Director of Materials

WARREN BAUMGARDNER CPIM

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Global Supply Chain Manager - Successful at leading materials organization

in high volume complex supply chain operations, Specialist at developing

versatile professional high performance work systems and teams. Proven

ability to implement continuous improvement processes that improve

efficiency, reduce inventory cost and improve productivity. Excellent at

developing robust inventory management and shop floor control operations,

Inspired to develop people that are committed to improving overall business

performance.

Core expertise includes:

. Strategic Planning & Forecasting

. Inventory Control & Material Liquidation

. Sales and Operations Planning

. Continuous Improvement Processes

. Implementing High Performance work systems

. Procurement & Product Sourcing

. Logistics & Transportation Management

. Vendor Sourcing & Contract Negotiations

. Cost reduction & Shop Floor Control

. Warehousing Management & Employee Development

. Financial & Capital Expenditure Budgeting

. Implementing Lean Manufacturing Processes

. New Product Launch Processes

Bachelors of Science - Business Materials Management - Bloomfield College,

Bloomfield, NJ

APICS - Certification in Production and Inventory Management

Certification in Materials Management - Bloomfield College

United States Army - Quartermaster School - Automated Logistics Specialist

Masters Degree in Project Management - Graduation date 9/2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tenneco Manufacturing (Hartwell Georgia)

2012 - Present

(Shock Absorber Manufacturing Company)

Materials Manager - Manage and control an average inventory cost of 20

million dollars daily. Responsible for MRO Inventory, shipping, receiving.

Production scheduling, work in process, purchased and furnished materials.

Directly responsible for inventory forecasting, capacity planning, MRO

spending and all inventory financial budgets. Responsible for 10 direct

reports and 103 team members

> Reduce inventory 4 million dollars in one year

> Reduced annual physical inventory loss from $1,300,000.00 to

$200,000.00

> Key role in SAP implementation

> Closed off-site warehouse saving $80,000 annually

Snyder's-Lance (Charlotte North Carolina)

2010 -

2012

(Snack food manufacturing company)

Site Materials Manager - Managed a 1.2 million foot compound with three

manufacturing facilities and 5 warehouses. Member of the site leadership

team responsible for Shipping, Receiving, Production planning, and

Inventory control with an average on hand of inventory of 40million dollars

and 1.9 billion dollars in sales.

> Implemented a Global Cycle count program for 13 manufacturing

facilities. Increased the average inventory accuracy percentage to

95%. Lowered weekly on hand inventory cost 23%

WARREN BAUMGARDNER

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Besam Entrance Solutions (Monroe North Carolina)

2006 - 2010

(Automatic door manufacturing company)

Global Materials Manager - Totally responsible for all materials management

shop floor operations, on time delivery, forecasting and global supply

chain analysis. Also cost savings development, vendor sourcing, procurement

and inventory control in a 230,000 sq. ft. facility with multiple

international and domestic districts, national accounts and warehouses.

Managed 37 direct & indirect reports, eight off-site processing operations

and efficiently serviced the United States, China, Canada, Sweden, Check

Republic and Italy. Developed monthly status reports for Sales and

Operations Planning meetings, controlled all MRO spending and 3PL

Management.

> Implemented a consignment inventory control program for Aluminum

inventory without interrupting production and reduced on hand

inventory cost 65% through contract negotiation and time phased

execution. Average carrying cost reduced $700,000 a month.

Danaher Sensors and Controls (Lancaster South Carolina)

2005 - 2006

(Electronics manufacturing company)

Buyer/Planner - Responsible for procurement, Inventory control using a Kan

Ban two bin system in a JIT Lean Manufacturing environment. Improved price

per variance cost based on market standard cost. Managed daily forecast,

product quotation, Vendor sourcing and Global Purchasing.

> Consistently reduced inventory cost an average of $17,000 monthly

while maintaining a 96% fill rate.

Freightliner Parts Manufacturing Facility (Gastonia North Carolina)

2002 - 2005

(Custom truck manufacturing company)

Material Planning Supervisor - Designated to coordinate all procurement and

production planning activities to meet truck plant build schedule on 2nd

shift; also responsible for vendor sourcing, inventory control, and

spearheading all activities implementing JIT Lean Manufacturing techniques.

> Reduced air-freight cost by 23% by creating a shared workbook to

provide management the ability to communicate the status of WIP work

orders between shifts and implemented color coded work orders to

visibly prioritize job status through production. Generated 1.4

million dollars in savings and increased on time delivery 17%

Hoover Material Handling Group (Charlotte North Carolina)

1999 - 2002

(Polyethylene drum manufacturing company)

Warehouse Manager - Directed all distribution activities in a 160,000 sq.

ft. Super Center including shipping, receiving, inventory control,

Production Planning and Transportation. Increased contract carrier services

to successfully meet customer delivery expectations; introduced employee

training procedures, developed shipping and production processes and manage

all warehousing task.

> Worked with the Information Technology department, developed a

system that established stock replenishment rules incorporating FIFO

inventory transactions using Logistics Pro software. Designated

finish goods staging locations for out bound deliveries and future

demand. Increased on time delivery 40%

Berlex Laboratories, (Wayne New Jersey)

1994 -

1999

(Pharmaceutical manufacturing company)

Clinical Inventory Supervisor - Controlled the receipt, sampling,

distribution and shipment of all components and clinical materials. Also

monitored product recertification dates, maintained inventory records and

conducted physical inventories.

Microsoft Suite: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Power Point.

ERP Systems: Log-Pro Logistics, AS/400, MAPICS, SAP, Clin-Pro Logistics,

JD Edwards, Oracle, Visual Manufacturing and Baan.

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