Supply Chain Specialist

Bobby Collins

Address: Griffith, IN

Phone: 219-***-**** Email: **********@*******.***

Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-collins

Supply Chain/Purchasing Manager

A top-performing, accomplished Supply Chain professional with 18 years of experience, exceptional communication, and leadership skills in challenging environments. Solid knowledge of the Manufacturing/Procurement industry in progressively responsible roles in the Supply Chain/Operations sectors; Sourcing, Purchasing, Planning, and Scheduling. Strong skillset, including practical problem solving, project management, analytics, and team building. Involvement in the development and execution of Process Improvement strategies and action plans. Exceptional communication, presentation & interpersonal skills with proficiency at grasping new concepts quickly and productively utilizing the same.

~ DC Rework Coordinator- 140,535 gallons for a total of $2,878,238 in 2017; exceed company goal of 100k gallons; 2016 rework total- 78,761 gallons~

~Supply Chain source for local Manufacturing Department; 22,116,748 gallons produced in 2017, 10% increase over 2016 total of 20,028,838 gallons~

Skill Areas:

Lean Manufacturing*APICS Certified- CPIM*Manufacturing Resource Planning*Continuous Improvement* Materials Management*Production Planning*Plant Operations*Inventory Management- trained in SAP/ERP systems*Value Stream Mapping*Significant Purchasing/Procurement, Planning, Shipping/Receiving, Materials Management, Customer Service, Inventory Control, Production Control, Operations Management, and Warehousing experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Manager- January 2020 – Currently on Furlough

Interlight- Hammond, IN (3 months)

Locate and establish new sources for Specialty Bulbs and Batteries; Mission Critical Inventory reduce Phantom Items

Update database (BPA) SKUs with lead time, pricing, MOQ, and availability; 1 million+ batteries, ballasts and bulbs

Procure hard to find lightbulbs, ballasts & batteries both foreign and domestic, more than 120 unique vendors

Implement & direct cycle counting procedures to keep physical inventory updated, accurate, eliminate backorders, and customers informed real-time order knowledge

Production Scheduler- April 2019 – September 2019

Albanese Confectionery Group- Merrillville, IN (6 months)

Apply Lean Principles in the scheduling & releasing of manufacturing orders to assure the

implementation of the production plan for assigned products, production lines & accurate reporting

Update priorities and strategies for 2 Manufacturing areas to achieve requested delivery dates: 100k# maximum daily production per area

Bottling Line Scheduler for Nutras- major labels including Airborne, Rest Well, For Hims

Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure proper flow of Raw Materials to support daily production plan

Supply Chain Specialist I- Buyer/Planner/Scheduler- March 2011 – August 2018

Behr Process Corporation- Chicago Heights, IL (7 years, six months)

Achieve company high Service Level of 99.78 surpassing company-wide objective of 99.5

Arrange weekly average of 580k gallons manufactured for 2017- max week produced 672k gallons utilizing Process Flow Management

Employ Lean, JIT & Six Sigma Methodologies to execute Production Schedule & Inventory Control levels

Work with other departments to confirm alignment of company goals, as set by senior management and ensure that the business growth strategies are met

Achievements:

PROH level of $1,496,634 with inventory turns of 13.7 utilizing SAP & MRP processes

Manage DC sellable inventory 2,172,221 gallons total; inventory turns for 2017 were 8.81, increase over 2016- 7.67 turns

DC Rework Coordinator- 140,535 gallons for a total of $2,878,238 in 2017; exceed company goal of 100k gallons; 2016 rework total- 78,761 gallons

Supply Chain source for local Manufacturing Department; 22,116,748 gallons produced in 2017, 10% increase over 2016 total of 20,028,838 gallons produced

Procurement Specialist- April 2007 - August 2010

Fuchs Lubricants Company- Harvey, IL (11 years, seven months)

Inventory Management- review daily reports to certify on-time delivery of raw materials based on stock levels/production requirements for each location throughout the country: Logistic Management of truckload and LTL deliveries nationwide; 60+vendors; @ 50+orders/week

Manage daily Inventory Replenishment tasks; communicate with suppliers and internal contacts- requirements for 400+ raw materials and three production facilities nationwide; maintain raw material levels between $500,000 and $800,000- surpassing company targets

Purchase Order Management- convey order status to Production team & vendors for Expediting & Logistics Planning

Inventory Control–routinely update key data elements that drive the replenishment system: Stock Levels, Minimum Order Quantities & Lead Times

Plan & conceptualize various strategies to achieve business goals aimed towards the growth in business volumes as well as profitability

Play a pivotal role in vision building, goal setting, and restructuring of the organization along with client relationship management

Establish and nurture productive relationships with the key decision-makers to further strategic goals and increase sales opportunities

Achievements:

Production Management- accomplish company stated production goal of 30 batches manufactured per day- an increase from 28.4 in 2002; with Sales of $150 million annually; delinquent orders reduced from 20% in 1999 to less than 2% (1.7%) in 2005

Utilize the available 44 kettles by batch type/size ranging from 6500 gallons down to 55 gallons

Implement procedures to ensure proper work-flow distribution of 14,000+orders shipped annually

Finished Goods Lead-time Reduction Plan- 18% decrease by stocking critical SKUs versus non-critical

Operations Manager Chicago- January 2005 - April 2007

Operations Coordinator- January 1999 - January 2005

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Columbia College, Chicago- Chicago, IL; BA Advertising

Calumet College of St. Joseph- Whiting, IN; AA Journalism

Honors and Awards

CPIM, Certified in Production and Inventory Management- March 2013

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