Supply Chain Management

Clint Baker

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Wake Forest, NC 27587

Email: abmfu9@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 919-***-****

Home: 919-***-****

Materials and Supply Chain Management

Team oriented, process and results driven supply chain professional with

14+ years in high volume world class operations. Ability to work in a fast

paced pressured environments with extensive experience in analyzing and

streamlining systems to increase productivity, quality and efficiency.

Proven ability to manage projects/programs from planning through execution

and completion.

. Purchasing, Sourcing(International and Domestic) and Supplier

Development

. Project Management

. Strategic Planning and Scheduling

. Master Scheduling

. Material Management

. Inventory Management

. Warehouse Management

. Program Management

. New Model Coordination and Development

. Multi-site Operations Management

. Lean Manufacturing

. Demand Management and Sales Forecasting

Excellent technology skills including multiple ERP and MRP operating

systems including: Oracle, SAP, Ford Internal Applications (including CMMS,

WERS, WIPS, CPARS, IMS), Cummins Internal Applications (including ATOMS,

IMS and Maximo) and Toyota internal systems(MAPICS). Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access and Microsoft

Project, Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes.

Work Experience

AW(Aisin Warner) North Carolina

Jan.2010-May 2010

Sr. Buyer/Planner-Powertrain(3 month contract)

. Manage the procurement, ordering, delivery, and inventory of primary

metal and raw material as well as other production parts. Also

involved in indirect sourcing for MRO items.

. Supplier delivery performance which includes auditing suppliers to the

Material Management Operating Guidelines as well as cost and quality.

. Develop supply strategies and cost reduction initiatives to meet or

exceed AW requirements.

. Do cost analysis on markets and future trends to help supply base

obtain optimal pricing as well as comparative analysis with other

suppliers.

. Negotiate prices and strategies that benefit both supplier and AW.

. Developed localization of material from Japan to North America.

. Work with suppliers on VA/VE initiatives

Moduslink Corporation

June 2009-Dec. 2009

Inventory/Material Manager(6 month contract)

. Managed 3 salaried leaders as wells as over 30 hourly employees.

. Led material group to successful 5S implementation.

o Only solution center with a perfect score.

. Responsible for managing relationship, flow and delivery from 3rd

party warehouse.

. Developed plan and led team to improved inventory accuracy from 94% to

99%.

. Lead material team to successful new model launch for Apple.

. Developed supplier development initiatives which led to better cost,

quality and delivery.

. Managed the procurement, ordering and delivery of material equipment

ranging from fork trucks to flow racks, which included MRO products.

. Responsible for developing departmental goals to meet the annual

operating budget.

. Planned and implemented material handling system improvements.

o Kan Ban system implemented which resulted in a 70% reduction in

cardboard.

o Worked on Continuous Improvement team to reduce total inventory

by 30%.

Cummins Diesel-Materials- Rocky Mount NC Jan. 2007-

Jan. 2009

Materials/Inventory Flow Manager

. Managed two team leaders as well as 40 hourly employees.

. Responsible for managing relationship, flow and delivery of material

from third party warehouse. Total cost for warehouse was $400,000 a

month.

. Managed the procurement, ordering and delivery of material equipment

ranging from fork trucks and radios to computers and material flow

racks. Also managed the sourcing for MRO items.Total cost in excess of

$250 million annually.

. Materials Lean/Six Sigma lead.

o Led sequencing of material to production line resulting in

streamlining of material flow.

o Participated in Kaizen work groups that led Engines per Hour to

increase from 24 units to 42 +.

. Responsible for developing departmental goals to meet the annual

operating budget.

. Planned and implement material handling system improvements in

assembly.

o Implemented Kan Ban systems in Assembly areas that resulted in a

60% improvement in delivery of parts to line.

. Implemented JIT principles through management of external warehouse

and scheduling department to allow only parts required to be delivered

to production.

. Led a cross functional team addressing material flow, material

handling equipment utilization and floor space utilization.

. Material Flow efforts led to the reduction in engines out of process

due to part shortages by over 70%.

. Insured the proper material handling / warehousing techniques were

applied in daily work to maintain a safe and well maintained

environment, resulting in no lost time accidents.

. Developed and maintained inventory control systems increasing

inventory record integrity by over 50 % with an annual savings over $2

million.

Ford Motor Company

1993-2007

Stamping Business Unit- Dearborn MI (2003-2007)

Senior Material Control/Purchasing Specialist.

. Managed the procurement, ordering, delivery, and inventory of primary

metal and raw material for all Ford Stamping plants. Total

expenditures in excess of $75 million a year.

. Did comparative analysis and cost models for steel to obtain optimal

pricing every quarter.

. Protected Pre and Post Job 1 production schedules at Ford Metal

Internal Stamping facilities to support manufacturing build schedules.

. New model coordinator for supply chain working with engineering to

develop specifications and guidelines for all new model parts for Ford

Stamping plants. Annual budget around $10 million.

. Participated on a cross-functional team (Raw Material Purchasing,

Supplier Technical Assistance, Advanced Material Engineering, and Cost

Leadership) to drive the continuous improvement of the primary metal

suppliers to exceed the expectations of our customer.

o Led Greenbelt project to deliver an automated Build to Schedule

measuring Stampings performance to requirements. 40% annual

improvement.

. Primary metal and raw material releasing which included coordination,

part approval and set-up.

. Supplier delivery performance which included auditing suppliers to the

Material Management Operating Guidelines.

o Led supply chain department to 1.5 million annual savings per

lightweight coil chargeback program.

. Customer release management which included auditing incoming customer

releases for accuracy, managing stamping plant specific engineering

level changes.

. Inventory management which includes monitoring inventory levels and

provide assistants to plants to meet inventory forecasts.

. ISO 9001 and SOX coordinator for supply chain monitoring Ford Metal

Internal Stamping facilities to insure compliance.

Production Control- Van Dyke Plant, Sterling Heights MI(2000-2003)

Master Production Scheduler for Press Area

. Responsible for scheduling press area and other production areas as

needed.

. Reduction of steel inventory by 1.1 million dollars and finished end

items by 2 million dollars.

. Led reorganization of loading docks to insure minimal rust which

resulted in $400,000 annual savings.

. Led supply chain in press area expansion.

. Implemented Ford Production System within press area.

Material Handling/Material Control-Climate Control-Connersville IN(1993-

2000)

Material Control and Master Production Scheduler(1997-2000)

. Responsible for scheduling multiple production areas.

. Supply chain lead in successful Y2K strategy.

. Reduced inventory by over 1 million dollars.

. Automated scheduling practices.

Material Handling /Production Supervisor(1993-1997)

. Supervised 45 hourly personnel and supporting production schedules.

. Led supply chain in successful launch of Kan Ban system marketplace in

production areas.

. Fork truck instructor for supply chain.

United States Army-Ft. Benning, GA

1988-1994

Instructor- US Army Infantry School

. Responsible for planning and instructing US infantry combat personnel

in a variety of combat tasks including weapons and tactics.

Professional Training and Certifications:

1. Instructor-United States Army

2. Fork truck Instructor

3. Lean Manufacturing Training

4. Greenbelt Certified.

5. Zinger Miller Supervisor Frontline Training

6. Advanced supervisory training for executive growth.

7. APICS member- pursuing CPIM certification..

8. Root Cause Analysis Training

Education:

9. Master of Science and Adminstration-Central Michigan University.

Expected graduation in August 2011.

10. BA-History - Wabash College - Crawfordsville, IN - graduated 1990.

References furnished upon request

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