Raymond Harold
Houston Area
Cellular: 936-***-**** Email: adkkzy@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
Professional chemical raw materials and packaging buyer who built strong supplier relationships to negotiate cost savings, matching supply to material requirements while improving inventory management and reducing plant downtime. Responsible for $30 Million in raw materials and packaging each year supporting manufacturing plants. Work well with others in accomplishing company goals seeking to find better ways of doing the work.
Skills
Problem Solving
Critical Thinker
Collaboration
SAP Software
Exact Macola ERP Software
Quick Books Software
Materials Management
5S Lean Manufacturing
Purchasing Strategy
Production Management
Dependable
Teamwork
Professional Work Experience
Procurement Specialist 01/18/21 to 02/22/21
Huntsman Building Solutions( Demilec) Arlington, TX
Generate service purchase orders for plant operations and capital improvements.
Raw Materials Buyer/ Planner
SES Foam, LLC Spring, TX (Formally Carlise)
08/2019 to 03/2020
Carlise Spray Foam Insulation Spring, TX (Formally Accella)
11/2018 to 07/2019
Accella Polyurethane Systems Spring, TX (Formally Covestro)
04/2017 to 10/2018
Covestro Spring, TX (Formally Bayer Material Science)
9/2016 to 03/2017
Bayer Material Science
04/2015 to 08/2016
Generate purchase orders and confirm delivery dates to confirmed dates.
Plan delivery of raw materials and finished goods for manufacturing and warehouses.
Partner with suppliers for supply chain efficiency and cost reduction opportunity.
Reduce raw material and packaging cost by $419,000 by price negotiation and key projects.
Achieve 98% raw material/packaging on-time scheduled delivery for the plants.
Member of Kaizen project team developing plans to manufacture a new product.
Reduce days on hand inventory and raw material plant carrying cost by 2%.
Develop SOP for MDI warehouse stock transfers to insure material inventory accuracy.
Production Supervisor
Bayer Material Science Spring, TX
01/2011 to 03/2015
Direct production technicians in production operations of spray foam and coating products.
Develop standard operating procedures for each production area and plant operations.
Establish training plans and deliver unit specific training for technician jobs.
Ensure production plant teams comply with health, safety, and environmental procedures.
Collaborate with materials planner when raw materials and finished goods would be purchased.
Provide direction for safety, quality, operability, rates, and production schedule.
Deliver safety KPI with no lost time injuries for 4 years by safety meeting and programs.
Improve plant production output by 50% and lower manufacturing costs by 6%.
Develop SOP for offload of raw materials and packaging for 100% Right the First Time.
Production Team Leader
Morrison Milling Company Denton, TX
09/2007 to 10/2010
Direct production technicians in blending and packaging of flour base products.
Establish training plans and deliver SOP specific tasks for each job area.
Supervise production shift staff in safety, quality, production, changeovers and yields.
Complete timely internal reports required for shift activities and performance.
Manage production teams for safety and operations procedures and quality programs.
Deliver plant safety KPI with no production teams having any recordable injuries for 3 years.
Integrated Kanban system for improved batch processing and material yield variance by 23%.
Production Supervisor
Dr. Pepper Snapper Group Irving, TX 10/06 to 06/2008
Directed production teams in execution of daily production of beverage packaging lines.
Managed labor and plant operating expense budget for plant site.
Provided daily internal reports for safety, quality, production, downtime and waste.
Drove continuous improvement and evaluated team skills to optimize production efficiency.
Oversaw changeover performance and maintenance to minimize downtime matrix.
Communicated safety and shift expectations to team including daily goals.
Education
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts
Houston Community College Houston,
Training/ Certificates
Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
Purchasing Management Fundamentals
Hazardous Chemical Materials Training