LIBBY ALCAIDE

*** *** ***** ● Santa Cruz, California 95060

adzq14@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL WITH BROAD EXPERIENCE IN PROCUREMENT, PLANNING, MRP SYSTEMS, AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. HANDS-ON, SELF-STARTING INDIVIDUAL; PROCESS-ORIENTED, PROACTIVE, AND CUSTOMER-DRIVEN. EXPERIENCE WORKING IN LARGE AND SMALL ENTERPRISES RANGING FROM FORTUNE 500 PUBLIC COMPANIES TO SMALL START-UPS AND SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS. EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A REGULATED ENVIRONMENT (LIFE SCIENCES). E XPERIENCE

4/2021 - 7/2023 CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, SENIOR PLANNER/BUYER

• Responsible for materials planning of large, build-to-order, semiconductor capital equipment systems (>5000 parts, $4M priced system). Utilized MRP system to analyze material requirements; maintained and updated BOMs and master data to ensure data accuracy; tracked/managed shortages and other materials issues.

• Purchased raw materials such as sheet metal and fabricated parts and maintained appropriate stock levels. Also managed suppliers for best pricing, quality, and on-time delivery.

• Responsible for executing/managing physical inventory and cycle counts processes. Analyzed results to resolve discrepancies and identify process improvements to increase materials accuracy.

• Planned and managed field service materials requirements for Field Service and supported FS Team. 2/2014 - 4/2021 BIO-TECHNE (ADVANCED CELL DIAGNOSTICS/ACD), SENIOR PRODUCTION PLANNER (2016-21); BUYER/PLANNER (2014-16)

• Executed material planning and production scheduling to meet a $45M Revenue Milestone, a 50% revenue growth for ACD.

• Led weekly cross-functional production schedule meetings to manage efficient workflow across procurement, manufacturing, QC, and shipping teams. Developed various production/materials tracking reports required for the meeting.

• Responsible for ensuring that the materials pipeline fully supported MRP requirements. Identified and resolved material supply issues (product availability, delivery, quality, etc.) and drove to 100% on-time objective.

• Transitioned materials planning from legacy spreadsheet tracking to a full-fledged MRP system (EXPANDABLE). Executed implementation (including BOM construction, validation, training, etc.) and managed ongoing materials operations planning using the new system.

• Developed and implemented materials inventory management processes including SOP’s for manufacturing, physical inventory, cycle-counting, production planning, etc.

4/2007 - 11/2013 TEIKOKU PHARMA USA, INC, DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

• Supported Sage ERP system and provided technical support and guidance to users. Prepared Crystal reports for users.

• Responsible for the Inventory Management processes. Performed the cycle count process and root cause analysis. 4/2006 - 11/2006 FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL, PRODUCTION PLANNER

• Scheduled and coordinated workflow within or between the Contract Manufacturing plant departments to expedite production.

• Monitored and updated master schedule based on the forecast supplied by the customer. 9/2005 - 4/2006 ABBOTT HEMATOLOGY, PRODUCTION CONTROL PLANNER- temporary position

• Scheduled production and material demand for CD1000 set of products.

• Analyzed and monitored the material inventory availability based on the production schedule by developing a shortage report and working closely with the buyers to resolve material issues. 02/2005 - 4/2005 CIPHERGEN BIOSYSTEMS INC., DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST - temporary position

• Coordinated the processing of NPO/ECOs by reviewing for completeness, scheduled review meetings, and expedited approvals. 1995-2001 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, Chemical Analysis Group, PLANNER

• Managed the Master Schedule, Forecast, and Shipments for Field Service support requirements using SAP and Access DB.

• Analyzed the impact of Production Change Notices (PCO) on the MRP systems before implementation. Managed the Discontinuance Process using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for obsolete products. E DUCA TION

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• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

• MRP Certification, APICS Santa Clara Valley, Crystal Reports, MS Excel R EFERENCES

• References Available Upon Request

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