ALLEN FRISZMAN

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Macedonia, Ohio 44056

330-***-****

acyy72@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/pub/allen-friszman/41/76b/366

CAREER SUMMARY

Materials Management Professional with demonstrated success in production planning, scheduling, procurement and cost reductions. I am highly skilled with cross-functional knowledge of manufacturing operations.

Expertise includes:

SAP Knowledge of MM, PP and P2P Functions

MRP Development and Strategies

Inventory Control, Vendor Managed Inventory

Vendor contract implementations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOY GLOBAL – Underground Mining Division, Cleveland, Ohio 2012 - Current

Purchasing Manager, Solon, Ohio May 2016 - Current

Manage a team of seven buyers responsible for outsourcing fabrication and machine components, to replace manufacturing as a result of a facility closure.

Production Control and Materials Manager Cleveland Operations 2013 - May 2016

Responsible for production planning, scheduling, and procurement for two manufacturing facilities.

Achieved goal to Increase inventory turns in 2015 by 10% from 5.75 turns to 6.5 turns

Exceeded goal of 10% inventory reduction in 2015; actual reduction 19% from 2014

Master Scheduler, Brook Park, Ohio 2012 - 2013

Responsible for production planning and scheduling.

MOMENTIVE QUARTZ, Strongsville, Ohio 2011-2012

Formerly Momentive Performance Materials Quartz

Commodity Manager - Indirect Materials

Responsible for $25M of indirect MRO and safety supplies for 44 North American manufacturing sites.

Led SAP procurement team to successful go-live; trained all end users on procurement module.

MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS QUARTZ, Strongsville, Ohio 2005-2011

Formerly General Electric Specialty Materials Quartz

Senior Buyer - Indirect Materials - Buyer of Indirect Materials for four plants in Ohio

Contributed to business record of $6M of deflation as part of Quartz/Ceramics Sourcing team.

Developed qualification of second sources of three critical materials; these materials were single-sourced which were a risk to the business.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC SPECIALITY MATERIALS – CERAMICS, Strongsville, Ohio 2002-2005

Formerly Advanced Ceramics

Master Scheduler/Planner

Master Scheduler as part of Advanced Ceramics acquisition with GE.

Directed staff of ten hourly and salaried individuals from scheduling, procurement, and shipping and receiving.

ADVANCED CERAMICS, Cleveland, Ohio 1999-2002

Master Scheduler

On time deliveries increased from 75% to 85% due to implemention of forecasting to ERP system.

Implemented cycle count program with resulting 95% accuracy rate, that eliminated need for an annual physical inventory.

Directed staff of ten hourly and salaried staff from scheduling, procurement, and warehouse.

FUSION, Willoughby, Ohio 1998-1999

Materials Manager – Strategic buyer of raw materials and chemicals

HANSEN COUPLING, Berea, Ohio 1988–1998

Director of Materials and Distribution

Led procurement and manufacturing team to successful implementation of SAP.

Strategic buyer of raw materials such as alloy bar stock 316 and 304SS, titanium and brass.

EDUCATION

MBA, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts, Business, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Foundations of Leadership

Operational Excellence Training

Karrass Negotiations

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