Manager Supply Chain
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LAURENCE K. REDGATE Jr.
Boylston, Massachusetts 01505
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OBJECTIVE:
Position in which my Supply Chain, Material Management & Computer Operations background
would contribute heavily in completion of company goals and objectives
SUMMARY
Extensive operational experience as Purchasing Manager, Production Manager, Materials Control Manager,
Manufacturing Systems Manager, and as Sr. Traffic / Distribution Specialist.
Skilled at purchasing, inventory and materials management, material requirement's planning and scheduling
Proven cost savings negotiator & supply chain developer
Skilled in IBM mini, PC's, and LAN environments.
Strong leadership abilities ... Self-starter ... Focused ... Decisive ... Effective communication and interpersonal
skills.
EXPERIENCE
Central Coating Company, Inc. – West Boylston, Massachusetts, (2008-2009)
Largest Northeast applicator of EMI/RFI coating, Conformal Coating, Form-in-Place Gasketing, Pad Printing & Silk
Screening, serving the consumer electronics, medical instruments and military markets.
Material Planner and Manufacturing Systems Coordinator
Reporting to the President, responsible for the successful implementation & conversion from the existing Compex
system to Shoptech’s E2 Manufacturing system.
Trained all shop floor and office personnel the most efficient use of the E2 system after using the Compex system
for over 20 years.
Wrote many custom Crystal reports to review, update and maintain the integrity of E2’s data base.
Purchased all manufacturing needed parts and supplies.
CURTIS INDUSTRIES, LLC – Worcester Massachusetts, (2007- 2008)
Manufacturer of Tractor Cabs, Snow Plows & Spreaders sold to OEM’s and the after-market.
Contracted Material Planner
• Assisted Macola software specialist in compressing existing BOM’s and upgrading the effectiveness of their MRP
System.
• Managed a newly developed procedure of issuing shop packets and posting material consumption through
fabrication. Resulted in immediately accurate inventory levels therefore improving overall MRP planning.
DIAMOND MACHINING TECHNOLOGY - Marlborough, (1994-2007)
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Industry leading manufacturer of diamond coated sharpeners for industrial, woodworkers, sport, home & garden and
culinary markets.
Purchasing & Production Control Manager
Reporting to the VP of Operations, responsible for procurement and management of all inventory needed for
manufacturing operations, including R&D, capital equipment, outside contractors and MRO.
Negotiated price concessions and or favorable terms resulting in savings of over $145,000.00 in the 7 last years.
Reduced and consolidated supplier base yielding increased bargaining power on price and delivery requirements
Developed & implement statistical reports for the adjustment and maintenance of WIP and Raw Material reorder
points.
Planned, oversaw and adjusted production plan to optimize production and ultimately fulfilling customer orders on
or before acknowledged shipping dates.
Constructed and managed weekly cycle counting, yielding monthly inventory count deviations was constantly
under 1%.
Compiled, documented & maintain applicable information in the creation of material specification sheets for all
purchased materials.
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EMC CORPORATION - Hopkinton, Massachusetts (1993-June 1994)
Manufacturer of high capacity computer storage sub-systems for Main Frame, Mini, and Client/Server marketplace.
Contracted Commodity Specialist
Assisted department personal in the determination, ordering, expediting and tracking of disk drives and other essential
commodities for manufacturing; during a growth period where sales increase by 120%
Solely responsible for the timely return of discrepant drives, computers, and remote controllers back to various vendors
for credit or replacement. Weekly average of material returned was over $350,000.
Reconciled the return to 3rd party, repair of, and re-receipt of certain commodities. Accountability and variations of
these separate MAV accounts did not exceed .05%.
GHM INDUSTRIES INC. - (formally the Gessner, Howard and Miller Companies)
Worcester, Massachusetts (1990-March 1993)
Three commonly-owned manufacturing companies producing crane accessories and textile manufacturing machinery:
aggregate sales approximately $15 million.
Manufacturing Systems Manager
Developed and implemented successful time-sensitive upgrade of data integrity of IBM System 36 MAPICS
applications in Inventory Management, Purchasing, Production Control, Product Costing, Order Entry, Invoicing, and
Accounts Payable & Receivable; Resulting in accurate standard costs and inventory accountability of all products.
Responsible for month-end closings, valuations and reconciliation and of all company owned and consigned inventory.
Actual to expected was never greater than .0004%.
Upgraded and implemented several reporting programs, immediately increased control on an inventory consisting of
over 37,000 items.
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Developed and wrote numerous database reports to better control and analyze inventory, purchasing, sales and
accounts receivable. Saving thousands of dollars in outside programmer's fees.
Effectively trained supervisory and upper level management employees proper and effective use of all computer
systems and related software. Due to improved efficiency and work flow, overhead was reduced in all departments.
Maintained all systems ... Monitored potential problems... instituted corrective measures ... maximized performance &
benefit ... minimized user downtime.
EDUCATION
Northeastern University: B.S. Business Administration
Majoring in Logistics & Transportation -1979
APICS Certified in MRPII & Production Floor Control
Oliver Wright’s 5 day seminar in MRPII
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