Supply Chain Manager

Dennis D. Martin

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Abingdon, VA 24211

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Summary of Qualifications

Progressive management experience with a Fortune 100 company involving

aerospace, commercial, and automotive business sectors. Record of

improving safety, quality, efficiency, throughput, and profitability

through the execution of lean and six sigma principals. Recent cost saving

initiatives: designed approach changes achieving $175K conversion cost

avoidance, reduced MRO by $500K, designed and executed inventory reduction

plan resulting in $4m reduction in working capital. Competencies include

Business Planning, S&OP, (Sales and Operation Planning), Capital Planning,

Asset Management, SCM (Supply Chain Management), (includes inventory

management), Program Management, TS14001, TS16949, TPM, Six Sigma, SMED,

CNC and Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Production System). Educational

attainments include an MBA, Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and

Certified Supply Chain Professional.

Professional Experience

Alcoa, Ohio and Virginia 1979 - 2009

Program Launch Manager, Automotive / Commercial 2007 - 2009

Developed and deployed new product in support of business model and

business plan. Managed process/product developed through cross-functional

interface with commercial, procurement, and design, manufacturing, quality

and supply chain. Planned and scheduled activities with manufacturing and

suppliers, ensuring products are delivered to market on-time, on-budget and

adheres to customers' performance expectations. Accountable for identifying

and removing any obstacle which compromised contract fulfillment.

Identified, developed and deployed new suppliers as business and customer

needs warranted.

Selected Achievements:

. Team Leader which initiated alternative material deployment to address

recurring failure modes for both European and domestic customers

resulting in $750k cost avoidance.

. Initiated the deployment of Customer Resource Management as information

repository for the management of new product deployment resulting in a

10% reduction in lead-times.

. Developed process flow diagrams, process descriptions, and established

data collection/feedback loops to drive systemic process changes across

all products.

. Initiated design approach changes which achieved $175k conversion cost

avoidance.

. Facilitated the deployment and consolidation of new supplier base. This

resulted in reduced flow-time and cost avoidance of $60k per month.

Supply Chain Manager, Automotive / Commercial 2005 - 2007

Through the application of Supply Chain Management principals, identified

and eliminated waste which led to improved CRM, SRM, enhanced asset

utilization and cost control. Managed supplier deliverables to maintain

alignment with business and customer requirements. Facilitated interaction

between manufacturing, procurement, commercial and engineering

organizations to achieve customer deliverables from launch through job one.

Selected Achievements:

. Implemented VMI and reduced MRO by $500K.

. Business Process Owner for Oracle deployment and implementation.

. Designed and executed inventory reduction plan which led to $4m reduction

in working capital.

. Maximized transportation for $100k annual cost savings. This was

accomplished through load optimization and package re-configuration.

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Operations Manager, Automotive / Commercial 2002 - 2005

Managed automotive wheel forge operations with annual revenue of $65

million and 150 employees. Developed the strategic Operation Plan to

ensure compliance with EHS regulations, achieve customer expectations and

meet business plan goals. Daily responsibilities consisted of forging,

machining, thermal heat treat, inventory management, production scheduling,

resource allocation, tooling maintenance, process engineering, lean

manufacturing deployment, supplier performance and labor conflict

resolution. Managed the introduction of all new product/process

development, including design and deployment for domestic and international

customers.

Selected Achievements:

. Capital projects and job combinations resulted in annual savings of

$1.2m.

. Developed strategic ergonomic plan that reduced TRR rate from 11 to .089

and realized $600k in cost avoidance.

. Product and process re-designs achieved $250k annualized savings.

. Achieved TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certifications.

. Eliminated non-value added process that led to annual cost savings of

$200K.

. Deployed daily management to connect business goals with actual

performance and linked continuous improvement activities.

Manufacturing Manager, Aerospace 1995 - 2002

Provided strategic direction for 300 employees with annual revenues of $ 80

million. Developed asset management and capital plans in support of

business plan objectives. Designed and deployed lean management system to

align with business plan goals. Responsible for daily manufacturing

activities which included; mechanical, hydraulic and hammer forging

efficiencies, resource allocating, thermal heat treating, supplier

efficiencies, final inspection, resolving labor disputes, addressing EHS

issues, quality concerns and ensure on-time customer delivery.

Selected Achievements:

. Authorized capital project that compressed and validated product release

time with annual savings of $250k.

. Deployed Kanban system which resulted in a $1.6m reduction of WIP, flow

time reduction of 25% with cost avoidance of $360k and increased delivery

performance by 20%.

. Department consolidation achieved annual savings of $500K.

. Transformed culture from traditional manufacturing to lean manufacturing

which resulted in active employee participation in establishing standard

operation procedures, problem identification and problem solving

activities.

Various Supervisory / Engineering Positions, Aerospace 1979 - 1995

First line supervisor, responsibility encompassed numerous manufacturing

disciplines including: production scheduling, CNC, Ultra Sonic Inspection,

Liquid Die Penetrant, Thermal Heat Treat, Shipping, Receiving, Layout,

Hydraulic Forging, Export Packaging and others. In conjunction with

traditional supervisory functions, developed SOP, designed process flow

layouts, trained employees and maintained inventory accuracy, through the

implementation of lean principals.

Education

MBA, University of Tennessee

BA, Management, Baldwin Wallace College

CertificationS

LSSGB, Dartmouth

College, Thayer School of Engineering

CSCP, Certified Supply

Chain Professional, APICS

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