Supply Chain Manager

Cindy A. Archer

**** **** ******* ***** 919-***-**** / 919-***-**** cell

Raleigh, North Carolina 27617 Email: **********@*******.***

Global Supply Chain Master Production Scheduler /

Fulfillment Manager & Inventory Control

Job Objective: A professional business management position that will provide me the opportunity to utilize extensive

skills and innovative techniques acquired from my experience in Logistics, Manufacturing, Distribution, Inventory and

Supply Chain.

Career Profile:

Proactive, results-oriented visionary with demonstrated success in operations, production, scheduling, inventory,

fulfillment and supply chain management. Experienced and proven cross-functional team member involving corporate

reengineering that addressed such areas as strategic planning, organizational efficiency, and systems process

development. Effective, quality-driven leader with consistent focus on building strong, cohesive teams, ensuring customer

retention, decreasing costs, and generating revenues.

Relevant Skills:

Ten years experience in Supply Chain and Materials Management in a manufacturing / warehouse environment.

Inventory Control, MRP (SAP, i2 Tech Demand Mgr, SCPM, MS Dynamics GP, Oracle-Siebel & Avante), Distribution,

Production Planning, Cost & Disposition Analysis, Scheduling, Order Fulfillment, Cycle Counts, Shipping/Receiving,

Process Training. Extensive Experience creating and presenting detailed reports to Director level management.

Excellent Communication Skills & Strong PC skills include MS Office including Excel Pivot Tables, and Lotus1-2-3/Notes.

Professional Accomplishments:

Parata Systems, Durham, NC 2006 – 2009

Automated Prescription Systems – advanced pharmacy robotics, counting automation and workflow software

Master Production Scheduler / Procurement & Planning Department

• Developed and maintains Corporate Master Production Schedule

• Expert knowledge and understanding of theories of MRP, ERP, JIT, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing and their

relationship to Manufacturing

• Maintained accurate Planning BOM’s, MOQ, and Safety Stock levels based on historical data, current booking/trends,

and engineering changes

• Calculate material requirements and communicates to cross-functional teams daily to ensure timely delivery of

materials and product to support manufacturing schedules.

• Evaluate planned and proposed material and/or process changes; adjusts inventory plans and forecasts; analyzes

materials usage.

• Work directly with Purchasing and Supply Chain to support approved schedules and customer commit dates

• Communicate sales and work order priorities in daily operations production status meetings

• Conduct bi-monthly Production Planning Meetings with Sales and Finance Personnel

• Schedule production based on capacity analysis to optimize production levels

• Acted as the liaison between the Supply Chain organization and Production

• Implemented Lean Manufacturing Concepts into the Supply Chain

• Created custom reports, charts and graphs for management reviews to support of plan changes

International Business Machines, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 1999 - 2006

IBM Personal Computing Division / Integrated Supply Chain

Finished Goods (Systems) Inventory Planner

Supply Management -Options Planner

Lenovo Global Supply Chain Operations (purchased PCD in May 2005)

Fulfillment Manager and Inventory Control

• Managed changing inventory of 40 million dollars of finished goods and reduced inventories to 10 million dollars.

• Managed 3 factory locations to meet customer demand through scheduling and LEAN initiatives.

• Determined target inventory requirements for the PCD and xSeries IBM products finished goods through an

aggressive disposition process and focused measurements.

• Implemented cost reduction methodologies to reduce direct material cost without adversely affecting production.

• Engaged cross-functional teams including sales, auctions, GARS (Global Assets Recovery Services), EPP

(Employee Purchase Plan), fulfillment / distribution, engineering, and finance for strategic sourcing activities.

Professional Accomplishments: (cont)

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Cindy A. Archer

5600 Rush Springs Court 919-***-**** / 919-***-**** cell

Raleigh, North Carolina 27617 Email: **********@*******.***

• Achieve end-to-end optimization and efficiency through cross-functional teams of centralized supply/demand planning

and coordinated customer fulfillment.

• Implemented Kanban inventory management system.

• Master Scheduler for 2 OEM suppliers and vendors, calculating materials requirements and communicating daily to

ensure timely delivery of materials and product to support manufacturing schedules.

• Created an automatic reporting scheme combining multiple locations into a single report format that is presented

to Director level management. Held daily conference calls with cross-functional team members to monitor inventory.

• Developed an extensive material disposition process for IBM divisions of PCD and xSeries finished goods inventory.

• Worked with Engineering teams and subcontractors (Sanmina-SCI and Foxconn) to determine product and/or part

usability, rework and the return inventory process.

• Worked with factories on continuous improvement across functions, divisions and goals supporting fulfillment

channels offered by PCD and xSeries Divisions: DAC/Odyssey, Large Enterprise Direct, Business Partner Indirect,

and Internals/PCWares.

• Achieve high Customer Serviceability and Satisfaction through meeting CSD/RSD/Order Cycle Time commitments

Schedule and balance orders with Distribution and Manufacturing capacity

Support World Trade Customers

Continually adapt to changing fulfillment processes/business dynamics

Maintain satisfactory audit posture and business controls including physical assets to meet all ISO requirements

necessary to maintain certification

Arrow/Anthem Electronics, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina 1996 - 1999

• Material Planner / Quote Specialist

• MFG Experience: Programmed EPROM using a Data I/O Programmer, T&R

• Warehousing: Order Fulfillment / Shipping & Receiving / Cycle Inventory Mgmt

• Solectron In-Plant Store Support (Charlotte, NC)

• Inside & Field Sales Support

Education/Affiliation:

APICS –The Association for Operations Management

APICS Triangle Chapter Board Member 2008 - 2009

Professional Development Director

CPIM (Certification in Production & Inventory Management) – in Training

Parata Systems, Durham, NC 2006 - 2009

APICS CPIM Coursework

Lean Manufacturing Training

Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Professional

ORACLE’s Agile Advantage

ORACLE – Siebel CRM On Demand

Avante Software ERP (Epicor)

International Business Machines, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 1999 - 2006

PowerPoint Essentials Training

(SAP R/3) Enterprise Resource Planning System Training

Computer Training Courses: MS Office, Brio, Lotus 123

i2 Technologies - Demand Manager (DM)

Supply Chain Process Manager - (SCPM)

Business Skills & Application Coursework

OJT Courses: Excel Pivot Tables

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1992 - 1993

Post-Undergraduate Courses

Major: Business Administration

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1991

Bachelor of Science Degree

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