Manager Sales

Ellie M. Henderson

**** ****** *****

Mayfield Hts. Ohio 44124

Cell 440-***-****

**************@***.***

materials Management / Project Management/Systems Development

Resourceful innovative professional with over 20 years Materials

Management, Project Management, and Systems Development experience.

Expertise in initiating projects and programs that meet or exceed corporate

budgets and timelines. A True Materials Manager with proven skills in

management, communication, purchasing, negotiations, sales, strategic

planning, shop scheduling, troubleshooting, coordination, initiation, and

cost savings through policies and systems developments that promote a

motivated team-based work atmosphere, that leads to a positive result for

the corporate bottom line.

Selected Responsibilities and Accomplishments

. Managed a staff of Purchasing Agents and Material Planners in various

aircraft maintenance commodities for a major US airline. This included

selecting vendors, negotiating contracts, measuring cost savings and

service levels, recruitment, hiring and training of staff, scheduling

work and activities, establishing policies and procedures, process

improvement, statistical analysis, performance evaluation, and

motivation of employees.

. Successfully managed the merger of two major airline inventories, the

largest airline mergers to date,

(> $100M of inventory) with stock in two major distributions centers,

five regional stockrooms and over thirty airport stockrooms in the US

and Europe. Worked closely with Engineering to determine the merged

inventory compatibility and interchangeability.

. As a Materials Manager, was responsible for Material Planning,

Purchasing, Sourcing, Negotiations, Receiving, Shipping, Warehousing,

Issuing materials, Repair Services, and Warranty support.

. Represented the Material Planning department as the Business

Representative for a complete update of the operating system. Worked

closely with the I.T. Department to enhance existing programs, and

develop new programs. This integrated operating system tracked

inventory from "cradle to grave" and allowed the Material Planners to

utilize the installation and removal history to accurately forecast

inventory levels and appropriate stockrooms. Was responsible to

identify all data to be uploaded, create all training material and

lead the "Train the Trainer" upon system test and implementation.

. Successfully initiated a Surplus Sales Department for a corporate

airline with a surplus inventory valued at over $9M. Developed the

company's sales process and utilized existing Microsoft office

products and the airline inventory system to identify potential

surplus inventory. Advertised this inventory for sale on the surplus

market and coordinated the sales of inventory stocked at four regional

stockrooms.

. Audited stockrooms per FAA guidelines for shelf life, inventory

accuracy, hazardous material storage and FAA documentation.

. Utilized an MAPICS MRP system, established the production schedules,

monitored inventory levels, and tracked progress of the production at

a high-volume manufacturing aerospace and defense company.

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. Performed Cost Account Manager responsibilities, developed, maintained

and controlled budgets in support of program Materials cost goals.

Supported proposal team efforts for pricing parts lists and labor

efforts for Government contracts.

. Created a Material Planning technical library that housed Parts

catalogues, component maintenance manuals, microfilm, and microfiche.

All technical material was logged and revisions maintained, audited by

Internal Auditors to FAA specifications.

. Partnered with Corporate Logistics personnel to improve inventory

investments by a review of inventories that fell outside the normal

parameters of either Normal or Poisson distribution. This review led

to an additional assignment of some inventories to a Geometric

distribution.

Experience

Winner Aviation

Feb 2013-Dec 2013

Materials Manager

Nextant Aerospace, llc

Jan 2012-Nov 2012

Senior Buyer

Flight Options, llc

2007-2012

Materials Manager

Program Manager, Surplus Sales

Repair and Purchasing Manager

Pall Aeropower

2006-2007

Sr. Production Planner

Honeywell Aerospace 2002-

2006

Material Control Lead Coordinator

US Airways

Manager, Materials Management

1998 - 2002

Sr. Business Analyst, IT Business Team

1995 - 1998

Supervisor, Interior Inventory/Special Projects

1990 - 1995

Manager, Material Services Administration

1988 - 1990

Supervisor, Non-Contract Inventory

1987 - 1988

Education/Professional Training

BBA Kent State University

State of Ohio Teaching Certificate

Additional coursework in Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Time

Management, Purchasing and the Law, Team Building, Business Writing, Sales,

Safety, Hazmat Certified, Sexual Harassment, Diversity, Leadership,

Budgeting, P&L, Basis of Estimate, Pilot Ground Certification.

References Furnished Upon Request

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