PHILIP CUMMINGS

Oak Lawn, IL ***** 708-***-**** adwm6x@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Organized expert with over 40 years of experience coordinating production and procurement activities as well as effectively directing communication for successful manufacturing of various product value streams and operations. Conscientious Production Coordination with a strong background in developing realistic production plans. Highly-talented in working with various levels of management, communicating with an upbeat professional attitude and team player approach.

Skills

Meeting, planning and leadership

collaboration

Coordinating multiple production

schedules and value streams

Procurement sourcing

Implementation support. ERP system

knowledge

Conflict resolution

Master Data and documentation skills

Maintenance & repair

Good work ethic

Experience

Senior Production Planner Feb 2021 to Current

Just Mfg.(division of Zurn Elkay Corp) Franklin Park, IL Devised weekly production plans in line with market demand. Utilized Sage ERP to coordinate production orders to streamline planning, development, and manufacturing execution.

Manage workflow of main value stream representing 65% of sales dollars, improving inefficiencies and probable risks to customer care by 25% by reducing changeover time. Developed production procedures by process improvement to eliminate waste using #CI's, Kaizen events, 5S and engineering change requests. Senior Production Planner Jul 1998 to Feb 2021

Dart Container Corporation Chicago, IL

Developed detailed rolling 6 week production schedule. Utilized SAP to establish production schedule and schedule reliability development, tying in manufacturing and maintenance processes.

Demonstrated optimal inventory management skills through accurate capacity planning and days of supply targets.

Coordinated with production teammates to determine accuracy of schedule and bottleneck equipment.

Communicated production and order updates each week to management through status reports.

Buyer/Planner Jun 1994 to Jun 1998

Andrew Corporation Orland Park, IL

Managed all existing and sourcing of new suppliers, qualifying vendors and RFQs for optimal price, quality and delivery.

Developed production schedules using excel, processed purchase orders in SAP. Master Production Scheduler Aug 1980 to May 1994

Fashion Bed Group Chicago, IL

Collaborated with management, sales and engineering to create a Master Production Schedule to effectively drive MRP

Education and Training

Some College (No Degree), Industrial Engineering

Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL High School Diploma

Tinley Park High School Tinley Park, IL

Certifications

CPIM from APICS- 1992

Oliver Wight MRP Implementation/Steering committee certification- 1984

Contact this candidate