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Manager Management

Location:
Noblesville, IN, 46062
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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MARK CHAPMAN

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Noblesville, IN 46062

abna03@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Logistics / Production Planning / Program Management

Performance-driven Senior Manager offering over twenty years of

comprehensive achievements within Supply Chain Management, Operations,

Purchasing, Logistics, Production Planning, and Program Management.

Leveraged business acumen across diverse cultures and economies. Solid

history of utilizing innovative approaches, adapting to new business

environments, and negotiating win-win agreements. Recognized for ability

to incorporate management techniques that result in enhanced business

practices, increased productivity, and profits. Forged strong business

relationships focused on teamwork, service level and cost containment.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Leadership / Operations Management SAP Implementation

Operations Material Control Auditing

International Operations Change Management

Relationship Management Project Management

Inventory Control Vendor Alliances

Budget Development / Management Team Building / Mentoring

Process Mapping Process Analysis

Critical Supply Management Materials Requirement

Planning

Customer Management Sarbanes Oxley

Strategic Planning / Tactical Six Sigma

Development

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

> Achieved largest Delphi SAP launch, on time and within budget in company

history. Launch involved 9 manufacturing sites, two distribution centers

and two design centers located in 5 countries on 4 continents. Result:

Met all metrics involving 700,000 static data elements, 276,000 dynamic

data elements and a cutover plan involving 2,429 tasks.

> Transitioned largest customer contract to Mexico as a cost reduction

measure. Result: Culminated in $1 Million in personnel savings with no

impact to customers.

> Instituted premium freight metrics, reporting, and infrastructure to

drive improvements. Result: Reduced premium freight 2.57% in 2004 to

.54% in 2006 realizing an annual $3.5 Million in savings.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Delphi Electronics and Safety, Kokomo, IN

1984-Present

Manager, Business Systems, Processes and Warehousing (2007-Present)

Implement and maintain production control and logistics at facilities

worldwide. Administer, train, and ensure SAP and business systems

compliance. Oversee customer and supplier EDI (Electronic Data

Interchange).

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interface, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, plant process audits, warehousing and

logistics, enhancements and implementation.

Key Accomplishments:

. Managed successful SAP launch for 4 German facilities, acting as co-lead

for production control and logistics. Included training, supplier and

customer interfaces, organization, and SAP system changes.

. Created alert and escalation process to interface with overseas support

of SAP system.

. Developed first supplier Electronic Data Interchange certification team

and tracking processes for European facilities. Achieved record results

of 76% part number compliance.

Manager, Customer Order Processing, & Critical Supplier and Parts

Management Parts (2004-2007)

Assured that 15 Delphi plant locations and 30 suppliers shipped to 250

locations worldwide, including 60 contacts in North America, Europe, South

America and Korea. Resolved component issues in assembly plants, not

previously resolved by plant control managers.

Key Accomplishments:

. Formalized post-SAP processes for customer facing systems, including work

instructions, desk manuals, and audit requirements. Customers included:

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Hyundai, Honda, Cami and Nummi.

. Passed all QS/TS and Sarbanes-Oxley audits all three years.

. No supplier failures resulted in customer impact.

Manager, SAP Deployment (2002-2004)

Team included 75 personnel, located in 9 manufacturing locations and

Delphi's largest distribution center.

Key Accomplishments:

. Successfully shutdown and archived data for 35 legacy systems generating

$7M in annual savings.

. Completed all SAP enhancements and organizational change requirements on

time and with 2,500 end items and 50,000 components part numbers. All

locations went live on the same day, totaling $5B in sales.

. Managed team that developed and trained all production control and

logistics employees consisting of 5,000 pages of material and 22,000

training hours. Achieved 99.3% training compliance.

. Originated the first supplier certification process and team. Set Delphi

record for supplier communication and labeling process compliance of

96.7% one month after SAP launch.

Manager, Systems and Processes (2000-2002)

Directed 5 supervisors and 30 analysts managing pre-SAP legacy systems and

processes. Managed MRP (material requirements planning) systems and

processes, including system changes, budgets, external interfaces (customer

and supplier EDI), process design and roll-out, and troubleshooting.

Key Accomplishments:

. Reduced annual IT budget from $11M to $7.5M over a 2 year period through

the elimination of under utilized systems, combining of systems and

elimination of upgrades.

. Managed business case, developed launch team, headcount, resources,

production control and logistics budget for SAP implementation.

Supervisor, Production Control, Materials Analysis, and Critical Parts

(1997-2000)

Managed Bill of Material routing analysis, material pull system, supplier

interface, system analyst, and critical parts teams.

Key Accomplishments:

. Managed Information Technology and Business teams through Y2K

preparation, developed all back-up contingency plans, command center

staffing and systems testing. Zero impact was realized.

. Developed first Critical Parts tracking and escalation process with zero

customer impact realized.

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Engineering Product Team Leader, Audio (1995-1996)

Accountable for all aspects of commercial, design, development, launch, and

production of Delphi's first aftermarket audio product. Managed team

consisting of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software

programming, sales, finance, and program coordinator.

Key Accomplishments:

. Piloted first integrated development team concept, co-located

engineering, sales, program management and reporting structures.

. Set Delphi Record (11 months) for fastest car audio concept to production

cycle.

. Launched first product for aftermarket sales at the Consumer Electronics

Show.

Senior Sales Engineer / Business Manager (1991-1995)

Maintained relationship with GM, TRW, Inland and Saginaw Steering. Managed

Buick radio and all steering wheel control business cases, financial

analysis, quoting, and program launch.

Key Accomplishments:

. Increased profitability on steering wheel controls from break even to

15%+ over a 4 year period through the development of a new cost - profit

model for steering wheel controls.

. Wrote and developed company's first successful aftermarket audio

feasibility study and business case. Resulted in joint venture product

development with premier aftermarket car audio manufacturer and

distributor.

Manufacturing Supervisor, Material Control, Non-Productive Purchasing, and

Production Readiness (1986-1991)

Held a variety of positions at Delphi E&S, first Mexican facility as well

as the US warehouse facility.. Managed up to 11 salaried employees and 300

hourly staff members.

Key Accomplishments:

. Implemented North American Production control and logistics systems and

processes for company's first Mexican manufacturing facility.

. Launched material control, expediting and production readiness areas.

Staffed positions, trained, and created work instructions.

. Formulated and implemented first remote site purchasing manual for

procurement execution and corporate audit guidelines.

Production Readiness Supervisor (1984-1986)

Analyzed production readiness for first Cadillac combo panel. Secured

components, scheduled and executed pre-production builds, monitored Bill of

Materials change management, customer interface and on-time delivery of all

pre-production builds.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science, Corporate Finance and Production Operations Management

Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Six Sigma Certified Green Belt



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