Sales Plant
Resume:
Christopher J. Whipple, M. Ed.
Belle Center, Ohio 43310
abm6uk@r.postjobfree.com
Experience
May 2008 - April 2009 GKN Axles Jackson Center, Ohio
Materials Buyer
Supervised the purchasing responsibilities of two buyers.
Monitored the flow of raw material and finished goods throughout the plant.
Negotiated cost savings on raw materials and finished goods shipping
carriers.
Worked closely with the manufacturing department to ensure raw materials
arrived in the plant to support the shop floor schedules and any changes to
the schedule.
January 2008 - May 2008 Maui Cup Rochester Hills, MI
Master Scheduler
Supervised scheduling process from a corporate level for three
manufacturing facilities.
Maintained capacity planning process to justify capital expenditures
including cup tooling and forming machines purchases based on sales
forecast and demonstrated machine capacities.
Managed Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) for three facilities to ensure
inventories arrived at each plant in a timely manner to fulfill customer
demand..
Developed and executed time lines for new business start-up and promotional
production runs.
May 1st, 2007 - October 2007 Accubuilt, Inc Lima, OH
Buyer
Supervised procurement and scheduling process.
Developed and implemented inventory reduction strategy resulting in a $500m
reduction in raw material inventory.
Reviewed all RFQ's for vendor supplied raw materials.
December 1998 - May 1st, 2007 International Paper Kenton, OH
Plant Scheduling and Raw Materials Buyer
Master scheduled 87 cup and lid machines with production of 3.2 billion
units, 151 size variations and net sales of $94 million dollars.
Actively purchased $36 million dollars in raw materials necessary to
produce cup, folding carton and lid products.
Created purchasing tools which helped reduce working capital.
Utilized MRP software for scheduling and procurement.
Supervised shop floor scheduler.
Worked closely with forecasting to ensure accurate item forecast and
appropriate inventory levels required to satisfy customer demand.
and investigated variances.
Investigated variance in finished goods and raw material inventories and
supervised cycle count process.
Education
1997 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
Bachelor of Science in Business and Market Education.
Graduated cum laude.
1998 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
Master of Education in Business Education.
Specialty in Training and Development for Business and Industry.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Corel Wordperfect and Lotus Packages, QAD - MFGPro,
Manugistics, Fourth Shift, Avante
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