Materials Manager

Lisa McKenzie

*** **** ****** ****** **********, OH 45121 937-***-**** acp3wq@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Seasoned leader and Supply Chain Professional with 11 years of expertise in Purchasing, Inventory Management, Asset

Management and Field Operations across multiple industries. Strong knowledge of contract agreement and negotiations with

vendor/supplier relationships. A polished communicator who focuses on customers and utilizes appropriate combinations of

written and verbal communication skills for internal and external message delivery. High energy, self-driven, entrepreneurial,

goal-oriented, consensus building team player.

Areas of Expertise

Business Areas

Supply Chain Asset Management Purchasing Procurement of Raw Materials Accounting functions Vendor

Relationships Fleet Management Project Management Process Improvement, Implementations, and Documentation

Training Employee Recruiting and Retention Technology Deployment Performance Benchmarking and

Measurement Cost Reduction Organized Labor Management and Negotiation P&L Responsibility Financial

Analysis Budgeting Planning and Forecasting

Technical Skills

Axapta Seibel CRM Seibel Analytics Oracle Business Intelligence SAP CSG CCS CSG Workforce Express

Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint) Multiple Proprietary

Inventory Management Systems AS400

Professional Experience

Inventory & Materials Manager April 2012 - Present

Mac Tools – Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH area

Manager responsible for overseeing multiple functions and areas within the Mac Tools manufacturing facility including:

Inventory, Shipping/Logistics, Purchasing, Scheduling and Material Handling.

Successfully manage 13 direct reports across the Purchasing, Shipping, and Material Handling departments.

Decreased inventory levels by 33% while raising customer fill rate levels from 84% to 95%.

Partnered with Sales and Supply Chain to improve promotional activities and monthly forecasting.

Reduced Annual Tool Fair delivery fulfillment time by two months year over year.

Performed vendor analyses to negotiate new vendor agreements, driving increased part quality, reduced lead

times, improved on-time delivery and favorable pricing across hundreds of SKUs.

Implemented multiple consigned inventory contracts, reducing on-hand Raw Material and Purchased Goods

inventory levels.

Redesigned Parts Cage Area to improve process flow and reduce part delivery times to Assembly areas.

Drove cost savings of over $100K annually driven by implementing lower cost parts, substitute parts/materials,

and driving vendor changes.

Key player in ISO 9001 certification completing and implementing numerous processes and procedures.

December 2010 – April 2012

Materials Manager

Grifols PlasmaCare, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH area

Materials Manager responsible for controlling the purchasing function and inventory at 16 plasma donation centers

across the United States.

Developed and set-up online systems for the 16 plasma centers to house all purchasing related documents, track

the purchase requisitions from creation to receipt, and store all vendor information, material specifics, packing

slips and a vendor issue tracking logs.

Developed and implemented a SharePoint approval process for purchase requests and inventory transfers to

ensure proper compliance to the Delegation of Authority.

Reduced costs through focus on inventory shrinkage reduction, price negotiations, and vendor relationships.

Scheduled and tracked all deliveries of time sensitive and perishable goods.

Implemented inventory audits and full system audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Accurately entered over 100 purchase orders in SAP monthly; followed all purchases from the requisitions stage

to issuance of the invoice.

Solved all issues with external and internal customers throughout the purchasing process.

Effectively planned and forecasted material needs to reduce vendor backorders and supply shortages.

Capital expenditure and project planning and management.

Managed all material movements.

Provided analytical support to the operations and management staff.

Purchasing and Inventory Manager November 2004- August 2010

Multiband – Cincinnati, OH area (Headquartered in New Hope, MN)

Multiple roles: superior results and performance earned continuous vertical progression through the organization – from

top-performing fleet coordinator to full management of all purchasing needs for 3000+ employees in 18 states and 35

installation facilities. Proven scheduling, organizational, guidance, and negotiation skills, demonstrated through the

purchasing and inventory management of $4 billion in assets annually.

Responsible for tracking and replenishing inventory in 30+ warehouses.

Directly managed all purchasing, shipping and receiving, and facility maintenance for 35 locations in 18 states.

Managed 2000+ company owned vehicles.

Developed and implemented the standard operating procedures for the Purchasing and Accounts Payable

departments that are still in place today.

Managed and drove consistency through two mergers and acquisitions.

Increased revenues through effective planning, and controlling all purchases by 26% from previous year.

Reduced costs through focus on inventory shrinkage reduction, employee retention, proactive workforce

management, and elimination of waste in corporate fleet.

Slashed freight charges for emergency orders by 25% in less than 6 months.

Cut monthly inventory by $750K while avoiding shortages.

Implemented, set up and policed inventory programs and the use.

Implemented inventory audits and full system audits to ensure and validate 99% accuracy.

Refined and simplified warehouse procedures for efficient order pulling to reduce inventory and labor cost by 33%.

Teamed with IT to develop, publish and train in an inventory/ asset management program for the entire organization.

Negotiated cable contract savings of over $300K with copper prices increasing.

Negotiated contracts with a 120-day net terms, increasing from previous levels of 60 or 90 days.

Education/Training

University Of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH Graduated 2004

Associates Degree, Business Management

Global Supply Chain Excellence Training

Stanley Black & Decker training program focusing on fundamental facets of Sourcing and Supply Chain

SAP Certified Training

Inventory, Purchasing, Accounting

Dynamics Axapta Software Certified Training

Inventory, Purchasing, Accounting, Reporting

Manufacturing Training

CPR Certification/ First Responder

ISO 9001 Training

Lean/5S

Leadership Training

Supplier Diversity, Leadership, Sexual Harassment, EH&S Orientation and Management System,

Near Miss, and C-TPAT Security Training

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