Management Supply Chain

Keenan Dreger, CPIM

*** ****** **** ****** *******, OH 44024 262-***-**** acxxsz@r.postjobfree.com

A supply chain operations professional with a verifiable track record of progressive growth and experience in a broad range of supply chain disciplines within diverse industries. Particular expertise in product management, demand planning, supplier relationships, and material management. Hands-on leadership experience with proven success in the development of sound policies and practices that ensure the company’s financial, business, and customer service objectives are achieved. Resourceful team leader with the capacity to multitask in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities with ease while achieving organizational and customer objectives.

Summary of Qualifications

Material Planning & Procurement Forecasting Demand Planning Project Management

Operations Management Safety Leadership Lean Manufacturing Inventory Control

Vendor Negotiations & Management ERP/MRP SAP Life Cycle Management

Proven ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor products throughout all phases of the production cycle with results-driven execution.

Skilled in utilizing forecasted, historical, and trend data to translate, and act upon a variety of demand changes affecting internal capacity, resource, and inventory requirements.

Experienced in the negotiation, planning, and issue of purchase orders for new and existing products and commodities while managing tactical supplier relationships to sustain continuous performance improvement throughout the supply chain.

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage projects simultaneously, negotiating successfully while still maintaining effective working relationships with people at all skill and organizational levels.

Professional Experience

G&S Metal Products, Cleveland, OH 2016

Inventory and Planning Manager

Manage the demand, inventory and purchasing Analysts and warehouse personnel; Motivate, coach, train and provide career development for each team member. Manage demand and capacity planning, production scheduling and execution, inventory, purchasing and supplier service level management. Prepare and conduct SIOP meetings. Collaborate with Merchandising, Pricing, Program Management teams to meet corporate objectives.. Identify projected supply gaps and implement solutions to protect future availability to support sales and marketing. Analyze PPV, vendor performance and purchase contracts. Manage key process to support inventory strategies. Report KPI monthly.

WAXMAN Consumer Products Group, Bedford Heights, OH 2015 to 2016

Buyer /Inventory planner

International Product Line Sourcing of parts and components for specific customer needs. Accountable for supplier delivery performance. Manage cash flow related improvements such as cycle/lead time reduction. Managed contract and purchasing agreements. Executed product availability through planning vs product forecasting. Collaborated directly with China and Taiwanese product suppliers. Adjusted lead times to manage applicable product inventories.

CNH Industrial, Racine, WI 2012 to 2015

Parts, Product, and Market Specialist – Demand and forecast planner

Execute the New Product launch of parts with Marketing and Finance for new product launches. Hold dealers meeting to help analyze customer demands and concerns. Lead cross matrix functional core team include engineering, sales packaging and quality through the product development process milestones and execution. Established a tools to track progress, identify issues, overcome obstacles, and implement plans to meet expected product launch date. Updated the Dealer Portal documents for kit accessories. Maintain and manage the forecast system. Analyze historical data and input from Sales to forecast demand by customer, item, and product class. Development inventory and demand planning for products. Work with the quality group for implementation of product improvement. Held S&OP team meeting to ensure financial goals are on track. Supervise two direct reports. Worked with KANBAN and VMI systems. Managed the product life cycle of service parts.

Identified $400K of obsolete kits for disposition.

Parts service level maintained at 99% while increasing turns by 12%.

Developed Forecast Accuracy tool to aid in understanding of construction business cycles in the company.

SOLO CUP COMPANY (now Dart Industries), Lake Forest, IL 2010-2011

Inventory Deployment Analyst

Maintain inventory levels throughout a global market meeting both the customer forecast as well as safety stock demand at the DC level. Apply LEAN principles in collaboration with suppliers to reduce cycle time and improve fill rates. Provided operational leadership and direction in daily planning of transportation functions including management of day-to-day domestic shipment moves, carrier scheduling and management, cost control, and project management. Coordination of production and distribution of US and foreign manufactured products. Worked with KANBAN and VMI systems.

Achieved and sustained a 98.5% on-time delivery service level for two consecutive quarters while meeting 10% cost reduction targets for out-of-territory shipments on 5,000 SKU’s

Reduced shipping costs by $100k in 6 months by planning plant shipments to facilities or customer directly that were more cost effective.

OCEAN SPRAY, Kenosha, WI 2004-2010

Supply Planner

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BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC (now Caterpillar Inc.), South Milwaukee, WI 2001-2004

Master Scheduler-Parts Marketing

Direct oversight and responsibility for the management of the sales order scheduling process, meeting customer and scheduled demand for manufacturing materials and components through the efficient scheduling and sourcing of materials to support an annual sales volume of $350 million. Defined and established safety stock levels to maximize corporate investments while mitigating risk associated with excess and obsolete inventory.

Streamlined shipping operations and efficiency, maintaining an average shipment time of >20% less then standard lead-times through collaboration with suppliers.

Evaluated budget and developed procedures and policies for department. Managed shipping operations for customer satisfaction.

Education & Certifications

University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI

Master of Business Administration, Business Project Management

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Bachelor of Business Administration, Production & Operations Management

Certified in Production & Inventory Management (APICS)

Complete course on “Effective Interviewing” and “Lean Manufacturing”

Kenosha Band Boosters, Kenosha, WI - President – 2008- 2012, board member 2006 to 2008

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