Manager Supply Chain
Resume:
James A. Smith
Jamestown, NC 27282
Home: 336-***-****
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Highly analytical Purchasing Professional with above average engineering aptitude and a flair for problem solving and managing people to achieve results.
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, Industrial Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 1996
Associates, Industrial Engineering, Jefferson Technical College, Steubenville, OH 1979
Certificate, Management Skills, Pinnacle Center, Auburn Hills, MI 1993
Experience
Schneider Electric, Greensboro, NC April 2005 to Present
[Nation’s largest independent repair facility for electronics.]
Materials Manager
Manage professional staff of 3 Buyers, 1 Inventory Technician, 1 Traffic Manager, 1 Material Handler, and 5 Shipping / Receiving Clerks.
Complete responsibility for supply chain management, internal materials traffic, and purchasing of over 9000 SKU’s with annual purchase volume of approximately $6 million used in the repair of electronic and electrical equipment and controls.
Responsible for outsourcing services, contract negotiation, and temporary staffing requirements.
Accomplishments include renegotiation of major carrier contracts to reduce shipping costs, added new supplier discounts and consignment programs to reduce parts costs, the acquisition of new dispensing equipment to reduce labor and packaging materials in the Shipping Department, and the redesign of packing stations.
Pace Communications, Inc., Greensboro, NC June 2002 to April 2005
[Online and catalog retailer and publisher.]
Purchasing Manager
Managed small staff of two purchasing/inventory assistants.
Controlled all supply chain activities and inventory management.
Established international buying program and container imports from China.
Metapoint Technologies, High Point, NC February 1996 to June 2002
[Contract manufacturer and molder for automotive and computer hardware industries.]
Purchasing Manager
Managed professional staff of 2 Buyers, 1 Purchasing Assistant, and 2 Customer Service Reps
Complete responsibility for supply chain management, vendor assessment program, and annual purchase volume of $7million used in injection molding for automotive and business products industries.
Commodities purchased were plastic resins, molded parts, tooling and fixtures, stampings, small castings, screw machine parts, drawer slides, PC boards, foam pads, and corrugated packaging materials...
Reduced supply base by 25% over 2 year period.
Achieved cost savings exceeding $500,000 in 2 year period.
Implemented supplier point of use and consignment inventory programs.
Promoted to the position from Sr. Purchasing Agent in 1999 when previous Manager left.
Electrowire Corporation, Dearborn, MI 1991 to January 1996
[Tier one automotive electrical/electromechanical components supplier and assembler.]
Procurement Engineer
Commodities purchased were plastic resins, bulk wire, connectors, terminals and heavy metal stampings, rubber grommets and seals, magnets, diodes, relays, fuses, PC boards, tooling and fixtures, packaging materials, temporary help, and contract engineering services.
Managed annual purchases of $33 million, and achieved cost savings of $2.3 million over 2 years.
Responsible for supplier assessment, VE/VA projects, and tooling certifications.
Assisted in development of KanBan and JIT programs.
Assisted in meeting targets for optimization of supply base.
Previously served as Senior Components Cost Analyst 1991-93, and Technical Sales Engineer 1993-94.
Molmec Inc., Walled Lake, MI 1985 to 1991
Chief Estimator
Purchased all molds, fixtures, and qualified vendors. Annual purchases of $2-3 million.
Produced complete cost estimates for all parts and subassemblies, supervised satellite cost estimators in two separate locations quoting molded plastic components.
Involvement in raw material pricing negotiations.
Assisted accounting with annual review and revision of manufacturing cost rates.
Snap-On Tools Corp., Algona, IA 1979 to 1981
Industrial Engineering Technician
Development of methods and standards for manufacturing processes.
Perform time and motion studies to establish rates and incentives and develop cost estimates.
Facilities layout and process flow studies for assembly operations.
Products were steel tool boxes and electronic timing lights and emissions testing units.
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