Supply Chain Specialist

Douglas Francisco

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Middletown, DE 19709 www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-francisco-00a03620/ ***************@*****.***

REALIZING PLANT & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCIES & PROFITS...

Strategic Analysis & Planning International & Domestic Sourcing International Purchasing Supply Chain Budgeting Supplier Development Quality & Performance Improvement Cost Reduction Inventory & Materials Management Production Management ERP Continuous Improvement Market / Systems Analysis Customer Satisfaction Facilities / Equipment Control Network Management

Highly proficient and innovative at training and developing workforce in production systems, able to establish systems and process improvements that facilitate productivity, cost, and achieve overall company goals — took charge of Chesapeake Bay Candle Company’s dysfunction, used Lean manufacturing principles, and improved production throughput from 4,000 candles/day to 13,000-14,000 in 3 months.

Adept at developing strategies to relocate and set up manufacturing facilities in ever-changing business environments, including Asia — effectively coordinated domestic plant relocations to China with minimal effect to the supply chain for K’NEX Industries and saved $3MM in the first year.

Goal-oriented leader with extensive expertise implementing and managing ERP software (MPS, MRP, Capacity Planning, and Distribution Planning modules), including broad experience in international production development and sourcing — put processes and procedures into place for J.E. Berkowitz that improved on-time, completed order performance, cut time to replace rejected product from three days to 30 minutes or less, developed a process to better track customer orders for delivery, and created glass reject/scrap reports identifying responsibility, causes, amounts and value.

RESULTS THROUGH VISION, EXPERTISE, STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP...

Smiths Detection, Edgewood, MD August, 2014 – February, 2020

Smiths Detection is a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies for military, transportation, homeland security and resilience applications. We apply multiple technologies to identify, quickly, a range of threats that include biological and chemical agents and toxic industrial chemicals, explosives, narcotics, weapons and illegal items.

After Market Supply Chain Material Planner

The Material Planner is responsible for the analysis of purchase requisitions and purchase orders, planning of orders to be placed, issuance of purchase orders to suppliers and the sourcing of parts as required. Additional responsibilities include forecast creation based upon parts consumption data, planning for known seasonal variances and highlighting of new usage trends to management.

Plans all purchased parts and makes decisions to release, firm, cancel, or defer work based upon current inventory versus demand. Responsible for maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support Mean Down Time (MDT) contractual requirements.

Places and maintains purchase orders and works with suppliers to expedite or defer materials as dictated by changes in internal and external customer requirements. Works independently with suppliers to manage material supply to ensure on time deliveries.

Initiates problem resolutions with Accounts Payable related to purchase orders, invoicing and pricing.

Maintains accurate purchase order information in the SAP system. Modifies order release due dates, quantities, and closes purchase orders, etc, based on planning demand.

Maintains Material Master by creating, extending and updating material master records.

Work in concert with Service personnel to streamline product to customers in a Just-In-Time (JIT) environment.

Cytec Industries, Havre De Grace, MD January, 2014 – July, 2014

Cytec has 13 plants, four technology centers and numerous sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Cytec is a global technology leader in advanced materials for aerospace and other extreme-demand environments.

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Finished Goods Planner - Contract

MRP planning of Raw Materials, WIP, and Finished Goods: Use MRP and ERP functionality to plan and ensure that manufacturing resources are scheduled and used efficiently to produce customer orders that meet required delivery dates, quantities, quality, and order requirements. Communicate weekly production schedules and confirm acceptance by manufacturing leadership.

Capacity Management: Assess capacity plan to ensure that work centers are loaded and sequenced to meet delivery requirements within the constraints of both available manpower and machine time.

Shop Floor Control: Continuously monitor schedule execution and shop floor conditions and take appropriate corrective actions in response to changing conditions and requirements.

Inventory Management: Ensure adequate raw materials and subassemblies are available for downstream production while meeting working capital targets. Monitor WIP and Finished Goods inventories to meet customer and Cytec targets.

Participate and provide input to the site Sales and Operating Plan.

Work with multifunctional teams to drive continuous improvements in our order fulfillment and manufacturing processes.

Maintain parameters in the MRP and ERP systems to accurate reflect lead times, EOQ/lot sizes, and available capacity

Chesapeake Bay Candle Company, LLC, Glen Burnie, MD 2010 – 2012

Privately owned manufacturing plant of 120,000 square feet, established August 2010.

Plant Manager/Production Control Planner/Operations Manager

Oversaw total factory productivity including the Lab, Quality Control, Planning, Production, Purchasing, Accounting and Shipping/Receiving. Developed and wrote standard operating procedures. Developed ‘Key Performance Indicators’ for each working group. Promoted 2X within 10 months.

Sourced and engaged equipment vendors/contractors, negotiated purchases and follow-up delivery for factory equipment; pack-out line was more flexible and efficient than a line twice the cost.

Created a method to clean the wax-caked production belt; increased per capita productivity.

Implemented MAS system (Modules: Item Master, Inventory, Bill of Materials, Work Order, Sales and Purchasing); system deployment occurred smoothly, efficiently and flawlessly.

Designed a heat trace system that used an existing hot water source, making it more cost effective than using the standard method of heat trace tape.

Devised new and innovative packaging that doubled pack-out efficiency and reduced manpower and costs, cut storage space in half, and enabled total packaging of what was poured in a day.

Red Bull Racing Team USA, Mooresville, NC 2009 – 2010

Two-car team competing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, established January 2006.

MRP Administrator

Maintained the current Material Requirements Planning system and provided user support. Integrated the system with Engineering, IT, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Finance. Interfaced with users to identify needed system modifications that would enable them to better perform their jobs.

Solved interface issues between engineering database and operating system; modified inventory methods and procedures that simplified process, shortened data entry and clarified the location and value of the parts inventory; saved $200-300,000.

Worked with outside consultants to identify a new MRP system that would best suit company’s needs; identified a system tailored to the racing industry requiring little or no modification.

Worked with outside consultants to identify a new MRP system that would best suit company’s needs; identified a system tailored to the racing industry requiring little or no modification.

J. E Berkowitz, L.P. Architectural Glass, Pedricktown, NJ 2008 - 2009

Privately held company, with a 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility that fabricates tempered, spandrel, insulating, silk screened, and laminated glass, all glass doors and entrances, and point supported systems for the domestic and overseas architectural markets.

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Production Planning Manager

Managed the scheduling of all manufacturing functions to insure a consistent on-time product delivery of contract and custom orders. Did comparative studies of existing systems and processes and recommended enhancements, additions and/or replacements to significantly improve the ability to produce consistent quality and on-time deliveries.

Developed reject/scrap reports identifying responsibility, causes, amounts and value of scrap glass; lowered scrap rate and increased profit on targeted orders 30%.

Devised procedures and reports for materials management to identify economic order points for all raw materials; improved inventory turns, cash flow and customer order delivery time.

K’NEX Industries Incorporated, Hatfield, PA 1996 – 2007

Privately held, $65MM international toy firm, with products distributed in 30+ countries, with 11 warehouses and plants, distributors of BRIO trains and toys, as well as Lincoln Logs in North America.

Director of Production Planning/Purchasing/Distribution

Oversaw production planning to ensure packaging and plastic part production schedules met forecasted demands (S&OP process). Played a key role as a member of the company’s ERP system implementation team. Traveled and supported overseas business planning, production monitoring, and part inventory delivery at facilities in China. Led a team that sustained transaction data integrity.

Devised and implemented tools to measure short- and long-term production and tooling capacity.

Decreased inventory levels by $5MM while maintaining a 95% fill rate; increased coordination with sales and improved short-term forecast accuracy.

Saved $3MM in the first year of a production outsourcing program; effectively coordinated domestic plant relocations to China with minimal effect to supply chain.

Increased product accuracy and time of warehouse delivery for over 400 products; incorporated forecast and production data into a warehouse planning system.

Achieved 98% of targeted monthly production goals through strategic production planning.

Remington Arms Company Inc., Wilmington, DE 1988 – 1996

One of the oldest manufacturers of firearms in the United States and the largest U.S. producer of rifles, also sellers of the Stren brand of fishing line and other fishing products, a DuPont subsidiary.

Production Scheduler/Planner, Stren Fishing Line, 1995-1996

Directed daily division operations: production planning, inventory control, domestic and global sourcing for a $7.5MM inventory. Saved $1MM; planned and executed warehouse consolidations.

Marketing Information Specialist, 1992-1994

System Coordinator, 1988-1991

E. I. DuPont de Nemours, Wilmington, DE, 1980 – 1987: Positions of progressive responsibility in Textile Fibers, Transportation & Distribution, Endo Labs, Fabrics & Finishes (Business Analysis Group), Real Estate (Employee Relocation) - Property Auditor.

LEVERAGING KNOWLEDGE TO ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY...

B.A., Political Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Certification, Lean Manufacturing – Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center

Certification, Accounting for Non-Professionals – American Management Association

Technical Skills – ERP systems: SAP, EPICOR AVANTE, Sage MAS200 (Modules: MPS, MRP, Distribution, Engineering), Baxter Planning, MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access and Outlook), Business Intelligence – Visio, COGNOS and Crystal Report Writer

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