Manager Quality Assurance

JOHN M. GRAHAM

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Cottontown, Tennessee 37048

Phone: 615-***-****

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Qualifications Summary:

• 9+ years senior managerial experience in materials and purchasing in a manufacturing setting

• 20+ years progressive salary experience in manufacturing for the automotive industry

• Domestic and International supply-chain management experience to TS16949 and ISO14000

standards

Work Experience:

Materials/Purchasing Manager 2008-Present

Schrader Electronics

• Senior-level manager of the materials/supply chain group overseeing sourcing selection and

development, raw materials release and planning, and scheduling for all raw materials used in the

manufacturing operation.

• Provided materials input and training assistance for ERP systems conversion, and played key

role in development of newly created corporate distribution center

• Responsible for development of strategic goals, metrics, and department budgets for the

materials/supply chain and supplier quality assurance groups.

Materials/Purchasing Manager 2001-2008

Trico Electronics

• Senior-level manager of the materials/sourcing department, responsible for all raw materials and

MRO component sourcing, component costing, physical inventories, MRP systems controls,

supporting the manufacturing operation

• Rolled out new business strategies for component source selection, logistics, and materials

planning to meet the operations long-term cost targets for the operations triple- digit growth and

new product launch

• Working with operations, installed an electronic material replenishment system, reducing

downtime, inventory cost, and tact times.

Manufacturing Supervisor and Special Projects- Constraint Management 1999-2001

Wagner Lighting

• Project lead for the installation of the corporation’s constraint management initiative in the

manufacturing plant

• Supervised 5 manufacturing cells consisting of 72 team members and 37 work centers

• Managed the scheduling and removal of 7 work centers to a new start-up facility in Mexico.

Plant Purchasing Agent (1991-1999)

Master Scheduler (1988-1990)

Buyer /Planner Raw Materials (1985-1987)

Buyer/Planner MRO (1984-1985)

Wagner Lighting

• Negotiated contracts and sourcing award for all raw materials, supplier quality and development,

oversaw planning and release of materials and all performance tracking

• Scheduled the manufacturing centers and created MRP generations

• Provided sales forecasts, inventory budget levels, raw material standards, and systems BOM

management

EDUCATION DETAILS:

Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN – Bachelor of Science, Business Management

Emphasis in Management Information Systems

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