Medical Device Materials Manager

MATT LEPINE

Costa Mesa, CA 805-***-**** ****@*********.*** (or) ************@*****.***

Career Summary

Over 25 years of experience utilizing MRP / ERP systems to manage inventory activities, in the aerospace, medical device and electronic manufacturing industries. Experience as a materials manager, managing the disciplines of buying, planning, and scheduling and inventory control. Proven ability to effectively manage the planning and scheduling of manufactured products, to meet customer delivery schedules in high paced production environments. Skilled at strategically managing inventory to maximize an organization’s profitability and ensure optimal stock levels. Outstanding ability to develop and maintain vendor relationships, creating policies and procedures for inventory-maintenance levels. Inherent ability to identify and implement cost cutting strategies and shorten lead-times. Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with cross functional teams, across all levels of operational management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

MRP / ERP ● Inventory Control ● Production Planning ● Process Improvements ●SIX Sigma Green Belt

● Change Management ● Master Scheduling ● Forecasting ● MBOM maintenance Team Leadership ● Kanban Systems ● Purchasing Strategies ● Supplier Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AerojetRocketdyne, Canoga Park, Ca (an L3Harris company: Aerospace / Defense) Materials Manager April 2023 - April 2025

Manage a staff of 7 material planning analyst, developing a collaborative mindset to promote cross functional awareness to increase efficiencies and throughput to meet or exceed customer commitments.

Establish standard work, for increased efficiency towards improving communication of MRP requirements and analysis reporting.

Responsible for control mechanisms in MRP, MBOM maintenance, document control and shop floor activities.

Create standard KPI reports in (QLIK reporting system) to monitor inventory levels, requisitions and jobs released on time for many projects to meet the company goals and customer commitments.

Monitor and measure the effectiveness of MRP data, and of the department to meet internal and external customer schedules.

Create standard work with ME’s to streamline processes, to increase cross functional efficiencies as well as to find area of cost reduction.

Collaborate with IPT’s, CPE’s and ME’s to review MRP supply / demand and to expose any MBOM inconsistencies that may require correction and or further investigation.

Responsible to develop new hire on-boarding training.

Actively engage personnel, to improvements to departmental and company documents and procedures.

Collaborate with my senior manager to identify special process improvement projects.

ARBOS Project – New Inventory Project to account for Excess / Obsolete Inventory in collaboration with Program Management offices and Property Management. Senior Material Analyst April 2017 - April 2023

Perform analysis in MRP / ERP to identify inconsistencies and to correct or make adjustments.

Maintain quality control in MRP, MBOM maintenance, document control and shop floor activities.

Responsible for buying, planning and managing inventory for many projects to meet the company goals.

Release production jobs in time to meet internal and external customer schedules.

Collaborate with ME’s to streamline processes, to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

Department lead – responsible in training new personnel, to maintain and make improvements to departmental and company documents and procedures.

Earned SIX Sigma Green Belt.

Team member on 2 company Green Belt Projects. Created a system tool to manage and maintain accurate item l/t and item costs to enhance MRP accuracies.

Create internal job orders for machined parts, sub-assemblies and finished goods items.

Creation and maintenance of BOMs, work order routings in MRP system.

Create departmental SOPs, policies and procedures.

Provide weekly metrics to the executive board, on customer delivery performance. LAMetro, Los Angeles, Ca (LA County Public Transit Authority) Materiel Planner April 2015- April 2017

Responsible for the buying, planning and managing of inventory to maintain the Gold & Expo rail lines.

Collaborate with design engineers to streamline processes, to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Maintain inventory control parameters in Oniqua MRP system.

Analyze inventory to identify, reduce and optimize, towards obtaining 100% reliability of the rail lines.

Project Manager: Patten Energy Motor Oil Project –Provided high level of customer service, while collaborating across multiple bus sub-stations, with no disruptions in service to the fleet. Realized a cost savings of over 150%. (4+ million dollars)

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. Sylmar, CA (Medical Device Mfr.) Senior Buyer / Planner III March 2012 - April 2015

Responsible for the buying, planning and managing of inventory to meet the company goals.

Collaborate with design engineers to streamline processes, to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Maintain quality control in MRP, BOM maintenance, document control and shop floor activities.

Out-sourcing project – realized an average cost reduction of 40%.

Effectively managed inventory to achieve the planned departmental goal of 100% OTD for 3 years.

Realized an average item cost savings of 25%, on all of the high cost components. Dukes Aerospace, Inc., Northridge, CA (Aerospace OEM /OVHL Mfr.) Materials Manager, (2009-2012) May 2009 - March 2012 Production Control Manager, (2007-2009)

Program Manager (2004-2007)

Senior Planner / Buyer (1999-2004)

Over 3 yrs. managing, developing and mentoring 7 direct reports, setting goals and expectations.

Supervision of over 20 in-direct reports, throughout various company functions & responsibilities.

Create departmental training programs, both formal documented procedures and OJT.

Responsible for the inventory management of over 4500 SKUs, including WIP & FG.

Manage the MRP system activities and stocking parameters. (I.e. min/max, lead-times etc.)

Chaired daily production meetings targeted at meeting customer delivery schedules.

Averaged $20k in monthly material cost savings, utilizing supplier negotiation practices.

Effectively scheduled materials to production to achieve a 95% on-time customer delivery record.

Established KANBAN system for commonly used hardware items, realizing a yearly savings of 30k.

Negotiated key suppliers to cancel over 500k on open purchase orders, during 2008/09 economic downturn.

Over 9 yrs. Mentoring three Jr. Buyer / Planners using the APICS methods and practices.

Production forecasting, Master scheduling, planning and execution.

Responsible for internal machine shop scheduling and loading.

Company merger / acquisition team leader.

Streamlined production processes to reduce labor time by 25%.

Team Leader – New MRP implemention, establishing MRP logic and system functionality. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Certifications:

SIX Sigma Green Belt (USC Six Sigma Course)

Franklin Covey - Management Training Course

APICS – Lean Enterprise Workshop

APICS – Physical Inventory and Cycle Count Workshop

APICS C.P.I.M. Completed (CMTC) Certification Study – passed first 5 module tests

Hazmat Training / Extensive Light Duty Forklift Experience

Additionally Skilled in the practices and policies of…..

ISO9000, ISO9001, NADCAP, ITAR, DOD, FAA (8130 tags), DEKRA, AS9100, DFARS

Castings (investment & sand)machining, special processing of aluminum, steel and Inconel, to name a few.

Ability to create work instructions for component parts and mechanical assemblies.

Working knowledge of understanding Blueprint specifications.

Proficient with (NPI) New product introduction best practices.

Data analysis skills - MRP / ERP systems: Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Syteline, QLIK KPI reporting system

PLM systems: Windchill, Team Center, Rasterex

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