Materials Manager

Mark A. Rogers

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Chattanooga, TN. 37421

423-***-**** ********@***.***

Summary

Technical Manager with over 30 years of manufacturing experience in the areas of Scheduling, Purchasing, Material Control, Logistics and Customer Service.

-Proven results in Production Scheduling, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Execution

-Strong management and negotiation skills

-Extensive knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques

-Bachelors degree in Business with focus in Organizational Management

Employment History

Woodbridge Foam Products Chattanooga, TN

Sr. Material Scheduler 1/2015 - Current

-Develop and execute daily production schedule for (8) production presses and (3) assembly cells

-Prepare 12 week forecast to identify machine availability and overtime needs

-Prepare daily shipping schedules for Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers based on EDI and faxed order requirements.

-Review inventory levels of purchased components and issue Supplier releases to maintain weekly supply.

Pemko Manufacturing Memphis, TN.

Materials Manager 1/2014 – 9/2014

-Manage staff of (4) Supply Chain professionals responsible for executing ERP purchase orders and releases for both MRO and Production components. Total spend exceeds 40 million dollars

-Assure continuous improvement in all aspects of Supplier performance including quality, total cost, and on time delivery.

-Review commodity trends and assist in the negotiation of cost savings and cost avoidance

-Manage staff of (7) Production Control professionals responsible for issuing production orders, maintaining current routings, tracking and completing production orders and cycle counting inventory

-Responsible for departmental budgets, manning, production planning and forecasting to support the manufacturing operation

IPS Corporation Collierville, TN.

Scheduling Manager 2004 – 2013

-Developed manufacturing schedules for (13) injection molding machines, Punch press, Vacuum Molding machine and sub-assembly departments

-Monitored component availability required for the manufacturing of finished goods

-Developed forecast and build plans to account for seasonality of manufactured product

-Communicated product availability to Customer Service Representatives

-Improved line fill rate by 20% and perfect order rate by 25 %

United Technologies Carrier Corporation Collierville, TN.

1978-2004

Manager of Replacement Components 2003-2004

-Responsible for staffing, budgeting and scheduling activities associated with producing and shipping replacement components

-Integrated service requirements into business plan while maintaining on-time delivery performance of 95%

-Increased service coil output by 89% without additional manpower

Material Control Manager 1992-2003

-Responsible for managing staff of (13) salaried professionals and (120) hourly associates who controlled annual purchases of 455 million dollars

-Supported a plant operation of 1700 hourly associates by maintaining purchased component availability required to attain 98.5% schedule reliability

-Set record annualized inventory turns (69) for 2002 and achieved year over year improvements since 1993.

-Improved Supply Chain management with JIT deliveries and web enabled Supplier portals.

-Reduced total inventories by 50% with improved scheduling and delivery performance.

-Reduced product lead-time from 45 days to 15 days.

Senior Buyer/Planner 1985-1991

-Responsible for scheduling top dollar components utilizing MRP II system

-Reduced downtime for assigned commodities by 30%

-Improved inventory turns by 50% through Kanbans and JIT deliveries

-Assisted Materials Manager in successfully implementing new MRP system

Buyer/Planner 1978-1984

-Actively participated in corporate sourcing initiatives to leverage the company’s purchasing power.

Education/Skills

Crichton College Bachelor of Science Degree May 2002

- Major: Organizational Management GPA: 3.65 Magna Cum Laude

-Recognized as Team Leader and excellent team builder

-Proficient in Microsoft Office

-30 years experience with MRP/ERP systems (J.D. Edwards, Glovia)

-Trained in Lean manufacturing, Kanban, and Kaizen

-Graduate of UTC ITO University for ACE (6S) and Lean manufacturing

-Attended John Costanza “Demand Flow” training

-Team leader in (4) Toyota manufacturing Kaizen events

-Certified ISO 9001 internal Auditor.

References

- Available upon request

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