John P. Maxwell

**** *********** ** ** ***** Center, MI 49315 616-***-****

Technical Summary

AS/400, JBA, MSS, MFG/PRO, QAD, DDL, ILVS, Kanban, Kaizen, I-supply, SupplyPower, Microsoft Office

(Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook), JDE, APICS, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing,

5-S, TPS, e-commerce

Education Summary

-Michigan State University East Lansing, MI. December 1989

Bachelor of Arts

-Delta College University Center, MI. June 1987

Associates Degree – Business Administration

-Currently pursuing APICS/CPIM certification

Professional Summary

Terex Cranes Waverly, IA 11/08 – 05/09

Production Control - Master Scheduler

-Manage and maintain accuracy of production schedules.

-Propose and maintain 15 month rolling forecast for all 4 product lines.

-Develop inventory and production plans, from sales forecast, to exceed designated inventory targets.

-Complete and review production performance reports that are sent to Leadership team.

-Update production status on a daily basis, and investigate and resolve discrepancies.

-Oversee, manage, and provide direction for Component/Junior Scheduler.

-Convert sales forecast into Master Production Schedule, and upload converted data to Purchasing team.

-Maintain alignment of MRP system to actual production. Measure this alignment on daily/weekly/monthly basis.

-Facilitate and maintain documents for production review meetings with Leadership team.

-Primary contact for any and all sales order changes, production sequence changes, and special build requests.

-Manage and provide documentation tracking these changes.

-Shipped service requirements, including all necessary documentation, HAZMAT, generating invoices and BOL, and

packaging specifications in relation to the product.

TrimQuest, LLC Walker, MI 11/05-11/08

Materials Logistics - Master Scheduler

-Planned production for ILVS shipments to multiple Ford Motor Co. destinations.

-Program management duties included Engineering change implementations, generating purchase requisitions for new

product, and coordination and management of all shipping and receiving paperwork.

-Evaluate forecasted releases from customer, and translate accurate information to suppliers

-Maintain minimal inventory levels – approaching 47 turns

-Support customer demand at 100% while keeping 0.4 days in FG on average

-Establish 100% on-time delivery of finished goods and raw components from suppliers to customers.

-Work with supplier scheduler to achieve 100% on time shipments from supply base.

-Successful component discontinuances – less than 1% obsolescence

-Implemented heijunka kanban system in Econoline Van O/H systems

-Launched 2 new assembly lines – 100% on time delivery to customer

-Support customer delivery score goal of 100 in DDL. Most recent score is 94

-Managed BOM maintenance, including engineering changes and new product launches.

-Coordinated all documents for timely and accurate shipment and receipt of necessary production materials.

-Created special shipping documents, both domestic and international, relating to particular customer terms or Letter of

Credit, and verified all documentation was complete and intact.

-Verified and implemented packaging standards for all shipments, including international service deliveries.

-ISO 9001 and TS 16942 internal auditor.

Michigan Automotive Compressors, Inc Parma, MI 1/05-11/05

Production Control – Material Planning Specialist

-Maintain and Manage Supply Chain, including 700 part numbers, 70% of parts from overseas, developing strong

relations and container management skills, with extensive leadtime components.

-Daily communication with Asian supply base, both internal and external suppliers.

-Analyze machining schedules and maximize capacity between 10 lines & 3 shifts

-Manually update and correct inventory levels based on production demands, and schedule changes.

-Monitor daily inventory reports for trends, including both overages and shortages.

-Lowered monthly inventory levels by 30%, as well as decreasing obsolescence by 20%.

-Managed supply base to 100% on-time shipping, both domestic and overseas by sea container.

-Coordinate and manage new product launches and design changes to 100% on-time delivery.

-Involved with supplier re-sourcing in constant struggle to reduce costs.

-Successful implementation and launch of new MRP (MAPICS) software package.

Dakkota Integrated Systems Holt, MI 12/03-10/04

Materials Logistics – Material Planner/Buyer

-Managed a supply base of 75 suppliers, 100 part numbers, and 250 finished good numbers, across three separate

product lines

-Keep inventory at sufficient levels, maintaining 65-80 inventory turns per month.

-Analyze MRP weekly to produce and monitor supplier releases.

-Responsible for assigned parts and their suppliers.

-Coordinate the expedite of production material as needed to support customer JIT requirements.

-Coordinate engineering changes to meet customer expectations, as well as reducing obsolescence exposure.

-Compile and submit all obsolescence claims to the customer.

-Develop suppliers in regards to their delivery performance.

-Relay all parts issues and engineering changes to the customer.

-Manage and coordinate all engineering changes; reduced obsolescence by 25%.

-Involved with supplier re-sourcing in order to pass along price reductions to the customer.

Tower Automotive Lansing, MI 03/01-10/03

Master Scheduler – JIT Inventory Control Manager

-Member of launch team for GMX 320, GMX 265, and the GMX 295. Implemented entire MRP system with launch.

-Daily management of supplier base, including forecasting and generating weekly releases, this includes bringing in the

customer’s requirements, and transmitting to our supplier base.

-Responsible for complete management of supply chain, from supplier to customer, including transportation windows.

-Develop inventory and production plans to exceed designated inventory targets.

-Overseeing shipping and receiving with supervision of 7 employees.

-Managing engineering changes, minimizing obsolescence, BOM maintenance, EDI setup and I-supply launch.

-Averaging 75 inventory turns per month, reduced inventory by 25%, while reducing transportation budget by 20%.

Lear Corporation/Detroit Automotive Interiors Detroit, MI 10/98-03/01

Production Scheduler – Materials Planner

-Scheduled daily production and shipping of seats for Corvette.

-Installed and maintained 100% on-time shipping performance to customer, processing customer & suppliers releases.

-Manage inventory levels in order to maximize inventory turns.

-Work with supplier base to establish and monitor shipping windows.

-Establish and maintain bills of material.

-Implemented AS/400 into scheduling system, resulting in decreased freight costs.

GM Powertrain Ypsilanti, MI 08/94-10/98

Service Production Control & Logistics – Production Scheduler

-Duties included managing service production in a fast-paced union environment.

-Responsible for providing forecasted schedules to suppliers as well as investigating and resolving supplier discrepancies.

-Responsible for creating daily and weekly performance reports using Microsoft based software and then presenting to

upper management.

-Scheduled production at 3 facilities to meet customer demand for service transmissions.

References available upon request

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