Gregory A. Parker

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Career Summary

Proven track record of identifying opportunities and developing talented personnel to overcome obstacles and

challenges to achieve departmental, organizational, and personal goals

Experience

Product Responsibility Mgr GrafTech 11/2014 to 9/2015 Lawrenceburg, TN

Led a cross functional plant team along with outside suppliers to successfully meet June 1, 2015 deadline to

comply with GHS OSHA SDS and labeling requirements for all products produced

Working with suppliers and production personnel to meet April, 2016 deadline to comply with DOT

hazardous material shipping requirements

Lead team to review and revise Product Reviews for; risk assessment, proper / improper use, packaging

compliance, customer complaints, SDS and label compliance, and import / export requirements

Review sales forecast to identify risks and opportunities to production planning, raw material requirements,

and inventory levels

Materials Manager Hillshire Brands 9/2011 to 11/2014 Florence,

AL

Defined expectations and developed 6 direct reports into leaders who lead the Purchasing, Scheduling,

Warehouse, and MRO functions of our plant supply chain network

Led a Level Scheduling initiative to improve scheduling opportunities and reduce changeovers and plant

downtime by 10%

Set expectations and led Problem Solving and Gemba events to reduce slow moving inventory to create much

needed space in dry goods warehouse 15% reduction

Challenged warehouse personnel to reduce inventory write offs achieved a 90% reduction in write offs

which led to annual physical inventory variances of less than $1,000 for 3 consecutive years

Partnered with corporate sales and marketing personnel and developed annual sku rationalization program

supported by facts: low inventory turns, high minimum order quantity cost, and lost margins. Program

reduced changeovers and increased plant capacity 2 3%

Developed and implemented Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) to determine quality issue root

causes to improve supplier performance and reduce vendor credits by $200K annually

Actively pursued cost savings opportunities with vendors that are mutually beneficial and developed strong

vendor relationships

SAP Implementation Team Hillshire Brands 2/2009 to 9/2011 Travels

Part of a team responsible for implementing shop floor SAP system in 11 production plants within Hillshire

Brands network

Trained by IBM personnel in 6 month training program consisting of manufacturing, logistics, purchasing,

scheduling, and master data transactions

Transactions were taught to plant management and shop floor personnel in a 6 8 week go live environment

Taught classes in change readiness prior to go live

Manufacturing transactions included; goods issues, receipts, material staging, and understanding process

order variances relating to transactions

Logistics transactions included; inbound receipts, shipments, transfer orders, inventory put away, and physical

inventory

Purchasing and scheduling transactions included; usage and understanding of MRP system, master schedule

to drive material requirements, purchase order creation, scheduling agreements, and stock transfer orders

Master Data transactions included; Bill of Materials, Recipes, and Material Master

Each go live event met pre-determined goals for: initial training, start date, user acceptance, and exit sign off

by plant management

Project was completed on time and under budget

Continuous Improvement Hillshire Brands 6/2004 to 2/2009 Florence, AL

Successfully managed annual plant wide diagnostics to determine cost savings potential. Championed the use

of Lean Tools across all departments to achieve annual cost savings of $3.5MM

Received Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Successful project improved accuracy of meat blends by 50%

improving cook yields and reducing downtime

Developed and implemented a facility and mechanical downtime database to understand root causes.

Championed Problem Solving and Kaizen events with maintenance and production personnel to reduce

mechanical downtime from 15% to 8%

Collaborated with equipment vendors and led Equipment Strategy Workshops on site to reduce plant

giveaway by 3%

Led initiative with sister company to reduce tempering time of frozen bread used in production process.

Reduced tempering time led to reduced cooler space, reduced trailer rental, and reduced downtime

Recognized increasing trend in plant inedible. Developed a tracking metric to identify and measure inedible

and identify root causes. Led cross functional team to reduce plant inedible by 20%

Implemented Lean Tool training program to plant new hires

Assistant Controller Hillshire Brands 2/1998 to 6/2004 Florence, AL

Successfully developed and managed personnel responsible for the financial reporting and financial functions

at the manufacturing facility

Oversee balance sheet management

Developed Flash financials for trend, opportunity, and variance analysis

Developed schedules for plant management to better understand labor, material, and overhead variances

Establish department goals and develop procedures to accomplish

Successfully managed the implementation of new payroll software

Developed financial controls for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley legislation

Manage month and year end close process

Oversee determination of new standard costs

Manage and coordinate annual budget process

Previous Experience

Financial Manager ABCO Office Furniture Florence, AL 6/1996 to 2/1998

Business Office Manager Florence Surgery Center Florence, AL 2/1996 6/1996

Manager, Accounts Payable Monarch Tile Florence, AL 10/1995 2/96

Senior Accountant Monarch Tile Florence, AL 11/1994 10/1995

Inventory Accountant Monarch Tile Florence, AL 01/1990 11/1994

Staff Accountant Birmingham Budweiser 5/1988 01/1990

Education

B.S. Accounting and Finance University of North Alabama Florence, AL

Special Skills

Trained in Lean, Continuous Improvement Tools

Six Sigma Black Belt certification American Quality Institute

Knowledge of SAP modules

Microsoft Office Suite

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