Supply Chain Inventory Control

JEFFREY W. SHOWALTER

Address: **** ******** *****, ******, ** 41048 Phone: 317-***-****

Email: *********@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/Jeffrey-Showalter

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP

Professional Summary: Possess a 20+ year management career building strong organizations and delivering outstanding results in highly challenging environments. Successful automotive career with multiple Tier One automotive companies; known for improving organizations to optimize productivity and deliver profit growth; combine astute strategic, business, organizational, and leadership skills with consistent success in reducing costs, increasing efficiencies, and improving productivity, quality, processes, and more through innovative leadership and focused commitment to exceed goals / objectives.

Skills and Expertise:

Manufacturing Team Leadership / Scheduling Workforce Planning

Automotive Supply Chain Turnaround Logistics and Strategic Planning

Materials Management Inventory Control / Warehousing Procurement / Cost Reduction

Lean Manufacturing MRP Systems / JIT Manufacturing Plant Logistics, 5S / 6S

Scheduling Material Handling / Parts Follow-up Workflow Process Development

Career Highlights:

Promoted consistently to increasing leadership positions directing key business organizations

4 TX recipient of “Winner’s Circle” award for excellence

Managed supply chain, materials, and planning for businesses with sales of $70M - $800M USD

Successful leadership of teams thru Covid and several automotive crises

Education:

Degree: BA, Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L3 HARRIS 1/2023-Current

Cost Account Manager/Planner

Responsible for Production/Material Plans for Space Programs

Plan, monitor, control and report on authorized work scope using Earned Value Management methods.

Successfully under budget for all 6 programs in 1st 3 quarters of 2023

TAKUMI STAMPING, Fairfield, OH 3/2022-11/2022

Assistant Manager-Production Control

Implemented data tracking via pivot tables to better understand trends in receiving and shipping of totes; improved tote availability by 20%

Increased Performance in picking and shipping material by 15% by creating performance metrics then using data to increase productivity.

Spearheaded Launch and Project Management for Production Control

AMAZONDX, Hebron, KY 6/2020-11/2021

Supply Chain Manager

Led team in receiving, shipping, inventory control, and customer service.

Led transformation of Cycle Count improvement from 50% accuracy to over 99% accuracy thru process improvements

Conducted facility management in evenings as lead manager.

Engaged as part of a launch team for Amazon’s move into laboratory services as part of strategy to test associates for COVID-19

ENGINEERED PLASTIC COMPONENTS, Lebanon, KY 10/2017-11/2019

Material Planning and Logistics Manager

Managed a $70M facility; led team of 7 salary and 21 hourly people

Executed training / mentoring with teammates; plant’s delivery scores improved 33% / 16 mo’s

Achieved 100% OTD for 8 consecutive months in 2018-2019

Restructured hourly assignments and schedules to reduce head count 10% and overtime 25%

Through analysis and teamwork, improved inventory accuracy from 92% to 99.96% in 2018

FAURECIA INTERIORS GROUP, Saline, Mi 5/2017-10/2017

Production Control and Logistics Launch Manager

Handpicked to lead the Production Control and Logistics department launch for interior doors for the Ford Expedition / Lincoln Navigator

Executed the hiring and training of 3 salary and 33 hourly people across 3 shifts

Managed and developed supply base and engineering changes

VALEO THERMAL GROUP, Greensburg, IN 11/2015 – 5/2017

Logistics Manager

Managed material flow, customer service and inventory; $350M USD business

Led 23 salary and 119 hourly team members

Reduced direct labor by 10 y-o-y via industrial improvements, logistics efficiency, and redesign

Oversaw launch of finished goods warehouse allowing for new business on production floor

Co-Launching AGV program to reduce labor and automate simple processes

FAURECIA INTERIORS GROUP, Saline, MI 5/2011 –11/2015

Formerly: AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HLDS/ VISTEON/FORD MOTOR)

PC&L Shift Manager (afternoon shift), Saline, MI

Brought in to address leadership void on off shift, allowing management to address work / life balance of employees; as needed, Assumed Operations Manager Role

Spearheaded shipping, receiving, material flow, supplier issues and schedule attainment

AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HLDS/ VISTEON/FORD MOTOR 2005 – 2010

Materials Manager, ACH, Indianapolis (2005-2010)

Led team of 17 (including production control supervisors, master schedulers, transportation manager, non-production analyst), oversaw facilities delivery and supplier ratings to Ford in North America, Europe, China, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia

Held accountable for $300 - $800M in sales

Managed $25M inventory, and co-managed L&O budget of $9M; provided cycle analysis to aid in inventory cost reduction planning and execution; consistently exceeded organizational goals

Instrumental leadership team member improving labor and overhead cost-to-budget from a $21M loss in 2006 to profitability in 2007 through 2010

Worked in cooperation with distressed suppliers; spearheaded initiatives allowing financially distressed suppliers to stay afloat during a major industry economic slowdown; directed cross-functional teams to rebuild global supply chains

Led successful facility turnaround; transformed it from one of Ford’s worst suppliers to best

Improved delivery scores 50% in 2007 (98.5%); achieved 100% delivery scores 2008 - 2010

Dramatically reduced costs by working with internal analysts and transportation team to identify and remedy potential supply chain issues; reduced premium freight 74% ($18M-$4.7M) in 2006; 38% ($4.7M-$2.8M) in 2007; and 95% in 2008 ($2.8M-$.165M)

Implemented inventory reduction initiatives in 2008 to come in 50% under budget

ADDITIONAL EXEPRIENCE

Supervisor of Material Planning and Distribution, Visteon, Connersville, IN

Senior Scheduling and Distribution Analyst, Ford/Visteon, Connersville, IN

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