SUE R. ATKINSON
Helena, AL **080
c 678-***-**** ********@*********.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seek position as Sr. Material/Production planner or
Buyer in a manufacturing organization utilizing purchasing and/or planning
software (MRO/MRP/SAP) to support daily production operations.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
. Senior Planner & Buyer (Over 14 years experience as a production
planner, over 17 years manufacturing experience total)
. Experience with MRP, SAP, JD Edwards, INFOR, MS Office and other
manufacturing programs/processes
. Well organized and goal/detailed-oriented, Good Communication Skills
. Team Player, work well throughout all levels of an organization,
Enthusiastic, friendly and intuitive
. Confident and self-motivated, Able to Multi-task to ensure all
deadlines are met
EXPERIENCE:
2009-Present: Theragenics: Senior production planner and purchasing of
materials. Managing all finished product manufactured formulations to
customers. Improved scrap rates by 25% annual average thru improved flow
of finished products thru the process. Recognized by senior management for
scrap improvement and achieved above average performance reviews.
2006-2008: Spinner Atlanta Production Planner & Buyer - Purchase and Plan
raw material flow thru the manufacturing process. The process consists of
lathes, mills, assembly area, material handling, maintain inventory levels
of raw materials and WIP. Create work orders for machining and assembly,
use INFOR software to manage raw material flow.
2002 - 2003: International Safety Instruments - Senior Production Planner.
Plan and prepare forecast. Prioritize scheduling for manufacturing
facility based on information collected through the evaluation of meetings,
ECO's, available inventory and current production schedules. Schedule all
sub and final assemblies for highly configured mechanical products. Create
work orders for all assemblies. Communicate daily with production,
planning and management regarding shortage issues and/or roadblocks to
meeting production plan. Maintain demand forecast to support MRP and
production plan. Use ERP/MRP software systems. Left ISI due to company re-
organization.
2000 - 2002: L3 Communications Corporation - Senior Production Planner.
Responsibilities include: Use of MRP software for Inventory Management,
Order Management and Sales Support. Plan and schedule quantities to
maintain a level workload on multiple programs. Coordinate with all
departments, management and daily shortage meetings to prevent production
impact. Worked closely with purchasing to expedite purchased parts.
Coordinate configuration control by establishing and maintaining the
effectively of all engineering changes. Left L3 due to limited
opportunities for career advancement.
1996 - 2000: Attachmate Corporation - Senior Production Planner.
Responsible for Distribution/Logistics, MRP, Inventory Management, Order
Management and Sales Support. Planned and scheduled production quantities,
coordinated with all departments to resolve/prevent resource and/or
capacity conflicts and shortages. Attend planning meetings to provide
management feedback on system/process improvements. Worked with SAP and
JD Edwards MRP system for forecasting and to ensure sales order and
fulfillment in order to meet daily/weekly/monthly deadlines. Left
Attachemate due to company downsizing.
1994 - 1996: Command Medical - Held positions as Assembler, Documentation
Control Clerk, and Quality Control Inspector. While at Command, I was
responsible for the inspection of manufacturing products and schematics
ensuring all government and company regulations were adhered too. Left
Command Medical to relocate family to Georgia.
1983 - 1985: Metric Corporation - At Metric I worked as a Scheduler
(Production Operations) and Configuration Control Clerk. While working
closely with engineering, I was responsible for incorporating ECO's in
production and perform stock sweeps of all in-stock and existing parts to
ensure all parts have been revised. Also responsible for releasing new
shop orders ensuring a constant flow through production and to ensure
prompt shipment. Left Metric to move with Family and Husband's military
career.
1978 - 1983: Motorola - During my tenure at Motorola I had the opportunity
to work in various departments. As an Industrial Engineering Analyst, I
coordinated all necessary paperwork (charts, blue prints, building
information, etc.) and maintenance (verify parts on Pedro) to prepare New
Product Release (NPR) for production. My primary responsibility was to
Engineering and Production Support on all new unreleased and existing
products. Left Motorola to move with family to Ft. Walton Beach Florida
Availability: Negotiable.
References: Available upon request.