Sales Engineer

SUSAN K. MARTIN

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Progressively developed advancement & responsibilities in Supply Chain analysis, Materials & Inventory Control,

Engineering & management in a variety of industries. Confident communicator offering solid leadership abilities with

specialized skills in identification & implementation of cost reductions, Production Scheduling, shipment of finished

goods & line flow refinement of production process, Recognized for outstanding command of creating BOMs,

machine routings & work plans, Capacity Planning & manpower loading of production. Superior organizational skills,

with superior analytical & conceptual abilities contribute to an i n-depth technical strength h to analyze material

overhead costs, floor space layout for optimized product flow from Start to Finish.

KHS America Mount Juliet, Tn 2011 to Present

INVENTORY CONTROL ANALYST Responsible for receipt and invoicing of all incoming product. Setup and

Configuration of all new parts and replacement parts. Control of inventory transactions for 2 locations. Revise layout

of warehouse and processes for improved flow of receipt and shipment of products. Train others in usage of Axapta

for inventory control issues. Responsible for scheduling all incoming shipments from China, Japan, and Holland.

R & D Fixtures Mount Juliet, TN (Contract) 2010 to 2010

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER- Responsible for Plant Master scheduling, Purchasing, Inventory control and

Shipping functions for facility. Manufacturer of Hot and cold food Merchandisers. Work with designers to implement

standard stock for custom builds. Manage staff of 3 to maintain product flow to customers .

Visteon (previously G&C), Lavergne, TN 2005 to 2010

2009 Revenue was $6.68B worldwide The Nissan truck line cockpit module Visteon builds includes an instrument panel and one or more of the

following: wire harness, audio, instrument cluster, climate control head, finish panels, steering, etc. ….

INVENTORY CONTROL ANALYST –SAP SUPERUSER

Resolved supplier issues regarding demand forecast (830) & (862) issues. Worked with MDS, Engineers & ECL

Coordinator to correct issues impacting plant. Oversaw quarterly inventory of materials. Developed processes to

improve productivity. Prepared standardized work instructions to improve consistency of work processes.

SAP experience in Materials Management, Sales & Distribution & EDI/IDOC in

Automotive Industry. Knowledgeable in Master Data, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Consumption-Based

Planning & Invoice verification in SAP MM module, Master data, Sales, Shipping, Billing in SD module, and MPS,

MRP, Repetitive manufacturing, and KanBan in Production Planning module

DISTRIBUTION AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, Smyrna, TN 2001 to 2005

Distribution and Auto Service, Inc. provides vehicle processing, logistic & marine services to the automotive industry. Smyrna supports Nissan

North America. Distribution & Auto Service, Inc. formerly operated as a subsidiary of Nissan North America, sales were 100M yearly.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Responsible for Accessory Department & Wrap Guard Department for all Nissan end-of-the-line Products. Managed

& monitored employees & processed using QCDS, Kaizen & the 5 S process. Responsible for all incoming shipments

of materials from 40 vendors. Monitored inventory levels thru cycle counts & corrected thru inventory balancing.

Reviewed all defective materials, corresponding w/vendors on product issues. Monitored, corrected & created all

requests for materials. Supported Nissan North America w/60 direct reports. Participated in the ISO1400 review.

DEL-MET, Nashville, TN 1998 to 2001

Del-met supplied plastic moldings for automobile interiors and plastic wheel covers. Sales: $25-50M

STAFF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Accountable for 4-facilities, responsible for all bills of materials & machine routing. Worked with setup of EDI

information to assure correct ASN submissions. Cost analysis of profit margin gains and losses. Initiated cost

improvements through ECN/ECR procedure, APQP, PPAP Procedures. Assisted in audit to QS9000 standards.

Served as Interim Material Manager for 6 months.

FIESTA GAS GRILLS, Dickson, TN 1994 to 1998

Fiesta supplies Gas Grills to the U.S and Canada. Seasonal business with annual revenues ranging from $100M to 500M.

MATERIALS SCHEDULER/BUYER/INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Responsible for scheduling all phases of production equipment & assembly. Monitored all Purchasing functions to

ensure minimum inventories based on forecasted sales. Created/maintained all BOMs. Developed process flow charts

for all areas of mfg. Maintained cycle counting program & performed audits of production capacities & manpower

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usage. Scheduled work to satisfy customer shipments based on capacity levels of plant. Forecasted material usage

based on sales data and performed MRP report processing for usage by purchasing

Setup 1st cycle counting program and institute inventory control procedures.

Completed layout for purchased goods & finished goods warehouses to improve entire product flow.

Utilized just-in-time methods to reduce purchased inventories by 15%. Performed all Purchasing functions in

1997 during absence of Buyer.

TEXTRON AEROSTRUCTURES, Nashville, TN 1981 to 1993

$3M Manufacturer of parts of the space shuttle, wings for various U.S. and British bombers, business jets, European airbuses, as well as rocket

nose parts.

LEAD INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Responsible for producing schedules, manpower capacities, cost improvements, quoting activities for new products,

reduction in work-in-process inventory, training & direction of lower level Engineers. Initiated / coordinated facilities

changes & modification, including repair, installation & purchase of capital equipment. Developed facilities layout for

buildings, equipment, and functional product flow. Responsible for conducting line studies measuring expected

performance against actual performance. Trained support personnel in usage of system for daily work needs.

Researched & implemented cost improvements to reduce materials & manpower usage. Total cost reduction

averaged $200,000 per year.

Established / monitored schedules based on capacity needs, manpower requirements, and parts flow.

Reduced work-in-process inventory by 45% through scheduling and planning.

Implemented changes to increase production by an average of 10% yearly.

Focal point for start-up and installation of inventory control system.

FMC CORPORATION, Anniston, AL 1980 to 1981

$1B manufacturer of track and suspension systems for tanks and other armored vehicles.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Performed traditional Industrial Engineering functions, including time studies, capacity planning & cost analysis.

Compiled status of equipment installation & tooling for new product line. Product line installed on schedule

and within budget.

Capacity loaded machinery line of a major product to establish feasibility of capital equipment purchases and

renovations of existing equipment.

Developed plan for expenditure on a capital item that trimmed material usage costs by $250 k per year with 2-

year payback on equipment.

KELLWOOD COMPANY, Dresden, TN 1979 to 1980

$8M leading private label and brand label manufacturer, marketer, and merchandiser of apparel to Sears.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Performed traditional Industrial Engineering functions, including time & motion studies, equipment purchases &lean

flow set-ups. Completed time and motion studies to improve techniques and flow of production.

Participated in installation of new operator training program for improvement of quality and efficiency

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EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering University of Tennessee 1979

Completed several classes in Master Program M.S.I.E.

Received JIT Certification in 1992. Attained M.T.M. Bluecard in 1980

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

SAP SD, MM, PP Modules software.

Fluent in Lotus notes, WordPerfect, Excel, Windows NT, Powerway and Mainframe Inventory system

software(BPICS&MAPICS),AS400 System literate, QCDS, 5S, Kaizen training

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