Production Manager, Distribution Manager, Material Manager

Paul Tanna

Monroeville, OH & Columbus, OH 419-***-**** **********@*****.***

Operations Manager

Distribution Management Manufacturing Management Materials Management

Continuous Improvement

Cost Reduction & Avoidance

Manufacturing

Kaizen Methodology

LEAN Manufacturing

Organizational Effectiveness

Purchasing Operations

Quality Assurance Standards

Safety & Compliance

SAP Management Systems

Supply Chain Strategies

Transportation Operations

Distribution

Highly accomplished Operations Manager with experience leading and managing a variety of operations and projects in a number of diverse warehousing, production, material planning and logistics environments.

Repeated success guiding on-site management of operations, production and production solutions that cut costs and increase operational effectiveness.

Demonstrated professional leadership and distinguished track record of technical problem solving and results oriented operational success.

Seasoned strategy developer, negotiator and manager, successful at building organizational effectiveness and comprehensive business approaches to enhance productivity, revenue and growth.

Current Position

Johns Manville, OH Materials, Distribution, Manufacturing Manager 2010 – Present

Multi-dimensional leader, tasked with strategically managing a wide variety of 24/7 insulation and roofing materials production operations across 4 separate locations, materials management, production management, shipping, logistics distribution and quality assurance. Collaborate and co-lead daily plant operations with plant engineers, purchasing agents, quality, safety, and logistics personnel to foster holistic productivity.

Proven Success & Impact:

Manage the 24/7 operations across 4 warehouses, which include the operations of receiving and shipping, pick pack and kitty functions of all materials.

Successfully have achieved a customer satisfaction rating of 99.8%, delivery to promise rating of 99.9% and an inventory accuracy at over 99.9%. Additionally, reached a safety compliance goal of 100%.

Effectively and efficiently managed raw material inventories and purchases of all raw materials and supplies for the plant manufacturing processes. Controlled purchasing processes for all shelf life sensitive materials, as well as maintained strict adherence to FIFO processes and timing of purchases resulting in the complete elimination of scrapped inventory.

Increased the operating efficiency of a production process by 7%

Exceeded all plant production KPI’s for all production planning, purchasing, budget, customer satisfaction, safety and scrap metrics.

Ensured uninterrupted availability of raw materials and supplies to maintain continuous production.

Developed and implemented new plant capacity and material planning, warehousing, shipping and production processes resulting in the reduction of customer service complaints by 26% and cost by 77%

Steadily managed the reduction of the plant workforce by 8%, while simultaneously maintaining the same level of plant productivity and quality of the operations.

Manage salaried supervisors, scheduler, buyer, warehouse personnel and 80+ hourly personnel in union and non-union environment.

Produced massive cost savings of $250K per year to the Transportation budget by streamlining shuttle driver logistics strategies and increasing overall shuttle driver productivity.

Additional Professional Experience

Curwood, Inc., Fremont, OH Production Supervisor

Oversaw the production of extrusion and thermoforming plastics for food industry products. Supervised plant chemical process operators, managing the scheduling and coordination of production workflows to expedite operations. Maintained regulatory compliance, performing safety and housekeeping audits, as well as overseeing facility cleaning and general industrial organization.

Proven Success & Impact:

Supervised employees to ensure that all policies and procedures were followed and GMP principles of production were strictly adhered to.

Served in a key audit preparation role, implementing critical plant action plans that successfully passed a FDA compliance audit.

Successfully completed training in “cold chain” concepts of warehousing.

Visteon Corp/Ford Motor Co., Sandusky, OH Sr. Production & Logistics/Distribution Supervisor

Senior Production and Logistics Supervisor, responsible for managing automotive production operations performance, LEAN manufacturing and equipment and tool maintenance operations. Scheduled and managed all production responsibilities, injection molding and assembly lines of 3 departments consisting of over 77 personnel. Managed all Distribution functions in a JIT environment.

Proven Success & Impact:

Developed a new innovative scrap recovering process, which resulted in cost savings of over $100K.

Utilized LEAN manufacturing principles, helping achieve daily production standards consistently.

Launched integrated molding and assembly, resulting in reduction of 50% in labor force and 90% in scrap and complex headline assembly operation.

Reduced labor costs within the material planning and logistics department by 33% within only 3 months.

Managed all distribution and warehouse functions supporting a 1 million square foot manufacturing facility. Formed efficient and effective industrial organization of facility floor layouts and material flows.

Produced substantial impact in logistics operations, increasing delivery rating from 93% to almost 97%.

Accent Marble Company, Houston & Dallas, TX Operations Manager

Quickly promoted to Operations Manager after only 3 months serving with the company. Directed a wide variety of operations, including production, sales, logistics distribution, warehousing, personnel supervision and customer service. Managed and supervised 3 full-time staff and up to 50 indirect reports. Additionally, managed and scheduled jobs (made to order), a fleet of 7 company trucks and equipment. Exceeded all financial KPI’s.

Proven Success & Impact:

Efficiently and cost-effectively developed new warehouse layouts, as well as hired office, sales, supervisors and skilled labor personnel.

Increased the business from $0 in revenues to $1.8M per year in revenues within 24 months by developing new marketing strategies for increased sales and by maintaining excellent customer service.

Exceeded all Financial KPI’s

Allstate Insurance Company/MetLife., OH & TX Life Insurance Specialist

Generated successful insurance sales strategies, providing customized life insurance and investment programs to customers.

Education & Certification

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX MBA & M.S

University of Bombay, Bombay, India B.S, Chemistry

Haz Mat Certified & Green Belt Trained

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