Carol Brown
Mauldin, SC
901-***-**** (Cell) adgvar@r.postjobfree.com
Managerial Skills:
* Employee supervision (10-30 employees) * Warehouse management * Employee leadership
* Shipping & Receiving *Union experience *5S (Kaizen) *Logistics/Distributions
Business Knowledge:
* Barcoding system * Purchasing & Material Planning * PC & AS/400 experience
* Inventory Control/Cycle Counts * Logistical experience * SAP experience*MS Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Compx National, Mauldin, SC
Buyer/Planner, 2019-
Responsible for production planning, purchasing, managing inventory level, supporting material/product level revisions and coordinating the production workflow for multiple products while prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delays.
• Place purchase orders with suppliers for the procurement of production material as required by forecast and production requirements.
• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems
• Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes
• Determine and establish optimal inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.
• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development.
• Manage the inter-company flow or materials between warehouse locations.
• Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers.
• Setup & maintain material master system planning parameters (lead time, safety stocks).
• Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources, and alternative supply options.
Giti Tire, Richburg, SC
Production Control Scheduler, 2017-2019
Responsible for coordinating and developing a production schedule on a daily basis, inventory turns, and production capacity utilization, by adapting the schedule to meet challenges.
• Issue daily production schedules to the production floor.
• Review and adjusts inventory levels based on forecast and actual consumption.
• Manage product delivery to outside vendors.
• Efficiently assign production to minimize company costs and meet delivery deadlines.
Ice Rivers Springs, Morganton, NC
Demand Analyst/Material Planner, 2015-2017
Responsible for the planning/procurement of material components and managing material inventory levels to ensure that raw material components are available, while minimizing overstocks, to satisfy the plants and achieve maximum customer service levels.
• Coordinate supply inventory at 6 plants.
• Place orders for inventory replenishment.
• Balances inventory levels to meet production requirements while minimizing inventory.
• Expedites material from suppliers as required.
• Minimizes/eliminates need for premium freight.
• Creates, manages and track purchase orders
• Perform run out analysis of raw material with regards to forecasted finish good production.
Rich Products, Arlington, TN
Assistant Material Planner/Buyer (Contract), 2014-2015
Support the management of overall materials planning/purchasing to enable efficient manufacturing.
• Plan the replenishment of materials to support the production schedule, while controlling inventory turns and materials shortages.
• Coordinates in-bound materials w/suppliers, traffic, and the warehouse ensuring supply-chain efficiency.
• Maintains accurate SAP data regarding Bill of Materials associated with all ingredients and packaging.
• Conducts material planning and inventory management for assigned raw materials.
• Purchase ingredients, packaging and raw materials required for production.
Pepsi Beverages Company, Collierville, TN
Supply Chain Associate Supervisor, 2009-2014
Oversaw inventory management and loading and unloading operations within a large multi-location infrastructure
• Effectively grew Warehouse capability through coaching, support, standardization of measures, and strategic development of quarterly and annual objectives
• Lead Warehouse processes through consistent product availability, warehouse productivity, national
inventory program and cost reduction while meeting and exceeding quality assurance standards
• Built personnel capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for both management and front-line hourly employees
• Provided timely service to sales department while minimizing warehouse and production costs
• Profit and Loss (P and L) responsibility for warehouse loading operations
• Ensured compliance with all Health and Safety regulations
Pepsi Beverages Company, Collierville, TN
Production Supervisor, 2009-2009
Directed the production team to meet customer needs and achieve standards related to cost, line efficiencies, waste, safety and productivity.
• Achieved performance standards with regards to safety, line utilization and quality
• Built people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel
• Applied knowledge of processes, equipment and system capability to set facility standards
Pepsi Beverages Company, Collierville, TN
Production Planner, 2006-2009
Responsible for improving forecast accuracy, forecast percent good and reducing "Out of Stocks"
• Adjusts forecasts and production schedule as necessary to include local market intelligence
• Generated a weekly production schedule
• Performed weekly root cause analysis and utilizes demand planning exception reports to identify and fix potential issues
• Purchased all Raw Materials.
• Performs master data maintenance to maintain accurate product and customer information
• Issued Purchase Orders and Stock Transport Orders from vendors and other plants.
Education
Master of Business Administration, Strayer University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Strayer University