Erin McEntee
Brunswick, OH 44212
adpdx7@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE: Supply Chain Manager, Rico Manufacturing, www.ricoequipment.com
January 2015-Feb 2016
Evaluating existing vendors parts/services and requesting multiple bids to obtain more competitive pricing
Leading (2) buyers and establishing daily responsibilities for each but cross-trained them to have full coverage
in the event either one of them were not available
Communicating any material delays with Production Control, Production Crew and Sales. Investigated options for
using an alternative part/brand to meet customer delivery dates
Consolidating everyday commodity purchases into either blanket purchases or VMI replenishment to reduce time,
money and resources in obtaining materials. By having releases for materials shipped/billed when our different
operations needed them, we were paying for these components at the time of consumption.
MRO Manager, Alpha Packaging Co., www.alphap.com
October 2011-January 2015
Sourcing both inventory and non-stock items to reduce monthly MRO spending
Generating and maintaining a “Vendor Cost Reductions” report that shows existing/new vendors, alternate items and
consolidating purchases with corresponding PO’s that define what materials/services yielded the most savings
Reducing current inventory levels of items by reviewing the cost, existing reorder points and lead times
Purchasing Manager/Planner, Sifco Industries, www.sifco.com
June 2008-February 2011
Negotiating pricing for both non-contract and contractual items/services prior to issuing purchase orders
Working with departmental supervisors to reduce spending and minimize lead times for “like” items
Securing pricing for blanket/annual orders to consolidate vendors and obtain more reduced pricing for components/services
Expediting outside process work at multiple facilities so we can meet/exceed customer delivery dates
Master Scheduler, Sifco Industries, www.sifco.com
October 2004-June 2008
Timely requisitioning of raw material to meet our customer’s demands for 16-20 week production lead times
Cycle counting/conducting internal audits at prescribed intervals to ensure our material quantities would meet customer deliveries
Liaison between Sales, Purchasing and Production to ensure on time deliveries are met for our customers
Generate and distribute both die/cast schedules that reflect forge (hammer) schedules to ensure they were completed prior to forging and heat treat schedules
Production Control Manager, Fuserashi International Technology, www.fitinc.net
April 2003-September 2004
Generate/release production schedules in a timely matter to effectively regulate flow of materials
Coordinate production start/finish dates based on sales forecasts, finished part inventory levels and customer sales forecasts
Purchasing; tooling, fluids, packaging, maintenance materials and safety supplies to correspond with set production dates
Inventory Control Manager/Executive Assistant to President, Tremont Incorporated
October 1994-April 2003
Supervised 20+ employees daily from the production department to ensure daily quotas were achieved
Member of ISO Implementation Team, worked directly with the Quality Manager, wrote procedures, job descriptions and created flow charts to prepare for ISO and AS9100 audits
Scheduled production runs on individual punch/hydraulic presses and 300 Ton Minster stamping machines to increase cycle times
EDUCATION: Cleveland State University Cuyahoga Community College
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Associate of Science
SKILLS: Advanced proficiency; MS Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Publisher, One Note, Outlook and Sharepoint. Jobboss, JD Edwards, Great Plains, ABBA, Made to Manage, IQMS, VISUAL Mfg., Fourth Shift and AX Dynamics.