Materials/Planning/Purchasing Specialist
Resume:
David W. Tribble
Toney, AL *5773
lp7k3x@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
I would like to begin working as a Materials Management Specialist, where I can utilize my vast experience in Purchasing, Materials Management, Production Control, Customer Service, Program Management, and Manufacturing to help your company reach its goals and objectives.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Production Planner, Mercury Computer, Huntsville, AL 35805. February 2009-present. Duties include: developing and implementing the company’s Master Production Schedule in an electro-mechanical/defense industry environment; utilizing the company’s ERP system (Oracle) to enter, maintain, and complete production work orders; entering, maintaining, and consuming forecast in Oracle; providing stockroom associates with a daily kit pull schedule by utilizing Microsoft Excel; leading the daily production status meeting and reporting those results to management; leading the weekly Sales Order and Production Status meeting; continuously monitoring Aging Production WIP and reporting those results on a monthly basis; resolving and minimizing work order financial variances; researching, resolving, and approving cycle count adjustments; tabulating and reporting monthly cycle count results to management and Finance; leading the company’s annual physical inventory; acting as the company representative during WIP inventory audits by outside agencies; implementing numerous ECOs in Production and Test areas; providing the Purchasing department with future work order shortages and critical component issues; performing “what-if” analysis tasks on potential orders, forecasts, and pull-ins; providing the Sales department with commit dates; training new Materials department associates and co-ops; and collaborating with the Engineering department on new products, prototypes, and development projects.
Senior Material/Production Planner, Benchmark Electronics, Huntsville, AL 35824. July 2006-February 2009. Duties included: utilizing the company’s computerized MRP system (BAAN) and Microsoft Excel in order plan the production of current and projected sales orders in a high volume electro-mechanical environment; collaborating with buyers, expeditors, inventory associates, and production operators on delivering on-time production and sales orders; determining part shortages and relaying that information to buyers; entering and maintaining system work orders from start to close; providing program management with sales order status reports and updates; forecasting future demand; collaborating with Engineering on ECOs and manufacturing problems; assisting with physical inventories; maintaining finished good min/max levels; researching and resolving inventory discrepancies; and working on inventory reduction projects.
Operations Manager, Optimation Inc., Huntsville, AL 35824. August 2000- May 2006. Duties included: managing the daily operations of the company (Purchasing, Outsource Management, Production Planning, Production, Inventory Control, Sales Order Entry, Shipping, and Receiving); utilizing the company’s MRP system in order to enter assembly work orders, purchase orders, sales orders, receipts, and cycle counts; maintaining and nurturing the sales accounts of the company’s top customers; providing quote and delivery information to potential customers; printing packing lists for the shipping department; ensuring the prompt shipment of all sales orders; forecasting demand based on past sales history and current business conditions; developing and implementing the company’s Master Production Plan; determining inventory min-max levels; issuing a daily list of work orders and tasks to production and inventory associates; negotiating material, delivery, and tooling prices with suppliers; purchasing numerous electronic components, outsourced assemblies, cables, plastics, packaging material, shop supplies, office supplies, and services; monitoring, changing, and maintaining blanket purchase orders; returning rejected and defective material; entering and changing production bills of material; collaborating with Engineering on new product bills of material, component costs, and prototypes; analyzing engineering drawings and forwarding production specifications to suppliers; performing annual physical inventories and periodic cycle counts; shipping domestic and international sales orders via UPS, DHL, FED EX, BAX, USPS, and other various over-the-road carriers; filling out international shipping documentation; representing the company during UL and inventory audits; supervising order entry, production and inventory associates; performing timesheet administration; training production, inventory, and order entry associates; transitioning the company from a DOS-based MRP system to one based on Windows; and ensuring indoor facility maintenance (housekeeping, pest control, lighting, etc.).
Outsource Buyer, Avocent, Huntsville, AL. September 1999- August 2000. Duties included: purchasing outsourced sub-assemblies and finished goods from contract manufacturers; entering and maintaining blanket purchase orders; meeting with suppliers via teleconference concerning production schedules and problems; forwarding engineering drawings, product specifications, and quote packages to potential suppliers; negotiating assembly and tooling costs; collaborating with Engineering on new products and prototypes; ensuring that newly-received products are lot-tested for quality; and ensuring inventory min-max levels are sufficient for sales orders and production.
Production Planner, Cybex Computer Products/Avocent, Huntsville, AL. May 1997- September 1999. Duties included: developing, implementing, and monitoring the internal and outsourced production schedules for the company’s numerous sub-assemblies, finished goods, and components; utilizing the company’s MRP system and Microsoft Excel in order to plan production and enter assembly work orders; attending production shortage meetings; and collaborating with purchasing, planning, production and inventory associates on part shortages, expedites, and problems.
Material Analyst, Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL. October 1987 – May 1997. Duties included: cycle counting the inventory in the company’s numerous warehouses and stockrooms; developing and tabulating inventory accuracy reports for Materials Management and Accounting; representing the company during inventory audits by external agencies; performing weekly physical inventories on high-dollar items; assisting inventory associates in resolving count discrepancies; and writing ISO 9000 procedures for the Cycle Count department.
Material Handler, Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL. June 1984- October 1987. Duties included: pulling inventory items for production work orders; receiving inventory items into stock; and transporting parts to and from stock and production areas.
EDUCATION
Athens State College, Athens, AL 35611. 1994- 1996. Received BS degree in Business Administration. Related courses: Operations Management, Finance, Managerial Communications, Statistics, International Commerce, Labor Relations, Contract Negotiations, Contract Administration, and Money and Banking.
Calhoun Community College, Decatur, AL. 1983-1987. Received AAS degree in Business Administration. Related courses: Accounting I and II, Business Law I and II, Promotional Strategies, English Composition I and II, Marketing, Principles of Management and Technical Writing.
East Limestone High School, Athens, AL 35611. 1979-1982. Received High School Diploma.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
APICS Basics of Supply Chain Management, Production Activity Control, Inventory Management, Master Scheduling, and Just-In-Time.
SKILLS
Purchasing: Experienced in purchasing electronic components such as cables, capacitors, connectors, crystals, diodes, hardware, inductors, integrated circuits, LEDs, LCDs, membrane switches, pc boards, potentiometers, power supplies, relays, resistors, sockets, and transformers; plastic housings, bezels, and product covers; outsourced sub-assemblies and finished goods; metal housings and faceplates; stencils and tooling for solder assembly; packaging material such as shipping boxes, product boxes, tape, and packing peanuts; office supplies; and various services such as painting product housing surfaces. Experienced in entering and maintaining supplier data in MRP systems. Experienced in entering and maintaining master item files. Experienced in entering, monitoring, and maintaining purchase orders. Experienced in negotiating material, delivery, and tooling costs. Experienced in returning rejected and defective material. Experienced in selling excess and obsolete inventory to electronics brokers.
Production Planning: Experienced in production line and outsource planning. Experienced in determining weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual usage rates for components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods. Experienced in entering assembly work orders into company MRP systems. Experienced in issuing daily work plans and tasks for production associates. Experienced in developing and implementing inventory reduction programs. Experienced in entering and changing production bills of material. Experienced in collaborating with engineers, buyers, and contract manufacturers on new products and prototypes. Experienced in developing, implementing, and monitoring company master schedules. Experienced in determining production shortages and providing buyers with the relevant information.
Sales/Program Management: Experienced in entering new customer information into MRP systems and maintaining existing customer files. Experienced in providing quotes to customers and entering sales orders. Experienced in collaborating with shipping associates on orders with special ship instructions. Experienced in processing invoices and performing sales order end-of-day procedures. Experienced in collections and obtaining new customer credit information. Experienced in developing and processing commercial invoices and documentation for international orders. Experienced in providing customers with product and lead-time information. Experienced in expediting customer orders and schedule changes.
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