Supply Chain Customer Service
Resume:
Patrick J. Kohlstedt
Glenwood, IL 60425
abnnu7@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary:
Supply Chain Management professional (BA) with experience in manufacturing and health care
(GPO). Implemented SAP across three manufacturing plants and three distribution centers.
Experience has led to a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word,
Outlook), Material Requirements Planning (SAP, JDE, BPCS), as well as business intelligence
database and SQL applications (ShowCase STRATEGY, Seibel). Working towards The
Association for Operations Management (APICS) CPIM.
Professional Experience:
Honeywell – Prestone
Master Scheduler/Planner, Buyer
May 2006 – August 2009
Core Team member for the implementation of the Production Planning Module of SAP.
Master Scheduler/Buyer for the Prestone unit of the Consumer Products Group division.
Responsible for maintaining the schedule for multiple production lines resulting in an on time
to request of 97.7%.
Release purchase orders for packaging raw materials associated with supporting the
production schedule.
Found new lower cost suppliers for locally negotiated materials with a cost savings of 20% or
greater.
Lowered inventory by reducing average number of supplier trailers on site per month from 14
to 7.
Update weekly delivery/quality metrics for one plant and 3 distribution centers.
Trinity Rail Group, LLC.
Supply Chain Analyst
September 2004 – May 2006
Supply Chain Analyst for the Strategic Sourcing group.
Developed Access application to aid in consolidating shipments of raw material by railcar.
Implemented price tracking report for components and raw materials.
Generate reports from numerous tables using BPCS and SPSS ShowCase STRATEGY.
Design queries for internal customers across business units.
Track component surcharges and supplier delivery performance.
Create component forecasts for various suppliers.
Construct monthly component usage reports.
Premier, Inc.
Call Center Analyst
November 2003 – August 2004
Analyst in the Premier Inc. Solution Center.
Responsible for receiving/tracking/reporting and resolving owner/affiliate, business partner
and employee issues through a blended automatic call distribution environment.
Provide first level support for seven premier web sites, three major applications (Siebel,
Genesys, Outlook), and 80 different Premier products/services and departments.
Utilize exemplary customer service and problem solving skills.
Finance Assistant
March 2002 – November 2003
Assistant to the Controller for the Group Purchasing Services Finance Department.
Reduced Account Receivable Distribution process from greater than 8 hours to 2 hours.
Bank and account reconciliation.
Gap analysis of business partner sales submissions.
Certifications:
Member of the Chicago Chapter of APICS and currently working towards the APICS CPIM.
Passed the Basics of Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, and Detailed
Scheduling & Planning, and Execution & Control of Operations exams.
Planned completion of certification by December 2009.
Training:
March 2008 – Honeywell Six Sigma Green Belt
September 2005 – Leadership and Commitment led by Frank D. Wagner, PhD.
July 2005 – Premier Customer Experience led by Achieve Global.
September 2004 – SPSS ShowCase STRATEGY Advanced Query.
Education:
University of Illinois Degree: Bachelor of Arts 2001
Urbana-Champaign American History
Volunteer Activities:
Community Involvement (Jr. Illinois Association of the Deaf/Midlothian Park District)
Assist with supervision of deaf club activities for high school students.
Help with holiday activities and other various projects.
Letters of recommendation available upon request.
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