MIKE MAHONEY
Blacksburg, VA *4060
mahoney1212@ gmail.com
Open to relocation offers
EXPERIENCE
Phoenix Packaging Dublin, VA
(Extruding, Thermoforming, Injection molding and Shrink Sleeve application)
US Purchasing Supervisor 2014 -2015
* Manage Purchasing operations at 3 production facilities
2 in Virginia, 1 in chandler AZ. $450MM sales 500+ employees.
*Implement process controls including revising material forecast models
resulting in inventory reductions of up to 30% with zero outages.
* Assist in budget planning for the department.
* Review all aspects of the purchasing policies, and procedures.
* Develop or revise policies/procedures to improve efficiency’s within the department.
* Actively participate in managers and production meetings, keeping all departments informed of
all material and service related issues.
* New Vendor sourcing, reviewing, qualifying, auditing Etc.
* Vendor relationship management, Foreign and domestic.
* Negotiate annual purchasing agreements/contracts, including terms, volume incentives, rebates.
* Manage 5 buyers and 1 import/export specialist.
J R Cole Industries ( Label & Shrink Sleeve Printing Company)
Charlotte, NC
Purchasing Manager 2000-2013
* Manage all aspects of the purchasing policies, and procedures.
* Manage over $15 Million in capitol equipment purchases in 5 yrs
* Manage up to eight direct reports
* Initiate and implement process improvements across production, receiving, warehouse,
plant layout, workflow, and shipping area
* Manage $1.5 Million monthly inventory- 700+ SKU’s with
Less than 2% outages - Less than 5% obsolete items over 5 years
* Material forecasting * Min/Max Inventory Research, implementation and Monitoring
* All Vendor management * Sourcing new Vendors and products
* Negotiate agreements/contracts * Review supplier’s quality and performance regularly adjust as necessary
* Initiate, monitor vendor rebate programs, highest in company history
* Effective cross-divisional communication i.e. GM, accounting, sales and production on process improvements or issues
* Assisted in all internal and external quarterly and annual financial audits
* Stayed informed of local, regional, national, and global news, as it related to our core business
* Issue and reconcile all purchase orders for the division, work with AP to resolve any discrepancies.
* Coordinate site safety programs and training
MPI Label Systems Charlotte, NC 1999 – 2000
Production Shift Supervisor
* Made immediate process changes to significantly improve production and reduce waste.
* Train and mentor new and existing production personal
* Assist in capital equipment purchase research and recommendations
* Implement and serve as lead of the site safety team
CCL Cincinnati, Ohio Charlotte, NC 1998 – 1999
Master Pressman
* Work with the team reasonable for closing the Cincinnati facilities in preparation to relocate them to Charlotte
* Due to the loss of approximately 70% of Cincinnati production staff, this assignment consisted of primarily operating narrow web Flexo press’s to meet production commitments.
Avery Dennison SPD Clinton, SC 1996 - 1998
R&D production team leader
Linerless and Commemorative UNITED STATES postage stamps
* Work various internal and external engineers to achieve the stringent requirements of the US Postal system.
* This team created completely new types of tooling and machinery components, which lead to several new patents.
Due to the nature of the project, i.e. run a new sample; send it to Washington and wait 2 or 3 weeks for approval or modification request. I had the opportunity to work in some other areas
* Stamp division Safety Team leader
* Initiate Lock-Out Tag-out program, including writing procedures for over 20 pieces of equipment as well as training all affected staff
* Develop and maintain division MSDS manual and staff training
*ISO 9000 Team leader –
Write ISO procedures for the entire Postage Stamp division, as well as train staff. Awarded certification, after first audit.
Continuing Education
* Train the Trainer Courses
* Team Training (Zinger Miller courses)
* Supervisor Training 1, 2, & 3
* Dealing with difficult people