DANA MICHELLE HARRIS

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Lafayette, LA 70508

Cell Phone: 337-***-****

Email: acfi3i@r.postjobfree.com

Area of Expertise

Integrated Supply Chain Management Cost Reduction Workshops

Negotiations Building Vendor Relationships

Demand Forecasting/Planning Procurement

Order Management Inventory Control Management

Problem Solving Lean Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Valerus, New Iberia, LA August 2012-

Present

Manufacturing-Plant Materials Manager

. Manage the daily operations of shipping and receiving personnel,

administrative assistant and buyer; Achieved 57% reduction of

headcount

. Ensure supplier's OTD above 90%,

. Manage 9.6 million monthly inventory of raw material and finished

goods; Achieved PPV savings of $1.1 million in 2013.

. Propose various cost reductions for indirect and direct material;

Achieved 3% reductions

Dana Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI Mar 2011-

August 2012

Manufacturing-Material Planner

. Managed the Material Resource Planning system and production schedules

to optimize manufacturing efficiencies, manpower and raw material

ordering

. Communicated daily with production team to establish production

priorities and minimize missed shipments; On time delivery of 99%

. Prepared weekly and three month forecasts of sales to plant

management team

. Established and maintain positive customer relationships to ensure

that customer increases in demand are met and exceeded

. Managed 2.2 million monthly inventory of raw material and finished

goods; Achieved a 5% annual reduction in costs

Infinia Corporation, Southfield, MI May

2010-August 2010

Operations-Global Material Planner

. Maintained acceptable inventory levels within the min/max targets to

meet production needs while reducing total enterprise cost

. Published weekly production schedules to suppliers and monitored

supplier build schedules

. Provided direction and advised managements on any supply chain,

capacity constraint and developed processes to streamline

efficiencies.

. Managed all inbound logistics for indirect and direct material

. Developed and updated key performance indicators- KPI's for suppliers

Cobalt Group, Detroit, MI Sept 2009-May

2010

A/R Contract Administrator

* Field representative and served as a liaison between corporate

headquarters, Purchasing and clients

* Managed Change Requests to ensure seamless P.O. processing; Achieved

$900,000 reduction in late payments

General Motors Corporation, Warren MI Nov 2007-Nov

2008

Global Purchasing and Supply Chain-Suspension Modules Buyer

* Purchased aluminum front cradle weldments- worked with various

creativity teams i.e. control arms, bushings, prop shafts, stabilizer

bars, fasteners for global sourcing and bidding activities

* Managed annual purchase value of $10.2 million; Achieved cost savings

of 1.5 million cost savings within 6 months

* Attained cost control and cost reduction opportunities by effective

price comparisons; negotiated savings of $800,000

* Resolved commercial/capacity issues to prevent supply chain

interruptions

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac MI Aug 2005-Novr

2007

Indirect Material (Pontiac Metal Fabricating Division) -General Stores

Supervisor

* Managed the daily operational efforts of 19 UAW hourly and 2 contract

employees performing the shipping and receiving in the tool crib;

reduced UAW headcount by 47%, total $1.2 million in annual hourly

savings

* Developed and executed inventory reduction initiatives for spare

parts; $1.3 million savings

* Storekeeper (inventory control, material scheduling, procurement of

material and material follow up)

* Worked with Labor Relations on Local UAW contract

General Motors Corporation, Arlington, TX Sep

2001-Aug 2005

Material Management (Arlington Assembly Plant)

Engineering Work Order (EWO) Coordinator

* Communicated and helped implement part number changes with team

members, supervisors and floor staff to make seamless engineering

changes for vehicles and production teams

* Implemented Best People Practices for Engineering Coordinator at

Shreveport Assembly; Led the Launch of Colorado and Hummer 2 vehicles

Material Handling Supervisor

* Supervised a group of 35 employees involved in supporting plant

production operations in a UAW environment.

* Executed Just-In-Time delivery practices using automated pull system

for small lot, bulk, dolly exchange and sequenced material to

production line.

* Implemented divisional, corporate policies, safety and good

housekeeping standards

Acquisition Process Analyst (Purchasing)

* Verified and processed MRO purchase requisitions and service receipts

* Monitored all open purchase requisitions, spot buys, purchase

authorizations and blanket orders

* Developed and coordinated relationships between World Wide Purchasing,

Chemical Management and plant requesters for acquisition of indirect

material into the plant

* Developed process and procedures for integrated supplier transition;

Annual savings of 3.3 million dollars

General Motors Corporation, Warren MI Feb 2000-Sep

2001

Production Control and Logistics

Engineering Work Order (EWO) Coordinator

* Managed engineering specifications and EWO change for full size

trucks;

* Set breakpoints to implement part changes with minimal obsolescence

and seamless material flow

* Actively participated in the EWO Implementation Team (EIT) to reduce

900 EWO's to 300 EWO's and developed metrics to measure EWO

Implementation

EDUCATION

Keller (Devry University) Irving, TX Nov 2002-

April 2005

Degree Earned: Master in Business Administration with Distinction

Concentration: Human Resources

Southern University A&M Baton Rouge, LA Aug

1996-Dec 1999

Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, ERP and MRP systems, Autodesk

Design Review, Auto Cad, AS 400, MAS 500, E Requester, Mapics, Covinsit-

DDL, MGO

Type 65WPM

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