Project Manager Supply Chain

Alan Ausmus, CSCP

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Adrian, Michigan 49221

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Profile Plant Management

Extensive background in all manufacturing operations and

extensive P&L responsibilities. Implementation of team operation

environments. Primary focus on Continuous improvement

activities. Skilled in Lean Manufacturing, WMS, Inventory

control and ERP systems. Knowledge of QAD management systems.

Understand of SOx compliance. Over 16 years experience in

Operations Management and Supply Chain Management.

Work Experience

Accuri Cytometers

Materials Manager October 2009 -

Present

. Designed and implemented manufacturing Kanban production

system

. Designed and implemented MS Dynamics MRP System

. Integrated Kanban system and MRP for hybrid supplier

scheduling system

. Introduced "Lean Thinking" through continuous improvement

pyramid

. Stabilized inventory accuracy by introducing a cycle count

policy with root cause analysis

. Designed and documented all material functions by creating

"Business Operating Procedures"

Kelly Automotive Systems

Interim Plant Manager (Contracted) November 2008-

August 2009

. Decommission Montgomery Michigan manufacturing plant

. Develop and execute staged elimination of product lines

. Transfer customer tools to new supplier

. Schedule and run bank build for transfer of tooling

. Ensure last run and end of run PPAP

. Formulate timelines to utilize all raw materials

. Organize assets for auction

Metaldyne Tubular Products October 2007-

November 2008

Materials Manager

. Reduced Inventory from 5.9 Million to under 3 Million

. Implemented full utilization of the ERP System

. Project Manager for the upgrade to new version of QAD ERP

system. Launched on time seamlessly

. Introduced many different metrics to track continuous

improvement

. Increased inventory turns from 8 to 19 in six months

. Corrected BOMs to insure latest material revisions. This

created accurate backflush operations and accurate

inventory

. Reduced physical inventory loss from 3.2% to 0.2% of total

inventory in six months

. Helped lower the financial break even point for the plant

to flex with reduced sales

. Implemented a master production schedule procedure

. Streamlined customer scheduling though the elimination of

spreadsheets

. Increased Customer on time delivery by fully utilizing ERP

system from 71% to 90%+

. Eliminated excess FTE's in the materials department. Was

able to reduce 2 employees by streamlining workloads

. Managed suppliers to become EDI compliant. Increased EDI

utilization by 38%.

. Developed tracking metrics to report supplier on time

delivery

. Found alternative suppliers to improve cost and quality.

. Negotiated with suppliers for release of raw materials when

facing commercial issues

BBK, Ltd. (Contracted) Sr. Consultant September

1998- October 2007

A privately held corporate turnaround company focused on the

automotive industry

Plant/Operations Manager

. Montpelier Plastics

o Implemented manual ERP system (Excel)

o Reduced Inventory levels by 32%

o Found alternative resin suppliers to improve cost and

quality

o Implemented master scheduling program going out 4

weeks and reduced changeovers

o Flexed manufacturing costs to reduced breakeven point

o Reduced labor from 50 employees on 3 shifts to 28

employees on two shifts maintaining the same output

o Implemented lean manufacturing techniques which

created a profitable plant from a plant that was

operating at a negative EBIT

o Coordinated the sale of Montpelier Plastics to

Stratford Plastics

. Crotty Corporation

o Stabilized the supply chain by negotiating with

suppliers regarding commercial issues

o Implemented a number of continuous improvement

projects. The Subaru visor line I was able to

eliminate one station and increase productivity by

over 30 %. The Jeep visor line I was able to increase

productivity with employee incentives and was able to

eliminate 2nd shift on that line while maintaining

the same output

o Streamlined the ordering process by sending supplier

releases electronically and eliminating faxed

released

o Increased on time delivery from 85% to 100% in 45

days

o Project manager to transfer high volume GM visor line

to Mexico.

. VSA Manufacturing

o Implemented temporary manual ERP system until SAP

system was implemented

o Created outside processing pipeline report to track

process of WIP

o Implemented temporary master production scheduling

procedure meet customer schedules

o Set up distribution warehouse for outbound shipping

to all customers

. Managed all logistics for BBK projects

Distribution Manager

. Set up and managed 1,000,000 sq ft warehouse in Romulus,

Michigan

. Managed over 100 employees

. Created a team atmosphere which kept employee turnover rate

under 5% annually

. Responsible for P&L budgets in upwards of 25 million

annually for distribution center

. Supplied automotive parts to all GM assembly plants with

100% on time delivery

. Implemented ERP software to take over customer schedules

for various GM suppliers

. Worked with financially challenged suppliers to build bank

of parts to protect supply chain

. Managed the move of over 53 truckloads of material from

Ajax Manufacturing to all GM plants over one weekend.

Repacked material to proper containers and shipped to

customer schedules

. Supported BBK operations for all logistic need both

domestic and international

. Implemented stringent quality procedures

. Implemented and set up purchasing systems

. Coordinated the transfer of material schedule between

suppliers for over 100 supplier transfers

Peregrine, Livonia

Materials Manager June 1994 -

September 1998

. Implemented Lean management systems. (Reduced inventories

13 %)

. Project leader to implement QAD ERP system

. Restructured Logistics milk runs which produced a 15%

reduction in transportation

. Set up production planning schedules

Education Cleary University MBA-In Progress - Expected Graduation -

12/2010

Cleary University Bachelors of Business Administration -

Business Management

Villanova University Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

APICS CSCP (Certified Supply Chain

Professional)

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