Supply Chain Continuous Improvement

Trevor Sherman

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in analyzing data to make informed decisions, forecast demand, manage inventory and optimize the supply chain

• Demonstrated ability to work tight schedules and follow complicated procedures

• Strong leadership and team management skills to lead cross-functional teams and drive supply chain initiatives

• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen to enhance supply chain efficiency and reduce costs

• Skilled at using ERP/MRP systems to create schedules and interpret demand

• Able to adapt and learn manufacturing/production process quickly

• Proven ability to lead IPT and GEMBA meetings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L3Harris, San Diego, CA January 2021 – Present

Materials Manager V

• Lead the Planning team responsible for coordinating incoming material and production schedules to meet customer demand

• Manage, coach and support 12 salary Planners, with particular emphasis on career development and growth within the company

• Participate in all product launches and program kick-offs to understand baseline expectations regarding procurement strategy and delivery schedule

• Maintain weekly/monthly metrics such as Past Due Planned Inventory Transactions, Obsolete Material Tracking, PTS (Planned to Start) dates and Past Due Production Orders using inputs and outputs from MRP

• Lead continuous improvement activities for the department using Lean Six Sigma principles

• Maintain and validate material ETC report on a quarterly cadence to ensure accurate revenue forecast

• Participate in major proposal efforts to publish appropriate Planning LOE’s using MRP outputs for capacity analysis

L3Harris, San Diego, CA December 2023 – March 2025 Procurement Manager V

• Stepped into position as part of a rotational program after previous Procurement Manager left the company

• Manage team of 11 with experience in the following commodities: Cables and Wire, Contract Manufacturing (EMS / Electronic Manufacturing Services), Electronic Components, Metals and Fabrication, Printed Circuit Boards

• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, mentoring and training to other employees across the company within area of expertise

• Responsible for maintaining and reporting weekly, monthly and quarterly metrics to company leadership and corporate Supply Chain Management

• Contributes to the development of goals and department planning efforts L3Harris, San Diego, CA September 2018 – December 2020 Planner III

• Created and maintained production schedules for Space product lines by aligning MRP system

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• Reviewed the MRP reports daily, validating the output for accuracy and initiate corrective action for discrepant issues

• Planned, status and reported the time phased budgets to support program budget/forecast and EACs

• Supported customer communications by working with IPT team to evaluate performance to contract and coordinate necessary schedule adjustments

• Assisted in the development of company policies, procedures and standards as required

• Managed the work order process to include revision control, material availability, work order release, start and completion date maintenance, material allocation changes and released BOM's and routers

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL, Salt Lake City, UT September 2015 – September 2018

*Note – Harris sold SLC division in September 2015 Master Scheduler

• Created and maintained production schedules for multiple production lines, including F-35 JSF, Avcorp Wing Skins, Airbus A380 Struts and Sikorski CH-53

• Created and maintained production forecast using Independent Demand in SAP, with a focus on long-lead-time materials

• Prioritized past-due and/or expedite parts through shared production work cells to meet customer requirements for every production line

• Created and maintained daily, weekly and monthly KPI’s using Visual Management, mainly focused on plan vs. actual daily production measurements and program delivery metrics

• Prepared presentation packages including scheduling and analysis graphics to report during GEMBA

• Participated in a 9-month SAP integration project using EQ8 production test environments and communicating program requirements to developers

HARRIS, Salt Lake City, UT August 2014 – September 2015

*Note – Harris acquired Exelis in August 2014

Production Supervisor

• Responsible for all operations in the JASSM program during a rapidly growing rate-ramp

• Developed and executed production schedules based on customer demand (PO-based Contract)

• Effectively led, coached and developed a large work team to accomplish operational objectives

• Worked closely with LEAN team to decrease production leadtime in order to meet increasing customer demand

• Conducted in-house audits to confirm compliance to AS9100

• Supervised personnel to ensure specifications were followed, policies were adhered to and quality goals were met

EXELIS, Salt Lake City, UT September 2012 – August 2014 Production Planner/Scheduler

• Organized and maintained information flow between all components of production

• Communicated with all techs, quality assurance personnel and leadership to ensure the same level of understanding

• Compiled reports pertaining to progress of work, calculating CPI, labor hours and status of completion using Microsoft Excel

• Expedited parts between areas and provided full production support for technicians and managers

• Conceptualized and introduced a new status and production schedule which helped each area of production understand demand and lead times that needed to be met EDUCATION

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• COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH

• Bachelor of Science in Communication, June 2010

• Major: Audio Production

• Minors: Music and Business Administration

• Sales Certificate: Marketing

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