Buyer

CHRIS HILL (CPIM)

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http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/chris-hill/20/818/826 Email:

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OBJECTIVE

Obtain a challenging position in Supply Chain Management or Manufacturing

Operations with a progressive company where I can utilize my Buying and

Materials Planning, ERP's BAAN and SAP, Engineering and Database

experience.

PROFILE

A conscientious, results-oriented Purchasing and Production and Inventory

Management professional with extensive experience in: purchasing, inventory

control, lean manufacturing, kanban and MRP planning. A supportive team

player with excellent communications, organizational, planning, negotiating

and execution skills.

. Purchased $ 2.5 million steel sheet and coils and total budget

of $3 million.

. Dealt with 50+ Vendors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEKNION International Designer and Manufacturer of office furniture

Buyer (Contract Position) October 2010 to

Present

. Manage MRP and PRP (Project-Specials) demands using ERP BAAN

. Evaluate change orders for both PRP and MRP by reviewing standard lead

times, priority and vendor ability to respond.

. MRO Purchasing

. Vendor Management - send PO's, track and expedite materials. Review PO

confirmations for delivery, price, payment terms, and vendor quality.

Price Negotiations and Vendor Performance Report, Resolved supplier

invoice discrepancies and material receipts issues.

. Maintain all Purchasing item data, pricing, lead time and inventory

accuracy

. Report BOM errors for corrective action

. Identify and implement methods for inventory stocking improvements

. Communicate with production regarding any material problems and work

with all departments and suppliers to achieve customer satisfaction

. Cost reductions Saved over $ 400,000 and improved customer

deliveries.

. Lean Manufacturing - Reduced Supply Chain for steel tubing and lead

times for other products.

STEELCASE CANADA a global leader in the contract office furniture

manufacturing industry

Materials Planner / Buyer July 2003 - April

2010

. Analyze SAP and Legacy Systems MRP to support manufacturing schedules.

. Purchasing - Prepare and process purchase requisitions and purchase

orders for parts, supplies and services. Resolved supplier invoice

discrepancies and material receipts issues.

. Liaised with suppliers to ensure sufficient inventory as well as

negotiating lead times and lot sizes. Create and maintain SAP Material

Master Data, Vendor Info Records, source list.

. Commodities - foam, plastics, cartoning, steel flat stock and coil,

fabric, steel welded chair frames and brackets, hardware, wood crating

products, etc.

. Reduced inventory by 14%, which resulted in reduced floor space.

. Initiated programs to reduce DII (days in inventory) from 10 to 8 during

downturn.

. Analyze inventory to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce

waste and optimize customer service. Improved shortages, cost reductions

and supplier performance issues.

. Engineering change execution, manage non-conforming materials, parts

shortages and obsolete parts.

. Implemented aspects of Lean Manufacturing in the seating/chair

department including: parts review, building flow racks, marking floors

showing product storage locations, flow lanes etc.

. Customer Service - Order Change Management. Reviewed, coordinated and

approved customer change requests with scheduling, inventory, paint,

assembly and logistics departments.

Product Engineering Analyst (STEELCASE CANADA) 1991 -

2003

. Created and revised Pro/Engineer drawings for Steelcase parts and wrote

formal documentation (ECN'S), Engineering Change Notices and ER's

(Engineering Releases) Outlined impact on current production and

information systems and effects to various departments. Temporary

Deviation Authorization and Non Conformance decision-making.

. Liaised with vendors regarding drawing and manufacturing issues with

respect to quality and manufacturability of the parts.

. Increased production rates through time studies, resulting in improved

work methods.

. Improved quality by performing ISO 9001 audits in both Canadian and US

plants.

. As a product development team member: set up complete Product Data from

PSDB / Order Entry to Inventory to Shipping Database and leter order

entry resolution.

. Reviewed designs, ISIR (initial sample inspection report) Approvals,

non-conformance issues and drawing reviews and product testing

requirements.

Database responsibilities: Create data to release parts, assign part

numbers, load Bill of Materials, Mfg Routings and Shipping database,

etc., for all Steelcase products

. Trained employees on the use of Key Master, database, HPS, etc, file

transfers

. ISO 9001 - Internal Quality System Auditor for implementation and

maintenance of Certification, Created various procedures such as request

for change, writing ECN's, etc.

. Provide Product Costing reports when required. NAFTA freight

classifications.

. Office experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lotus Notes

and Google Apps

. Agency representative (CSA & UL) for approvals and Inspections

Other Positions Held: Database Analyst, Prepaint Material Handler,

Dispatcher

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CPIM APICS Certified Production and Certification

Inventory Management

Hands-ON Project Learning Tree International College Credit

Management

Quality Assurance Centennial College College

Credit

(ISO 9001 + Quality Issues)

Junior Programming Seneca College Certificate

Business Administration Seneca College

Diploma

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