Program Manager
Resume:
Kentwood, MI *****
Phone: 616-***-****
el0tfk@r.postjobfree.com
Ramona Apostol-Wagner
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of combined experience in program/account operations management, production, demand/material planning in the electronic manufacturing services (EMS), industrial and automation industries
• Proficient in P&L, planning, six-sigma, lean manufacturing, pricing, analytical and critical thinking
• Strong organizational, interpersonal communication skills and highly motivated team player
• Excellent managerial, supervisory and presentation skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011- Present Supply Chain Management - Sr. Planner/Scheduler
Humphrey-Products, Kalamazoo, MI
• Maintaining the schedule for both ERP and Kanban driven production requirements in assembly department, ensuring smooth material flow and meeting promised customer delivery dates
• Responsible to work with Sales and Production departments to provide schedules for special order items and to negotiate priorities when resource scarcity dictates
• Monitoring and controlling stock holdings and movement, identifying opportunities to minimize losses
• Responsible for shop floor capacity planning
2005-2009 Program Manager
Solectron GmbH / Flextronics GmbH (Germany)
• Responsible for managing all aspects of company’s business relationship with Philips Medical Systems in Germany & USA and other designated customers
• Managing project teams in conjunction with members of production, purchasing, engineering and quality departments, whilst also defining objectives, motivating and coaching the team to establish, quality standards and develop strategies to support customer requirements
• Support the Product Engineering in the development and maintenance of design specification. Support the development of the performance characteristics of the product proposed for the assigned programs
• Planning and reporting order management, communicating schedule changes, negotiating contracts, monitoring prototypes & new program introductions (NPI); managing engineering change requests / orders (ECR/ECO’s )
• Identification and management of areas of risk/opportunities, implement continuous improvement, responsible for program profitability and for meeting and improving all internal & external key performance metrics (on time delivery, quality standards, inventory turns, cost competitiveness etc.)
• Dealing with customer complaints and escalations, identify issues and initiate root cause analysis, define corrective & improvement action plans and make sure these are successfully implemented; ensure customer expectations are met and inquiry customer for detail feedbacks needed for continuous improvement.
• Responsible for quoting the NPI portfolio & proactive P&L price analysis for the volume portfolio
• Analyzing sales forecasts and creating schedules to support sales and maintain accurate inventory levels, producing status reports, regularly updating PC based schedules, and delivering effective presentations to management
2004-2005 Account Operations Manager / Program Manager
Solectron Co (Romania)
• Responsible for managing all company operations in connection with Dai Telecom, Boardbug, one of the company’s appointed customers
2003-2004 Demand & Material Planner
Solectron Co (Romania)
• Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail when comparing customer forecast and purchase orders in conjunction with previous forecasts and PO’s, reporting all information and advising the customer focus team
• Transferring customer forecast into master production schedule and work orders, whilst maintaining alignment with forecast, MPS orders and sales orders
• Coordinating rough-cut capacity planning and preparing excess & obsolete reports specifying internal and external dispositions
• Controlling material availability to support committed demands and requesting consigned materials, implementing professional concepts and company procedures
• Ensuring a prompt and efficient supply of materials to the line, providing clear to build information for the production planner
• Monitoring and controlling stock holdings and movement, identifying opportunities to minimize losses
2002-2003 Senior Production Planner
Solectron Co (Romania)
• Providing a prompt and appropriate response to complex enquiries and requirements from customers
• Coordinating production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules and attending the conference calls with clients regarding consigned material support and capacity constraints
• Planning and preparing a one week production schedule using information that impacts the line output in order to support customer requirements
• Compiling an overall production schedule to avoid any overlapping of planner’s schedules sharing the same resources
• Shipping and proposing delivery commitments, checking purchase order availability before shipment and maintaining consistent punctual deliveries
2000-2002 Manager Assistant
Solectron Co (Romania)
• Composing routine and non-routine correspondence and memoranda, preparing presentation materials and handling private and confidential information
• Preparing information for use in meetings and discussions with executive staff and external organizations
• Undertaking general administration duties including budgets, monitoring and paying utility bills, ordering new supplies and equipment and maintaining key distribution and contact lists
• Providing support and assistance with the planning and execution of logistics for company meetings, special events and other promotional events
EDUCATION: BSc Economics/Management,
Academy of Economical Studies Bucharest, Romania
SPECIALIZED
Account Operations Management Training
Finance General Training
Team Building Training
LANGUAGES: Fluent English & Romanian (Native Language)
Intermediate German & Basic Spanish and French
COMPUTER
SKILLS: MS Office Applications (Excel, Windows, Outlook, PowerPoint), Lotus Notes,
MS Project, SAP, BaaN Program, AS/400 (ERP / MRP system)
My on line professional profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonaapostol
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