Manager Supply Chain
Resume:
Nick Forte
Los Angeles, CA ***28
acantj@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications:
Experience in Manufacturing as a Supply-Chain Manager with a Materials
Management background.
Develops/ implements strategic plans and operational objectives for
Materials, Operations and Engineering groups to ensure availability of
materials, and effective solutions to achieve manufacturing requirements.
Responsible for Implementation & Supervision of direct reports which
includes Project Cost Evaluation, On Time Performance, and prioritization
of work assignments to insure customer satisfaction.
Responsible for daily, weekly & quarterly assessments for planning
activities for deliverables using Excel and PowerPoint presentations for
management & customer awareness.
Manages Department budget, and cost evaluation.
Plans/Directs, and Requisitions Work orders for Manufacturing, equipment
and facility requirements for the program environment and Facility.
Extensive New Products Engineering knowledge with cross-functional
experience in IT Solutions, Operations, Procurement, and Supply-chain
management in Developing a Turn-key Production Assembly to direct teams in
achieving Customer's goals.
Experienced in a various array of Databases, Enovia, CAD, & MRP/ERP systems
such as Ariba, and Supply chain solutions, ORACLE 11i, CATIA V.5, DELMIA
Simulation Tool, CS/CAPP, Western Digital Systems (WDS) EPACS, Crystal
Reports, Compass Contracts, SAP/r3, Manugistics, Enovia, Velocity, REDARS
Installing JIT Programs and lean manufacturing programs to minimize excess
inventory.
The Boeing Company
From February 2012 to
Present
Everett, WA
Contract employee
787 Procurement Finance Analyst
Responsible for supporting the business OPS & Finance Unit on
Nonconformance Issues with our Oversea Partners.
Reporting Lost Intangible/Tangible workmanship Issues, Ship short, Traveled
work, and Out of Sequence for cost recovery
Assist internal & external auditors as required.
Support in reviewing and improving the internal control structure.
Experienced in COPC (Product Coasting) COPC-ACT (Material Ledger- Actual
Costing, Parallel Valuation
Strong knowledge of COPA (Profitability Analysis) planning functionalities
using KEPM, Cost center evaluations to COPA
Experienced in FICO Integration with SD, MM, APO, PP Modules
Assemble Data through Velocity, review Material Discrepancy Reporting,
Material Review Board, sub-contracts, Spec Compliances, Invoicing to
present cost recovery reporting.
Examine Non Conformance Issues with relevant Billing, Hours, Rework Issues,
delayed deliveries, supplies defects.
Forte Consulting
From October 2011 to January
2012
Sun Products Corporation
Bowling Green, KY/ Salt Lake City/Dyersburg
SAP Consultant
Trains Individuals to Utilize SAP Materials Management and Production
Planning (MM/PP) Modules
Design/develop/test/ implement all configuration within the Advanced
Planning and Optimization (APO) module of SAP as well as supporting the
MM/PP configuration in SAP ERP
Improves Capacity Planning Constraints in Production Lines for 3 Production
Plants
Reduce Inventory Drastic Spiking's
Review & Correct Material Masters/Bills of Materials, Demand Issues with
SAP Full cycle management landscape
Recommend, modify, or configure new processing techniques
SAP ABAP Developer with Dialog Programming
ABAP Programming, Tables, and Structures, user exits, menu painter, BDC and
Call Transaction
Full cycle end to end implementations
Experience in configuring/implementing SAP R3/APO in the following areas,
Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, Production Planning, or Logistics
Planning.
Northrop/Grumman
From November 2008 to
October 2011
Redondo Beach, CA
Contract Employee
Master Scheduler/SAP Sr Project Analyst
Responsible for the development, maintenance and analysis of the Integrated
Master Plan/Integrated Master Schedule (IMP/IMS)
Develop/utilize the SAP SNC work order Collaboration for schedule
activities to ensure accurate, appropriate, and effective use of
engineering technical data, including schedule definition, structure, and
documentation.
Oversees and coordinate all scheduling aspects of the Project and serves as
key member of project management team.
Manage Full Cycle Analysis, PLM landscapes
Perform quality control audits and analysis to ensure accuracy,
completeness, and proper usage of technical data for critical path, risk,
structure, trend and EV analysis
Review and implement IMS coding, outlining structures and adherence to
scheduling best practices.
Responsible for business requirements analysis and documentation as part of
a rollout of an ECC 6 SAP FI/CO
Creates/Maintains Material Masters, Publish EC EBOM's to SAP for Supply
Chain
Analyze Work Center Capacity
Processing MFG Planning & Engineering Buy Changes
The Boeing Company
Jan 2005 to October 2008
Huntington Beach CA
Materials Manager Analyst C787 Dreamliner Account
Contract Employee
Maintain Shortage Reports, Analyze, and reconfigure MRP Requirements on SAP
Database.
Responsible in SAP Supply-Chain platforms for interpretation of Production
Requirements
Responsible for supporting risk/issue monitoring, project plans,
Forecasting
Responsible for Cycle counts and Inventory accuracy, update systems
inventory through data processing
Reviewing & Installing Sales Orders in Compliance with Program Management
Review & install BOM's, ECN's and SOW in accordance with Design Engineering
Review Production Assembly Requirements, Plan, Implement, and release work
Orders.
Generate shortage reports on SAP and Export to Excel for Daily Shortage
review
Contracts Administrator Delta Rocket Propulsion Systems
Review SAP Procurement Database to identify Purchasing Activity for GPSII
Programs.
Utilizing SAP Purchase Order Collaboration in SAP SNC environment.
Initiate appropriate actions of SAP MRP Database to comply with Production
shortages, On-Time Deliveries, Excess Inventory, Receiving discrepancies
and Quality processes.
Develop RFP Processes through SAP ERP Database for Alternate Sourcing of
Components, Improving on Time Deliverables,
Cost Effectiveness, and rectifying Quality Issues
Review yearly Contract agreements, reduce cost for existing, and improve
supplier cost reduction
Responsible for PCB Fabrication, PCB Assemblies, and outsourcing Contracts
to Contract Manufacturers
Initiate Supplier Corrective actions, Review Supplier Performance
Able to Interpret Drawings and Schematics, adhere to Government
specifications DFARS/ITARS
Responsible for Global Supply Chain on all Metal Fabrication for Space &
Aviation Division
Initiate Integrity of Approved Supplier Base able to adhere to Military
specifications
Initiate Procedures on Supplier Quality and Supplier Visitation/Inspection
Configuration Change Analyst GPSIIF Account
Create Configuration Work Order sequence coding, SOW's on Fabrication
Design
Create Work Flow Instructions, Brazing, Plating, and outsourcing
Instructions
Re-configure design/layouts for Production Assembly, such as Machining,
metal forming, welding, brazing, and material handling.
Able to Interpret Drawings and Schematics, adhere to Government
specifications DFARS/ITARS
Review current ECN's on DELMIA Simulation Tool.
Experienced in a various array of Manufacturing Software Tools, CATIA V.5,
DELMIA Simulation Tool, CS/CAPP, Monogistics
Satellite Technology, New York, NY 11418
Feb. 2001
to Jan. 2005
Senior Contracts Manager
Manage Telecommunications Aerospace/Commercial Contractor in Materials and
Operations, for Satellite Receivers/Transmitters, and Transponders on SAP
ERP systems Supply-Chain management Platforms
Integrate Oracle 11I into Ariba E Commerce Database, for RFI, RFP, and
Auctions.
Analyze existing Global Purchasing Contracts and Proposals for end of Life
(EOL), Quality Issues, and Quarterly Cost reduction.
Review MRP essential stocking components in Inventory, Increase
availability of quick turn components, decrease the non-essential
commodities to insure profitability, and cost effectiveness.
Providing Project Management support, communications development, and
Global project coordination with the utilization of Ariba Software Delivery
Systems
Lam Research, Fremont
April 1996 to Jane 2001
Purchasing Manager
Contract Manufacturing-utilizing SAP in High Volume Production Assemblies
Managed staff of 8direct reports focused on supplier on time delivery,
quality and material cost.
Developed staff to implement strategic initiatives directed by the SAP SNC
in Purchase Order Collaboration
Responsible for inventory management, Kanban/JIT, cost accounting and
customer service for the Material Organization.
Evaluates & Monitors Key complex, higher dollar purchases and contracts,
and ensures competitive pricing and negotiations
Sanmina Corporation, San Jose CA
May 1993 to April 1996
Purchasing Manager
Responsible for managing key Supply Chain related functions such as
materials planning, scheduling and ordering activities associated with
Oracle 11I ERP manufacturing systems
Direct and indirect material purchasing, inventory control and warehousing,
shipping and receiving. Manages and directs supply chain personnel in the
procurement, receipt, disbursement, and inventory control of material to
ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining assigned
inventory levels.
Education:
University of Houston
Houston TX 77001
Calhoun Campus
Bachelor of Science Major: Materials Management
APICS Certification in Production & Quality Control
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