Manager Project

Daniel E. Center

704-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/dancenter/ ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt with over 23 years of warehouse and materials management experience, including project management and strategic procurement, resulting in a monthly cost savings of $52K.

Successful staff management with development of an inventory cycle audit program that was implemented company wide. Recognized in front of 600 peers and company officers by being awarded Pep Boys, “Golden Eagle Award” for positive customer feedback.

MRP / ERP trained professional, utilizing demand planning and creative staffing to maintain a daily inventory accuracy level of 98% and reducing employee turnover to less than 6% annually through onboarding and inception of an in-house training program.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SKILLS/ABILITES

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt

MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word, and Outlook

SAP

JD Edwards

ISO 9001 Team Leader

Continuous Improvement

Forklift Safety & Equipment trainer / Operator

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Procurement & Logistics Project Manager Microsoft (2/2016 –3/2017) Redmond, WA

Uses analytical and quantitative methods to understand, predict, and enhance Procurement and Logistics processes.

Responsible for assembling data, analyzing performance, identifying problems, and developing recommendations which support Planning and Operations.

Key role in ensuring compliance in order to accomplish team goals, by working closely with Hardware supply management team, Suppliers/ System Integrators, and Networking teams.

Daily deployment to ensure each team is appropriately kept up-to-date on the status of open deliveries, and to provide reporting to relevant parties on delivery schedules.

Buyer Bio-Rad Laboratories (3/2015 – 2/2016) Seattle, WA

Aggressive cost optimization and continuous improvement through daily forecasting and strategic purchasing to meet 15% quarterly spend reduction goals.

Daily ERP implementation and inventory control of over 4,000 sku’s through diligent operation of SAP and JD Edwards resource planning systems.

Successful expediting and replenishment ordering to support production planning and ensuring customer order fulfillment.

Inside Sales Prototron Circuits (5/2014 – 3/2015) Tucson/ AZ – Redmond, WA

Accurate, expedient, planning, design and quoting of circuit board builds, with emphasis on a quick turnaround to customers, nationwide.

Daily involvement in product manufacturing, from inception to completion, ensuring customer satisfaction and repeat business.

Cost analysis, material sourcing and inventory management of materials and processes.

Senior Buyer DNP (Dai Nippon Printing) (4/2012 – 12/2013) Concord/ NC

Overall responsibility for daily purchasing and procurement resulting in a quarterly savings of $65K in vendor concessions through negotiating efforts and creative transportation planning.

Daily control of inventory levels for all raw materials to supply manufacturing demand, accommodating an annual 15% increase.

Experience in direct communication with team members in, Japan, China, and the Netherlands for procurement and transport of over 500K in weekly materials received.

Senior Logistics Analyst Intermec Technologies Inc. (3/2011 – 4/2012) Charlotte, NC

Overall accountability for daily procurement and distribution (maintaining, monitoring and all financial reporting) of over $1.3 MM dollars in inventory.

Direct Lead, and onsite project manager for moving repair facility inventory in excess of $900K out of, Monterrey Mexico to, Charlotte NC, and, San Francisco CA. (Distribution center)

Creation of in house programs to increase total inventory accuracy to 94% actual on hand quantity to book value.

Warehouse and Receiving Manager Doosan Infracore /Ingersoll Rand (6/2008 - 1/2011) Statesville, NC

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt project resulting in cost elimination of $52K in offsite storage fees by reducing inventory “foot print” through aggressive consolidation efforts.

Instrumental in carrier contract planning for raw material delivery and inventory storage in excess of $2.1 MM dollars.

worked in cooperation with multiple departments to ensure synergy and customer satisfaction as well as enforcing ISO compliance.

Logistics Manager DSC Logistics (7/2004-6/2008) Huntersville, NC

Full accountability for supervision of a staff of 32, forklift operators and office personnel as well as inventory management of a 600K square ft. storage facility with over $1 billion in on-hand Philip Morris product.

Order accuracy rate of 99.5%, orders shipped to the customer without incident, damages, or shortages.

Primary facilitator in interviewing, onboarding and training of all equipment operators and office personnel.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Logistics, Almeda University, 2002.

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