Materials Management

Jeff Dickson

***** * ***** **. *. Collinsville, OK 74021 Email: ****.*****@*********.***

PH: 620-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced in Materials Management with accomplishments in Purchasing & Vendor Negotiations, Parts Management, Cost Reductions, Transportation, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Warehouse / Distribution, and Scheduling.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Materials Manager

December 2010 - June 2016

SERVAgroup Catoosa, Oklahoma

Manufacturer of oil field equipment

Directed all Material functions including purchasing, receiving, shipping, transportation, scheduling, work orders, production BOM’s, and inventory. Responsible for providing leadership, training, hiring, reviewing, and disciplining employees.

Maintain accuracy of $50M inventory at 99.7%.

Used lean principles and team building to improve material flow and decrease production hours by 20%.

Decreased freight cost by 25% in the first year.

Initiated cost saving measures that resulted in over million dollars in material savings.

Participated on management team attaining ISO certification.

Set safety stocks to cover service parts / warranty requirements.

Supply Chain Supervisor

May 2006 - December 2010

Taylor Industries, Inc. Collinsville, Oklahoma

Manufacturer of oil field equipment

Responsible for coordinating and expediting the flow of materials, parts, assemblies, from Purchasing through to the shop floor within a $50M company.

Create and distribute production work orders according to build schedules or priorities.

Coordinate and review bill of materials with Purchasing & Engineering to determine material requirements. Maintain Production Bill of Material.

Oversaw the Purchasing Department.

Supervise shipping & receiving departments. Maintain accuracy of $15M inventory.

Production / Inventory Control Manager

January 2001 - May 2006

Dixon Industries, Inc. Coffeyville, Kansas

Manufacturer of ZTR riding lawn mowers

Directed the scheduling, shipping / receiving, parts department, inventory control, material handling, and warehousing activities within a $50M company.

Maintain accuracy of $8 million inventory located in as many as four locations within the United States.

Managed spare parts department that had annual sales of $5M/year.

Managed company freight & transportation budget to exceed company goals.

Established procedures that reduced inventory discrepancies from 3% to 1%.

Oversaw production scheduling duties assuring that product mix is available to meet customer needs.

Developed partial cycle count program resulting in accuracy levels of 99.7%.

Parts/Distribution Manager

November 1991 - January 2001

Dixon Industries, Inc. Coffeyville, Kansas

Took over a department that was providing poor parts service to our network of dealers.

Initiated parts department inventories working closely with Purchasing manager to insure availability of service parts.

Direct and maintain a $1M parts inventory improving our order fill rate to an industry leading 99%.

Directed Parts Department activities providing leadership and training.

Developed and implemented parts programs resulting in average annual sales increase of 12.5% from 1996 – 2000.

Established programs resulting in record same-day parts shipments.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree,

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics. Graduated with 3.1 GPA.

Kansas State University Manhattan

May 1985

Associate Degree,

Graduated with Applied Science Degree with a 3.3 GPA

Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville

May 1983

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