Richard Creedmore C.P.I.M.

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Union, KY 41091

859-***-****

EDUCATION

University of Kentucky

Bachelor of Business Administration, Concentration in Management, 2000

Sullivan University

Master of Business Administration, 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

General Cable 2007 - Present

Supply Chain Manager Carol, Industrial, and Specialty Divisions

Highland Heights, KY

• Managed the supply chain activities for seven manufacturing facilities supporting sales of $750

million per year for 3 divisions serving the OGP, Wind, Solar, and Industrial markets in a high sku

count (10,000+) environment.

• Oversaw the purchasing activities for sourced finished goods from overseas.

• Lead monthly SIOP process with Business Team VP and Manufacturing VP to drive the

appropriate balance between supply and demand.

• Reduced firm time fences of product classes from 20 to 40% through leaning out of processes

both manufacturing and administrative.

• Drove the establishment of value streams within our facilities.

• Improved service by 10 points while at the same time driving inventory down 10% by process

improvements and the development of new tools within our DC network.

• Managed SMO (slow moving and obsolete) inventory to less than 3% of the total inventory

investment.

• Responsible for rolling in new acquired business into our formal supply chain process.

• Owned development of two high potential employees within the Supply Chain team.

Belden 2005 – 2007

Materials Manager

Nogales, Mexico

• Worked under the VP of Manufacturing to develop NA manufacturing strategy that resulted in $28

million in savings. Results where a shifting of production and closure of 5 manufacturing facilities

and the construction of a new low cost facility in Nogales, Mexico.

• Performed make versus buy analysis that resulted in the private labeling of certain high volume

products.

• Worked in drafting a NA logistics strategy to consolidate 15 warehouse/distributions centers into 3

larger NA centers to serve markets and minimize freight impact of the change in our NA

manufacturing footprint.

• Responsible for materials, customs, shipping/receiving and purchasing functions of startup plant

in Nogales, MX.

• Developed local supply base to help reduce inventory and lead times.

Owens Corning 2005 – 2005

Materials Manager

Louisville, KY

• Managed the planning, purchasing, and warehouse activities for $16 million dollar facility serving

automotive and appliance markets.

• Reduced inventory by 30% within the first three months.

• Established physical inventory and cycle count process/procedure for the facility.

• Used process mapping to define layout of warehouse to maximize material flow through the

facility. Improved layout reduced trailer load and unload time by up to 42%.

• Reduced scrap rates from 6% to 2.5% due to improved management of production scheduling in

a batch processing environment.

• Responsible for production operations. Handled manpower planning and day to day

responsibilities of operations. Increased machine uptime by 40% and moved operating efficiency

up from 75% to 90%.

Honeywell (Bendix Brakes) 1996 – 2004

Inventory Stores Manager/Master Production Scheduler/Buyer

Frankfort, KY

• Championed six sigma greenbelt projects to manage inventory stores using statistical analysis.

• Master production scheduled machining and assembly lines with sales of $60 million a year for

the Tier 1 commercial vehicle market.

• Handled purchasing of packaging and tooling of $5 million a year. Achieved yearly 5 to 10

percent reductions in cost through vendor resourcing, price negotiations and process

improvements.

• Championed KY State Tax Audit and reduced liability from $720 to $74K.

• Developed, implemented, supervised, and sustained 5S process throughout Frankfort facility.

Program was selected as the benchmark to be used across division.

CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS

Greenbelt Certified (Six Sigma), APICS (CPIM) certified, ISO14000 Auditor Trained, Drive for Distinction

Winner 2003 for Technology and Innovation, Lean trained in Value Stream Mapping.

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