Training, Supply Chain, Quality, Indirect Procurement, Buyer

DERRICK ELLERSON

Email: **********@*****.*** • Phone: 314-***-****

SUMMARY

Experienced professional in areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing balancing the necessity of company fiscal and production responsibilities within leadership and direction to promote a cohesive team to ensure the customer receives the desired results. Trained, supervised, and support team members and multiple business functions. Areas of expertise include:

Procurement

Supply Chain

Sourcing

Training and Mentoring

Team Building

Priority and Planning

Process Improvement

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Inventory Control

Building Client Relationships

EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Management

University of Phoenix, St. Louis, Mo. 2011

EXPERIENCE

GKN Aerospace Dallas, TX

Procurement Senior Analyst - Indirect 4/2021- Present

Accountable for delivery of the targeted savings identified as part of annual planning reviews to improve bottom line profitability

Negotiate contracts, not covered by regional/global strategies, where leverage opportunities are identified for facilities management and maintenance repairs categories

Negotiate and implement global corporate contracts for facilities management, energy, rentals, maintenance repairs and taxes categories

Implement category sourcing strategies developed with Category Managers

Coordinate implementation of contracts through P2P function for all sites

Manage compliance while working with cross functional stakeholder teams to identify business needs and implementation of supporting contracts

Leverage spend to deliver significant annual improvements in both cost and services levels

Contribute to ongoing development of indirect category sourcing strategies

Actively participate in stakeholder teams to deliver improvements in contracts (cost, performance, quality)

Work with all layers of the organization to communicate and gain buy in/support to category sourcing strategies

Provide analysis and information to senior management on plans and benefits of actions

Lead key negotiation activities with senior level representatives of suppliers to deliver benefits to the business

Establish data/fact driven analysis of potential opportunities and new suppliers for procurement activities

Participate in sourcing activities included with suppliers and data for varies projects and negotiation of contracts

Manage Requests for Proposal (RFP) and eAuction activities within indirect categories

Work with all sites to ensure compliance to corporate contracts

Update global databases for agreements and spend in the Curtis Fitch, Qlik, Wave, Tradeshift systems

Contribute to the development of category spend and savings budgets/forecasts and liaise with sites to embed locally

Lead Engage Me Team for Indirect Procurement North America responsible for making GKN Aerospace a great place to work.

GKN Aerospace St. Louis, Mo

Program Analyst 9/2019 – 4/2021

●Developed and implemented strategies to communicate daily material use for work schedules created by production planner to operations

●Developed and managed a team of five (5) CH53K personnel (Procurement Buyer, Inspection, Quality Engineer, Team Leader, and Bonding Mechanic) creating action plans to improve measures in the scheduling and process of overdue and current sale orders commitments

●Assist with the development and maintenance of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) programs for supply chain management

●Customized and configured workflow to allow the integration of client/server applications

●Gathered and documented requirements and data from ERP reports

●Implemented, documented, and tested information systems

●Tested ERP layout to ensure the system is meeting corporate needs

●Evaluated and analyzed data to solve user information needs

●Monitored daily execution of the material usage for work orders, tracking and reporting to ensure compliance to the daily schedules

●Identified issues that prevent successful execution of the daily schedules

●Provided shop floor with work cell schedules based on the master production schedules

●Conducted Pre-Ops Readiness Reviews to ensure availability of required tooling, materials, planning, work instructions, and capacity to execute the daily schedules

●Expedited flow of materials, parts, work orders, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production schedules

●Investigated various materials to make sure it complies with quality standards

●Documented and reported materials that do not comply with quality standards

●Maintained manufacturing LOB (Line of Balance) status, commitments and schedules

●Performed ERP and related business system transactions as required to support operations, supply chain, inventory management and business system compliance

●Released printed and delivered work orders to the start of the manufacturing process

●Performed cycle counts and inventory reconciliation as necessary to ensure appropriate inventory reporting

●Managed WIP clocked work orders to ensure it continues to move through the production flow and raise issues that prevent the adequate flow of material to meet the production schedule

●Conducted inventory control with all materials using the programs Cincom, TIPQA and Material Tracking Systems

●Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational training workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies

●Completed production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; solving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries

●Maintained a working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement

ABB St. Louis, MO

Quality Technician Trainer 9/2008– 9/2019

●Performed inspections of metals, to confirm conformance of products to the design as defined by the engineering drawings blueprints and/or models

●Completed First Article Inspections on new products

●Assisted Quality Engineering with any rejects nonconformance or defective products

●Loaded material into vehicles and install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit, using hand tools

●Inspected parts to insure the correct material gauge was used and in specs of the drawings

●Used micrometers to ensure all parts were in spec to customers specifications

●Followed SOP’s to ensure all product safety checks were correct

●Documented all defected products that did not meet spec in the proper log book

●Communicated to all parties involved when there were defective products so there would be no interruption in production

●Conducted review of data for metal coils before taking to production lines, which include but not limited to manufacturing documents, testing, and training and validation reports

●Adhered to housekeeping rules by using the 6S method

●Made simple adjustments or repairs, such as realigning belts or replacing rollers, using hand tools.

●Assembled crates to contain products, such as generators and motors, using hand tools and precut lumber

●Trained new hires on safety protocols and procedures

●Trained new hires on quality control audits and issues that complied with ISO9000

●Managed and oversaw the assignments of regulatory and non-regulatory computer based training (CBT)

●Provided training administrative support to all training staff

●Oversaw and maintained a confidential testing database, generated individual tests, and provide test question reports/statistics

●Evaluated new hires and temporary workers on safety practices throughout the plant

●Maintained and ad heard by all safety practices throughout the plant

●Provided manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests

●Created and revised systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change

●Maintained a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures

●Resolved personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action

●Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

●Maintained workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments

●Maintained quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards

ABB St. Louis, Mo

Auto Punch Press Operator (Lead/Trainer) 9/2006 – 9/2008

●Configured and operated mechanical press equipment to shape metals used in manufacturing operations

●Performed operations such as blanking, punching, forming etc., on a variety of materials, based on blueprints, SOP’s and other instructions per supervisor

●Responsibilities included configuring equipment and calibrating gauge settings, recognizing condition of dies, loading materials onto equipment, feeding materials through die, and positioning and removing parts from die.

●Read work schedule to ascertain production information, such as size, type, and quantity to be processed and to meet customers’ expectations

●Performed review and quality checks of laboratory analysis data sheets. Interact with QC Manager to correct errors and justify all deviations

●Adhered and trained new employees on OSHA rules and regulations

●Investigated various metals to make sure it complies with quality standards

●Documented and reported metals that did not comply with quality standards

●Averaged 100,000 inches on single press per day

●Trained new hires and temporary workers on all job practices including safety practices throughout the plant

●Trained new hires on quality control audits and issues that complies with ISO9000

●Adhered to housekeeping rules by using the 6S method

●Evaluated new hires and temporary workers on work performance with supervisors

●Inventory control with certain metals using SAP inventory system

●Maintained a safe and clean work environment according to Lean Six Sigma work practices

●Ensured operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques

●Secured lifting attachments to materials and conveys load to destination, using hand-operated crane or hoist, or signals crane or hoisting operators to move load to destination

●Conveyed materials to or from storage or work sites to designated area, using hand truck, electric dolly, wheelbarrow, or other devices

RELEVANT SKILLS

Project and Team Leadership

ERP Systems

Material Tracking System(MTS)

Training and Developing

SAP Software

Line of Balance(LOB) Tracking

Systems Analysis and Evaluation

Data Analyzing and Reporting

Quality Control

Qlik Software

Curtis Fitch Software

Cincom Programming

Computer literate- MS Office Suite

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

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