Purchasing/Planning Production Scheduling
Resume:
Phillip P. Gibbons, C.P.M.
****B Harris Pond Dr. Charlotte, NC
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY
I am a highly motivated, versatile and creative professional with a broad range of sourcing and demand planning experience for Fortune 500 companies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Carrier Corporation HVAC
Production/Materials Planner (Aftermarket Components) June 2024- Current
Capture & maintain demand requirements from multiple sources to ensure full coverage of all aftermarket, engineering & intercompany requirements
Maintain accurate production schedules ensuring alignment with plant capacity, available materials and on-time delivery goals
Coordinate and manage the flow of materials from staging warehouses to production facilities (ensure production schedules are “Clear-to-Build”)
Identify root cause of material shortages and escalate appropriately
Maintain lead-times for all replacement components ensuring alignment between Charlotte plant and Replacement Components warehouse
Track appropriate metrics to drive results and continuous improvement including On-Time Delivery and Production/Shipping attainment
Maintain Continuous communication on production status & transfer/sales order availability dates to relevant stakeholders in planning & customer service
Promptly address order expedite requests ensuring clarity on resolution date of bottleneck materials and/or resources
Work closely with plant shipping department to troubleshoot issues impacting timely execution of order fulfillment
Develop & maintain standard process documentation for all facets of role
Accomplishments
●Successfully transitioned the business to SAP
●Improved customer order on time delivery by 20%
●Increased customer order ship volume by 94%
●Increased Charlotte Aftermarket revenue by 68%
●Successfully incorporated Engineering Home Office order fullfillment
Materials & Supplier Management (Contract Position) July 2023 – May 2024
* Provide Analyst support to the Purchasing and Planning Teams
* Review and update Item Strategy data (Lead times, Safety Stock, MOQ etc.)
* Ensure MRP is putting out correct buy and order alter signals
* KPI Dashboard Maintenance and Publication
* Subject Matter expert for SAP system implementation
Accomplishments
●Improved on time PO placement ensuring material is received on time to support Production
●Reduced supplier Past Due POs and improved Supplier on-time delivery
●Reduced inventory by ~$10MM by adjusting MOQs and updating lead times
●Reduced material shortages by more effective buying resulting in a 30% increase in Production
Marley Engineered Products
Purchasing and Planning Manager June 2021 –July 2023
* Manage a group of Production Planners and Buyers
* Work with Engineering, Product Management and Assembly on BOM and Routing changes
* Create Production Schedules based on customer demand, forecast and component availability
* Manage Purchasing functions MRP accuracy, timely order placement and closure ensuring invoicing and
receiving issues is kept to a minimum.
* Work with suppliers on cost, quality and delivery performance
* Source new products with international and domestic suppliers
Secured position with Carrier Corporation taking me from Bennettsville NC back home to Charlotte, NC.
Sanmina Corporation / 3D Systems
Quality Analyst (Contract Position)
*Responsible for capturing and reporting on internal and external (Suppliers) quality issues
*Work with engineering and production to contain production issues. Developed Root Cause and Corrective Actions
Secured permanent position with Marley Engineered Products
Mann-Hummel Filtration
Material Planner . December 2019 - May 2021
*Responsible for the Sourcing and Procurement of Raw Automotive aftermarket air and fluid filtration
*Review demand forecasts and work with Forecast Analysts to ensure accuracy
*Responsible for the Sourcing and Procurement of Packaging to include graphic design
*Managed relationships with foreign and domestic suppliers as well as freight forwarders.
COVID challenges with Global Supply Chain. Parts availability constraints drastically impacted production. Company made cuts. 10% Salary reduction for all. Added assembly lines from 5 to 17. Reduced headcount to just myself handling filtration, packaging, new assembly line additions and more. Conditions not ideal.
Hunter Douglas, Inc
Demand Planner / Forecast Analyst. October 2018 – December 2019
*Responsible for the Sourcing and Procurement of assemblies, sub-assemblies, power units, motors and components for motorized window shades.
Managed relationships with foreign and domestic suppliers as well as freight forwarders.
Business Closed
Wolseley Industrial Group / Ferguson Integrated Services
Wolseley Industrial Group / Ferguson Integrated Services (Industrial Products) 2007 – 2018
Strategic Sourcing Category Manager
*Responsible for developing supply partnerships with industry leaders, managing $500 million in industrial
products.
*Leveraged tools such as the Producer Price Index and Raw Material cost publications. Utilized systems such
as SAP, Excel and Access and with input from finance, IT, engineering and operations, was able to identify
potential supply interruptions or cost increasing events and act to mitigate the impact.
*Developed Compliance reporting for approved supply programs and published to the broader organization on a
quarterly basis. This is dynamic reporting in that it provides executive summaries that burst down to the division,
region, operation and product levels. This kind of reporting is useful to all levels of the organization.
Accomplishments
●Reduced Supply base by 18% resulting in cost savings of $1.9 million
●Improved Supplier payment terms by .75% resulting in a $1.8 million impact
●Reduced invoicing issues by 15% resulting in $81 thousand in reduced AP costs
●Reduced product cost by 5% or $12 million through market leveraging and achieving deeper discounts
●Improved cash flow by shortening lead time to rebate collection = $120 thousand
Ferguson Integrated Services (Industrial Products) 2005 – 2007
Purchasing Manager
*Managed procurement team. Developed and maintained measurable performance metrics, (KPI) for the
Procurement function.
*Periodic evaluation of inventory items to assure inventory turns are within acceptable levels. Make adjustments to
order controls where necessary.
*Kept abreast of events around the globe that could affect supply of product and move to mitigate the affect to
inventory. Events such as manufacturing plant strikes, environmental disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes
and tsunamis.
Accomplishments
●Reduced Inventory by $8 million eliminating capital charges of $420 thousand
●Reduced receiving errors by 12% saving $85 thousand in warehouse labor costs
●Reduced purchased SKUs by 10% through product standardization, reducing warehouse costs of $2.1 million
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Studies / Courses
Institute for Supply Management, Inc. C.P.M. designation
Dale Carnegie, Effective Communication
Franklin Covey, Time Management
Developing Dynamic Leadership
ISO Quality Standards Implementation
Institute for Supply Management, Inc. ISM-Cincinnati Chapter July 2009 – Present
President – Institute for Supply Management, Inc. Vice President - Institute for Supply Management, Inc Public Relations Director - Institute for Supply Management, Inc
Accomplishments
Improved portfolio of subject matter experts as key note speakers Increased membership by 8% Improved participation of monthly professional development meetings
Association for Operations Management APICS - Cincinnati Chapter November 2010 – Present
Member of the local chapter pursuing a board position.
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