Supply Chain Manager
Resume:
Terrance N. Warthen
acblrq@r.postjobfree.com
Dedicated, enthusiastic professional with 16+ years of experience in
Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Purchasing, Program Management,
and Customer Relations. Proven track record of implementing cost saving
initiatives, developing process controls to improve efficiency and reduce
costs across an organization and strengthening internal/external business
relationships across diverse customer base, including both public and
private industries.
Skills Summary
o Global Supply Chain & Inventory Management
o Quarterly and Annual Fiscal Forecasting
o Quarterly & Annual Production Forecasting
o Production Planning/Scheduling
o Internal & External Reporting
o KANBAN Management
o Purchasing & Expediting
o Staff Supervision & Goal Development
o Contract Management & Auditing
o Program Management
o Customer Relations
o Focus Team Building
o Lean Manufacturing Process Development
o Staff Training
Professional Experience
Volt Workforce Solutions
Caterpillar, South Milwaukee, WI
Advanced Purchasing Analyst, Buyer
06/2012 - Present
Buyer and Purchasing Analyst for Caterpillar Global Mining. Primary contact
for 80+ suppliers, supporting supplier development and working to improve
supplier delivery performance as well as resolving any supply chain related
issues that arise, collaborating with Supply Chain, Accounting, Quality,
Engineering, Product Support and the Receiving/Shipping departments.
Expediting and rescheduling of purchase orders for production demand and
inventory control. Quoting of new and existing parts, with an emphasis on
cost reduction.
Key Results:
o Organize and prepare daily department shortage/critical component
reporting.
o Six Sigma Green Belt project team member to standardize all Purchasing
and Supply Chain department reporting for Caterpillar South Milwaukee
campus
o Six Sigma Black Belt project team member to map and streamline plant wide
processes
o Negotiation of Purchasing Scheduling Agreements with suppliers for
increased material availability and cost savings
o Quoting and negotiating global product support for customers in the field
o Supplier Development and Rationalization
Milwaukee Forge LLC, Milwaukee, WI
Master Scheduler,
01/2011 to 04/2012
Development of the Master Production Schedule for all Finished Goods.
Prioritization of multiple manual and automated work cells necessary for
production, operating 2 shifts daily and with cells running concurrently
consisting of 150 employees. Procurement planning,as well as, executing
the purchasing plan for a wide variety of steels, specific to customer
orders for JIT delivery, to minimize inventory.
Key Results:
o Initiated an inventory identification system to expedite the fulfillment
of customer orders and control unit cost
o Established an inventory review process saving up to $80,000 weekly in
raw material costs
o Overall OTD improvement of 30%
o Prepared and maintained internal and external reporting in addition to
Scheduling and Purchasing duties in a manual operating system
environment, while improving efficiency and reducing cost, with no
supporting staff
Sanmina-SCI, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Senior Production Planner, Buyer
12/2006 - 01/2011
Primary customer contact as Program Manager as well as production planning,
supply chain/inventory management beginning with forecasting and continuing
through purchasing, all internal and (if needed) offsite production phases,
product testing and shipment of finished goods. Scheduling of six automated
production lines, with 400+ employees plant wide.
Key Results:
o Customer base managed accounted for 80% of plant revenue.
o New Product Introduction team member for the transfer of products to
offshore subsidiaries.
o Development of an internal work order efficiency tracking system, form
procurement to shipment, resulting in a 20% increase in OTD.
o Senior Customer focus team member, GE supplier excellence award 2008.
o Program Manager for customer critical warranty and field repairs.
Unified Solutions Inc., Pleasant Prairie, WI
Production Scheduler/Production Planner,
12/2005 -
11/2006
Production supervision and scheduling for fast paced manual production
lines, with an emphasis on increasing efficiency and productivity. Focus on
off shift operations consisting of 3-6 production lines and 100+ employees.
The primary customers being Harley Davidson and SC Johnson.
Key Results:
o Introduced cross training initiative in order to reduce the labor needed
per order.
o Initiated individual work cell responsibility for quality control,
reducing down time, material scrap and increasing efficiency.
Deluxe Media LLC, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Production Planner, 2/2002
- 11/2005
Production planning/scheduling as well as consigned inventory management
for the custom packaging and retail divisions supplying global retailers
such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy. Six high speed production lines
consisting of 45-100 employees. The inventory and production focus being on
home entertainment products. Creation of Production orders to meet customer
and retail forecast and the release of products simultaneously in numerous
cities across North and South America.
Key Results:
o Initiated an inventory identification and staging process that reduced
raw material "pick" time by 32%
o Initiated an inventory identification and staging process for production
that reduced machine set up and "turn around" time by 20% and allowed for
a 50% reduction in some direct labor positions as well as an 18%
reduction in production scrap
o 99.6% OTD
o Wal-Mart & Best Buy Supplier excellence awards 2004-2005
Northrop Grumman/Tenneco - Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA
Production Planner, 06/1996
- 10/2001
Planned, prepared, issued and controlled production orders to meet
production schedules for various phases of production, from component
assembly to shipboard systems for both conventional and nuclear propulsion
naval vessels, as well as domestic civilian customers. Reported the status
of projects in process, including material availability, capital equipment
availability and that the personnel assigned were provided all the
equipment and information needed to complete their assigned tasks.
o Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice Graduate
o Planner/Sketcher for Engineering redesigns evaluation team working
closely with the Department of Defense, NAVSEA, SUPSHIP, OSHA, The
Department of Energy and the United States Navy for in process design
changes.
o Department of Defense Security Clearance obtained
o Nondestructive testing training for components and welded/soldered
joints, visual, ultrasonic, magnetic and x-ray
o Shipboard firefighting and HAZMAT training
o Shipbuilding trades training
o Schematic and Blueprint reading
Education
The Apprentice School - Newport News Shipbuilding ( Accredited Federal
Occupational Education Institutions, Southern Assoc. of Colleges and
Schools and academic partner of Thomas Nelson Comm College and Tidewater
Comm College). Graduate
Marshall University - Anthropology/Sociology 1993-1996.
Honors & Acknowledgements
GE Supplier Excellence Award 2008
Wal-Mart & Best Buy Supplier excellence awards 2004-2005
Technology Summary
o MS Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
o Oracle
o MAPICS
o SAP
o Powerlink
o Microsoft Windows & Outlook
o AS400
o JD Edwards
o People Soft 7, 8 & HRMS
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