Supply Chain Project Manager

Teena Armstrong, CFPIM, CIRM

**** ****** **** ( Shawnee, OK 74804 316-***-**** (

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Qualifications for Lean Sigma, Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics

Management

Extensive lean supply chain, operations, and distribution experience in

front line, support, and management roles with global organizations.

Recognized as a proactive change agent adept in standardizing and

strengthening processes to deliver bottom-line results, increase inventory

flow, and improve customer delivery. Excels in analyzing problems and

developing/implementing win-win solutions that benefit all stakeholders.

Communicates effectively with all levels of an organization, teaching and

implementing the fundamentals of Six Sigma and Lean methodologies as a part

of every day business. Additional areas of expertise include:

Lean Enterprise Master Six Sigma Greenbelt / Visual Factory Layout

Coach Sponsor / Control

Strategic Planning / Training / Course Total Productive

Execution Development Maintenance

Process Improvement / Project Management System Implementation

Kaizen / Integration

Forecasting / Waste Reduction / Expense Material Flow /

Operations Planning Control Warehouse Logistics

Customer Service / Supplier Collaboration Cross-Functional Team

Solutions Development

Selected Highlights

. Reduced past due 75% from $6M (15 days) to $1.5M (3 days) while

increasing sales from $400k/day to nearly $600k/day, improving OTD 35

points within 5 months by incorporating production leveling, supplier

forecasting tools, constraint management visuals, and cross-functional

communication techniques.

. Improved customer communications implementing the "Shawnee Critical"

process reducing email and phone communications while increasing customer

satisfaction. Tool also deployed to other Eaton plants as a best

practice.

. Produced $2M+ in savings utilizing Six Sigma, Lean, and other improvement

methodologies. Enhanced finished goods forecast and inventory planning

processes while improving product availability by 12 percentage points.

. Removed $330k from the inventory pipeline between two filtration plants

and a key supplier through a value stream mapping effort and subsequent

kaizen improvement tasks.

. Reduced finished goods inventory at Eastern and Western distribution

centers by $7M, from $42M to $35M, by implementing an innovative

inventory model using ABC and statistically calculated safety stock, lot

size, and replenishment cycles.

. Saved $200K by reducing WIP in a Cookeville plant from a 2-week supply

down to 2 days through implementing production Kanban.

. Removed $350K of slow moving product from Eastern and Western

distribution centers through a Low Frequency "E-code" project.

. Reduced 737 Nacelle WIP by 30% with a workplace organization kaizen and

constant work-in-process (ConWIP) throughput implementation.

. Doubled attendance by restructuring and re-energizing APICS curriculum

from six individual courses containing 96 hours of instruction to a new,

interactive 40-hour rotating curriculum titled "Supplying the Value

Chain."

. Significantly increased productivity by developing Boeing Wichita's first

on-line class titled "The Game of Work" centered on Charles Coonradt's

theory of "management by scorekeeping," which links daily and weekly

outcomes to overall team performance and enterprise strategy.

. Allowed employees to work more efficiently and with greater accuracy by

converting to an improved Bill of Material system and implementing CAS

Dock-to-Stock processing and a new Cycle Counting procedure.

Career Track

Eaton Corporation - Shawnee, OK

Materials Manager APR 2010-APR 2011

Supply chain management of Hydraulic motor operation from global supply

base through machining and assembly production through to large customer

base. Managed a team of 26 team members; nine direct reports consisting of

master schedulers, material planners, buyers, a warehouse leader and a

distribution supervisor. Responsible for supplier performance, customer

delivery, and inventory targets. Lead plan-for-every-part efforts and

rapid response initiatives across OEM, distributor, and inter-company

channels.

Cummins Filtration - Cookeville, TN

Global Materials Strategy Manager DEC 2007-FEB 2009

Developed standard inventory strategies for nine domestic plants and five

international sites. Directed 14 plant materials managers in inventory

flow and pull systems utilizing a "plan for every part" methodology.

Monitored monthly inventory progress. Audited the materials portion of

each plant's Cummins Operating System (COS) self-assessments. Tracked

their improvement efforts. Also led the installation of the Part-by-Part

Analysis tool, establishing stocking criteria for each part by ABC

classification.

Inventory Planning & Forecasting Manager NOV 2005-DEC 2007

Managed a Finished Goods Forecast and Inventory Planning group of four,

including a cross-organization Inventory Strategy effort. Supported Level

Load and Inventory Model core strategies. Co-led Kanban efforts across

plants to improve flow and availability of raw material and work-in-process

inventory.

The Boeing Company - Wichita, KS

Lean Enterprise Strategy Lead JAN 2004-FEB 2005

Served as the lead trainer and coach on the LEAN Enterprise implementation

in Boeing's Shared Services Supply Chain organization across North American

sites. Led a 20-person enterprise team focused on implementing lean

support processes and assisting with production customers' cost reduction

initiatives.

Operations Lean Coach MAY 2001-JAN 2004

Facilitated outcomes based Toyota Production System training known as the

Lean Academy. Developed several interactive learning sessions engaging

wide audiences focusing on the improvement tools as well as the "people

side" of the Lean philosophy. Coached a variety of fabrication and

assembly teams and their management through the Lean Process Based

Management model, which included Value Stream Mapping, Accelerated

Improvement Workshops, Total Productive Maintenance activities, Global

Kaizen seminars, Cross-Benchmark events, and Lean Manufacturing

assessments.

Supply Chain Instructor JAN 1997-MAY 2001

Taught classes such as Master Planning, Capacity Planning, Material

Requirements Planning, Inventory Management, Just-in-Time, and Production

Activity Control. Provided Change Agent/Performance consultant services to

several groups using Expert On-The-Job Training and Front-End Analysis

processes. Led self-directed work teams involving union workforces,

utilizing Lean and CQI tools to encourage people engagement and team

development.

Bombardier Learjet - Wichita, KS

Systems Analyst MAY 1993-DEC 1996

Represented the Warehouse Material Control function. Implemented and

trained 120+ warehousing personnel on the Bombardier Manufacturing System

(BMS) as well as instituted policies and procedures in line with the new

parent company.

Materials Planner/Master Scheduler SEP 1990- MAY1993

Planned purchased requisitions and manufactured production using a

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system. Ensured product availability

and maintained production schedules on the final assembly line, earning a

role on the newly launched Learjet 45 model planning team.

Data/Inventory Control Analyst Prior to 1990

Served as the warehouse project manager. Implemented the new Consolidated

Applications System (CAS) involving purchasing, planning, and warehousing

personnel, testing new software, writing procedures, and delivering

training to support supply chain initiatives such as: Dock-to-Stock

processing, Shop Floor Control synchronization, Automated Shortage and

Staging process, Cycle Count Inventory Accuracy, and more.

Education

Master of Science, Adult Education/Change Management - Newman University

(2000)

Bachelor of Science, Business Quality Management - Southwestern College

(1998)

Professional Development

Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), APICS

Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM), APICS

Lean Master Coach, The Boeing Company

6 Sigma Green Belt and Sponsor, Cummins, Inc.

Published Article: "Cycle Count Sickness and other Measurement Epidemics"

(1999)

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