Production Planner/Project Manager
Resume:
David Shafner
Kettering, Ohio 45440
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Professional experience
AT-Controls October 2014-Present
International Purchasing/Inventory Planner
Manage current inventory of valves, positioners, switches, and small inserts for 2 locations using the ERP System and order more product based on settings manually added to the ERP system.
Work with the machine shop to have smaller parts machined to specifications.
Create new PO’S and send to International Suppliers.
Review and approve Proforma Invoice, BOL, PL and CofO from International Suppliers and make any needed corrections.
Receive incoming shipments in the ERP system.
Establish/implement recovery plans for back ordered or urgently needed components and coordinate such plans with appropriate personnel.
Analyze usage on parts by looking at the last year of sales history and adjusting Min/Max levels as necessary.
Work with Freight Forwarders on disposition, location and ETA of incoming shipments and relay any delays to customer service and other management.
Work with International Suppliers to AIR ship any inventory that will not arrive in time to meet customer demands.
Manage all pricing questions and issue corrected pricing to customer service and sales for quotes to the customer.
Yaskawa Motoman Inc. September 2012-October 2014
Parts Logistics Planner
Reduced working inventory from over 4 million to just under 1 million in first year.
Establish monthly, quarterly and annual forecast.
Utilize forecasting tools to determine minimum stocking levels for Epicor MRP system to meet and maintain budgetary objectives.
Establish/implement recovery plans for back ordered or urgently needed components and coordinate such plans with Managers
Parts ordered or manufactured range from the large completed robots to all small components used to assemble the robots.
Follow-up on back order requirements to ensure timely disposition of materials to internal or external customers.
Expedite materials as required to maintain customer satisfaction.
Work closely with remote locations to identify and plan inventory requirements.
Coordinate the disposition of obsolete and slow moving inventory..
Utilize and help maintain ISO procedures, work instructions and documentation.
Periodically look to improve methods and procedures to improve performance, quality and timely fill rates.
Create and maintain spare parts lists for internal and external customers.
Create part numbers for new parts and communicate this information to the affected departments.
Analyze usage on parts by looking at the last year of sales history and adjusting Min/Max levels as necessary.
Burrows Paper Corp. September 2006-September 2012
SAP Production Planner/Scheduler
Schedule production for 4 plants using SAP system.
Work with auditors on ISO9000 implementation and help document operating procedures for current position.
Items scheduled and manufactured were clamshell boxes and wraps for the quick service restaurants.
Analyze historic customer data ensuring that all demand is met and input into a production plan.
Participate in customer complaint meetings to work on a root cause and a resolution to prevent future issues.
One of the main participants in the recall process, working closely with QA to trace any and all product in question.
Work closely with Advantage Logistics to coordinate the delivery of product to end customers and inter-company transports.
Review Sales and Operations Planning report and suggest changes if necessary.
Prepare the master run schedule for all departments which include a total of 35 different machines spread out over 6 departments.
Facilitate daily production meetings.
Manage inventory for 4 plants throughout the United States.
Manage product from design to implementation for promotional items, new items and a plan for any run-out’s or obsolete products.
Provide sales support information and running plan to headquarters based on orders, current inventory, forecast’s and/or safety stock.
Work with sales and customer service to get a projected forecast of what customer’s needs might be in upcoming weeks and months.
Responsible for setting up trials in SAP and communicating projected run dates to sales and product development.
Responsible for transfer of products and materials between plants.
Travel to each plant to meet with plant managers and supervisors to review procedures resolve any issues.
Have daily conference calls to discuss operations of our plants.
Cargill Inc. March 2000-September 2006
Customer Solutions Coordinator/Product Coordinator
Schedule production of corn syrup for the plant.
Facilitate daily production meetings.
Manage inventory for the plant.
Provide sales support information and running plan to headquarters based on orders and track position.
Handle any problems the customer may have.
Re-consign any loads that customers could not hold, or do not need to another customer, contact carrier and dispatch load as necessary.
Assist customer with issues about quality of product.
Work with customers to get a projected forecast of what their needs might be in upcoming weeks and months.
Solely responsible for all sample orders for all customers.
Work with carriers to negotiate the best possible price for delivery.
Currently implementing new containers to ship product to our customers.
Have daily conference calls to discuss operations of our Terminals.
Enter customer complaints and rejections into out CRT System to help track and prevent future failures.
Work with headquarters to help maximize best-cost option for shipping product.
Rail Utilization Specialist
Manage the rail fleet to ensure the proper transit to each of our customers.
Send any railcars to shops for repairs.
Review reports to ensure we are maximizing our fleet availability.
Remove any expired lease cars from our fleet by sending them to the shops for repair and communicating this information to the Railroads and Cargill’s Upper Management.
Notify customers of any delays due to weather, derailments or any other problem that may arise.
Forecast how far railcars are away from our customers.
Expedite all railcars in a shutdown situation.
Correct any problem trips in the E-Tracker system to ensure the reports are correct.
Bill and divert railcars to our customers as needed.
Work with Cargill Headquarters to implement a new tracing tool (Deployment) that will increase the overall performance of the rail fleet by decreasing the total transit time to and from our customers.
Have weekly meetings with Upper Management to discuss the performance of the rail fleet and to make changes as needed.
Education
1984 –1986 Beavercreek High School Graduated June 1986
1986 –1988 Wright State University
Attended General Business Management courses.
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