Supply Chain Special Projects

L.J. Millick

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Financial and statistical analysis; GAAP; FINRA

MRP/Demand Planning/Forecasting/Logistics

Supply Chain/Procurement

Project Management

ISO9001:2015, AS9100 Quality Management

LEAN/Six Sigma/5S

Computer/System savvy

Exceptional communication skills

Creative thinker

Well-organized, self-directed

Committed to getting the job done

SOFTWARE:

MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook; Oracle, JD Edwards, SAP IBP, Sage, Netsuite, ERP/MRP; Kinaxis, Advanced Planning/APO; COGNOS; COUPA; Salesforce, CRM; Sharepoint; EDI (EzCom/SPS), . Tableau, PowerBI/SQL, Wineship.

EXPERIENCE:

CAMELBAK PRODUCTS Petaluma, CA 11/21 – 01/24 (due to recent layoffs)

Supply Chain Cost Analyst

Served as main point of contact for all purchasing price/invoice price variance analysis & reporting; responsible for facilitation/support of supply chain projects, margin model representation by product category/market, and development/analysis of solutions.

Served on core team focused on New Product/in-line margin model management and represented all Cost/ROI analysis, provided cost/resource direction during design & development.

Worked with cross-departmental teams to evaluate existing supply chain processes, develop solutions to optimize, and was instrumental in implementation of those respective solutions. Worked directly with Financial Planning & Analysis to provide analytics for guidance in supply chain decisions, product development, margin improvement and clarity of direction based on projected outcomes.

Provided analytical and process support for the Sourcing, Distribution and Logistic/ Import-Export teams, bringing key focus to supply chain cost improvements and spearheading opportunities within process improvement and budget support.

Lead the data gathering and analysis for the primary Supplier Scorecard reporting; developed benchmark metrics, developed tracking processes and monitored all ongoing data, prepared and presented analytical summary to executive leadership and company-wide.

Lead the Annual Cost Roll Project, which included: gathering all active and new item costs from all tier 1 and tier 2 vendors; support the vendor negotiations; analyze cost variance and provide reviews of budget impact to senior leadership; coordinate the data entry and maintenance of all cost data in Oracle ERP system.

Supported all Supply Chain Project Analysis including Cause & Effect of operational modifications, including: New Component Implementation/replacement, new supplier introductions, supply chain transitions, process understanding, cost investigation and application of change objectives.

L3Harris Technologies San Leandro, CA 10/20 – 10/21 (Contract)

Buyer III/Expeditor

Lead, manage, and own the purchasing and expedite process for multiple commodity items spanning mechanical, electrical, and optical products related to ongoing DOD contracts.

Work with and analyze ongoing demand plan to decipher rates of usage and lead times. Understand implications of material shortages that may affect production. Coordinate purchases to align with needs of Demand Plan.

Manage external suppliers to achieve procurement targets on price, delivery and quality.

Initiates bid/quote process performs bid analysis and makes recommendations regarding purchases; prepares and administers contracts, prepares bid documents and oversees the distribution process.

Determine and develop appropriate sources of supply and maintains contact with vendors to stay current with cost trends, changes in technology, products and services.

Utilize systems like CostPoint, COGNOS, and COUPA to retrieve item and contract data.

Purchase material and services in support of operational and production requirements.

Work with various functional groups; including Production Planning, Engineering and Quality Assurance to ensure business goals are met.

Engage with various disciplines to resolve problems, shortages, quality & cost arising from purchase of services, supplies and equipment.

Understands ECO implications, Configuration Management, and work to resolve potential related to open purchase orders.

Supports team Continuous Improvement, On-time ordering/delivery, Cost reduction, Kit Releases initiatives

Coordinate purchasing procedures among departments and divisions.

Artificer Systems Consulting Santa Rosa, CA 04/14 – 10/21

Chief Consultant/Owner (Own Consulting Business)

Focus on helping companies achieve high success by creating efficiencies within Operations & Supply Chain by effectively utilizing data for insights and strategic decision making.

Developed a weekly report to recognize new products not showing up in costing prompting a revision to the New Product Development procedure and resulting in a savings of $5000 in labor costs.

Oversaw the redesign of Operations Department to drive efficiencies in order fulfillment, eliminate superfluous organizational structure, and drive order capacity growth.

Develop strong demand planning tools based on analytical data from multiple sources;

Performed procurement activities for ITAR/DFAR compliance Defense Contractors, developing long term buy strategies for COTS commodities, managing vendor relations, coordinating logistics and best delivery, QA/QC and receiving functions. Responsible for expediting orders to meet budget/schedule needs. Providing support for strategic initiatives focused on operational savings.

Lead, or contributed to, the design and execution of end-to-end supply chain solutions and strategy including planning, material information and financial flows, manufacturing and logistics.

Participated in the design, development and implementation of end-to-end supply chain designs, strategies, models, processes, business intelligence and tools to support business growth.

Identified gaps and recommended opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness and capabilities of the supply chain.

Lead or participated in multi-function supply chain projects with an emphasis on project planning, supply chain modeling/analysis and optimization of cost, service and inventory.

Worked in conjunction with Information Technology partners to ensure system framework addresses business requirements. Implements, tests, troubleshoots and improves Master Data Maintenance systems to increase manufacturing quality, efficiency and volume.

Creating a presenting high level reviews to SLT and C level utilizing Tableau and PowerBI, Powerpoint, other presentation tools.

Arcturus UAV Sonoma County, CA 03/19 – 10/19 Contract)

Supply Chain Manager

Supported the manufacturing process of a $100+ million government contracted business thru the management of highly data driven tools focused on creating a robust, risk-averse, budget conscious supply chain.

Directed the Procurement and Inventory Control teams by providing valuable reports to establish optimum levels of inventory across all key production areas and sites.

Manage procurement activities for NPI/R&D team, coordinate bid/award and prototype runs of new parts.

Created tools and methods to track all purchase orders to ensure that the supplier meets schedule delivery dates in adherence with forecast.

Coordinate with Master scheduler, to ensure adherence to plan, inventory replenishment

Manage relationships with suppliers to maintain the quality of goods, timely delivery and compliance to terms of contracts; manage RFQs, negotiate all cost saving initiatives

Creates and maintains the vendor scorecard process to evaluate and improve supplier relations.

Maintains and reviews the approved/qualified vendor list, vendor on-time performance analysis, and vendor capacity evaluations

Establish and monitor all supply chain metrics/KPIs, S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process

Manage Master Data within NetSuite ERP system; control Vendor data.

Keysight Technologies Santa Rosa, CA 02/17 – 03/18

Sr. Supply Chain Analyst

Support supply chain and operational functions of production and NPI team thru Demand Planning.

Use Oracle with Kinaxis Rapid Response to create work orders and purchase orders, inventory tracking, monitor receipts and logistics, balance jobs against capacity and business priorities.

Communicate and deliver on complex production schedules by interacting with cross-functional teams. Drive order fulfillment by coordinating orders with production planning and sales.

Release Purchase Orders to vendors, track to delivery dates, expedite when necessary, manage receipt and track ongoing inventory levels.

Work with vendors to deliver on optimum cost levels and contracted quality, record any deviations to scorecard, and work on improvements that adhere to strategic goals in operational efficiency.

Supports Master Data creation and maintenance within Oracle EBS systems and provide local support for master data related improvements.

EDUCATION:

San Francisco State University 2015 Santa Rosa Junior College 2002

B.S. - Corporate Finance, Minor -Economics A.A. – General Education; Business Management

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