Manager Project
Resume:
Catherine Jahn
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**** ** ****** *.*., Bellevue, WA 98004
*******@*****.***
Objective A leadership position in Manufacturing Operations/Materials/Distribution
and ERP Systems implementation
Qualifications 20 years’ experience in manufacturing and distribution management
15 years’ experience in manufacturing software implementation
Organized, highly motivated, detail-directed problem solver
Proven ability in streamlining and eliminating waste using business systems and
standard software
Professional PCC Aerostructures, Bellevue, WA 2014
Experience
ERP System Project Manager
• Responsible for leading sites through implementation of new or upgraded
manufacturing software (SyteLine/Infor)
• Responded to questions and helped determine best practices for sites
utilizing Vantage (Epicor)
• Led weekly meetings with sites to assess progress
• Wrote report specifications based on site input
TECT Aerospace, Kent, Everett, WA and Irapuato, MX 2004 2014
Senior Business Systems Analyst 2007 - 2014
• Team Leader - ERP system implementation (Vantage 8 )
1. Responsible for researching and implementing best planning methods and
procedures for all aspects of business
1. Led a team that created process documents comparing current operations with
future state by interviewing internal customers across all sites and then
determining best practices
2. Created process flow charts for future state and interdepartmental interfaces
3. Determined process gaps within software; wrote requirement documents for
proposed enhancements for corporate IT.
4. Created training documents including standard written work instructions and
captivate slide shows; trained new users to those documents; published all
work instructions and slide shows to intranet for ongoing end user reference
Special projects
• Assisted in day to day operations of Mexico subsidiary
• Trained employees on ERP software (Epicor 9)
• Acted as interim Supply Chain Manager
• Standardized receiving, stocking, and issuing of material
Materials Manager 2004 - 2007
Implemented changes in planning parameters, job release and scheduling, resulting in
a decrease in inventory of 20% while increasing on time delivery to the customer by
40%
AT&T Broadband (TCI) 1994 2002
Director, Materials Management 1999 – 2002
Specialized in demand and distribution management
1. Responsible for day-to-day operations at a 100,000 square foot distribution
facility supporting a $14 billion, 100+ location, 35,000-employee corporation
2. Member of a team that implemented, specified modifications to, and trained
users in an Oracle based distribution and procurement system.
3. Developed and implemented ‘best practices’ materials processes for the
corporation.
4. Implementation, site evaluation and training carried me to all regions of the
country, often traveling for most of the year.
Materials Specialist 1994 - 1999
Hired to purchase electronics for the western region and manage inventory
requirements at cable systems in a five state region
1. Negotiated the purchase of all electronics required to support cable systems
including amplifiers, taps, filters, etc.
2. Managed a staff of two
Major Projects/Achievements
1. Drove inventory down at the system level by $10M.(20% reduction)
2. Moved material from one system to another to support requirements
Systems Northwest, Kent 1992 1994
Operations and Production Manager / Materials Manager
3. Initially hired as Materials Manager and ultimately became Co-Director of
Operations
4. Slashed manufacturing lead time from 16 weeks to 4 weeks while reducing
inventory by 50%
5. Managed staff and budgets of a 35-person department
Ioline, Kirkland, WA 1989 1992
Materials Manager
Responsible for the procurement and planning of jobs for a manufacturer of large
format pen plotters
Major Project/Achievements
• Researched and won approval for a manufacturer of multi-wattage
motors, eliminating multiple motors and driving manufacturing lead-time from 20
weeks to 4 weeks
Education University of Washington, Seattle, WA – BS 1976
University of Washington, Seattle, WA – MSPA 1978
Center for Creative Leadership – Betsy Magness Leadership Institute 2001
Professional National Association of Purchasing Management (C.P.M.) 1987
American Production and Inventory Control Society (CPIM) 1992
Certifications
American Production and Inventory Control Society (CIRM) 1995
Interests Travel, Cooking, Photography
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