Supply Chain Customer Service
Resume:
John A. Becht, CPIM, * Sigma Blackbelt
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SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Solutions-focused professional with experience applying innovative
approaches in materials, logistics and distribution. Logistics network
redesign, warehouse/distribution placement and management, deployment of
sophisticated solutions in these fields. Successful in project management
and consolidating operations to streamline costs and improve productivity.
Developing strategic plans and executing tactical solutions.
CPIM & Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Distribution Location and Design
Distribution and Logistics Systems Global Supply Chain Management
Profit Improvement/Cost Savings Supply Chain Acceleration
Materials Planning/Inventory Reduction Multi-Site Global Operations/Planning
Logistics Negotiation and Control Six Sigma/Kaizen Implementation
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Professional Experience
Lydall Thermal/Acoustical Inc.
Automotive manufacturer of sound and heat barrier technology for OEMs, Tier
1, 2, and 3 customers.
Director of Materials - Hamptonville, NC (Jul 2010 to Feb 2011)
Managed division materials spend of $80M annually. Campus of 3
manufacturing plants with a distribution center. Responsible for
material planning, receiving, customer service, distribution, and
transportation.
. Created metrics of "% label verification", "% at DC on time", "Errors
per Ford Refresh", "Cost per load".
. Distribution re-engineering - zones with locators, Oracle system
use/training, defined work instructions.
. Ford recovery plan from loss of "Q1" to score of 97 on
materials/customer service related measures.
. Creation of "pick report" to improve performance yielding 40% product
pick time reduction.
. Deployed existing scan-gun technology to provide visibility of
intransit inventories and eliminate keypunch.
. Negotiated 28% ($233k) reduction on TL and LTL spend to implement at
end of current 3PL contract.
. Improved Oracle system setup for distribution picking and physical
inventory management.
. Increased Receiving effectiveness from "haphazard" to "everything
received every day".
. Negotiated 20% reduction in inter-facility transportation cost
($120k), reduced forklift lease cost ($84k).
Lucifer Lighting Company
Small family owned/operated manufacturer and distributor of low voltage
lighting products, including fiber optics, track, spots, and down lights.
Architecture, new construction and remodel customers - worldwide.
Materials & Lean Processes Manager - San Antonio, TX (Jun 2009 to Mar
2010)
Consolidated coordination of Purchasing ($8.4M spend), Materials,
Shipping/Receiving warehouse, Bill of Materials, Shop Floor Control, and
Production Processes. Establish feedback loops internal and external.
. Managed Purchasing and vendor base from Asia, England, France and
Viet, as well as US, Canada, and Mexico. $238k annual cost reductions
on 4 projects. Established vendor feedback loop on Quality.
. Consolidated Raw Materials Warehouse, zoned key product lines, reduced
pick time by 70%.
. Instituted KPI's of: "Backorder $", "Past Due PO Lines", "Fill Rate",
"# Items Not Received Today".
. Realigned Production area into cells based on common
operations/components with kanban feeds.
. Implemented Production Scheduling routines to reduce past due orders
by 82% ($450k). Dovetailed into order picking logic and production
line schedules all linked to Customer Order Due Dates.
. Negotiated reductions in freight cost on small package (5%) and LTL
(18%) carriers.
. Lean projects to impact non-value added activities, inventory,
throughput, and quality in housings & lighting.
. Reduced Work In Progress materials and moved closer to "One Piece
Flow" to improve customer fill rates.
. Expanded use of SightLean, a buffer management software. Increased
parts controlled by 600%.
CFM Corporation
$250M international developer, manufacturer, and distributor of Majestic
fireplaces and Vermont Castings cast iron stoves and BBQ products for home
and the mass markets; Home Depot, Lowe's and Amazon.
Corporate Distribution and Logistics Manager - Huntington, IN (Nov 2007 to
Oct 2008)
Consolidated all logistics management and distribution functions into one
position, managing warehouses and inbound/outbound freight. Restructured
all Logistics Supply Chain functions to centralized management of
logistics purchases: customs brokerage, LTL, TL, rail, air, and small
package for worldwide supply chain.
. Compressed Distribution Cycle Time by re-engineering warehouse layout
and processes resulting in a 20% headcount reduction with a reduction
in space requirements of 10% in union environment.
. Developed pool loading techniques reducing truckload movement by 8%
saving $615k annualized.
. Implemented daily reporting structure from carriers on all outbound
shipments to customers reducing customer inquiries and complaints and
increasing on-time carrier deliveries by increased accountability.
. Analyzed corporation wide ocean freight expenditures, performed RFQ,
and implementation of new ocean forwarder/carrier resulting in 17.7%
decrease in cost ($409k on $2.3M ocean spend).
. Negotiated annualized reduction of $1.1M, via reduced pricing on
truckload movements through standardizing RFQ processes and
introducing a spirit of competition/direct feedback amongst carrier
base.
. Small package negotiations enabled reduction of 6%, PLUS avoidance of
originally requested 5% increase.
. Negotiated Inbound and Outbound LTL pricing to save 26% via 3PL.
Outsource daily status/delivery reports focusing on exceptions/delays
to increase customer satisfaction of on-time deliveries.
. Implemented metric of: "Overtime hours", "Missed Pickups", "% Schedule
Picked", "# Custom Delays".
. Championed system software changes to establish automated customs
entry documentation which eliminated customs holds on product entering
Canada within 2 weeks of implementation. Set responsibility for
HTS/country of origin information. This improvement reduced transit
times to Canadian customer by 48%.
. Managed freight bill audit, payment and claims processes.
. Invented method to identify SKU order/line causing back orders and
fill rate failures to quickly take action prior to next shipment.
Method utilized downloaded data from BAAN ERP system into Microsoft
Excel.
. Established procedures for quoting expedited freight movements for
Mexican, US and Canadian facilities and standardized reporting of
expedited freight expenditures resulting in a 35% reduction realized
in 3 months.
Self Employed as K&T Consulting (Jun 2002 -
Dec 2009)
President - Kernersville NC
Process improvement activities and consulting in medical billing,
collections, transportation, inventory, and supply
chain/logistics/purchasing re-engineering. Website design and startup in
transportation and wholesale. Various projects completed for MT
Transportation, Hafele, Diamond Freight Systems, Jewelry by Carol, and Dr.
Qureshi.
TK Holdings Inc. (TAKATA) (Oct 1999 - Sep
2007)
ISO16949 $4 billion automotive Tier 1, 2, and 3 supplier of airbags,
seatbelts and trim with manufacturing facilities in the US and Mexico with
global supply base.
Corporate Logistics Manager - Greensboro NC
Managed worldwide multi-national inbound/outbound supply chain for
airbag, steering wheel, and inflator facilities via internal Logistics
Department and managed 3PL relationships. Coordinated all aspects of
carrier contractual management, negotiations, & selection for $35M spend
on truckload, LTL, air, ocean, inter-modal, customs, expedited and small
package movements, including Hazardous Materials of class 9 to 1.1.
. Implemented centralized logistics control, utilizing consolidation
points, direct LTL, and small package tiered routings to enable
reduced logistics spend and assisted plant JIT/Lean/Kaizen activities.
. Lead Inventory project resulting in reduction of $15.6M by producing
consistent flow of materials from supply base. Moved domestic vendors
from 12-15 to 2-3 days, international from 4-10 to 2-3 weeks.
. Employed daily metrics of: "# Shipments Delayed", "Items Left at
Border Crossing", "Items Not Shipped".
. Managed day-to-day 3PL activities for TK Holdings North American
Seatbelt operations.
. Lead design of in-house logistics/packaging system to control approval
and reporting of expedited freight.
. NAFTA compliance responsibility and coordination for Mexico border
shipments of 80-100 per day.
. Managed Mexican carriers, negotiations, day to day traffic, and bridge
drayage operations.
. Lead team to achieve CT-PAT certification for US and Mexican
manufacturing locations.
. Managed border activities through doubling of traffic volume, yet
decreasing cost by $1.2 M.
. Established Monterrey Mexico LTL consolidation center for raw
materials shipments savings $250k annually.
. Managed Mexican plant's logistics with multiple entry points for
domestic and overseas traffic.
. Mexican carrier management to reduce 50% cost between plants and
border saving $3.2M annually.
. Innovative customs brokerage negotiations reaping an annual savings of
$1M.
Promoted in 2001, previously Inventory and Logistics Manager - Cheraw SC
Managed Cheraw plant vendor base and logistics providers encompassing
worldwide suppliers of airbag components to facilitate a $100M production
facility. Component inventory included hazardous materials. Planning
department of 5 managing 40-50 suppliers each. Coordinated all aspects
of carrier contractual management, negotiations, & selection for $8M
spend on truckload, LTL, air, ocean, rail, customs, expedited and small
package movements.
. Analyzed total cost of distribution to plan/justify warehouse
relocation, performing site selection, negotiations, and
implementation of 140,000 square foot border distribution center.
Responsible for start up and complete operations for initial 6 months.
. Instituted metrics: "Inventory $ by Class", "Cycle Count Results", "On-
time Arrivals", "Items not Received".
. Established vendor charge back for plant downtime of $5,250 per hour
driving a reduction in supplier related plant downtime by 30% with
$192,000 to largest violating vender.
. Lead Kaizen improvements for department - recognized for total
department monthly kaizen submission.
. Developed and implemented inventory classification reporting that
enabled planners to focus on inventory sector with low turns.
Improved turns by 20% over 12 months.
. Managed product life-cycle through to discontinuation of products
reducing obsolete inventory over 12 months by $500,000 with a like
reduction of vendor claimant for obsolete materials.
. Increased warehouse inventory accuracy through establishing locations
and cycle counting practices.
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Education/ Professional Certification
Bachelor of Business Administration
McKendree University, Louisville, KY 3.98 of 4.0 GPA,
Summa Cum Lauda
Associate Arts Degree, Computer Programming
Indiana Vocational Technical College, Sellersburg, IN 3.82 of 4.0
GPA, Cum Lauda
Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt by 6 SigmaTek.
Certified in Production Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS - The
Association for Operations Management - Past President of Louisville
KY APICS Chapter.
MRP/ERP Systems: Oracle, PRMS, MAPICS, BPCS, MSA, PANASOPHIC, BAAN,
SightLine/Lean.
Software usage: iGrafx, Minitab, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
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