Supply Chain Project Manager

Objective Seeking a Material Planning, Project Manager, Program Manager, or Supply Chain position in a production environment utilizing skills in problem solving, communication, and leadership to ensure efficient flow of operations and greater company proficiency

19+ years of Project Management/Operations/Supply Chain experience who is highly motivated, energetic, and a person who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment to drive strategic and tactical development and execution

Career

Progression Franchise Owner/Director, F45 Viera 05/2024 – Present

Responsible for daily operations and services for the studio

Create member challenges to keep members engaged and motivated

Planning for supplies and equipment on hand to make sure we have adequate weights and machines on hand

Quality Control of facilities and maintenance to make sure the studio is clean and up to code

Recruiting top tier certified personal trainers and building the team to coach members

Creating a community atmosphere for members to help support one another in health and fitness goals

Implement marketing strategies to promote and generate more brand awareness

Blue Origin

Senior Production Systems Engineer Merritt Island, Fl

11/2021 – 05/2024

Top MRP advocate for the demand planning team and production control team to maximize throughput

Core Team Member for Project BluePrint representing New Glenn Operations for process standardization

Implemented Configuration Management processes throughout all major assemblies to maintain production is working to the latest revision per Engineering Design intent

Created the NPI (New Product Introduction) process from design release to manufacturing in order to start production

Supported Lunar Operations & Integrated Product Teams to create WindChill Manufacturing Bill of Materials to drive sequential build flows

Created Manufacturing Bill of Materials structure in Windchill to help drive early demand signals for Aft Module for pre planning activities for both Production and Purchasing.

Strong written, personal, and data analytical skills. Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately from shop floor to the executive leadership level

Driving MRP improvements to Enterprise Technology and Business Intelligence to improve systematic tools

Served as Project Manager for multiple work centers to make sure production is moving to schedule due dates and clear major blockers to the manifest

Identified shortages and worked with Procurement to get items sourced on time

Created Command Media and documented best practices and procedures for the Production Control Department to work to overall standardization

Collaborated with multiple departments to develop the master schedule and identify key blockers

Assigned critical action items to various departments which were proactively identified as critical path

In charge of releasing work orders to the production floor for all parts to be made in house

Monitored tooling requirements are available during time of production and stored away when not in use

Developed the production schedule and manufacturing plan based on customer requirements specifically focused on N.P.I (New Product Integration) projects, qualifications or off nominal builds

Collaborates with demand planning, program office, and supply chain to ensure delivery dates are tracked and provides proper mitigation to maintain schedule

Worked with engineering to set up build & flow, work centers activations, and estimated work hours to ensure values are properly captured within our MRP system

Controlled the scope of work released to production floor

Tracks tooling, procurements, and engineering releases that impact schedule

Identifies and analyzes solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods.

Worked closely with the production teams to determine the needs and constraints of the manufacturing shop floor, technicians and schedules work accordingly.

Monitored status and provides regular updates to management on upcoming production priorities.

Worked extensively within the MS Project Server ecosystem

Helped Sr Management to build up the Demand Planning team at OLS for New Glenn with training, process creation, and established roles and responsibilities

Space Exploration Technologies

Senior Supply Chain Planner/Buyer Cape Canaveral, Fl 11/2018-08/2021

Developed the Ground Support Equipment infrastructure from the ground up to enable demand transparency in order to drive schedule from design release to final program completion or inventory

Master Scheduled the top level boosters to drive demand for all major builds for production planning

Owned entire Supply Chain for 3 Launch Sites Vandenberg, CA, McGregor, Tx, and Cape Canaveral, Fl for planning and buying functions to support our aggressive launch manifest

Set up the master schedule in order to drive need dates for production to achieve on time delivery for launch targets

Worked with Design team and ME team to develop tooling for parts made in house on time per rate schedule

Aided Engineering teams on multiple refurb projects for ground support tooling by identifying what the bottlenecks are in production and how to overcome blockers to allow the projects to continue

Set up spares strategy for Non flight Launch Hardware teams for Ground Support Equipment

Works closely with the Integrated Product Teams to determine tight constraints to schedule

On boarded suppliers for both Flight and Non Flight tiers to be used for our outsourcing strategy

Negotiated pricing with suppliers for competitive pricing and established long term agreements

Established demand accuracy within MRP system to provide full transparency of supply vs demand to support Flight and Ground Support Equipment projects

Worked on Recovery for Drone ships, Dragon, Falcon systems to make sure all materials were on hand

Held weekly calls with key suppliers to make sure the products were delivered on time

Incorporated Engineering Change Notices to make sure production is building to the latest design intent

Ensures accuracy of net requirement signals for the timely ordering and delivery of components to support manufacturing activities.

Collaborated with Engineering at the design phase to capture requirements ahead of time to start the planning process

Space Exploration Technologies

Materials/Process/ Production Planner Hawthorne, CA

01/2011 – 11/2018

Served as a Liaison to quickly communicate between various departments to achieve company targets

Experienced in Product Lifecycle Management working in NX and Team Center by exporting and managing Engineering BOMs

Worked for the Process Planning Department for the Composites Assembly team to create engineering masters and work instructions for the shop floor

Developed Configuration Management tools for expendable and reusable BOM requirements

Trained new employees and set up new hire onboarding training

Created training slides to educate the business on Supply Chain fundamentals and MRP applications

Helped improve MRP system through participating in team projects and Beta testing to go live

Ran daily shortage reports/line of balance to monitor requirements for current and future demand

Identified high profile shortages and set up safety stock levels for long lead time items

Master scheduled manifest to provide clear production target dates

Incorporated engineering orders for new design changes that will affect current production

Analyzed stagnant inventory and compiled metrics to report to the Supply Chain leadership

Maintained accurate Bill of Materials through Advanced Material requests to stay ahead of supply chain

Scheduled production floor by providing proper forecasts to meet schedule

Developed manufacturing slides to aid shop floor technicians in fabrication of assemblies

Identified raw material and component requirements for production from engineering to assure "clear to build" (all material available) readiness for all production order generation

Zodiac Aerospace, Inc.

Materials Planner/Supply Chain Management/Spares Planner La Palma, CA 02/2006 - 01/2011

Project planner for ERJ 135/145 & ERJ 170/190 Embraer programs

Maintained inventory levels goals of 4.5 million per month to meet max profit output for intended sales target

Reviewed support documents for scheduling such as route sheets, enters all requirements into the planning system or process as required.

Created and revised bill of materials for production of new monuments and assemblies

Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering blueprints to ensure work order accuracy on all operations for smooth flow of production

Facilitated configuration management between engineering and production in order to produce the latest revisions and best quality products

Participated in Kaizen projects for continuous improvements on companywide processes

Team oriented working with internal as well as external supply chain to make sure all materials are allocated to meet master production schedule

Trained new employees on Supply Chain principles and process flows within the department

Analyzed and implemented a solid forecast for the Embraer 145 project to solidify stock levels for shorter lead times to the end user

Responsible and accountable for the strategy, planning, and execution of all material and services content for a Program or collection of Programs.

Prepared schedules and ensures timely completion of production orders for manufacturing processes.

Worked well with other departments from quality control, production, purchasing, program management, customer service to shipping/receiving throughout the supply chain

Managed other planners within the department to ensure schedules were held tight throughout the production process

Education

Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College State College, PA 08/1999-06/2004

Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain & Information Systems Management

Skills

Warp Drive, Oracle, Royal IV MRP System, IBM Lotus Notes, MRP/MPS Systems, Visual, SQL, Microsoft applications, i.e. Project, PowerPoint, etc. Siemens Team Center, NX, SAP, Costpoint, Windchill

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