Supply Chain Human Resources

Alex MacLean

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

Scottsdale AZ 85251

Cell: 602-***-****

Email: *******.*****@*****.***

Objective

To initiate my career where I can fully utilize my Supply Chain Management degree and experience to

improve supplier relationships and increase procurement efficiency.

Work Experience

Simplement Inc. Dec-Jan 2009-11

• Worked for an independent software vendor that provides a platform for reporting SAP

(Enterprise Resource Planning) data in real-time.

• Initiated communication with customers to solicit business requirements. Turned those

requirements into buildable specifications, and reviewed the specifications with customers to

ensure flexible and adaptable solutions.

• Created advanced database Queries and Views using Structured Query Language (SQL) for

customers based on their SAP reporting needs. Worked with Human Resources data, General

Ledger and Material Master (includes Production Planning and Material Requirements Planning)

data from SAP.

MacLean Vehicles Systems, Mundelein IL May-Aug 2008-10

• Assisted procurement team with negotiations. Researched contract structure and terms, gave

management information to enforce contract execution in support of Just-In-Time (JIT)

manufacturing goals.

• Interned in the Lean Manufacturing Operational Transformation department under the leader of

Lean OT. Used 5S principles to design and create a workstation to improve efficiency and

effectiveness on the shop floor. Implementation of the new workstation reduced wasted motion by

50%.

• Researched quality concerns and proposed solutions by conducting interviews of key players in

the supply chain. Identified risks associated with sole steel suppliers. Through research, data

analysis, and inspection eliminated steel as a cause of defects in the fastener-forming process.

Education

BS -Supply Chain Management: W.P. Carey School of Business Aug–May 2007-11

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• Member of Supply Chain Management Association at Arizona State University

Commodity Procurement Project Jan-May 2011

• Worked on a team to research a commodity with full industry analysis to assess and propose the

proper purchasing price for a large buyer. Investigated demand past and future to ensure supply at

proposed price. Accounted for on-time and in-full shipments when suggesting appropriate

suppliers.

Logistics Management Jan-May 2010

• Worked on a four-student team to develop decision support metrics for placing a Distribution

Center (DC) for a large retailer. Researched and compared local workforce factors for the DC

placement.

• Researched government incentives (e.g. tax abatements, development funds, etc.) that the retailer

could obtain based on location of the DC.

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