Customer Service Sales

Michael Prockup

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

Address: **** ****** ******

City: Liverpool

State: NY

Zip: 13090

Country: USA

Phone: 315-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $45,000

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MICHAEL J. PROCKUP

4197 Altair Course Liverpool, New York 13090

315-***-**** **************@***.***

OBJECTIVE: Position in Production Planning or Purchasing

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Seasoned professional in both planning and purchasing for manufacturing. Experienced with mainframe AS400 applications, MRO Buying, materials requirements planning (MRP), master production schedule (MPS), Lean Manufacturing, Barcode, Kanban, and JIT Systems. Implemented 2 VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) programs. Motivated, goal oriented, self-starter, team player. Daily use of MS Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook. Communicates well with technical and operations personnel. Ability to endure fast paced manufacturing environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UTC Aerospace Systems (previously Goodrich Corporation) Rome, NY 2006 - 2012

MRO Buyer I

Execute all indirect purchase orders for Power Transmissions Systems, Rome, NY from approved purchase requisitions. Approx $7 million annual spend with supply base of 250+ suppliers.

Responsibilities increased to provide Supply Chain Dashboard Metrics to corporate including supplier On Time Delivery (OTD) performance, forecasting incoming direct materials (inventory) as requested by management and quality DPPM metrics. Proficient in using AeroVantix (web based portal)

Set up (2) Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs for indirect materials, safety supplies that are used in multiple cells to establish weekly replenishment for soft savings (minimize discrete orders).

Proficient in use of MS Excel reports to analyze spend, create blanket orders for high runners ensure cost containment and promote immediate availability of material.

PPV Cost Savings: Achieved yearly cost savings goal assigned by management

Assisted Purchasing Manager to address incoming direct parts inventory by reviewing "safety stock" in BOM which ultimately drastically

Participate on 3 Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement events each year to assist operations Prepare "standard work" for re-occurring tasks as tool for new Buyers.

Provide a supplier scorecard which show OTD (On time delivery), quality rating, responsiveness, and risk assessment (issued quarterly). This Level II Excel tool contains hyperlinks to other spreadsheets that collects data (V lookups, Pivot tables) and provides a good snapshot of vendor performance.

Utilize Kanban system where applicable to maintain continuous product flow

Learned SAP fundamentals attending training session in preparation for go live - October 2012

Assist and provided coverage for Senior Buyers in select circumstances

Bombardier Transportation, Auburn 2005 - 2006

Planner/Scheduler (until plant closure)

Planned, scheduled and release of production work orders for the Aerospace division for component parts (cables, tubes and welds) used by several manufacturing plants internationally.

Performed planning maintenance, which includes weekly MRP messages for schedule adjustments and account for stock purge. Worked with purchasing for external process operation and raw material

Assembled work packages and evaluated daily release of work via (5) machine centers through use of a Kanban card system to support a 2-shift operation.

Utilized dynamic Excel spreadsheets for external correspondence to monitor and track progress for a major account (Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Tracked progress of critical customer orders using codes for Microsoft Access reports and attended selected Action center (production) meetings.

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Camillus Cutlery Company, Camillus, NY 2004 - 2005

Buyer / Planner

Assisted sales in developing and forecasting a new Finished Goods program (top 80 knife patterns) Monitored performance on bi-monthly basis of both sales and production using Excel spreadsheets.

Performed all Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Buying, and assisted Purchasing Manager

Worked with Visual Enterprise software for material planning and release of work for the assembly, packing and shipping departments. Significant input of Material Planning and Part Maintenance for new software system to allow for MRP signals at appropriate times.

Updated daily receiving, purchasing pending backlog, invoicing and other tasks during transitional period from AS400 mainframe to prepare for new computer software system (implemented Jan.'05).

Kelly Engineering Resources (at Welch Allyn Lighting Products) 2002 - 2004

MRO Buyer and Material Planning Asst. (contract assignment)

Provided a Kanban re-evaluation of bin size, reorder points and safety stock based upon historical trending analysis (due to significant sales increase for 2002, 2003) Set up Barcode Kanban systems.

Assisted Materials Planner by providing parts analysis for "Impact Orders" to help ensure proper scheduling of customer orders and input forecasting of 2004 end items.

Researched sales / shipment history to assist in 2004 Forecasting based on historical trends.

Provided buyer coverage for Procurement Analyst (when on extended medical leave) using MRP and continue to order factory supplies, MRO purchasing and perform special projects.

Achieved 10% inventory reduction in 6 months by developed and tracked monthly inventory $$$ by buyer to monitor performance, as a tool for materials management goals

Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Syracuse NY 1997 - 2001

Production Planner/Scheduler

Planned, prepared, issued and controlled production schedules to ensure control flow of materials timed to meet production requirements for seven (7) different product lines.

Initiated purchase orders (approx. $40,000/month) with approved suppliers for component parts and raw material to meet sales forecasts and production requirements.

Interfaced with management, engineering, quality assurance, procurement and customer service to achieve positive results and problem resolution and new product development.

Utilized the tools established by the Lean Manufacturing principles at an ISO 9001 certified facility and participated in Kaizen "Continuous Improvement" events (achieved

Set up blanket order with suppliers on high volume and/or high $$ to assure parts availability and cost containment, which resulted in huge savings in inventory carrying costs.

Achieved 98.6% Customer Service Performance for on time shipments for both 2000 and 2001.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree, BS Business Administration, King's College, Pennsylvania

Professional Development: Microsoft Windows, Excel and Word, Power Point and AS400 Mainframe applications Master Production schedules (MPS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Critical Path Method Scheduling (CPM), Lean Manufacturing, Kanban and Just-in-Time.

Company Training/Certifications:

Certificate of Workplace Competency - SU University College 2013

Time Management - Skillpath Seminar 2011

MS Excel 2007 - Beyond the Basics - Fred Pryor Seminars 2010

Karrass Effective Negotiating two-day seminar in 2008

Lean Practitioner Certified Goodrich Corp. 2007. Participated in Lean Events for both companies

Lean Manufacturing (Cooper Crouse Hinds - 2001)

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