Supply Chain Demand Planning

David L.P. Brown

Professional Summary

A top-performing Supply Chain Leader with extensive experience in material management, procurement, and demand planning. Highly skilled in overseeing all facets of supply chain operations, directing cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to overarching strategies, policies, procedures, and objectives. Proven ability in evaluating existing operations to identify inefficiencies, redundancies, and risks, partnering with vendors and suppliers to ensure effective mitigation, streamlined workflow, and continuous profitability.

Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Management

Purchasing & Procurement

Logistics & Transportation

Microsoft Office Suite, Project

Inventory & Material Management

Operations Management

Team Leadership & Development

SAP, Oracle

Revenue & Profit Growth

Demand Planning

Regulatory Compliance

AutoCAD

Professional Experience

KELVION Inc, Catoosa, OK 2024 – 2024

Materials Manager

Drive material management planning, storage, kitting, inventory control, and distribution of material and products to meet company objectives and customer needs. Implement procedures and policies aligning with internal departments operational requirements and customer expectations. Lead department quality of service for our internal customers.

●Oversees the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department priorities.

●Develop and standardize systematic tools within our ERP system to drive continuous improvement within inventory management and procurement demands.

●Build quality relationships with the purchasing and quality teams to ensure we delivery a standard quality product to our customer.

Oversee strategic planning management teams within supply chain buying, demand planning, and production management. Champion maximized ROI on production and sales, delivering effective strategies on inventory turns and sales agendas, accordingly. Provide key insights on business supply investments, risk aversion, strategic planning, and management for continuous improvement opportunities.

●Maintain full accountability for all production control teams and schedulers for operations and productions.

●Forge partnerships with interdisciplinary teams to outline forecast planning for multiple product lines, demand planning, and shipping mandates.

●Inventory management controller for spending, lifecycle products, and obsolete strategies.

NORDAM, Tulsa, OK 2022 – 2023

Manager Demand Planning & MRP

Oversee strategic planning management teams within supply chain buying, demand planning, and production management. Champion maximized ROI on production and sales, delivering effective strategies on inventory turns and sales agendas, accordingly. Provide key insights on business supply investments, risk aversion, strategic planning, and management for continuous improvement opportunities.

●Maintain full accountability for all production control teams and schedulers for operations and productions.

●Forge partnerships with interdisciplinary teams to outline forecast planning for multiple product lines, demand planning, and shipping mandates.

●Inventory management controller for spending, lifecycle products, and obsolete strategies.

ONEOK, Inc., Tulsa, OK 2010 – 2022

Materials Manager

Spearheaded supply chain activities from procurement planning and demand forecast to purchasing strategies and inventory control, streamlining workflow and profitability. Led definition of inventory levels, cost-efficient strategic planning, distribution network management, and process enhancements.

●Evaluated market trends, product demand, risks, pricing models, quality standards, and internal controls, delivering comprehensive reporting to outline actionable recommendations for continuous growth and improvement.

●Improved inventory management system and mitigated shrinkage through implementing process controls, best practices, and optimizing ERP solutions.

●Increased inventory turnover through accurate demand planning, forecasting, distribution, as well as reordering levels.

Additional Experience

Industrial Engineer, Cessna Aircraft Company, Independence, KS

Manufacturing & Project Engineer, Superior Industrial International, Pittsburg, KS

Education

Master of Business Administration in General Administration

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Master of Business Administration in Project Management

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management

Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Licenses & Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, Textron University, Wichita, KS

Project Management Certification, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Professional Affiliations

Vice President of Business Organization & Activities Counsel, MBA Association, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Member, Students in Free Enterprise, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

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