Supply Chain Process Improvement

Joseph P. Pedersen

** ******* **.

Norwalk, CT **851

Tel # 203-***-****

e-mail ***************@*****.***

Career Objective:

A position within the Global Supply Chain.

**** ** *******: Senior Buyer Planner. Responsible for the materials

availability for a product line. This includes configuration

changes to BOM's, discrete buys from preferred suppliers and

the administration of contractual agreements and inventory

reductions.

Summary of I have experience with supplier interface through many

years of

Qualifications contacts with suppliers from presidents

to customer

service representatives. I have been an active participant

in several

committees/teams/groups/Kaizens including Process

Improvement

Teams for Sheet Metal, Mechanical Commodities and a

specific model line. I have been a member of the Core Team,

Process Improvement Team, Material Review Board, and

Change Review Board. I have successfully worked on lead-

time reductions.

I have made numerous visitations to suppliers' premises.

I have a solid relationship with the suppliers

I deal with regularly.

I read blueprints and work with engineering daily.

I have been a trainer and an assessor for numerous

initiatives. I have

taught World Class Manufacturing through the Oliver Wright

Texts

to manufacturing staffs.

I successfully launched models inside of lead-time

I participated in the divestiture program out-sourcing

the stamping

commodity.

I have had responsibilities as the New Product

Development Buyer Planner deployed to Engineering .

I had the responsibility of planning and procuring all

material for my assigned New Product Development (NPD)

programs. This included

Alpha, Beta and 3-6 month post launch. Working as an active

member of the Supply Chain Extended Teams I acted as a

conduit between Engineering, Commodity Management,

Demand/Supply and the Buyer/Planner organizations. I was

responsible for the accurate and timely loading of SAP,

lead-time analysis, and pipeline positioning of materials.

In conjunction with Commodities and Buyer/Planners, I acted

as a liaison with the selected supplier base. Throughout

the development and launch process, I was responsible for

the transition of materials from the NPD environment into

active product support.

Education/training: I attended Iona College studying Business

Administration. I am a proficient user of the SAP

production module.

Certified in MRP/CRP; JIT; and Systems and Technologies

through

The APICS certification process. I have attended 4

international

APICS conferences. I am the past president of the

Fairfield

County Chapter of APICS

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