Anthony W. Preston

**** *********** *****

Howard, OH 43028

Email: abm597@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 740-***-****

Cell: 330-***-****

EDUCATION

Northwood University Bachelors Business Management

APICS Basics of Supply Chain Management

LANGUAGE

Japanese - Conversational

Spanish - Comprehend (written/oral)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Expertise in: Tier 1 Automotive/Commercial Vehicle/Off Highway products

supply chain management. QS9000/TS16949, MRPII, Ford DDL/CMM3, Chrysler

SMART/SPIN, GM Supply Power, MacPac, JD Edwards, BPCS, Oracle. Computer

expert Microsoft suite, lotus notes. Demand interface: Future III Order

entry and EDI management.

EXPERIENCE

Dana Off Highway Products, Divisional Materials Manager (July 2008 -

Present)

Divisional Materials Manager for Fredericktown Ohio, Blacklick Ohio and

Lugoff South Carolina. Direct manager of materials, purchasing and

shipping/receiving for two axle assembly plants and one machining plant.

. Increase supplier delivery performance from 65% to 95%

. Increased customer delivery performance from 55% to 100%

. Reduced days on hand inventory from 55 to 36.2

Dana Heavy Vehicle Products, Materials Manager, Glasgow Ky, (January 2007 -

July 2008)

Direct manager for materials, purchasing and shipping and receiving for

axle and brake components forgings and machining.

. Increase inventory accuracy from 78% to 98%

. Implemented visual FIFO system

. Implemented material verification process

. Increased customer delivery performance from 55% to 98%

. Increased supplier delivery performance from 60% to 95%

Valeo Climate Control (Compressor), Materials Manager, Dallas, Tx, (August

2004 - January 2007)

Direct supervisor for logistics, shipping/receiving, production and

purchasing. Budget preparation, performance against P&L, managed inventory

procedures and turns on 24M in annual revenue.

. Reduced international freight cost 300K annually

. Reduced depreciation impact on P&L

Valeo Climate Control (HVAC), Senior Logistics Manager, (December 2001

-August 2004)

Tier 1 supplier to Isuzu, Subaru, Mazda, Daimler Chrysler (MOPAR), General

Motors Service (GMSPO) and Freightliner service. Supervised logistics

planning and shipping/receiving. Managed engineering and revision changes

as well as new product launches. Managed Asian pacific supply chain from

the purchase order to creating and executing level load schedule 3K SKU's

with 200M in annual revenue.

. Relocated Isuzu, Subaru and Mazda OEM pass thru from Decatur to Hamilton

Ohio

. Increased Chrysler DRIVE performance to 100%

. Reduced inventory by 30%

Eaton Automotive, Master Scheduler, Sanford North Carolina (July 2000 -

December 2001)

Developed work order driven level loaded manufacturing, and assembly

schedules within JD Edwards for entire plant resources. Tier 1 supplier to

Ford and Chrysler. Established sales forecast by model. Supervisor for raw

material planners.

Eaton/Dana Axle Brake, Master Scheduler, Marion Ohio (January 1996 - July

2000)

Created and executed work order driven master production schedule for plant

resources, which includes 14 forge press and axle shaft machining complete.

Supervisor for material planners for raw and fluid power.

Eaton/Dana Axle Brake, Material Planner, Marion Ohio (January 1994 -

January 1996)

Material planner for fluid power and axle shaft production lines.

Eaton Forge, Facilitator, South Bend, Indiana (May 1989 - January 1994)

Second shift facilitator for entire forge shop including maintenance,

quality lab, tool room and shipping/receiving. Managed schedule for 6 forge

presses and responsible for safety quality and delivery.

TRAINING

Valeo TPS

Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Eaton Institute

Statistical Methods Workshop I, Eaton Institute

Bench Marking Workshop, Eaton Institute

Problem solving Workshop, Eaton Institute

Coaching and Guiding, Eaton Institute

Coaching and Team Building Skills for Mangers and Supervisors, Skills Path

Inc,

How To Build a Better Team, Keye Productivity Center

Train the Trainer, Pryor Resources

Shop Math, Indiana Vocational Technical College

Blueprint Reading, Indiana Vocational Technical College

College Writing, Marion Technical College

Certified Trainer Working, Zenger Miller

Certified Trainer, Quest, Zenger Miller

Managing and Leading a Team, Indiana University

APICS, Member 1998

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