Mark C Gilliam

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Tullahoma, TN

615-***-****

acxj2o@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

An APICS certified highly motivated manufacturing professional with broad-based experience in Materials, Production and Inventory Control, and Purchasing.

Proactive leader with strong analytical, planning and communications skills.

Positive team builder with keen business insight, focused on continual improvement for customer satisfaction and profitability.

KEYWORDS

Material Requirements Planning, MRP, ERP, master schedule, forecast, capacity planning, inventory planning, inventory control, inventory, production planning, production control, production, materials, purchasing, customer service, quality control, quality assurance, manufacturing, distribution, operations, warehouse, stockroom, shipping, receiving, data control, data entry, bar code, BOM, Just In Time, JIT, Total Quality Management, TQM, ISO 9000, ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma

JOB TITLES

Materials Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Area Manager Production Control, Consultant

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Manager October 2011- Present

Baxter Enterprises

Instrumental in Successful launch of Volkswagen HVAC Assembly Line.

Create and maintain all Production Schedules to meet Customer Demand.

Inventory Control, and Reconciliation, Cycle Count Director.

Generating all Monthly Operations Reports and KPIs’

Issued all Supplier releases for Raw Materials, and components, within a JIT Facility.

Responsible for Coordinating all Manufacturing and Production Scheduling of Weld assembly lines, and Injection Presses.

Release all Manufacturing Orders to shop floor each day.

Monitor Production Flow rates and adjust accordingly to insure 100% fill rates to customers.

Calculate receipts to Manufacturing Daily.

Responsible for all aspects of Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving and Inventory Control

Manage 108+ vendors supplying items from Raw materials to MRO supplies.

Implemented VMI program to manage MRO items and reduce corporate waste.

Coordinate deliveries to maximize product flow, and reduce inventory levels, while increasing inventory turns and cash flow. Reduced raw material levels by 7% over a two month period.

Developed very aggressive Cycle Count Program to improve inventory accuracy and root cause analysis of all variances.

Traffic and transportation Analysis.

Discipline associates and technicians when necessary along with Personnel.

Perform quarterly and annual performance reviews for associates and technicians.

Materials Manager June 2009- September 2011

Cosmetic Essence Incorporated, Roanoke, Virginia

Initiated purchase orders and amendments for raw materials and supplies, arranged for submission and inspection of sample products as required by FDA.

Secured and analyzed quotations, negotiated prices and terms with suppliers, and recommended suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities.

Interviewed and conferred with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistic, inventory control and management.

Interact with sales and operations concerning current and future materials requirements to optimize production and customer service levels.

Managed the planning of recent schedules and inventory control parameters for the assigned products and services.

Developed and implemented forecasting methodology for Master Production Schedule.

Accomplishments:

• Transitioned 250,000 skus to 420, 0000 skus. New business.

• Managed all material purchases for 70 million dollar annual raw material spend.

• Implemented aggressive cycle count program turns increased by 35%

• Directed the activities of 5 planner/buyers, and 45 Distribution Center Coordinators,

• Developed a pull system for material releases, increased production flow by 60%.

• Championed Kaizen events to reduce material and labor costs, through all work cells.

• Completed Physical Inventory, with 2% inventory variance.

May 2009-June 2009 Additional Duty Special Work US Army

April 2008- May 2009 Operation Iraqi Freedom

Supply Chain Manager, May 2006 to February 2008

Honda Lock, Bremen Ga.

Responsible for the scheduling of raw materials and purchased components for the facility, customer quotations, managing inventory levels and logistics. Supervised 6 persons in the Materials group responsible for duties ranging from material handling to expediting to plant MRO buying. Extensive use of MRP system, Microsoft Excel and other PC based software. Managed a 1000 item commodity budget of $25,000,000 per year. Completed contract negotiations with suppliers for plastics, packaging, and precious metals and outside contracting. Reduced supplier base with Supplier Performance Programs.

Accomplishments:

• Implemented FIFO inventory system for management of all purchased and manufactured materials

• Managed special material projects with cost savings of $150,000 annually

• Increased inventory turns by 65% through the practice and implementation of Six Sigma methodologies and new Lean initiatives

• Streamlined Purchase order placement; through ERP supplier database directives.

• Developed Supply Management Operations Manual using guidelines set forth by QS9000, and ISO14001 standards.

Materials Manager/ Consultant April 2002 to May 2006

Associated Facility and Mfg. Engineers

Tiffin Motor Homes, Red Bay Alabama

Responsible for managing all materials functions, including Shipping, Receiving, Production Scheduling, MRO Purchasing, and Inventory Control. Supervised 7 persons within the Materials Department. Responsible for development and monitoring of a direct materials budget of approximately $30 million each year. Served as the plant coordinator for all manufacturing systems implementation and development projects.

Accomplishments:

• Successful implementation of MAPICS operating system across all manufacturing plants.

• Improved inventory accuracy 15% at the plant level through validation of system files, bar coding, and cycle count programs.

• Team leader for QS9000 certification project.

• Facilitated reduction in MRO inventory by 20% through vendor managed inventory programs and system tracking for all MRO supplies.

• Participated as a team member for plant wide cost savings of $1.4 million in 2003 and $1.2 million in 2005.

Materials Manager, August 1995 to March 2002

Desa International, Shelbyville, TN

Responsible for management of all Supply Chain functions, including Planning, Scheduling, Inventory Control, Shipping and Customer Service. Set the departmental budget, directives, and goals in line with corporate and customer expectations. Responsible for customer interaction regarding plant performance, product launches, and supply chain challenges in conjunction with VP of Sales and VP/General Manager.

Accomplishments:

• Implemented new scheduling system to provide enhanced product, tool, material, and manning visibility throughout the supply chain, interfacing MRPII system and MS Access.

• Implemented visual Kanban system utilizing customer requirements to manage flow of material and work orders on the shop floor.

• Increased inventory turns to 28 through the practice and implementation of lean manufacturing methodologies and education of shop floor personnel.

• Facilitated improvements in inventory tracking allowing all SKUs to realize 99.9% inventory accuracy for 2000 and 99.2% for 2002.

• Facilitated successful automation of EDI input for customer order requirements, creation of shipping documents, and transmission of advanced shipping notices.

Area Manager Production Control, September 1982 to June 1994

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp, Smyrna, TN

Responsible for production scheduling, shipping, and inventory control functions. Scheduled a shop floor consisting of blanking presses, forming presses, and welders. Shipping department consisted of five individuals responsible for EDI transactions to a large base of automotive industry corporate partners. Supply Chain and Operations data was maintained on an AS400 system and use of MRP was critical to all aspects of the position.

Accomplishments:

• Implemented FIFO inventory system for management of all purchased and manufactured materials

• Implemented Future 3 EDI customer communications software.

• Received Ford Job1 award for supplier excellence 1993 and 1994.

• Directed successful launch of 6 new products for the Ford Villager minivan platform.

• Launched MRP based planning and scheduling system to replace manual system used at start up.

• Increased inventory turns by 45% from start up

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

Association of Production and Inventory Control Specialists

NAFTA Compliance Certified.

Materials Handling Management Society

Institute for Supply Chain Management

APICS CPIM

Certified in Lean Manufacturing principles.

Education

Bachelors Degree In Business Management

University of Phoenix 2002

Six Sigma Black Belt Program. Villanova University

ISO9000 Core Trained.

Certified Train The Trainer on Powered Industrial Equipment

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