Manager Project

Matthew Stokes

*** ***** **** ****, ******* PA **337

(C) 717-***-**** (E) ****.********@*****.***

Summary

Successfully developed and implemented strategies for inventory reduction and inventory accuracy, resulting in greater efficiency in both manufacturing and sales departments. Independently launched automated software solutions for production planning, master scheduling, and warehouse management and barcoding systems. Managed supplier selection and new product raw material purchases to meet yearly company execution plan. Skills

• WMS and MRP Proficient • Budget Creation and

• Inventory Management Implementation

• Automated Warehousing • Vendor and Pricing

Solutions Management

• Project Management • Cost Reduction

Experience

02/2015 - Current Konica Minolta - Goshen, NY

Assistant Production Planning Manager / IT Manager

• Project Manager and Developer for Automated Warehouse Solution to achieve warehouse labor cost reduction targets

• Lead Foreign Trade Zone Team for meeting inventory control requirements from US Customs and Border Patrol

• Implemented WMS and Barcoding System to meet inventory accuracy targets set by company

• Improved inventory level ratios to meet half month inventory targets, by changing raw material ordering from manual order calculations to automated MRP system

• Vendor pricing analysis as part of yearly variable cost reduction targets

• Daily analysis for planning, scheduling, and capacity of raw and finished material to meet 98% on-time shipment target to sales branch.

• Sales and manufacturing inventory reduction through bi-monthly shipping and production

• Implement ICT for automated OEE tracking and reduction of production paperwork using FileMaker

04/2012 - 02/2015 Konica Minolta - Goshen, NY

Quality Engineer

• Leader of vendor quality management system

• Responsible for new product evaluation

• Created quality database for production data analysis

• Implemented new quality training system and standard operating procedures for production employees

• Developed new raw material incoming inspection practices Education and Training

2011 Susquehanna University - Selinsgrove, PA, United States Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics

Bachelor of Science: Physics

Minor in Chemistry

2016- Central Connecticut State University - New Britain, CT, United States Data Mining

Ongoing graduate coursework in Data Mining and Statistics Activities and Honors

• CPR and First Aide Certified through current employer

• OSHA 10 Hour General Industry

• Fred Pryor Seminar: Basic Supervision

• Safety Committee Member

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