Richard S. Murphy
Two Sutton Street
Smithfield, RI 02828
Email: *******@*****.***
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Qualifications Summary
Experienced operations and materials professional with years of solid
management and supervisory experience (working in the
aviation/medical, contract (OEM) and general manufacturing
environments); high energy level; possesses the skills necessary to
lead and implement new projects; open communication style.
Experience Highlights
Buying
. Purchasing raw materials such as platinum, gold, silver, steel,
aluminum, packaging supplies; medical raw materials such as cotton,
gauze, fabrics, molded plastics...many other commodity items
. Procuring machinery, operating supplies, and maintenance equipment
. Buying/planning for work in process items shipped to external vendors
and returned, or drop shipped to various external suppliers
. Purchasing components overseas (Europe and Asia) to support
manufacturing needs
. Negotiating various materials, transportation and service agreements
Planning
. Working closely with internal and external suppliers to ensure quality
and 98% on-time delivery
. MRP planning, maintaining inventory, forecasting and safety stock
levels
. Issuing work orders to satisfy customer demand and inventory levels
. Daily planning and scheduling of labor and materials to meet on-time
delivery
. Closely monitoring Kan Bans levels and costing of products and
capacity levels based on staff and machinery output
Computer Technologies
. Extensive experience using MRP, Visual ERP, BPCS, JD Edwards, Epicor,
Great Plains, and other custom packages
. Have played major roles in support of IT Departments, such as sourcing
and implementing bar code systems maintained database integrity,
software updates, hardware procurement and setup, and troubleshooting
. Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access...
. Custom report building with MS Access, I have the knowledge to find
and extract real-time usable data from your existing software and turn
that into valuable decision making information
Distribution/Warehousing
. Planned the inventory levels of over 11,000 SKUs using safety stock
and forecasting tools
. Created kitting work orders and directed employee warehouse activities
. Monitored and documented the lot/serial numbers for specific
manufacturing builds to adhere to FAA/FDA
. Manage shipping/receiving/transportation activities.
. Scheduling out/inbound overseas container shipments with container
line and broker
Managing People and Projects
. Managed and supervised between 30 and 50 people. Responsibilities
included employee hiring, development and coaching, as well as
disciplinary action when applicable
. Managed the safety procedures and policies mandated by OSHA
. Managed and implemented a time and attendance/shop floor control
system which flowed payroll information and production data into a
database that reduced costs and eliminated the previous manual process
Employment History:
Present Director of Supply Chain, Carwild Corp, New London
Ct.
07/06-07/08 Buyer/Planner, Tiffany & Company, Cranston and Cumberland,
RI
02/05-07/06 Buyer/Planner, Eaton Aerospace, Warwick, RI
02/97-08/03 Production Manager, Whiting and Davis Safety Inc.,
Attleboro Falls, MA
02/95-06/96 Production Planner/Inventory Planner, Stanley
Bostitch, East Greenwich, RI
10/93-02/95 Buyer/Planner, Stanley Bostitch, East Greenwich, RI
Education & Training
Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Management Program (220 hr.
training)
Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
Certificate in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training
Community College of Rhode Island
A.S. in Business Administration
University of Rhode Island
Bachelors Degree in Business (attended)
OSHA Training
APICS Module 1-3