Manager Supply Chain

James H. Looney

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Alexander, Ar *2022

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a responsible and challenging position in the business field where my work

experience and knowledge of purchasing and inventory control will provide the opportunity for growth

and advancement.

EDUCATION:

Henderson State University

Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Marketing

Financed 100% of college education

American Production and Inventory Control

Board of Directors – APICS (1997-1998)

University of Arkansas – Team Training

SAP Experience

Experience:

2004 – 2009: Hawker Beechcraft, (Raytheon Aircraft).

Supply Chain Specialist II/Planner

Responsible for purchasing components and raw materials for aircraft production with annual

purchasing responsibilities of $5 million.

Job included analyzing material requirements using MRP, ROP, EOQ reports, while attending daily

production meetings.

Created purchase orders, release purchase requisitions, plan, forecast, continue process

improvements as required by meeting material needs, schedules, while setting up and monitoring

inventory levels in SAP. Responsible for setting up new kanban systems while monitoring monthly

material usage based on BOM's.

Responsible for setting up inventory levels by controlling ROP's, EOQ's, automatic release

programs, vendor managed inventory with quicker and cost saving delivery programs for the company.

Contacted suppliers on past due purchase orders, invoices, and material's to be returned.

Worked closely with engineering on material change requests while serving as a member of the

Change Control Board.

1978 – 2004: Windsor Door, Little Rock, AR

Buyer/Planner

Managed plant, production control, and warehouse personnel to meet customer orders plus requests

from internal orders within Windsor. We held daily production meeting with production, production

control specialists, and warehouse to track production needs plus inform all personnel on status of

orders.

Responsibilities included forecasting, scheduling, and negotiating commodities including aluminum,

structural angle, castings, and PVC compound, with annual purchasing of $8 million.

Duties included certifying new suppliers, monitoring current suppliers, developing consignment and

cost reduction programs.

Inventory Control Manager,

I supervised the receiving and warehouse operations, which included two order coordinators,

receiving personnel, and administrators. Responsibilities included setting up the warehouse and

working with data processing to develop new programs to monitor inventory transactions. Reports

included inventory analysis, advise order reports, EOQ reports and assist setting up JIT programs with

several different suppliers. Managed and organized semi-annual inventories, audit inventories levels,

and monitor physical inventory to make sure material was counted, tagged, and entered in the system

properly.

Planner;

Job consisted of ordering material for production needs and controlling inventory levels by

working closely with the sales department, shop, and suppliers. Responsibilities included planning and

scheduling the shop floor with all the needed information and materials needed to produce and ship

orders on a daily basis.

Cost Accounting Coordinator;

Reported directly to controller and was responsible for cost analysis on special projects. Prepared

BOM's, gross profit analysis, purchase variances, efficiency reports, calculated the material standards,

and prepared journal entries for the monthly GPA. Responsibilities included managing and setting up

programs for semi-annual inventories.

United Parcel Service, Little Rock

Sorted and loaded trucks while attending college.

Email: ***********@**********.***

Home Phone: 501-***-****

REFERENCE: Available upon request.

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