Supply Chain Customer Service

Brad J. Meseck, MBA; CPIM

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of Professional Expertise

Summary

Highly motivated, goal-oriented professional with extensive experience in

focused inventory management strategies and procedures. An effective

leader in streamlining operations to provide reduced costs and improved

efficiencies in the materials management area. High attention to detail and

spot-on reporting capabilities that highlight the organization's

effectiveness in attaining corporate metrics.

Expertise

Lean Implementation Strategies

Process Optimization

Inventory Optimization Kaizan

Workshops

SAP Materials Management & Production Planning

Inventory Reduction Methods

CPIM - Certified in Production & Inventory Management

Process Re-Engineering

Major Accomplishments

. Lead Project Superhighway initiative aiming at reducing supply chain

complexity. Organized a cross-functional team tasked to reduce

materials management road blocks, including Bill of Material usage, raw

and finished good SKU reduction, and transportation costs in Logistics.

Cost avoidance of $900,000.

. As an instrumental member of an inventory reduction team at a baby food

manufacturer, reduced inventory by 40%. The amount of inventory was

reduced by $23 million.

. Co-chaired Kaizan Workshop with cross-functional team at an engine

manufacturer consisting of administrative and union employees. Spent a

week breaking process down and implementing lean principles. Improved

assembly line effectiveness, resulting in savings of $1.25 million to

the company.

. While with cheese processor, re-engineered the small-pack bagging

operation to schedule more efficiently. This efficiency resulted in

more capacity in the plant. This increase in efficiency resulted in

total savings of $500,000.

. While I was leading the production planning area of the baby food

manufacturer, I analyzed warehousing costs of shipping product across

the U.S. Improved the logistics of finished goods by sending product by

rail versus truck. Reduction of costs by $250,000.

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Hero/Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., Canajoharie, NY

2007-Present

Supply Planning Manager

Responsible for supply planning over North American operations; Key Process

Owner of strategic planning initiatives within SAP implementation; Main

contact in Operations for providing the availability of finished goods.

. Reported to the Chief Executive of Supply Chain.

. Lead the supply planning effort in Customer Service, Procurement,

Planning, Manufacturing, Inventory Control and Distribution

. Lead up to three reports within Planning department to effective

schedule production and analyze the most efficient methods of inventory

management.

. Decreased inventory levels by 40% during a transition of three

production facilities.

. Spearheaded several cross-functional plant improvement teams that

improved supply chain metrics, such as throughput and schedule

attainment.

. Introduced sound APICS-oriented lean inventory policies for Co-

manufactured products.

. Liaison improving the reliability of international production and

shipping.

. Lead the implementation of SAP by reengineering corporate processes and

procedures

. Instituted inventory portfolio of seasonal and non-seasonal inventories

across multiple D.C.s

Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, WI

2001-2007

Production Scheduler

Analyzed and produced comprehensive production schedules to maintain lean

inventories while ensuring supply. Reduced product costs by minimizing

changeovers and increasing competitive advantages in shipments to

customers.

. Scheduled production through SAP software in the Shred Department

. Information leader between Sales, Shipping, Engineering, and Production

. Reduction of inventories by 15% using SAP analysis data and lean

methodologies.

. Ensured that customer order fulfillment rates are above 99.7%

. Spearheaded scheduling effort of the Shredded Cheese department in the

new addition of the Kiel, WI facility

. Provided in-depth training to new schedulers, backup schedulers, and

other departmental cross-training situations

. Coordinated material availability through interplant shipments

Kohler Co. - Engine Division, Kohler, WI

1997-2001

Foreman

Lead a large team of unionized employees in machining engine parts for our

end products. Ensured tight tolerances were held and lean policies were

maintained.

. SAP Super User

. One year as Camshaft and Flywheel Line Foreman

. Coordinated issues of priority and scheduling with the assembly lines

. Participated on several Kaizen teams to make operational improvements

. Supervised Shipping and Receiving areas under the Stockroom Foreman

position

. Implemented vendor-managed inventories of production stock

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major,

Production/Operations Management

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Master of Business Administration, Emphasis on Supply Chain Management

Career Development:

. Certified, Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

. Dale Carnegie

. Certified, Quality Assurance (CQA)

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American Production and Inventory Control Society:

. Member since 1995; Albany, NY since 2007

. Served as Secretary and Newsletter Coordinator on the Board of the

Shoreline (WI) APICS Chapter

. Was featured speaker at various different chapter dinner meetings

. Interacted with leaders in the local production scene of APICS

. Attended APICS International Conference in October 2003

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. Participated in two implementations; One as a Super User; Another as a

lead Process Owner

. High degree of hands-on knowledge of Production Planning (PP), Materials

Management (MM) and Warehouse Management (WM) modules

. Polished understanding of demand management and the role of forecast

error

. Adept at setting effective Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

parameters to optimize inventory levels

. Lead initiatives to maintain the integrity of master data

. Pioneered a Sales & Operations Planning (S & OP) process to accumulate

effective demand volumes

. Process leader in the creation and maintenance of production orders

. Streamlined project charter and application of capacity requirements

planning.

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