Supply Chain Manager

Jack Burkett

*** ****** ******* ** * Greenville KY, 42345

Phone: 270-***-**** * E-mail ****.*******@*****.***

Director of Materials/Purchasing

Purchasing/Inventory/Supply Chain Director

Results oriented Materials professional with proven abilities to manage a

high volume Materials Management/Inventory Control operation within the

diverse and dynamics environments of Hospitals and Manufacturing for over

20 years. A resourceful leader with strengths' in Purchasing, Materials,

Supply Chain, Distribution and Inventory managements. Have demonstrated the

ability to motivate staff to improve work up to their maximum productivity.

EXPERTISE

* Warehouse Operations * Budget &

Cost Containment

* Inventory Accuracy & Control *

Manager/Motivator

* Strategic planning *

Team Development

* Operational Restructuring & Consolidation * Procurement

Professional Experience and Achievements

Muhlenberg Community Hospital 2008 - Present

Greenville, KY

A county healthcare Hospital with 132 beds and Long Term Care in Southern

Kentucky.

Director of Materials and Purchasing

. Developed new Job descriptions, and set goals for the current

Materials and Purchasing staff

. Increased the compliance to contracts from below 50% to above

93% in less than 10 months

. Manage the Hospitals Capital equipment program.

. Vendor audits, negotiations and selections for all purchase

items and services

. Developed and implemented a updated Standardizations committee

. Developed short and long term goals for the Hospitals Materials

and Purchasing departments

. Maintain the Inventory and Item Catalogs for the Hospital

. Improved Backorders to less than 5% per month

. Changed the timing of the orders to decrease stock outs

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 1999 - 2008

Cincinnati, OH

A top 5 pediatric healthcare provider and teaching Hospital in the USA with

475 beds and a large research division in Southern Ohio.

Materials Manager/Supervisor

. Assisted with the successful design and implementation of

PeopleSoft ERP materials system to integrate the Supply Chain

with the Accounting and Research Departments.

. Train Staff in the related functions in the PeopleSoft system.

. Initiated and directed the reduction of total Space used in the

Warehouse by 54%

. Instituted a Cycle Count program to increase inventory accuracy

by 62%. Increased turns from 11 per year average to 20 per year.

. Restructured Personnel for a cost savings of about $300,000 per

year in overtime and temporary help

. Part of a 3 person Implementation team for a Service Center

concept to increase the Hospitals Annual patient charges by more

than 6 Million dollars a year.

. Implemented desk top deliveries of all Office Supplies and forms

to Save department over $275,000 per year

. Interviewed all potential employees, scheduled staff, and

performed annual evaluations.

Bergen Brunswig Medical Corp. 1997 - 1999

Blue Ash, OH

A Hospital and Doctors office suppler specializing in the JIT process

within Cincinnati, OH area.

Operations Manager

. Facilitate a Stockless program for Cincinnati Children's

Hospital

. Plan and organized the restructuring of the Hospitals Storeroom

to decrease Inventory by over a Million dollars

. Accountable for planning yearly Budgets for Hospital Storeroom

and Bergen warehouse

. Managed all 4200 SKU's of Hospital items for Bergen as well as

the Hospitals daily outside orders.

. Managed and Tracked daily production of Materials personnel.

. Wrote Job descriptions, and set goals for the Materials staff

Hedstrom Corporation 1979 - 1997

Bedford, PA

The Leading Manufacture of all outside Children's Play Ground equipment

within the US

Materials Buyer/Planner

1994 - 1997

. Purchased and Expedited all cardboard, paper and final packaging

materials (22.5 million annual spend)

. Supervised and was accountable for yearly plant inventory as

well as Cycle Counts

. Analyzed and Compared bids and quotes from Vendors for cost

reductions as well as top quality inventory.

. Planned and Managed blanket orders and multiple release orders

for the companies JIT/MRP system.

. Participated in Daily operations and planning meetings

. Collaborated with Production Planner to insure Packing lines

were never idle.

. Vendor audits and selections

Assistant Supervisor

1989 - 1994

. Supervised shipping and receiving of all raw and finished

materials

. Developed an Inventory Control system for better accuracy.

. Supervised the quality control of all incoming raw materials

. Authorized and completed all domestic and international forms

and shipping documents.

. Scheduled all final inspection and shipping of finished goods.

Receiver

1979 - 1989

. Received and inspected all incoming raw materials for damage and

then for put away

. Assigned Put away locations for all WIP and Raw materials

. Directed delivery times for maximum use of dock space and time.

. Inspected on hand materials for outdates and damage

. Transported WIP and Raw materials within Plant for production.

Education

2005 - 2006 Accenture Supply Chain Academy

Supply Chain Management

1995-1996 Allegheny Community College Bedford PA

Business Administration and Frontline Management (ND)

1977-1979 Penn State Altoona PA Campus

Business

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