Timothy E. Stephens Cell: 901-***-****

Hernando, MS 38632 ac16ki@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Dynamic, proactive and influential manufacturing management professional, with over 15 years of successful Purchasing Management and production planning experience. Proven cost savings champion and process improvement engineer. Discipline of a soldier and precision of a machinist. Master of data manipulation, interpretation and analysis. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Corporate Procurement Manager February 2016 – June 2017 Shannon Lumber Group, Shamrock Plank Flooring 2200 Cole Rd. Horn Lake, MS 38637 Reporting to COO, coordinate with sales and production planning to forecast, plan and place purchase orders for raw material needs observing LEAN practices while considering substantial lead times up to 4 months. Direct accounting and manufacturing supervisors in corporate savings procedures, efficiencies and inventory management. Multi-site MRO buyer. Global source raw materials, machine parts and tooling. Packaging system design. Product shipping carton design. Vendor portfolio 200+. 12 million dollar annual budget. Slowing sales caused elimination of position.

Directed savings of purchased manufacturing support products and services averaging 35% YOY or $250,000/yr.

Designed, purchased and supervised installation of warehouse storage system for 50,000 sq ft warehouse.

Created EXCEL based demand planning tools for LEAN management of finishes and stains, saving $14,000/yr.

Implemented recycling program for corrugation and plastic, saving $10,000/yr, not including rebates. Webinar, online learning and research on fundamentals of SAP, LEAN and Six Sigma September 2015 – January 2016 Purchasing Manager March 2015 – August 2015

Warren Oil Unilube 1200 South 8th Street West Memphis, AR 72301 JD Edwards-Oracle MRP software. Coordinate with sales and production to forecast, plan and place purchase orders for raw materials, maintenance supplies and packaging materials to support manufacturing, and distribution sales for private label and proprietary brands. Co-chair, daily production planning meeting. Approximate $6 million annual purchase spend for 3000 SKU’s. Vendor portfolio 50+. Corporate restructure eliminated position as well as my supervisor, VP of Procurement. Buyer, Production Planner, Materials Manager September 2010 – March 2015 Competition Cams, Inc. Democrat Road Memphis, TN 38118 Responsible for the purchase, forecasting and inventory management of Comp Cams core product; Performance Camshafts. Approx $8 million annual raw material buy supporting $45 M in sales. Daily material management of custom metallurgy certified billet and powdered metal steel billet inventory. Schedule and plan custom camshaft production. Technical development of suppliers, heat treatment and other outsourced machining operations.

Designed and implemented Excel based MRP system. Principal in adaptation of S2K/Vai, MRP/ERP (SAP clone) software system. Tested algorithm assigned KPI’s, reorder points, created Master Files, BOM’s and routings.

Improved supplier fill rate from 9 months to 3 months, while maintaining 100% SKU availability and reduced inventory by over $500,000. Increased inventory turn by 15%. Consolidated supplier base and reduced freight costs by 45%.

Managed Custom Camshaft production and inventory for NASCAR, NHRA Prostock and OEM aftermarket clients. Commercial Property Inspector (part time contractor while caring for parents) November 2008 – September 2010 Strategic Asset Services, LLC Home Office: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Responsible for the inspection, reporting and evaluation of the physical condition and occupancy of commercial and industrial real estate assets in the Memphis area, for Wells Fargo, Midland Financial, Bank of America and Cohen. Operations and Global Sourcing Manager August 2003 – December 2008 J & P Uniforms, LLC Horn Lake, MS – Filed for bankruptcy Successfully developed sales channels in Southeast US. Engineered, costed and designed product line. Successfully developed vendor/supplier base and logistic services. Created all quality specifications and accounting procedures. Director, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics January 1998 – July 2003 Landau Uniforms, Inc. Olive Branch, MS

Directed 70% of overall company manufacturing/global sourcing operations supporting approx. $50 million in sales.

Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing operations as related to cost, efficiency, quality and reliability.

Corporate U.S. Customs compliance for NAFTA, CBTPA, AGOA, HTS classifications, assists and valuation.

Negotiate transportation, freight contracts and material/logistical support contracts for sourcing operations.

Purchase and stage raw materials, packaging, trims and other products as needed to support sourcing operations.

Accurate receipt, documentation and accountability of multi-facility inventory and all export and import products.

P&L for offshore joint venture manufacturing and warehouse facility, with over 500 employees.

Reduced total offshore manufacturing cycle time by 185%; 17 wks to 8 wks increasing sales by $12 million.

MRP implementation. Streamlined operations and warehousing processes resulting in annual savings of $1.2 million.

Negotiated freight and logistical support contracts saving 11% or $250,000 annually. EDUCATION

Troy State University

Troy, Alabama

Degree: Bachelor of Science, General Business – Finance and Economics/Spanish Minor 20 hours Graduate studies in Economics, Strategic and Logistics Management and Finance Organizational Involvement: Society for the Advancement of Management, International Student Cultural Organization

College of the US Army, Southern Command

Primary Leadership Development Course – Ft. Sherman, Republic of Panama

College of the US Air Force

Electronic Warfare Intelligence School – Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX

Defense Language Institute

28 week Spanish language, culture and Latin American studies course – San Francisco, CA

Opelika State Technical College

Opelika, Alabama Degree: Applied Science - Machine Shop Technology MILITARY

SSG/E-6 United States Army

29th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Davis, Republic of Panama 2 Army Achievement Medals, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Service nominee Multiple deployments in Central and South America, Tactical Operations, Intelligence Collection and Analysis Team Leader, Training NCO, Spanish Linguist TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE Other skills: Ground-up MRP/ERP System development Working knowledge of Spanish language

Mastered 3 different AS400 software MRP programs

Advanced MS Excel, MS Word, MS Office

TUKA Tech CAD

Member APICS

Certifications: Standard Costing/Motion Time Management GSD APICS-CPIM, completed Module 1

UNZ Import Operations

Multiple Attendee - Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg NAFTA/CBTPA seminars Multiple Attendee - Standard Costing Seminars

Self study: Six Sigma, SAP, 5S & LEAN Manufacturing Procedures, Industry Periodicals

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