James Barrick
Versailles, KY 40383
acgdt8@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION
Bachelor of Arts College of Business - June 1991
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Major: Materials Logistics Management
Certified Production Inventory Management - January 1994
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Supervisor, Planning
04/08 to present
LINK-BELT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Lexington, KY
. Supervise Attainment Planning as well as the assembly scheduling
personnel
. Coordinate and execute master scheduling responsibilities by working
collaboratively with Purchasing, Sales and Marketing, Design
Engineering, and Production Engineering to create the production build
over a 24 month horizon
. Supervise the Process Control group to ensure the proper build
configuration maintenance within MACPAC enterprise system
. Supervise and manage the cycle count department to insure inventory
accuracy to withstand internal and external audits
. Manage obsolete material to maintain relevant raw material and
components
. Maintain all Quality Work Instructions for the materials department
Owner 11/04 to
04/08
BARRICK PAINTING LLC
Lexington, KY
. Solicit and secure sales of business in new residential construction
. Manage employee efficiency and quality of work
. Purchase and maintain inventory of materials and equipment
. Manage payroll, accounting and banking transactions
Materials Manager
05/03 to 11/04
BLUE STAR PLASTICS
Lexington, KY
. Source and negotiate raw material purchases
. Manage employees responsible for production control, receiving and
shipping
. Work with manufacturing manager to make strategic changes to
operations and support daily production needs
. Provide direction and leadership to operations staff
. Reconcile all variances to standards for labor and material
consumption
. Conduct perpetual cycle count procedures and annual physical inventory
. Explore and negotiate resell opportunities for any unused material
. Provide sales support in working with new customer requirements
including booking sales
. Work directly with primary customers to ensure seamless supply of
daily deliveries
Supplier Value Analysis - Program Manager
8/98 to 11/02
SQUARE D COMPANY
Lexington, KY
. Responsible for the development and growth SVA throughout North
American operations
. Plan performance objectives and manage resources towards meeting or
exceeding
. Direct a group of eight engineers on SVA project work
. Drive for compliance and support across the organization
. Develop and maintain the central productivity reporting database
(PSR)
. Assist commodities/locations with SVA efforts
. Ensure that all commodities/locations are working successfully toward
achieving goals
. Develop new material productivity tools and techniques from $6MM to
$16MM over a 28 month period
. Develop and coordinate the NAFTA certificate procedure and management
database on Lotus Notes platform.
eProcurement Project Manager
. Responsible for development of eProcurement platform of Schneider
Electric North America
. Develop and Execute strategy for eProcurement in North America
. Work closely with European countries to assure efforts are
complimentary
. Manage the eMALL project team resources across functions
. Develop and maintain the eMALL project plan
. Achieve ROI objectives of eProcurement Implementation
. Lead rollout efforts to North America locations
Purchasing Specialist
5/95 to 8/98
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING
Georgetown, KY
. Maintain company objectives through strategic procurement of
electrical and electro-mechanical components and systems
. Manage ~$800MM annually of component and vehicle system content
. Direct company sourcing strategy for commodities of responsibility
. Execute sourcing of components and systems for future vehicles
. Analyze and negotiate component and system pricing at SOP
. Conduct annual pricing negotiations for commodities of responsibility
. Contact for supplier issues requiring purchasing assistance, including
quality, delivery and development
Sourcing Specialist
7/93 to 5/95
MOTOROLA INC., AIEG
Northbrook, IL
. Manage mechanical component commodities to ensure timely and
profitable program launch of automotive electronics (tier 1) to OEMs.
Plan and direct strategy as commodity team leader
. Drive qualification of components to ensure timely program launch
. Lead and/or participate in supplier QSRs (quality system audits),
business reviews, and annual procurement contracts
. Manage conflicting interests of Program Management & Plant Materials
organizations
Production & Inventory Control Analyst
12/91 to 7/93
TELESCIENCES TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Bloomingdale, IL
. Manage inventory so that production needs are met while optimizing
turns
. Analyze and manage inventory by corresponding with purchasing to
create P.O. shipment dates
. Plan & release production schedules for waveline area in job-shop
environment
. Manage MRP forecast profiles in accordance with monthly Marketing data
. JIT implementation team coordinator - assumed leadership role for
implementation of Just-in-time manufacturing cell for 23Ghz radio line
. Analyze and determine proper Kanban system and quantities to maximize
efficiency, turns and flexibility
. Design cell layout focusing on minimum conveyance of product and
optimum line balance in operations