William J. McDonald
Warroad, MN 56763
218-***-**** cell
*********@*******.***
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Experienced in Supply Chain Management with an emphasis in
production and materials planning, scheduling, purchasing and
execution. I obtained my computer skills by using a variety
of software and ERP systems since 1987 which includes
Microsoft Office, MANMAN, MAPICS, Syteline, SAP and IFS.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science-Social Studies, Bemidji State University-
Bemidji, MN
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
APICS- Certified in Production and Inventory Management- CPIM
- expired
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2008-September 2009
Senior Production Planner - Minco Company - Fridley, MN
Senior Planner responsible for the Potted Sensors and
Instrumentation Families. Primary planning areas included
Surface Mount, Control Box Assembly and Humidity Assemblies
work centers. Identified and implemented the primary Shop
Floor Control piece of IFS after the initial implementation of
IFS Software. Analyzed and approved Customer Contracts and
worked with Sales to determine Customer Order delivery
requirements on a daily basis. Worked with Purchasing to
expedite any purchased shortages and helped set minimum raw
material inventory levels. Set all pertinent Master Data
including Min-Max-Multiples of lot sizes as well as evaluating
and setting Safety Stock levels for assigned areas.
Increased on-time delivery from 78% to a high of 93% in
Instruments over an 8 month period and increased on-time
delivery from 67% to 88% in the Potted Sensors Family over a 6
month period. Reduced overall finished goods inventory by 10%
in assigned areas including approximately $80,000 in the
Humidity Product Code. Supervised and coached 3 Associate
Planners who planned the High-Volume Frymaster Sensors,
Miniatures and Machine Shop work centers. Used IFS and
Microsoft Office to execute this position
June 2007- October 2008
Production Control Supervisor - Stallion Doors and Millwork,
Inc. - St. Cloud, MN
Responsible for the overall planning and production control of
a level-load manufacturer who had a 10 day production process
from order entry to shipment. Duties included selecting the
daily schedule, forecasting and creation of jobs for Quick-
Ship stock, modifying any configurations and optimized
materials usage. Supervised two Production Control clerks who
completed all production and materials data entry and
reporting. Used Syteline, an optimizing software as well as
Microsoft Office to execute this position.
June 2005- June 2007
Materials Manager - JBJ Manufacturing Inc. - Faribault, MN
Responsible for the overall planning and scheduling of
manufacturing, creation of Production Orders and Purchase
Orders for all materials necessary to complete production of
parts assemblies for McNeilus Truck and skid steer buckets
for Bobcat Mfg. These responsibilities included using
JobBoss 10.0 in creating and closing all manufacturing
travelers. Negotiated and purchased all raw materials and
subcontracted services which included plating and paint.
Worked with Sales and the Customers to meet Customer Order
due dates. Master Data integrity which included BOMs,
Routings, Lot Sizes and Safety Stocks were improved by
working with the Shop Floor personal and the Manufacturing
Engineer. Worked with Exact Software staff as a JobBoss Beta
test site to help improve the software.
October 1999-May 2005
Solvay Pharmaceuticals - Baudette, MN
Master Scheduler - October 1999 - May 2005
Responsible for the Master Schedule and finished goods
inventory levels of all product lines through forecast and
sales analysis. Other duties included working with
engineering on project cost justification through cost and
process analysis as well as maintaining integrity of item
masters; including developing BOM's and Routings for new
products. Provided Sales with monthly S&OP data and
participated in the monthly S&OP meetings. Production
achieved a 99.8% customer service inventory level during 2003
and 100% in 2004. Used SAP and briefly used MANMAN to verify
transition.
Business Team Lead PP/PI & Core Team Member/Power User- SAP
Implementation
March 2002 - May 2005
Business Team Lead of the configuration of the PP/PI module
using Version 4.6c. Responsible for settings in the IMG for
PP/PI. Responsibilities also included Materials Master-
Manufacturing and Planning views, Resources, BOM's,
Operations and Phases, Recipe & Process Order creation, and
Demand Management.
Team members were awarded Solvay's highest honor the Solvay
Pioneer Award in 2004.