Patrick M. Latkovich

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Wickliffe, OH 44092

440-***-****

Email: ac2yht@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Extensive experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Inventory Control, Forecasting, Logistics, Project Analysis, and Customer Support. Proven track record of project lead, problem solving, cost analysis, cross department collaboration and company process improvement.

Experience and Accomplishments:

Koyo Corporation of USA – Westlake, Oh July 2011-Current

Supply Chain Supervisor October 2015-Current

Manage team to ensure we are within budget and maintaining our OTD above corporate

standards. Problem solved to reduce stock by 14% and improve OTD above 98%

Presented charts monthly to show current inventory trends in spikes or drops in demand, using market knowledge, salesman input and system.

Provided OTD and inventory to team members to show current status against yearly review goals.

Create reports to present during monthly management meetings.

Supply Chain/ Domestic Purchasing July 2011–October 2015

Developed program and item level forecasts including on-going analysis of seasonality, turns,

trends, and surges. Created and evaluated forecast impact analysis for corporate or customer

initiatives.

Work with plant overseas to plan, forecast, and schedule production for items with average of 6-9

month lead time.

Audit and qualify suppliers based on ISO certification and qualifications.

Transilwrap Corp. - Strongsville Ohio February 2010-July 2011

Customer Sales Coordinator

Created and reviewed purchase requisitions to ensure accuracy and of current price structures and lead-time.

Worked with production facilities to identify individual product needs, availability, and lead-time needed to purchase and produce to meet end user requirements.

Coordinated with accounting to initiate and collect any past due invoices.

American Greetings - Cleveland, Ohio December 1999-April, 2009

Production Planning Analyst

Managed vendor negotiations to ensure on time delivery and price comparisons. Responsible for following requisition requests from purchase through delivery.

Coordinated with vendors on items to be expedited in order to meet customer demands or to deexpedite to reduce on hand inventory level and lower holding costs.

Scheduled orders through MRP system to ensure they matched master schedule and to allow timing of master schedule proper production runs.

Education:

Bachelor of Business Administration, May 1998

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Major: Business Management - Human Resource Management

Corporate Training Courses: Lean Manufacturing, 8D and A3 quality problem solving training.

Certified as Lead Auditor for ISO 2015: TS 16949

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