Engineer Manager

Alan Wood

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Selmer, Tennessee *8375

Home Phone 731-***-****

Cell Phone 731-***-****

E Mail Address: *.******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

With many years of experience in purchasing, planning, and scheduling of raw and

finished goods materials, I regard myself as fair, honest, and upfront with my

employers, employees, and customers. My goal is to work as a team player with a

stable company and gain the additional knowledge necessary for advancement.

WORK HISTORY

2005 –Sept. 2013 Senior Direct Buyer III – ATK Aerospace Structures Division, Iuka, MS

Primary duties included submitting request for bids, approving requisitions, selecting and

awarding purchase order contracts for end item materials along with MRO products

and services through the use of the ATK computer system. Reviewed and approved

supplier invoices for payment. Yearly audits by BSI and ISO auditors to ensure

management directives of the purchasing procedures were in accordance. Ran

weekly Excel purchase order reports and submitted to suppliers and the receiving

department for incoming deliveries. Used Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook on a daily

basis. Responsible for submitting the monthly posting of the metrics reports for on-

time delivery, quality performance, and cost savings.

2002 – 2005 PFR Buyer/Planner – GBC/Quartet, Booneville, MS

Daily duties included purchasing, planning, scheduling, inventory, forecasting, costing, and

interplant ordering system modules through the use of the GBC computer system.

Responsible for purchasing and planning finished goods from international and

domestic suppliers. Other experience included the purchasing of raw materials and

scheduling plant production. Submit weekly MRP exception and inventory reports to

suppliers for expediting and de-expediting of products. Other purchases include

MRO products. Monitored and approved purchases of office and manufacturing

supplies on the corporate master card. Tracked and provided the management staff

of incoming international shipments through the use of various web sites. Worked

closely with sales, brand managers, and marketing managers regarding new

products, displays, and planograms.

1999 – 2002 Material Planner/Plant Scheduler – Anderson-Hickey/Nvision Systems, Halls, TN

Responsibilities included procuring raw materials and finished goods for the production of office

furniture. Scheduled production for all departments and monitored the kanban

system. Level-loading production lines based on demand and capacity. Supervisor

of the pick and pack operation. Daily use of the Haworth Oracle system for

purchasing materials and scheduling production along with the use of Microsoft

Word, Excel, and Outlook. Served as Nvision enhancement project team leader and

facilitator for the ped fabrication 5S Team.

1996 - 1999 Procurement/Materials Scheduler - Land O’ Lakes/Slim Fast Nutritional Foods,

Covington, TN

Responsible for the ordering of packaging supplies for the production of Slim Fast

ready-to-drink product utilizing the AS 400 system for the Covington, Tennessee and

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin facilities. Other AS 400 functions included JIT, placing

and tracking purchase orders, and originating shop floor reports on a daily basis.

Duties also included maintaining and tracking material usage yields and lost product

percentages for Covington and three co-packers with the use of Microsoft Excel.

Reported finished product and scheduled flavors to be packaged on a daily basis.

1989-1996 Procurement Manager/Plant Scheduler - Bemis Company, Memphis, TN

Duties included the scheduling of 26 machines based on demand and capacity.

Responsible for purchasing the raw materials to support production needs.

Organized and maintained all files for the American Institute of Baking (AIB) program

and received an outstanding AIB rating. Supervised the shipping and receiving

department and scheduled the hours for the department along with the production

lines.

1987-1989 Procurement and Shipping/Receiving Supervisor - Rexham Corporation, Memphis, TN

Responsibilities included the scheduling of shipments for Frito Lay and other

customer products on a daily basis. Set up a location system to track finished goods

in the warehouse. Other assignments included supervising the shipping and

receiving department, scheduling production, and ordering parts for the plant

engineer.

1980-1987 Staff Support Specialist - United States Air Force

Responsibilities included handling performance evaluations, temporary duty

assignments for officers and airmen, purchasing supplies, and equipment through the

requisition process. Controlled all classified information and responsible for the

destruction of classified material in the department. Supervised personnel at both

Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas and Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

Chairman of the Crime Prevention Program for the Director of Personnel,

Headquarters Air University and received the Governor’s recognition for excellence.

Member of the Unit and Base Advisory committee at Little Rock AFB and participated

in various activities.

EDUCATION

Attended Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi.

Proficient in company Impresa, BPCS system, Oracle, AMAPS, Locator,

Comstar, Mainframe, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony,

First Publisher, Dbase 3, Harvard Graphics, Microsoft Works, and Professional

Write.

ATK Space Systems Performance Enterprise System certificate.

Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers.

Memphis Chamber of Commerce Supervisory Institute certification.

Military training included Non-Commissioned Officers Leadership School and

Human Communications.

REFERENCES

References furnished upon request.

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