Manager Customer Service

DAN SPARROW - CPIM

*** ********* ******* *****, ********, MO 63011

Cell 410-***-****

***********@*****.***

MATERIALS MANAGER

Dynamic, results-driven, highly analytical, dedicated Materials Manager with an outstanding manufacturing business analysis expertise. Twenty plus years of exceptional results in driving down costs and improving profitability for small to Fortune 50 businesses. Success has been achieved through utilization of ERP best practices and development of Business Intelligence Systems to aid in making key business decisions.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Reduced inventory investment by 25% to 50%

Increased manufacturing productivity by 10% to 25%

Increased on-time shipment percentage by 10% to 100%

Found alternate sources for materials that saved 8% to 15% of annual cost

Reduced annual freight cost by 10% or $4 million

Reduced indirect labor staff through better business intelligence tools

Set up consignment inventory with major suppliers

Eliminated the stockroom and moved inventory to point-of-use with some VMI items

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEPLOYED

Shortage Tracking • Master Scheduling • Capacity Planning • Inventory Tracking • On-Time Shipment • Excessive Inventory Elimination • Material Usage Forecasting • Stocking Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPARTECH CORPORATION, CLAYTON, MISSOURI, CORPORATE OFFICE 2004 – 2011

($1.5 billion manufacturer of plastic sheet, roll stock, and color concentrates)

Manager of Scheduling & Planning (2009 – 2011)

• Oracle implementation team member to help roll out system to 30+ plants

• Design, build, and deploy business intelligence systems to improve master scheduling, inventory control, and production control

• Lead team to reduce sheet inventory by 25% or $10 million

• Participate on team to improve on time shipment percentage by 10 points

• Train plant personnel on ERP/MRPII/MRP basics

• Lead team to improve inventory turns from 6 to 11+

Corporate Logistics Manager (2006 – 2009)

• Design, build, and deploy a freight rating and routing system to reduce costs by 10% or $4 million

• Negotiate the termination settlement with the old 3PL to save the company $750,000

Materials Manager - Salisbury, Maryland (2004 – 2006)

• Analyze and update standard cost to improve income reporting

• Improve inventory turns from 6 to 9+

• Develop better stocking program with customers

• Design, build, and roll out business intelligence systems to improve master scheduling, inventory control, and production control

• Team member to make the business profitable

WOLFE ENGINEERING, INC., AUSTIN, TEXAS 2002 – 2004

($25 million manufacturer of tools to make semiconductor assemblies)

Materials Manager

• Design, build, and roll out business intelligence systems to improve master scheduling, inventory control, and production control

• Set-up Kanban system to eliminate clerical effort and lower inventory levels

• Implement lean line with no stockroom and minimize overhead costs

• Lead team to improve inventory turns from 6 to 11+

• Find alternative sources for material and reduce cost by 15%

DAN SPARROW - CPIM

609 Dartmouth Terrace Court, Wildwood, MO 63011 cell 410-***-**** ***********@*****.***

TRAULSEN COMPANY, INC. (OWNED BY ITW), FORT WORTH, TX 2000 – 2002

($50 million manufacturer of commercial refrigerators and freezers)

Materials Manager

• Eliminate most work orders to cut inventory transactions by 70%

• Design, build, and roll out business intelligence systems to improve master scheduling, inventory control, and production control

• Save $35,000 in-bound freight costs by reducing air shipments

• Eliminate two management positions in materials function

• Create order tracking system for service parts improve order filling efficiency by 40% and on-time shipments from 50% to 95%

• Lead implementation of Kanban system on shop floor to eliminate 2 stockrooms and 5 indirect jobs

• Reduce annual purchase cost by 8% or $1.35 million

• Outsource complete product line to local supplier

ADVANCE POWER, INC. (FORMERLY YUASA, INC.), DALLAS, TEXAS 1997 – 2000

($20 million job shop manufacturing back-up power systems for communications industry)

Operations Manager (1999 – 2000)

• Team member consolidating 2 plants into 1

• Lead timely implementation of ERP system

• Negotiate contracts with suppliers

• Maintain strong customer relationships

• Help grow business from $4 million to $20 million through acquisition and growth

• Implement assembly lines and reduced labor costs by 40%

Materials Manager (1997 – 1999)

• Create policy and guidelines for inventory control to increase accuracy to 95%

• Create vendor relationships and vendor tracking system to cut annual costs by 20% and inbound freight costs by 80%

• Train and motivate materials and customer service teams

FORNEY CORPORATION, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 1990 – 1997

($44 million job shop that manufactures safety systems, controls, and burners for commercial boilers)

Advanced Materials Manager/Materials Manager (1990 – 1997)

• Team member that grew business from $4 million to $44 million

• Move new plant systems from Symix ERP into legacy ERP system

• Reduce component inventory from $2 million to $1.1 million

• Team member obtaining ISO9001 certification

GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE), VARIOUS LOCATIONS 1974 – 1990

Manager - Advanced Materials 1987 - 1990

IT Management / Cost Accounting Management 1978 - 1987

Programmer/Analyst 1974 - 1978

ERP SOFTWARE: MAPICS II, MAPICS XA, PC/MRP, Symix, MANMAN, MFGPRO, HMS, IPICS,

5-LEGACY, PRMS (MFGPRO), VISUAL, Oracle 11.5.10 Process Manufacturing, JD Edwards, MIACS

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Database Designs, VBA Programming, Systems design, AS400 Query, SQL, Microsoft VBA, RPGII, Cobol, Microsoft Schedule, Visio

EDUCATION

BS IN BUSINESS AND MATH, MINOR IN ACCOUNTING, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana

TECHNICAL TRAINING: Microsoft Access, Microsoft VBA, APICS, Lean Manufacturing Workshop,

ISO9000 Auditor Training, GE Financial Management Program, MRP II Training, Project Management

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