Operations, Plant Manager Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager

Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager

Plant & Operations Management ( Leadership & Team Building ( Tactical &

Strategic Planning

Warehouse Inventory Management ~ Quality Assurance ( Contract Negotiation (

Lean Methodology

Customer Service Management ( Supply Chain Logistics ~ Processes/Procedures

Implementation & Enhancement

Qualifications Profile

Tenacious, quality-focused, and dedicated professional, with extensive

years of plant, operations, & purchasing management as well as process

improvement. Equipped with proven adeptness in supervising workforce

through open communication to identify problems and difficulties in a

particular job and to meet corporate goals and objectives. Competent in

dealing with and handling errors; enthusiastic in working collaboratively

with diverse teams of people. Diligent, hardworking, and flexible in

meeting strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Proficient with

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contour Saws, Inc. ( Des Plaines, IL (Oct 2014-Present)

Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager

. Develop, implement & support the purchasing & inventory control

policies & procedures of the company

. Ensure quality, cost, and delivery targets are met through vendor

evaluation & selection

. Develops and manages RFQ process in support of business initiatives

and cross functional teams

. Manage finished goods inventory as well as the movement of inventories

from raw to finished state

. Produce forecasting models to optimize inventory levels thereby

fulfilling customer demand

. Team with internal teams to ensure appropriate inventory levels while

minimizing shortages/down time

Chicago Tribune Company ( Chicago, IL (Jun 2000-OCT 2014)

Plant Operations Manager Mar 2008-OCT 2014

. Managing Plant and Operations that produces Sunday collated inserts -

responsible for P&L performance

. Led effort to reduce consumable expenses through strategic sourcing:

3rd vendor for Polywrap (highest expense)

. Formerly led and current member of Management Safety Steering

Committee (MSSC) - EHS

. Guarantee that collated product met production and quality goals while

achieving desired safety, productivity, and budgetary metrics through

keen oversight of 95 employees (2 shifts) and consumables

. Employ, streamline process improvements, and practiced/executed Lean

methods to maximize throughput and productivity metrics year over year

(YOY):

o Led Value Stream Mapping of "start-up" process which yielded

production gains of 12 hours

o Led 5S team through the facility to establish

standardization/sustainability of material location/process

. Execute cultural transformation to encourage productivity gains,

accountability, and ownership of work

. Conducted research regarding the use of static electricity to identify

the possibility of output improvement

. Earned the annual "Publisher Award" for "Efficiency Optimization" in

2009

. Authored and implemented in-house forklift certification program to

comply with OSHA regulations - Written Test & Obstacle Course

Evaluation

. Effectively established and built relations with temporary agency to

support the Chicago Tribune Company with contract resources

Operations Manager-Newsprint Department & Oct 2005-Mar 2008

Warehouse

. Constantly met and surpassed budgetary goals and successfully managed

a budget surplus regardless of a 13.6% descent in 2006 to 2007

. Rendered effectual assistance with departmental considerations,

encompassing safety metrics, internal promotion, bench strength

(office and front line), infrastructure, and change execution to cope

with declining revenues and operating cash flow

. Diminished overall newsprint warehouse inventory by five days, over

two years; thereby achieving $1.7M worth of savings

. Administered 48 employees and drove 10% annual productivity metric

growth

. Determined discrepancies through process mapping, consequently

saving $266K

PeopleSoft Supplier Services and Systems Dec 2001-Oct 2005

Supervisor

. Imparted knowledge to enthusiastic resources while refining PeopleSoft

functionality regarding three modules, such as accounts payable,

purchasing, and payroll

. Productively increased purchasing card activity from zero to over $3M

in annual spend

PeopleSoft Supplier Services Analyst Jun 2000-Dec 2001

. Employed functional side along with PeopleSoft accounts payable and

purchasing modules in diverse

ANDERSEN CONSULTING, L.L.P. (May 1997-Jun 2000)

Process Lead - Global Procurement Nov 1998-Jun 2000

. Team member in analyzing the firms single sourcing opportunities:

Office Furniture/Supplies. Leveraged total spend while mandating

sourcing opportunities through exclusive contracts: $1.25M annual

savings

. Planned, created, and implemented policies in building an electronic

data interchange (EDI) program; impacting overall company business

units across United States and Canada, with emphasis on three primary

mail carriers such as DHL, FedEx, and UPS

. Optimized total spend as well as mandated sourcing opportunities

utilizing exclusive contracts with $1.25M annual savings

PeopleSoft Implementation Analyst May 1997-Nov 1998

Matsushita (Panasonic/Quasar/National) Microwave Oven Corporation of America (APR

1996-MAY 1997)

Facility Closed & Relocated to Danville, KY.

Senior Buyer

. Improved supply chain process through T.Q.M. methodologies,

procurement planning, identifying qualified suppliers, developing

suppliers, and negotiating pricing

. Proactively sought and achieved cost savings on various commodities:

glass, electronic components, & power cords

COOPER INDUSTRIES (FEB 1995-APR 1996)

Facility Closed & Relocated to Monterrey, Mexico

Senior Buyer

. Managed service level agreements with key suppliers to ensure

conformance of negotiated criteria. Saved $1.5 M, annually, through

J.I.T. implementation and Pareto/ABC analysis

CATERPILLAR, INC. (SEP 1989-FEB 1995)

Logistic Planning Analyst

. Saved the company $2.5M, annually, through JIT implementation/delivery

of Joliet fabricated truck cabs (35, 50, 85, & 130 ton) by

streamlining a 45-60 day inventory to next day scheduled consumption

. Managed supplier scheduling and follow-up to ensure on-time delivery

of material with an emphasis placed on certain, critical, high dollar

components/sub-assemblies. Inventory turns totaled $2.7M/month.

Fostered communication with Engineering to establish/coordinate

exhaust dates of surplus/obsolete material

TUTHILL CORPORATION (FEB 1988-AUG 1989)

Logistic Planning Analyst

. Coordinated material flow, delivery schedules, and production

scheduling of raw materials, sub-assemblies, and finished goods.

Consistently maintained the timely shipment of finished goods orders.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration in Operations Management

North Central College ? Naperville, IL; 7/1998

Master of Science in Technology, summa cum laude

Eastern Illinois University ? Charleston, IL; 8/1993

Bachelor of Arts in Business Management

North Central College ? Naperville, IL; 12/1987

Certification

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), In Progress

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