM). Served

on the Madison, WI chapter Board of Directors for several

years and have maintained certification status since 1990.

Regularly teach class Operations Management segments at UW-

Madison on a volunteer basis.

1995 North Carolina MBA Competition State Champion - 1995.

Outstanding Young Alumni - UW Oshkosh, 1997

PERSONAL Eagle Scout, Cub Scout Leader, and past Advisor to BSA

Exploring Post 595. Spanish speaker, can also read in

Italian and Portuguese. Have traveled extensively

throughout the United States, Western Europe, and South

America. Have toured Mercedes and BMW in Germany and Toyota

in Japan.

REFERENCES Available upon request

Words

. which describe me...

Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Full Factorial Design of Experiment, Anova,

Process Point Analysis, Design for Manufacturability, Industrial

Engineering, Line balance, employee involvement, recognition, awards,

recognition, worked under vice presidents, worked overseas, Single Minute

Exchange of Dies (SMED), Ergonomics, Product development, collaboration,

teamwork, work-life balance, one piece flow, problem solving, goals and

targets, quality certification, APQP, Product life cycle, resign for

robustness, predictive maintenance, radar charts, Yamashina, Shanin,

Hoshikawa, Gemba, 3G, 5G, 4M analysis, micro stoppages, pre-product

planning, capital planning and budgeting, risk analysis, product costing,

labor savings, union joint leadership, cooperative and collaborative work

environment, employee ideas, cost savings, cost/benefit analysis, financial

goals and financial objectives, logistics and supply chain expertise,

design for containerization, future project management, Access programming,

access leadership, database development, predictive and preventive

maintenance, Early Program management, cost avoidance, make or buy

analysis, cp/cpk, process capability, advanced engineering, stamping, steel

cost, die development, built-in quality, andon, interviewed for vice

president of manufacturing, maintenance supervisor, boiler superintendent,

strategic sourcing, commonization, error and mistake proofing, poka-yoke,

under budget, exceeded goals, accomplished 300% increase, partnered with

human resources, team building, plant tours, customer acceptance, quality

improvements, cost reductions, warranty reduction, presented to CEO,

presented to CFO, Toyota Production System, Tail of the Scorpion, Tail of

the Dragon, Supplier Quality, cost recovery, supplier relations, tukey,

five penny test, two tailed test, minitab, isoplot, isometric diagram,

strategy diagram, strategy matrix, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Army

National Guard award for ESGR, ASVAB = 99, active Department of Defense

file, Security Clearance, Leadership Training Academy, Plant Manager,

sketching, risk deployment, value analysis engineering, statistical

analysis, poke yoke, cause and effect analysis, pareto, systematic diagram,

hypothesis testing, variation reduction, root cause analysis, hypothesis

testing, correlation analysis, multivariate analysis, sampling techniques,

sampling inspection, run analysis, quality at the source, Deming, Material

Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Requirements Planning, Plant floor

optimization, regression analysis, algorhythm, heuristic, stochastic,

computerized inspection, laser inspection, RFID, Just in Time, shop floor

control, FMEA, DFMEA, PFEMA, Value Stream Mapping, Zero Defects, Low Cost

Automation, Mixed Delivery, MTBF, MTTR, Muri, Mura, Muda, OEE, OPE, Visual

Control, Work Instructions, SPC, Visual Work Instructions, 5S, MECE,

Jidoka, Spaghetti Chart, waste reduction, raw material savings, cost

reduction, ergonomics, safety, Do It Right The First Time, cost targets,

quality gate, safety awareness, Heinrich safety pyramid, check lists, pre-

flight check, Human Error Root Cause Analysis (HERCA), Line Balancing,

Layout Improvement, Logistical savings, travel reduction, improved customer

satisfaction, product launch, launch team, new product development, new

employee orientation, lead by example, Machine classification, supply chain

management, supply chain optimization, fault tree analysis, design review,

cost optimization, part cost reduction, piece price savings, visionary

pattern, idea generation, employee suggestions, employee participation,

employee involvement, theory of constraints, load based, flexible

manufacturing, cell manufacturing, advanced robotics, programmable logic

controllers, low cost improvements, RONA, downtime reduction, changeover

reduction, flexible work cells, kitting, third party logistics, build

sequencing, material utilization, reduced work hours, reduced work force,

trained work force, unionized work force, good working relationship with

the workforce, ability to adapt, thrive in any environment, facilitator of

change, champion of new ideas, out of the box thinking, willing to take

calculated risks, thrives in a dynamic rapidly changing environment, seeks

advice, coaches others, enjoys teaching and leading, natural leader, go to

person, subject matter expert, creates harmony, creates balance, balances

organizational wants and needs, exceeds expectations, fast paced, cares

about people, money motivated, people first, bottom line thinker,

scorekeeping, quick study

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