MASTER PLANNER

HAI MINH PHAM

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Home Phone: 909-***-****

Cell Phone: 909-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging and rewarding in Demand/Supply Planner or Master Production Planner position

EXPERIENCE:

Celestica Inc. Fontana, CA Oct 2008 - Present

Master Planner

• Specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning [MRP] integrity in SAP, Click, Viper

• Schedule and control production activities to maximize machine/manpower utilization and minimize schedule conflicts. Assess manufacturing capacity constraints and work with team to resolve

• Analyze, evaluate, and schedule material availability to meet customer demand

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to negotiate and resolve scheduling conflicts, inventory levels, material shortages, delivery requirements, cost improvements, quality improvements, and other material issues

• Manage Inventory processes including identification and processing of obsolete, inactive, and excess material

• Coordinate implementation of engineering change orders and pre-releases to achieve timely and effective phase in/out of material to support operations as well as ensure on-time delivery, inventory objectives, and cost effectiveness

• Achieve cost and delivery performance targets as developed to support business needs

• Review the MRP to balance the demand and supply of all assigned items

• Revises schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability of parts, material, machines, and equipment

• Responsible for organizing and managing the production and shipment to align with

customers’ requirement by generating the production schedule

• Conduct production and shipment analysis and prepare reports on daily shipment revenue and monthly forecast on Capacity vs. Demand

• Controlling and reporting of forecast accuracy and actual vs. plan and customer demand development

• Continue to improve the supply chain planning value stream by proposing enhancements to processes, procedures and planning tools to improve customer service level

• Develop the demand plan by combining the elements of statistical forecasts, consensus forecast, Sales Order data, and past demand forecasts and plans

• Generate demand vs. supply scenarios for customer upsides, process and technology conversions, new product launches and product obsolescence planning

• Prepare and present weekly, a quarterly view of demand/supply against the business plan to Senior Supply Chain Staff

• Works with Marketing, Operations and Finance to develop optimum safety stock levels of finished good or key components while maintaining inventory targets

• Manage/Coordinate Product Life Cycles without impacting Inventory Targets or Customer’s Expectations

Magellan Inc. San Dimas, CA August 2006-Oct 2008

Production Planner

• Specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning [MRP] integrity in SAP

• Schedules and coordinates flow of work within or between departments of manufacturing plant to expedite production.

• Schedule and control production activities to maximize machine/manpower utilization and minimize schedule conflicts. Assess manufacturing capacity constraints and work with team to resolve

• Plans, schedules and releases production work based on customer delivery requirements and capacity

• Maintain open and effective communications with all plant, supply chain and project personnel regarding supply problems and their resolution.

• Interface with key business personnel across all primary functions (site master scheduler, project management, supply chain management, production, quality, testing, maintenance and shipping and receiving) to ensure that customer schedules are realistic, attainable, visible and measurable.

• Requisitions material and establishes sequential delivery dates to departments, according to job order priorities and material availability.

• Revises schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability of parts, material, machines, and equipment

• Schedule and support initial build and ramp-up of new product releases

• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements in SAP

• Review the MRP to balance the demand and supply of all assigned items.

• Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders [ECO`s] in AGILE

• Confers with department supervisors to determine material requirements to identify overdue materials and to track material.

• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from methods or engineering departments.

• Uses multiple manufacturing business systems, spreadsheets, graphs, word processors and product information management systems (SAP, AGILE) in order to facilitate the engineering release, change, and data storage and retrieval processes.

• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and perform calculations to determine manufacturing processes, supplies, and personnel requirements in SAP.

• Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management

• Partnering with others in Supply Chain team to manage FG inventory levels, achieve inventory targets, and limit excess and obsolete inventory

• Participating in and contributing to weekly Wholesale Channel and Operations meetings to stay abreast of key issues and deliverables

• Prepare and present monthly, S&OP metrics to Senior Supply Chain and SBU staff

• Prepare and distribute the demand/supply plan

• Indentifying and implementing process improvements with the planning organization

Celestica Inc. Fontana, CA May 2005-August 2006

Production Planner

• Schedule and support initial build and ramp-up of new product releases

• Maintains records, replenishes stock, and plans for future requirements based on orders, production schedules and forecast.

• Plans, schedules and releases production work based on customer delivery requirements and capacity

• Reviews orders, shipping needs, plant capacity, and inventory before drawing up schedules

• Maintains appropriate inventory levels in order to meet customer delivery requirements

• Coordinates and communicates requirement with Buyers to ensure that material are purchased in the appropriate quantities and timeframe to meet production needs

• Analyzes production plans and plant capacity data to determine trends, resource requirement and constraints.

• Uses multiple manufacturing business systems, spreadsheets, graphs, word processors and product information management systems (SAP) in order to facilitate the engineering release, change, and data storage and retrieval processes.

• Monitor inventory levels, track production progress, and analyze factors that affect production and shipping schedules

• Prepare production and efficiency reports. Post daily work orders and other transactions into the computer system.

Flexstar Technology Inc., Fremont, CA Oct 1998-May 2005

Production Planner

• Interface with Sales for maintenance of forecasts and reorder point data for key products

• Develop production plan based on demand requirements and from actual sales orders, forecasts and reorder points

• Coordinated production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.

• Coordinate and execute the production schedule with manufacturing, customer service and shipping operations

• Plan and establish production schedules in accordance with manufacturing guidelines, lead times, and customer requirements

• Monitor inventory levels, track production progress, and analyze factors that affect production and shipping schedules

• Manages and maintain inventory levels to the company goals at the raw, sub-assembly, WIP and finished good levels.

• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and perform calculations to determine manufacturing processes, supplies, and personnel requirements

• Obtained all resources for manufacturing, and issued work to manufacturing, test, and/or tooling.

• Perform trend analysis by product, region, and customer account and from market study data

• Schedule and support initial build and ramp-up of new product releases

• Resolved general & complex constraints for any WIP for delays.

• Prepare production and efficiency reports. Post daily work orders and other transactions into the computer system

• Coordinates and communicates requirement with Buyers to ensure that material are purchased in the appropriate quantities and timeframe to meet production needs

• Releases and manages production work orders in accordance with MRP, production plan goals and related planning data.

• Expedites and de-expedites orders based on material availability, department resources and customer service requirement

• Analyzes production plans and plant capacity data to determine trends, resource requirement and constraints

• Participates in the new product development process and manage all aspects of supply chain planning at the new product team level

• Enforce and monitor all ECO changes and work closely with Product and Mechanical Engineering group

• Control ECN and Documentation Control processes, including tracking, distribution, updating drawings and electronic files for Product technology and Manufacturing departments

• Develop detail documentation, including BOMS, drawings and assembly instructions for new and existing products, updates production documentation when product design is changed

• Make recommendations on how to streamline the process and improve scheduling and production efficiencies

• Act as a liaison between Product Technology group and Manufacturing to insure designs and changes are implemented

• Act as Manufacturing liaison to Sales/Customer Service for any deviations from original production plan.

• Developing structured materials lists (BOMs) based on engineering system data and knowledge of the required manufacturing processes and systems.

• Coordinating, releasing Engineering Changes (ECOs) with inputs from other functional areas. Communicate the impact of engineering changes across functional areas.

SKILLS:

• PC literate with working knowledge of Excel, Word, MRP.

• ERP system included: SAP system and relation databases, BAAN system, MANMAN system, AGILE system, SYSPRO system

• SAP Super User

• Self starter, flexible, willing to be hands on, highly motivated and organized individual.

• Analytical/Problem solving skills.

• Managing Processes, Documentation Skills, Production Planning, Controls and Instrument, Strategic Planning, Coordination

• MPS, Production Planning and Scheduling skills.

• Professionalism and ability to interface effectively with all levels of personnel.

• Ability to work in a comprehensive team environment.

• Willing to Travel to meet company requirement

Boise Cascade Office Product, Menlo Park, CA 1997-1998

Distribution Specialist

Nordstrom Distribution Center, Newark, CA 1991-1997

Warehouse Distributor

Swing Shift Assistant Manager

EDUCATION:

WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL, Newport New, VA

Diploma, General Education June 1986

ICS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, San Jose, CA

Certificate of completion in CMOS IC Layout/Mask Design June 1998

EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE, San Jose, CA

Transfer to San Jose State University in Business Finance January 1990

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose, CA

Studying Business Finance January 1995

MISSION COLLEGE, San Jose, CA

Studying Cisco Net Working course September 2001

REFERENCES: Excellent references available upon request

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