Jean M. Steele **** Tiffany Avenue, Rockford, MI *9341 616-***-****

Objective: To obtain a position with a world-class organization that will utilize my experience, strong planning and

organizational skills.

Work Experience:

April 2009 – Current General Merchandise Clerk

Meijer – Rockford

Supervisor: Jeremy Easson 616-***-****

January 2007 – January 2009 Purchasing Manager

N-K Manufacturing Technologies LLC

1134 Freeman Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Supervisor: Jim Scott, Plant Manager 616-***-****

Responsible for sourcing and procurement of $1.5 million dollars of raw materials and supplies for a tier 3 automotive plastic

injection molder with facilities in Grand Rapids and Monterrey, Mexico. Extensive international experience with importing and

exporting materials into and out of Mexico. Responsible for maintaining compliance with our Maquilladora program.

Developed and maintained work instructions for compliance with ISO9000 and ISO14001. Responsible for coordination of

service quotations, schedules and deliveries to improve profit margins.

Business systems: ABAS, Groupwise and Microsoft Excel, Word and Access

September 2003 – January 2007 Materials Manger/Buyer

Clarion Technologies

4594 Broadmoor SE, Kentwood, MI 49508

Supervisor: Rick Eustice, Plant Manger 616-***-****

Responsible for procurement of $6.6 of raw materials and supplies for a tier 3 automotive plastic injection molder.

Responsible for supervision of shipping, receiving, material handlers, purchasing, and customer service. Team was

comprised of 4 hourly and 3 salaried employees. Worked with team to achieve 100% on time delivery, annual cost saves of

$500,000.00, maintain accurate inventory, and improve customer satisfaction. Responsible for generation of all service parts

quotations with minimal support from Sales. Coordinated/designed packaging for all finished products.

Business systems: TMM, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Access

September 2001 – September 2003 Launch Materials & Continuous Improvement Coordinator

TrimQuest

2710 Northridge, Walker, MI 49544

Supervisor: Paul Cole, Launch Manager 616-***-****

Responsible for procurement of all raw materials for new programs for a tier 1 automotive overhead system manufacturer.

Represented materials functions on all APQP (Advanced Production and Quality Planning) teams. Established Bills of

Materials, defined stocking levels, storage needs and provided seamless transition to production planning team from launch.

Lead and trained organization on lean manufacturing principles.

Supplier Scheduler & Logistics Specialist

Responsible for taking customer releases and translating them into supplier releases in a JIT (Just in Time) environment.

Achieved $78,000.00 saving by maximizing truckload utilization on inbound shipments. Reduced on hand inventory by $1.3

million. Incorporated scheduling improvements that reduced time needed from 20 to 9 hours per week. Served as mentor for

Service AOE’s (Area of Expertise) and incorporated improvements in service parts system to improve methods, reduce

inventory and maintain Q1 status with Ford. Worked with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to improve material flow on

EN114 line, thus reducing overall floor space required and reducing the number of stock outages.

Business systems: QAD on AS400, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Access

2003 – 2005 Business Partner in Eco-Con, Inc.

Established LLC with partner that performed oil changes by going to customer location. Oil changes were conducted inside

equipped trailer. Later business was expanded to manufacture of pneumatic cylinders. Product line was consigned to Eco-

Con for 2 years.

October 1996 – September 2001 Purchasing Manager/Steel Buyer

Gill Manufacturing

5271 Plainfield Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Supervisor: Plant Manager 616-***-****

Managed purchasing staff of a Tier 1 & 2 automotive and commercial metal stamper. Staff was comprised of 4 buyers. Total

annual purchases of $80 million and I handled the steel purchases. Provided representation for purchasing on all APQP

teams. Represented purchasing and continuous improvement functions in achieving QS9000 certification.

Continuous Improvement Manager

Served as the companies first Continuous Improvement Manager. Developed and implemented employee suggestion

system.

July 1978 – October 1996 Flight Systems Manufacturing Manager

BF Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc. (L-3 Communications)

5353 52nd Street SE, Kentwood, MI 49466

Supervisor: Director of Manufacturing 616-***-****

Selected by CEO to assume management of the Flight Systems Team which produces collision avoidance and lightening

detection systems for aircraft. These systems are electronic radio frequency technology. Annual sales were $30 million.

Market position was maintained by having product available to ship from inventory. Identified need and coordinated

Engineering support from their Columbus office to reduce defects and ensure product was delivered in time to prevent aircraft

from being grounded for failure to comply with FAA mandate. Responsible for supervision of material procurement, planning,

manufacturing engineering and direct labor. Total team size was 65 -70 members.

AIM Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for supervision of team of 50 employees who were responsible for producing electro-mechanical attitude horizon

indicators and directional gyroscopes for low-end commuter and business aircraft. Market position was maintained by having

production available from inventory or made to order 10 days. Annual sales were $4.5 million. Responsible for purchasing,

planning, engineering, manufacturing, repair and overhaul, and warehouse. Coordinated efforts to improved manufacturing

efficiencies by 15%. Developed policies and procedures to reduce work-in-process levels to less than 1 day. Implemented

scrap reduction program.

Other Positions Held

Master Scheduling/Planner responsible for maintaining master production schedule for over 200 end products.

Expeditor responsible for coordinating product flow through receiving inspection, paint application, product testing, inspection

and shipping.

Clerk Typist responsible for preparation of shipping and receiving documentation.

September 1976 – July 1978 Bank Accountant

Hastings City Bank

Hastings, MI 49058

Responsible for filing customer documents, preparing monthly statements, encoding and proofing bank transactions, and

customer service.

Education & Training:

July 2008 Work Keys, Gold Medal

March 2006 Aquinas College, Grand Rapids

Completed 78 of 124 hours needed for Bachelor’s Degree in Business

GPA 4.0

November 1997 JCIT Institute, Demand Flow Technology

June 1993 The Dale Carnegie Course

December 1984 Grand Rapids Community College

Associates Degree in Business

GPA 4.0, Valedictorian

June 1976 Lakewood High School

Lake Odessa, MI

GPA 3.8

Former APICS member

Former National Association of Purchasing Managers Member

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