BROOKE L. BURGHER

*** ****** **** *****

Mount Sterling, KY 40353

859-***-****

acqzmt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Highly skilled Buyer/Planner with over ten year’s experience supporting quality driven large scale manufacturing facilities. Detail oriented with excellent problem solving, organizational and communication skills. Team player able to work effectively under pressure and meet tight production schedules.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OSRAM SYLVANIA, Versailles, KY

Planning Analyst III 2014-Present

Strategically plan and align weekly and monthly production schedules for three locations following monthly PSI reports and Union labor guidelines.

Purchase raw materials internationally for multiple locations.

Manage overall inventory levels and financial plan to meet and exceed corporate objectives.

Work through multiple and long term component supply issues to minimize impact to customer.

Analyze, determine, maintain and monitor safety stock levels in multiple distribution centers.

Maintain product information including batch changes, planning time fence, and other MRP settings.

Work with Marketing to fit in last minute orders and new products.

Hold daily meetings with all Supervisors to guarantee schedule is being met and to discuss any issues.

Purchasing Analyst III 2013-2014

Purchased multi-million dollars in raw materials for a large scale manufacturing facility.

Portrayed exceptional teamwork by working with Supply Chain to lower inventory on hand which in turn created more warehouse space and allowed for less storage trailers, saving the company money.

Continuously worked to clean up SAP for all packaging materials, allowing for more accurate information which led to less Production downtime, in turn saving the company money.

Worked with multiple departments to ensure the flow of materials between or within departments were accurate and on time.

Created contracts for all vendors that reached high volume, high dollar purchase amounts.

Maintained Recycling program for corrugated, paper, plastic, pallets, scrap metals, etc. Return on recycling equaling $350,000+ annually.

ITW CCNA (RAMSET), Paris, KY 2011-2013

Buyer

Purchased a variety of materials in excess of ~$35 million per year both domestically and internationally.

Supervised inventory and purchasing for tooling and plating employees.

Created a Kanban system to increase efficiency for tooling part purchasing.

Coordinated with vendors both domestically and internationally adhering to Supply Chain in order to maintain appropriate stock and inventory levels.

Worked with vendors to decrease costs, with a savings of over $280,000.

Managed multiple projects with ITW Strategic Sourcing Group resulting in company savings.

Reviewed and renewed multiple Service Contract Agreements.

MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION, Winchester, KY 2004-2010

Materials Planner/Scheduler

Scheduled packaging of multi-million dollar orders and coordinated inventory for all customer shipments.

Worked with Corporate Supply Chain to produce and distribute downstream production schedule.

Assumed Supervisory role when Supervisor was absent.

Administered inventory reports to Quality Assurance to ensure product was available to meet customer demand.

Revised production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, or other interruptions, collaborating with Management, Account Services, Production, Purchasing, Engineering, and Corporate Supply Chain.

Successfully implemented new inventory reporting procedures to manage customer order allocation, as well as new label reporting documents to resolve and prevent errors.

Improved quality control functions utilizing knowledge of material, shipping quality, and planning procedures.

QC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Lexington, KY 2003-2004

Customer Service Representative

Contacted customers with delinquent accounts to arrange payment plans.

Ensured proper closing of deferred deposit transactions with compliance

of federal, state, and local laws.

Maintained a balanced cash drawer by adhering to all company cash handling

procedures.

Created and maintained daily reports for corporate auditors.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

SAP, SRM, Microsoft Navision, ISO 9001

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