Manager Sales

Mike Hammer

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Columbus, IN ***03

Ph 812-***-****

Email abne4b@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A challenging position as a Materials Manager or related position in a growth oriented organization

which offers diverse job responsibility. Additionally, the opportunity to work with other team

members at all levels, inside and outside, to maximize productivity and materials flow while

optimizing materials / purchasing investment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oct 96 to present Casting Technology Franklin IN

Materials Manager

Manager over all Purchasing, Logistics/Shipping/Receiving, Inventory Control (including physical

inventories), Production/Manufacturing Scheduling, and Forecasting of an Automotive Tier l / Tier ll

OEM component manufacturer, with customers including BMW, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, GM, and

Chrysler. Sole Master Planner for facility.

Accomplishments (partial listing)

• Sole responsibility for procurement of approximately $3M monthly, for 5 production facilities

(3 USA, 2MX), raw ingot aluminum and magnesium alloys; including delivery to plants in JIT

environment. Through vendor base selection, qualification, and sourcing of alternative supply,

achieved 1.1M to 1.5M annualized savings AL alloy 356; 250k annualized savings AL alloy 380; 450k

annualized savings MG alloys, totaling ~5.4% savings to bottom line. Introduction of JIT delivery to 1

US and 2 MX plants reduced raw material at those plants by over 50%

• Led Lean manufacturing / Kanban efforts of scheduling, WIP, and FG processes at Franklin

plant, using team concept approach. This also included management of involvement of raw material

suppliers and logistics suppliers, as well as expendable packaging suppliers, to same concepts.

Result was increase in productive inventory turns initially in low 20’s to consistently in mid 50’s.

• Maintained 100% on time customer delivery performance, through same initiatives in Lean

and Kanban, including involvement (where applicable) of customers

• Reduction of MRO crib inventories from 2.1M to 1.4M, including resourcing of critical

machine components from overseas suppliers to domestic (lead time / cost reductions); semi-annual

review of min/max levels of all items; obsolescence identification and disposition

• MRO crib inventory accuracy 99.8 to 99.9% monthly metric; largely through establishment of

cycle counting of 2100 SKU (ABC prioritization) and problem resolution / irreversible corrective

actions to discrepant items, as well as issue controls and incoming verifications

• Worked with MRO Buyer on annual MRO purchasing cost reductions, 120 – 200k (not

related to above initiatives)

February 1990 to October 1996 Dayton Walther Carrollton KY

Materials Coordinator

Responsible for all incoming purchased components (700+ SKU) for product assemblies in JIT

environment. OEM Tier l manufacturer of mid- and heavy truck braking system components;

customers including Ford, GM, Fruehauf, Strick, Great Dane, Wabash.

Accomplishments (partial)

• Reduction of component inventories of 18% without incurring outages

• Worked with suppliers to increase supplier delivery ratings from 88% to 99%

• Additionally assumed plant MRO purchasing activities 1995/96

• Implemented effective FIFO inventory tracking in warehouse / production lines

October 1988 to February 1990 Electromechanical Research Laboratories New Albany IN

Manager – Purchasing and Production Scheduling

Managed all aspects of Purchasing including material/component procurement and shop floor

scheduling.

Accomplishments

• Complete analysis of all plant purchasing history / patterns / vendor selection and cost

effectiveness. Result of study was 28% cost reduction in incoming raw materials and component

pricing; vendor consolidation/reduction through commodity grouping for pricing / terms leverage as

well as alternative supplier identification

• Composition and implementation of plant SOP’s for purchasing functions

November 1977 through October 1988 Henry Vogt Machine Co Louisville KY

Materials Scheduling

Manufacturer of industrial valves and fitting, heat exchange equipment, and Tube Ice equipment.

Transferred through several departments in scheduling capacity, to learn all aspects of business

while attending college to earn degree. 1987/88 had full responsibility of scheduling for Tube Ice

Division.

Accomplishments (Tube Ice Division)

• Sales of “off the shelf” machines were being restricted by low FG inventories. WIP was too

high and inefficient due to large batch processing. Effectively reduced batch run sizes to smaller lots

which would match period sales, paired similar runs together to increase efficiencies, reduced WIP

by approximately 30-40%, worked with purchasing to reduce purchased component inventories. End

result was increase in FG of “off the shelf” units without missing delivery dates of larger “made to

order” units. In 1 year sales rose from 9M to 12M.

EDUCATION

1985 Indiana University Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

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