Supply Chain Customer Service
Resume:
AARON HANSEN
St. Charles, Mo 63303
CAREER SUMMARY
Supply chain and operations professional with deep knowledge of sales and operations planning (S&OP), material management, and production optimization. Progressive responsibilities in management and executive decision making with a focus on increasing company value and decreasing company risk.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
LMI Aerospace St. Charles, MO 03/2015–Present
Sr. Manager Demand Planning
Deploy a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and strategy for an organization with 16 manufacturing sites and multiple engineering sites with annual Revenue ~$400M. Lead the process and direct the organization on process discipline and process inputs.
Direct supply and demand planning activities and manage a team of demand planners and order entry clerks to ensure demand is loaded on the form end for supply to be planned effectively.
Corporate functional expert on materials management providing processes and strategy guidance to each manufacturing plant to optimize production efficiency, inventory and promote consistency in processes and methodology for many acquisitions to develop a one company approach.
Direct IT on effective reporting and information systems to accurately and timely report status of Sales, Quality, Inventory, and profit in a consistent manner.
GKN Aerospace Hazelwood, MO 08/2013–03/2015
SIOP/Planning Manager
Work daily with senior leadership to determine key daily, weekly, and monthly focus to monitor and control all aspects of P&L. Advise on key process improvement and actions to drive the right behavior and cultivate a culture of process excellence by analyzing strategic and tactical data to identify key areas to focus the organizations resources.
Manage a 16 person scheduling and planning team responsible for planning manufacturing and inventory strategies for advanced metals machining & composite structures producing monthly revenues in excess of $25M+.
Develop Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) and Master Production Schedule (MPS) strategy and implement based on a detailed project schedule. Champion the implementation and provide clear status and communication to senior leadership. Leverage personal experience and best practices from other manufacturing sites to establish and effective SIOP process.
Maintain and enhance short and long term forecasting to develop a master production schedule & develop metrics to measure forecast accuracy and master schedule compliance.
Coordinate detailed scheduling between multiple function groups including program management, operations, finance, engineering and supply chain to develop an achievable schedule that aligns to the financial needs of the company.
Align scheduling and procurement spend information to accurately predict incoming raw material and components to help understand inventory levels and the impact to cash flow.
Direct IT on projects related to SIOP to develop a robust dashboard where all sales, inventory, production, scheduling and purchasing information is standardized by product line to allow program management to use accurate meaningful data to manage P&L.
Eaton’s B-Line Business Highland, IL 01/2013–08/2013
Planning and Inventory Control Manager
Managed a 6 person production control team responsible for planning manufacturing and inventory strategies utilizing SAP.
Managed and controlled $13 million in raw and finished goods material & implement and manage process to increase inventory turns while maintaining customer service levels.
Utilized historic data with future inputs to accurately forecast future requirements and react to deviations of the forecast to mitigate delays in customer delivery. Leverage data sales & marketing to adjust forecast and production plans as required.
Responsible for timeliness of customer deliveries and root cause analysis and process enhancements to control and prevent disruptions to customer service by ensuring appropriate levels of inventory at each node in the supply chain.
DRC/PWC Scott AFB, IL 04/2012–01/2013
Sr. Logistics Process Specialist
Provided business and logistics advisory management services to the US Transportation Command to create cost savings and cost avoidance in a worldwide distribution network.
Performed analysis and provided recommendations to improve overall utilization and efficiency of the DoD distribution network by implementing strategies to increase network optimization.
Monitored the cash savings and avoidance that can be directly tied to each initiative to track success.
Coordinated analysis and improvement across DOD agencies to promote visibility and integration among several different stakeholders to establish common incentives and goals.
The Boeing Company Hazelwood, MO 2008–2012
Operations Analyst 4
Operations analysis on work flow and capital equipment utilization (TPM).
Asset utilization metric and measurement development including machines, facilities and personnel.
Provided recommendations to operations leadership to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Developed a capital equipment redeployment process to better utilize excess equipment and minimize unnecessary movement of capital assets.
Performed data collection and analysis to provide optimization recommendations at the enterprise level across 14 manufacturing sites in the United States.
Supply Chain Management Analyst 3
Established inventory and part movement policies and processes to create an efficient part replenishment network.
Coordinated with multiple 3PLs to integrate processes and systems to ensure maximum efficiency in data communication and part movement.
Developed kitting policies and kitting conveyance needs to reduce the transportation costs associated with moving parts to a remote manufacturing site.
Managed day to day manufacturing supply chain requirements by managing capacity, utilizing ERP, and ensuring accurate inventory management.
Monitored inventory and work in process to identify and remove barriers to manufacturing, and identify process improvement opportunities.
Supply Chain Management Analyst 2
Managed day to day ERP operations by managing exception reports and taking corrective action.
Coordinated with manufacturing to develop capacity and work flow improvements by holding regular production planning meetings to allow different stakeholders to collaborate.
Participated in employee involvement process improvements to create a positive relationship with the union and company to ensure objective alignment.
Performed inventory management, cycle counting and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies to improve inventory accuracies and identify process improvement opportunities.
Managed transition from a push (schedule) to a pull (demand driven) operation and reported/demonstrated tangible impacts to supply chain planning.
U.S. Marines Camp Lejeune, NC 2004–2008
Supply Chain Specialist
Led and directed day to day procurement and warehousing and ensure spend was optimized.
Developed a historical based forecasting method to improve order fill rate while reducing inventory.
Managed a supply chain event management system and performed corrective action.
Developed a database to streamline the flow of information to make data easily readable and actionable.
Established the materials return program to effectively remove excess inventory and reduce inventory carrying costs by returning obsolete material to suppliers at a discount.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
M.S. in Supply Chain Management
Fontbonne University
M.B.A. in Technology Management
University of Phoenix
B.S. in Business Management
University of Phoenix
Training:
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Costal Carolina Community College
Project Management Training Washington University
APICS (The Association for Operations Management) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
SKILLS PROFILE
Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, Visio and PowerPoint
Visual Basic for Applications, Microsoft Project
Multiple Supply Chain Management Applications (MRP, ERP, MES, Planning, WMS, Reporting)
Cost of quality and earned value management (EVM)
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