Supply Chain Customer Service
Resume:
Andrew Brownlie
Haddam Neck, CT 06424
********@*****.*** 860-***-****
I am an Innovative Supply Chain professional with the certification of CPIM and strong working experience in many different industries. I have extensive working knowledge of supply chain management, material forecast, finished good products, reporting and production planning. I am well versed with the SAP, ERP, MRP modules, Syteline and Oracle. I have hands-on experience working with inventory management, cost control, sourcing and distributing materials as well as being proficient with Microsoft office tools such as MS Excel and Outlook. I am local and available for an in person interview with 24-48 hours of prior notice.
Summary:
●Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS.
●Taught APICS certification classes.
●Fluent in Microsoft Word and Excel.
●Experience with SAP, MANMAN, MAPICS, E2, MAS200 and Oracle
Core Skills:
●Materials management
●SAP
●Supply Chain
●MRP and ERP
●Information systems
●Procurement
●Master scheduling
●Production planning
●Cost Control/ Reduction
●Inventory control
Customer Service
Technical Skills:
Tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Kaizen, JIT, DFT, EKanban, and LEAN
Systems: SAP, Manman, MK, E2, MAPICS, MAS2000, Oracle
Professional Experience:
PerkinElmer, Shelton, CT 6/2020 - 10/24
Senior Procurement Specialist
●Currently Commodity Manager for machined parts & assemblies, using SAP as the ERP system. Suppliers are located worldwide, from local to Canada, Europe & Asia.
●Participate in bi-weekly meetings with the planning department to ensure schedules are understood and met, and make sure that problems are well documented & communicated.
●Continually work with suppliers to understand supply chain issues, and work hand in hand with them to help alleviate such issues, including dealing directly with sub-suppliers to smooth the flow
Cirtec Medical, Enfield, CT 2/ 2019 - 6/2020
Senior Buyer/ Planner - Contract
●Maintain a professional relationship with Sales representatives and Customer Service representatives to ensure the needs of the materials
●Maintain an active and open daily line of communication with Suppliers, Sourcing, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Planning, Warehouse, Production, Engineering, Customer Service.
●Monitor inventory levels and target efficient stock counts (inefficient inventory, material at vendor)
●Responsible for all master scheduling, level loading, planning, inventory and procurement for one particular customer
United Technologies Aerospace Systems, Windsor Locks, CT 10/ 2016 - 02/ 2019
Senior Production Control Analyst
●Was assigned to Aircraft Accessories Cells in UTAS Maintenance & Repair facility, responsible for developing ways & means to achieve & maintain 95% CSL while not allowing any orders to go overdue, using SAP.
●Controlling production in an MRO organization presents its own unique issues & challenges, as there is no way to predict when & how many units will be in house at any point in time.
●Achieved 95% on time delivery using standard scheduling practices, plus innovative solutions to achieve the goal
●Overdue orders are now at an all-time low, partly a result of tightening up the scheduling process
●Successfully maintained minimum TAT, which varies by product & customer
Lumentum/ JDSU, Bloomfield, CT 08/ 2011 - 10/ 2016
Senior Planner/ Master Scheduler
●Responsible for developing the Master Schedule for the Bloomfield site of JDSU, multi-faceted company based in Milpitas, CA. At the Bloomfield facility, we manufacture modulators used in CATV & other industries.
●From the Master Schedule, develop production schedules for several production cells, coordinate with Procurement to ensure the availability of material, schedule sales orders, and coordinate shipping to ensure on-time delivery.
●Developed and produced the first comprehensive Master Schedule, incorporating forecast and sales orders, allowing site wide visibility into the master plan.
●Developed detailed production schedules based on the Master Schedule, with defined production goals and measures to help achieve those goals.
●Produced metrics showing production to plan improvements from 50% to 85% and actual shipments to promise date improvements from 65% to 90%.
ASML, Wilton, CT 09/ 2010 - 07/ 2011
Team Lead, Material Planning
●First Material Planner solely responsible for a specific product line, Optical Manufacturing, for ASML - a leading supplier of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, based in The Netherlands.
●Managed the current suppliers in the Vendor Managed Inventory initiative, and identified, set up and managed new VMI suppliers.
●Led the effort to put into place the processes and procedures necessary to change a former ASML division from an in-house supplier to an outside supplier upon its sale to another entity.
●Was in the process of becoming an SAP super user for the Material Planning function.
●Led the effort to broaden the Material Planning function to include more order release responsibilities.
Eastern Wholesale Fence, Medford, NY 04/ 2009 - 08/ 2010
Production Planner/ Scheduler
●Newly created position, responsible for scheduling production for 5 PVC extrusion lines and 3 production groups for Eastern, a fence manufacturer that sells to the trade only.
●Charged with assessing current processes, which while computerized, are Excel based and fairly manual, with a goal of driving the improvement and upgrading effort.
●Additional responsibilities include managing the Inventory Control process and overseeing the Purchasing function.
Developed new system for tracking sales and production in one easy-to-access program, allowing quick scheduling and reaction to market conditions.
●Restructured BOMs and units of measure to facilitate scheduling process and improve inventory accuracy and control.
E-B Manufacturing, Middletown, CT 03/ 2004 - 02/ 2009
Materials Manager
●Responsible for taking a small contract machine job shop to a $6 million, multi-faceted manufacturing company.
●Instituted material ordering procedures to maintain optimal inventory levels to ensure steady production flow. Revamped the finished goods inventory process to achieve maximum accuracy.
●Instituted EKanban system for major customer to support their lean manufacturing system.
●Developed an order entry and production tracking process that allowed instant traceability of work-in-process.
●Oversaw the movement of work between work centers, and to and from vendors in a timely manner.
●Achieved 93% on-time delivery, with 100% on-time for those items in the Ekanban system.
●Increased inventory accuracy from approximately 50% to a guaranteed 98%.
●Lowered total cost by utilizing new vendors and suppliers, specifically a new casting vendor and identifying ways to buy more efficiently
Education and Training:
●BS (Cum Laude) in Environmental Horticulture
University Of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
●American Production & Inventory Control Society
Certified in Production & Inventory Management - CPIM
Instructor for APICS Certification Courses
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