Supply Chain Production Control

Paul J. Healey

Newburyport, MA. *****

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Professional Profile

Accomplished professional in supply chain management with twenty plus years of diversified background in purchasing, planning, production control, quality management, and inventory management, as well as sales and marketing forecast within a fast-paced global operation environment. Excellent negotiating skills and experience in supply chain management with contract manufacturing development. Solid knowledge of production control theory and practical scheduling techniques.

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office – Proficient in Excel (pivot table, VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, and Word.

ERP operating systems – MISys (2018 – 2022), SAP (2007 – 2018), MFG Pro, and Global Shop.

Member of the integration team to implement new ERP system for SAP.

Successfully completed migration to SAP (2007) and major upgrade (2016).

Lean manufacturing training; familiar with Six Sigma and Kaizen.

Dynamics 365 training in 2023 for new ERP system

Work Experience

Medix Life Sciences / Qiagen Bio, Beverly, MA 03/2024 – Present

Enzymes for Life Science

SAP Materials Manager Consultant

Provide expertise to support SAP Improvement Project prior to S4 Hanna upgrade of SAP targeted for 2025.

Review SAP settings & codes, align master data settings with corporate standards.

Identify custom parts targeted for discontinuation by querying substantial amounts of data from SAP segregating into categories for teams to review.

Recommend best practice to Procurement team to optimize SAP system for Qiagen products.

HIGHRES BIOSOLUTIONS, Beverly, MA 01/2022 – 03/2024

Robotic automation equipment for research labs.

Supply Chain Manager

Organized purchasing team by matching skill sets to commodity experience for buyers, senior buyers, principal buyer, and integrated planning team with buyers.

Developed approved vendor list (AVL) of three hundred plus suppliers, coded to identify commodity type, assigned buyers to commodities, identified critical to business as well as total spend for all suppliers.

Initiated a cost-down program that tracked savings in SharePoint database, yielding $255K savings in 2022 and $560K savings in 2023.

Worked closely with system design engineers, manufacturing, engineering, and planning to improve and resolve critical suppler delivery problems.

Developed on-time delivery (OTD) self-monitoring with key suppliers to track and identify performance and areas for improvement.

PERSIMMON TECHNOLOGY, Wakefield, MA 06/2018 – 01/2022

Manufacturer of robotics equipment for semiconductors.

Supply Chain Manager and Strategic Sourcing

Negotiated Kanban contracts with key suppliers, ensuring smooth flow of material and minimizing inventory.

Identified new suppliers and evaluated and recommended appropriate primary suppliers and second tier suppliers as required.

Developed requests for proposals and drove closure to signed agreements with vendors.

Developed and managed a team of three buyers, two commodity managers, two planners, and an expert scheduler.

Improved the procurement process while identifying new ways to achieve cost savings and operational efficiencies and recommending supply chain and manufacturing process improvements.

Developed and maintained OTD reporting for suppliers critical to business.

Collaborated with quality assurance team to qualify suppliers and participated in supplier audits on a quarterly basis.

Evaluated critical long-lead material and determined optimal inventory levels as agreed with operations and finance. I.e., Rockwell Automation

CARL ZEISS, Peabody, MA 01/2006 – 05/2018

Manufacturer of helium ion microscopy.

Director of Materials and Materials Manager

Responsible for the sourcing, negotiating, planning, and purchasing of machined parts, PCBs, NPI raw material, and commercial components, as well as consultant services.

Maintained inventory accuracy consistently at 99.8%, reporting monthly and quarterly inventory forecast, inventory turns, and purchasing obligations.

Managed the development of the production forecast and the master production schedule (MPS). Reported monthly and quarterly revenue projections for Zeiss.

Planned and evaluated corporate strategic planning for medium-term and long-term goals.

Developed KPI reporting for key suppliers, monitoring, measuring, and improving OTD of critical components from 91% to 98%.

Measured quality, production order completeness, and input to customer perfect order (CPO) reporting.

Resolved customer demand and impact of orders that significantly affected the MPS or customer delivery.

FEI CORPORATION, Peabody, MA 01/2000 – 01/2006

Manufacturer of focused ion beam technology for the semiconductor industry.

Materials Manager and Production Control Manager

Worked with marketing to develop forecasting process and was responsible for further development and implementation of new processes and procedures.

Provided (RFQ) for mechanical components for new products designed for production (NPI).

Successfully outsourced boards and harnesses to increase capacity and quality while reducing overall cost.

Lead FEI–Micrion transition team (1999 – 2000).

MICRION CORPORATION, Peabody, MA 06/1989 – 12/1999

Production Control Manager and Production Planner (until merger)

Ensured proper scheduling of products manufactured to balance customer needs, material availability, plant capacity, and inventory requirements in an MRP II environment.

Education

Business Administration, Northeastern University, Burlington, MA

Certified Purchasing and Material Management (CPIM)

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