Manager Supply Chain

George J. Schelcher

P.O. Box ****; Pebble Beach, CA 9395-1643

PH #: 831-***-****

Email: **********@*********.***

B.S.: Organizational Behavior, University of San Francisco (Ongoing)

Member: APICS

Certifications: CPIM, Production Operations, CPM (50% Complete)

CAREER SKILLS

Supply Chain Management NPI Support

Supplier/Component/Tool Sourcing Standard Cost Mgmt/Cost Reduction

Supplier Qualification/Test/Certification Global Distribution/Fulfillment

PO/Contract Generation/Negotiation/Mgmt. ERP implementation/Management

Supplier Quality Management/SQE Department and Product Budgeting

PCA/Electro-Mech./Mech. Assembly/Test Matrix Management

Metal & Plastic Cast/Mold/Stamp/Finish Team Builder & Mentor

Item Master/BOMs/Cost Accounting Troubleshooter & Problem Solver

Product Specifications & Design Staff Supervisor & Trainer

Program/Product Management Founder, Start-Up and Hi-Volume Growth

CAREER ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Extensive Global Supply Chain experience. Established and managed Supply Chain and Materials

organizations for companies in the OEM, Capital Equipment, Consumer, Perishable Food markets.

Responsibilities included NPI & product transfer to hi gh volume, production facilities (domestic &

overseas), Master Scheduling, Planning, Production Control, Purchasing, SQE, Component Engr.,

W arehousing, Receiving/Shipping, Incoming Insp., Engr. Services, ERP, Contract Manufacturing,

Fulfillment & Distribution.

Sourced components, subassemblies, tooling, die cast, forged and stamp metal, injected plastic,

contract manufacturing, collateral solutions in US, the Americas, Far East, Europe.

Organized Materials organizations to provide pro -active supplier manage ment & production support.

Achieved “Supplier to Line” support for 98% of components with 0 shortages while realizing 108

inventory turns/yr, eliminated stockroom for high volume, electro-mechanical manufacturing, cost

reductions of 4% year to year.

Instituted inventory control programs that achieved 0 production shortages, 99%+ cycle count

accuracy at multiple warehousing locations while supporting electro -mechanical production volumes

of over 10,000 units a day.

Managed new product development from def inition through Alpha and transition from Design

Engineering to domestic and international high volume production in the Americas, Europe and Far

East. Developed Item Master data, BOMs, sourced components, tooling and assemblies. Managed

production ramp and problem resolution of product through volume production and transfer. Utilized

SQE resources to ensure smooth transition and on -going production quality.

Generated RFQs, developed specs, provided support to engineering development & procurement of

hardware/software/collateral; negotiated Ts & Cs, wrote contracts, implemented and managed on -

going relationships with OEMs valued at over $47 million yr.

Implemented global fulfillment solutions. Developed requirements, identified potential solutions;

evaluated, surveyed, generated contracts, negotiated terms, executed by regions.

Defined, initiated and managed IT systems, ERP and staff. Responsibilities included computer &

hardware purchases, ERP, server, firewall, LAN/WAN, communication solutions.

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Stratacom Corporation – Consultant/Contractor, Pebble Beach, CA 3/94 – Present

Provided services in both management and individual contributor roles for multiple clients in the

implementation and management of Supply Chain, Materials, Fulfillment & Customer Service functions.

W rote, implemented, performed and managed applicable procedures and processes for Materials,

Engineering and Production functions, established and ran Engineering Services; developed Materials

support processes for design engineering & manufacturing. Supported New Product initiatives including

Program Management, material & technology sourcing, prototype, pre release and production launch.

Identified, surveyed, selected and managed contract manufacturing and component manufacturers in the

continental U.S. and Asia. Identified, negotiated and qualified suppliers for electronic components, stamped

and cast aluminum, steel and magnesium and injection molded plastic components in the continental US,

Europe and Asia. Sourced and implemented ERP; developed master scheduling procedures for in -house,

contract manufacturing, product lines, support organizations, Field Service spares & repair parts, customer

returns. Selected and managed tooling, component, sub-assembly, subcontract, customer & field service

repair, call center and distribution solutions. Established SQE programs to support transfer and on -going

manufacture of product at foundries/subcontractors in a global JIT environment. Identified, surveyed,

selected and managed global fulfillment and customer services. Wrote, negotiated and managed

component, subcontract, manufacturing & distribution contracts.

Partial Client List:

Fox Factory, Inc, DualCor Technologies, Inc, Molino Networks, US Merchants, Sandisk Corp, Xenote Inc, JTE,

Diamond Multimedia, Breece Hill Technologies, Linear Peripherals, Memotech, Inc.

Conner Peripherals –Materials Manager, Santa Clara, CA 9/92 – 4/94

Responsible for Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Production Control, ECO, C ontract Manufacturing & SQE.

Successfully supported new product development/launch and product transfer to overseas manufacturing

sites cycle for high capacity Winchester Disc Drives. Moved to Corporate Materials as assistant to VP

Materials. Developed and gave corporate presentations to key suppliers & customers, created and reported

key corporate measurements, organized and managed periodic world -wide materials on-site and

teleconference meetings, managed key commodities as assigned.

Spectra Physics Corporation – Materials / Field Service Manager, Santa Clara, CA 9/90 - 7/92

Managed Materials, Subcontract Manufacturing, Field Service, Call Center & Field Repair facility for

Industrial Laser division. Successfully implemented ASK ERP system. Source d/managed plastic injection

and cast/stamped metal tooling and production vendors. Successfully reduced standard cost by 30%,

achieved 0 shortages with less than 5 days of inventory on -hand.

3Com Corporation – Corp. Materials / Mfg. Manager, Santa Clara, CA 9/87- 9/90

Managed multi -site Corporate Materials (including R.I., MRO, div. MIS, Component Engineering, SQE).

Successfully supported multi product hardware and software manufacturing lines; achieved 0 line shortages

in a JIT environment. Assigned responsibility of planning and implementing in -house, mixed technology

PCA production facility for all high volume PCBAs (to include ICT); managed mfg. line after start -up.

Successfully implemented first supplier to line support program, eliminating the stockroom and achieved less

than 2 days of in-house, component inventory.

Koral Inc. – Co-Founder / Vice President Operations, Mountain View, CA 9/85 –8/87

Co-founded Electronic Rep./Manufacturing Company that supplied ICs, components, PCA, Electro -

Mechanical & Mechanical assemblies, plastic injection & metal cast tooling to the electronics industry in the

W estern United States. Managed Operations and Strategic Account Sales.

Atari Corp. – Materials Manager / IS, Sunnyvale, CA 3/83 –8/85

Responsible for receiving, components & sub-assemblies, storage, customer returns for multi -site

warehouse facility and Division MIS in support of U.S. game console manufacturing. Managed

component/sub-assembly planning, pipeline supply & Dollar to Forecast material volumes for multi -site

manufacturing locations world-wide totaling over $1 billion dollars annually. Achieved 99%+ cycle count

accuracy, 0 manufacturing line shortages.

Military

Served a total of 29 years with the U.S. Army, on both active duty and active reserves. Various assignments

included logistical duties, commander, rated aviator. Retired as LTC (0 -5)

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