Manager Plant
Resume:
TOM D. KNELLER
FORT WAYNE, IN 46809
260-***-**** *********@*******.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
OVER THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF PURCHASING AND MATERIAL CONTROL EXPERIENCE
OVER TWENTY YEARS OF AUTOMOTIVE TIER I PURCHASING AND MATERIAL CONTROL
EXPERIENCE
MEMBER OF JOHNSON CONTROLS CORPORATE J.I.T. WORLDWIDE BENCHMARKING
EXPERT TEAM 1998-1999
CHAIRMAN OF JOHNSON CONTROLS CORPORATE PURCHASING COUNCIL 1996-1998
MEMBER OF A.I.A.G. "MAP TEAM" TO EVALUATE AND PROMOTE USE OF EDI IN
1996
EDUCATION:
MARKETING/ADVERTISING
INDIANA UNIVERSITY- BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
MAY 1977
WORK EXPERIENCE:
INVENTURE FOODS, INC - BLUFFTON, IN OCTOBER
2012 TO PRESENT
PURCHASING SUPERVISOR/SAFETY COORDINATOR-
REDUCED INVENTORY LEVELS BY 25%, AND SAFETY RECORDABLES BY 50% IN
FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2013
IMPLEMENTED $200,000 PER YEAR COST REDUCTION ON PROCURMENT OF CANOLA
OIL
TI AUTOMOTIVE - OSSIAN, IN.
NOVEMBER 2006 TO JULY 2012
MATERIALS MANAGER -
J.I.T FACILITY SUPPLING FORD, GM, CHRYSLER, NISSAN, HONDA AND SAAB
WITH GAS TANKS
SUPERVISE DEPARTMENT OF SIX PROCURING COMPONENTS IN EXCESS OF
$200,000,000 PER YEAR
INCREASED INVENTORY TURNS FROM 8 IN 2006 TO 30 IN 2011
DECREASED TI CAUSED PREMIUM FREIGHT FROM $350,000+ IN 2005 TO LESS
THAN $9,000 IN 2011
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. - OSSIAN, IN.
APRIL 1988 TO NOVEMBER 2006
MATERIALS MANAGER - DECEMBER 1998 TO NOVEMBER 2006
TRUE J.I.T. SUPPLIER WITH 162 MINUTE LEAD TIME TO CUSTOMER
EVALUATED PLANTS WORLDWIDE AS MEMBER OF J.I.T. BENCHMARKING TEAM
USED AS MATERIAL EXPERT FOR STARTUPS FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL PLANTS
HANDLED ALL ASPECTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN - SELECTION, ORDERING, TRACKING,
TRANSPORTATION
FIRST JOHNSON CONTROLS PLANT TO BE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFIED
EXCEEDED ESTABLISHED ANNUAL GOALS FOR INVENTORY TURNS (120) AND
PREMIUM FREIGHT
PRIMARY PLANT CONTACT FOR GENERAL MOTORS AT FORT WAYNE FOR SUPPLY OF
SEATS
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH DAILY (862) AND WEEKLY (830) RELEASE
SCHEDULES
OPERATIONS MANAGER - SEPTEMBER 1997 TO DECEMBER 1998
OVERSAW ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING A J.I.T. NON-UNION PLANT EMPLOYING OVER
350 PEOPLE
COMPLETED DuPONT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION/PREVENTION TRAINING
RETURNED TO MATERIALS MANAGER ROLE WHEN NO SUITABLE REPLACEMENT FOUND
MATERIALS MANAGER - OCTOBER 1990 TO SEPTEMBER 1997
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SOURCING, PRICING AND DELIVERY OF OVER 500
COMPONENT PARTS
FIRST JOHNSON CONTROLS PLANT TO UTILIZE DAILY RELEASES, BAR CODE
RECEIVING AND EDI
SENIOR BUYER - APRIL 1988 TO OCTOBER 1990
PURCHASED ALL MRO ITEMS TO KEEP HIGHLY AUTOMATED J.I.T. PLANT UP AND
RUNNING
LIAISON BETWEEN PLANT AND OFFICE ON MATERIALS CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT/KAIZEN IDEAS
KORTE PAPER - FORT WAYNE, IN
AUGUST 1986 TO APRIL 1988
PURCHASING MANAGER
PURCHASED PAPER/PLASTIC ITEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO RESTAURANTS,
HOSPITALS AND INDUSTRY
PYLE INDUSTRIES - HUNTINGTON, IN
AUGUST 1978 TO AUGUST 1986
PURCHASING MANAGER
PURCHASED OVER 3000 COMPONENT PARTS FOR STEREO SPEAKER MANUFACTURER
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