Manager Sales

THOMAS A. STIBORA, BBA, CPIM

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

Seven Hills, Ohio 44131

(H) 216-***-**** / E-mail Home: *****@***.***

Professional manager with extensive experience and familiarity of many

facets related to discreet manufacturing and distribution including:

Production and Inventory Management S&OP A.P.I.C.S. Certified (CPIM)

Purchasing Management / Supplier MRP / ERP Systems Value Stream Mapping

Relations Lean Principals

Shop Floor Operations Management ISO 9000 / TQM Web Based Purchasing/Planning

Master Scheduling / Forecasting Kaizen Events & Systems

5S

Career accomplishments include:

. 52% Inventory reduction with a 56% on time delivery increase.

. $1,000,000 purchased material cost reductions.

. 100% production output increases / $2.5 million dollar backorder

decreases.

. 30% operator efficiency increase / 3 years with no lost time

accidents.

. Member of ISO 9000, TQM, Safety and Lean Manufacturing steering

committees.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Flexible Material Handling - Cleveland, Ohio

2007 - NOV 2009

A 20MM manufacturer of gravity and power conveyor systems.

The company has moved to Suwanee, Georgia as of November 2009

Materials Manager

Responsible for Purchasing, Planning and Shipping activities including

sourcing in Taiwan and China.

. Worked with co-workers on a $1.5MM annual cost savings program

consisting of both direct savings from purchased parts as well as

manufacturing process savings.

. Managed the final stages of the move to Georgia including parts and

equipment shipment, plant floor clean up and cancellation of all

leases for various shop floor and office equipment. Spent several

weeks in Georgia assisting with the transition and continuing with

training for my successors.

Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. - Streetsboro, OH

2001 - 2007

A 120MM manufacturer of automated bagging systems and customer specific

plastic bags utilizing BAAN ERP software.

Materials Manager - Machinery Division

Responsible for Production and Inventory Control and Purchasing functions

at the machinery division.

. Educated the Planning and Purchasing groups on MRP/Master

Scheduling/Purchasing techniques and improved inventory accuracy

resulting in reduced inventory of 2.5MM dollars (*52% Decrease) and

increased on time delivery from 63% over the first quarter '01 to

consistently over 90% by year end. On time delivery at departure at over

98%.

. FY '07 cost savings at over $750,000 thousand dollars. Final amount over

$1,000,000.

. Initiated a review of actual sales to forecast (S&OP) resulting in

timely MPS adjustments resulting in reduced inventories and reduced lead-

time on machinery availability.

. Worked with Manufacturing Engineering to implement Lean Manufacturing

principals in the shop floor manufacturing cells which reduced the

assembly lead time from one week to 2 days for basic print & pack

systems.

. Revised the Production meeting format which has improved the overall

communication plant wide and increased ownership of problems and issues

by the appropriate departments.

. Assumed Sourcing and Purchasing duties for the Plastics Division Process

Engineering Group.

. With IT support, initiated the implementation of the E-Ventus Corp. web

based purchasing/planning system that has currently automated over 50%

of the purchase order activity in the Machinery Division.

Ridge Tool Company - Elyria, OH 1989 - 2001

A $280 MM manufacturing division of the Emerson Electric Corporation, Ridge

Tool is a manufacturer of mechanical and electromechanical equipment for

the plumbing and general construction industry.

Unit Manager - Wrench/Paint Departments (1994 - 2001)

Responsible for developing and managing an I.S.O. certified, high volume,

repetitive three shift department of over eighty hourly and five salary

personnel producing product in support of $60 million dollars in annual

sales. Processes under my control included high volume machining and

assembly, various heat treating systems and two powder paint systems.

Developed and implemented departmental improvements resulting in:

Increased production output from less than 5000 units/day to over 8000

units/day.

Productivity increases from 62% to 104%.

Increased R.I.P. inventory turns from 4.5/yr to over 13/yr.

Reduced monthly scrap from $30K+/mth to an average of less than $2K/mth.

Back orders reduced from $2.5 million to $0 over the course of 18 months.

Operator efficiency increased from 115% to over 150%.

Initiated and implemented policies that directly reduced employee turnover

and increased safety awareness resulting in no lost time accidents from

September of 1997 until my departure.

Developed a General Work Instruction format used plant wide in support of

I.S.O. certification.

Sponsored departmental T.Q.M. and Kaizen Blitz teams resulting in improved

quality and material flow.

. Member of the plant wide I.S.O. 9000, T.Q.M., Safety and Lean

Manufacturing steering committees.

Production and Inventory Control Supervisor - Machines and Accessories

Department (1991 - 1994)

Responsible for the supervision of six P&IC personnel in a repetitive and

job shop environment that produced product in support of $160 million in

annual sales.

Modified MRP system parameters and revised the Master Production Scheduling

as an aid in consistently achieving our production and inventory goals over

this time frame.

Identified bottleneck work centers, managed these cells and selected

components for outsourcing.

Created a team environment between the planning group and shop floor

personnel.

Trained the planning group and new hires on M.R.P. II system revisions.

Production and Inventory Planner/Buyer - Wrench Department (1990 - 1991)

Responsible for all Master Scheduling, Production and Inventory planning

and Purchasing. Involved in implementing the B.P.I.C.S. M.R.P II planning

system.

Revised the Master Production Schedule and overall Production and Inventory

planning as an aid in consistently achieving our production and inventory

targets over this time frame.

Increased production output by 100% from 4000 units/day to 8000 units/day.

Operator efficiency increased from 120% to almost 160%.

Backorders were reduced from $1.8MM to $0 within 7 months.

Senior Production and Inventory Planner - Machines and Accessories

Department (1989 - 1990)

. Responsible for master scheduling, production and inventory planning,

expediting, shop and purchase order release etc. for various product

lines.

Van Dorn - Strongsville, OH

1987- 1989

Manufacturer of plastic injection molding machinery.

Senior Planner/Buyer

EDUCATION

Cleveland State University - Cleveland, OH / BBA - Management and Labor

Relations

American Production and Inventory Control Society - C.P.I.M.

TRAINING

John Costanza Institute - Denver, Colorado

Demand Flow Technology

Ridge Tool Company / Emerson Electric Company

Communicative Supervisor Training / Various supervisory skill improvement

seminars/classes

Magnet / Turnkey

Various seminars on 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Purchasing, Negotiating and

Value Stream Mapping

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