Cara Matigian

602-***-****

Peoria, AZ *****

Email: ad0wd0@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seasoned, disciplined and driven supply chain management with more than 15 years of experience in the profitability, visibility and performance of diverse organizations and programs ranging from Fortune 500’s in JIT automotive seating & interiors, to a $2 billion oil refinery construction expansion and Scrap Metal Company.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Accurate Converter - Phoenix January 2023 Present

Sales Manager

-Manage Sales data, leads and reporting using CRM

-Analyze customers needs and create a plan that would fit their needs.

-Attend trade shows on a national level and regional level.

-Analyze competition trends

-Communicate with market trends with current customers and leads

-Worked with leads to what fits best when they are selling their material

U Pull and Pay- Phoenix April 2016-Dec 2022

Southwest Regional Buyer (Phoenix and Albuquerque Market)

-Maintaining car buy average based on scrap pricing for the month

-Manage volume flow of whole cars.

-Ensuring an understanding of scrap pricing trends, and what the forecast is for the future. Ensuring knowledge on price trends (crushed cars, catalytic converter, Irony, Aluminum, tires, and batteries

-Maintain and build relationships with current and future suppliers

-Managing purchasing and help store managers manage office employees and tow truck drivers.

-Manage all purchases and ensure transactions are being completed

YanFeng (also known as Johnson Controls) Monroe, MI Jun 2015- March 2016

Master Scheduler

-Demand maintenance, review and forecasting while maintaining optimal inventory levels.

-Monitor customer and JCIM on-line systems, e-mail, and phone communication to identify shipping requirements on a daily and weekly basis, communication with customer on any issues which may affect schedule.

- Customer shipping scheduling, customer systems maintenance, routing maintenance, system set ups.

-Identify any shipment not being met and notify Supply Chain Manager, follow escalation procedure if delivery dates are not met

-Make necessary notations and or changes to schedule and load sheets based on customer communication.

-Participate in EC/CN Meetings, participate and lead launch and obsolescence events.

-Annual customer parameter reviews.

-Ensure compliance to all BOS, SOX, and internal plant procedures.

Ford Motor Company (Aerotek)

Buyer – New Model Operations Buyer FCFD- Feb 14- June 15

-Lead initial cost negotiations to close cost gaps (where agreed with lead buyers)

-Contribute to the improvement of New Model Ops process tools: Key Assembly cost worksheets, reporting metrics, process to estimate Lifetime Savings

-New Model Ops. Identify Global replication opportunities for cost reductions

-Collaborate with other regions, share data, processes and lessons learned

-Continually build relationships with Production Purchasing match pairs and PD Engineers

-Contribute to development/improvement of team's templates and metrics

Gabriel Rids Control, LLC – Troy, Michigan

Materials Planner, Piston Rods – Jan 2013- Feb. 14

-Implemented cost saving strategies and reassigned supplier mix to achieve a 20% net reduction in dollarized inventory levels while simultaneously increasing component availability to MPS above 90%.

-Lead the execution of a subcontracted master component launch program to reduce material scrap yield and increase capacity with internal suppliers.

-Successfully interfaced with engineering, quality, and scheduling to improve processes and communication to provide production with quality components to meet the scheduled build date.

Marathon Petroleum- Material Planner

TURNAOUND SHUTDOWN May 12- Dec 2012

-Inventory control – receiving/issuing of material to pack-pro and tapit. notify buyers of overage shortages

-Pulled material from warehouse for contactors.

-Made sure that any overnight shipments that came in got issued and into the contractor’s hand with no down time to the plant.

-Monitor material shelf life to ensure material goods were still good per manufacturer’s recommendations.

Fluor Detroit, Mi Technician II June 08- May12

Material Management

-Inventory control (receiving/issuing of inventory to and from MMS, and managed overage/ shortage monitoring with suppliers.

-Implement, manage, and monitor the Material Management Work Process with our Corporate Reference Tool for Material Management (MatMan) to meet project requirements

-Timely delivery execution to the Construction Plan in accordance with the Project Execution Plan

-Identify and qualify potential bidders for purchases

-Develop negotiation strategies, as appropriate

-Expediting activities with vendors, if necessary

EDUCATION

Thunderbird High School Phoenix, AZ

Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ

SPECIAL SKILLS

-Proficient use of MS Office/Windows/Lotus Notes. Knowledge of SAP, CRM, Inventory & Material Control, Logistics, Strategic Planning, Workforce Planning, MRP/ERP, MFG Pro, Product Launch, Budgeting/Forecasting, Business Process Writing and Auditing, Team Building, ISO/TS16949 Quality & Supply Chain Management Systems

-Capacity Planning, Shop Floor Management

-Familiar with Ford applications DDL, WERS, VPP, Covisent

-Familiar with JCI and Fluor applications Mfg Pro (QAD), MatMan, SAP

-Teamcenter, CMMS, CAPE, Forddocs WIPS WERS

PERSONAL QUALITIES

-Effective communicator, collaborator yet self-directed, initiative-taking, and eager to learn.

-Equipped with a strong background in inventory control, logistics, planning, budgeting, processes, and people development.

-Worked on top performing teams’ initiative-taking to achieve department and organizational goals.

-Use analytical and critical thinking skills to identify and effectively address business, operational and relationship issues.

-Achieve successful launch and balance out of products on multiple platforms and programs.

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