Supply Chain Manager
Resume:
Kimberly Brandel
Ravenna, MI 49451
email: ***********@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
I have a broad background in Manufacturing and Leadership development, business development, program management, employee enrichment, VSM including 5S and 6 Sigma events. I am skilled in strategic planning, business computer interfacing, financial budgets, mass inventory reductions, and warehouse set up and planning for Supply Chain Distribution sites. I am looking for a position in which I can utilize my present skills to enhance my development and promote new ideas and concepts in a new management endeavor with a company looking to grow.
WORK HISTORY
2014-2017
Nestle Inc. Fremont, MI, Supply Chain Supervisor
Strategic supplier development and interfacing to achieve 100% on time shipments
Negotiate trucking in developed shipping lanes
Reduction of overhead costs and decrease in manpower hours per shift
Supervised warehouse/shipping employees 60 total
Major cost reduction activities
First Responder on shift all phases
Leadership Development Team, SHE Team development
2012- 2014
Acemco, Inc. Spring Lake, MI, Purchasing/Compliance
Contract negotiations, price reduction, terms alignment strategies
Supplier development, research and certification establishment
BOM entry and computer interfacing, set up and education
2009-2012
Pridgeon and Clay, Grand Rapids, MI, Plant Supervisor/Steel Commodities Buyer
Purchased and maintained a multi million dollar steel inventory
Directed and coordinated activities of business sectors concerned with production, pricing, sales and manufacturing of the metal stamping business
Managed staff, 53 production employees, managed profit and loss statements and maintained departmental budgets to meet goals. Repeatedly met profitability and performance reporting at 97% of goal.
Maintained Safety and EPH regulations and standards
Maintained consistent inventory reporting to meet budget levels held levels to plan.
2000-2009
Thermodisc, Muskegon, MI Production Supervisor/ International Logistics Manager
Managed activities in overseas production areas and provided shipping directives
Directed and coordinated activities of business sectors concerned with production, pricing, sales and distribution of products
Set up and established Lean Manufacturing Principles, Six Sigma, VSM, and Kanban.
Managed staff in oversees production and warehousing and 3PL sites- 203 people; managed work schedules 523 people.
Directly reported and coordinated financial budgets and activities to meet those budgets by lowering operating costs of about 45% and increasing profitability by 55%.
Maximize investments, increased proficiencies, made budget gains that were notable
Grew the distribution business from 80K to over 2million in 5 year which was a remarkable gain
Lowered overall inventory carrying costs to maintain bottom line reporting
Locate, select, and procure merchandise for resale, representing management in negotiations both automotive and appliance injection molding related goods
Determined shipping negotiations at a corporate level and developed cost savings programs for implementation
Set VSM processes and teams to help eliminate waste in all sectors
1993-2000
Pacific Steamex, Muskegon, MI Plant Production Manager
Determined staffing requirements to meet production/sales order demand, hired, fired employees and did training for production/assembly areas. Managed a group of 63 employees.
Responsible for plant productivity and meeting production schedules committed to by my staff and maintained on time delivery performance of 99 percent
Inventory reductions, proven track record of reduction to about 50% carrying costs overall; inventory accuracy, daily reporting and financial reporting
Work cell organization, employee enhancement programs and production improvements also worked with Lean manufacturing concepts, 5S and Six Sigma.
Maintained and developed safety programs within the plant and developed a safety committee. Worked Hazmat reporting and set up MSDS programs within the plant
1988-1992
Harbor Industries, Grand Haven, MI Inventory Control Coordinator/Supervisor
Control Inventory levels, and increase inventory turns
Develop programs to evaluate suppliers, and inventory necessity/usage
Reduce waste, offal of product Lean principles, 5S.
Establish warehousing, and hardware kitting for the production floor
Dispatch local truck pick ups/ deliveries
Supervise clerks pulling job tickets- supervised 23 employees, schedulers, handlers.
Held daily inventory/production meetings to gain reduction practices.
Reported financial reports daily to upper management for evaluation/improvement had a proven cost reduction in inventory of 30%.
1984-1988
Kysor/Medallion, Spring Lake, MI Inventory Control, Shipping, Receiving Supervisor
Maintained warehousing and inventory levels
Established carousel storage systems/ picking for work orders
Interfaced computer systems on set up of carousel storage systems
Set up outside processing facilitation
Reduced inventories, gained production control to acceptable levels
Controlled employee production levels, necessitated demand/work order flow
Set up bar coding programs for inventory control
Dispatched local and state truck drivers for deliveries and pick ups
Set up Receiving/payables program interfacing
EDUCATION
Spring Lake High School, Spring Lake, MI Graduated
Vocational Technical Training, Holland MI Graduated
University of WA @ Tacoma, Tacoma WA, Graduated Bachelors in Business Mgmt. Engineering, Minor Degree
Several seminars, inventory management, CPIM, OSHA, CTPAT, Lean MFG, 5S, Six Sigma, Import,Export, ITAR, EAR seminar training annually, VSM experience, food service preparation, storage.
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