Senior Planner/Scheduler

David O. Ahlemeyer

**** *. **** ****** ******, AZ 85710 *******@***.*** 520-***-****

Summary A high-energy, peak-performing Senior Planner/Scheduler, with more than thirty years of successful experience in diverse areas of manufacturing and manufacturing systems. Areas of knowledge/expertise include:

Strategic planning / implementation Meeting demanding deadlines

Product forecasting Inventory management

Procurement/expediting Resource planning (MRP)

Implementation of manufacturing systems Customer service

Excellent communication skills Inventory distribution

Experience May 2009-Sept. 2009 Lisa Frank Inc. Tucson, AZ

Director of Operations

 Managed department of operations

 Worked with Product Managers on new product development

 Worked with Sales Representatives to establish forecasts

 Supervised two employees within the materials department

 Responsible for MRP planning for all overseas product purchases

 Created reports as needed for Accounting, Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturing

1990–2008 Rain Bird Commercial Div. Tucson, AZ

Senior Planner / Scheduler

 Member of the power user group for planning/inventory/production

 Master planning responsibilities for twenty product lines representing over 900 finished good SKU’s

 Planned inventory requirements for Just In Time environment for inventories of $5.3 million

 Participated on cross functional teams for new product development and implementation including forecasting, BOM’s, costed BOM’s and item master setup to run MRP

 Responsible for all safety stock levels, reorder points and min/max levels to control inventory to corporate goals

 Purchased and expedited with vendors raw material products for inventories over $2.8 million

 Maintained an on-time customer service delivery of over 98.5%

 Achieved inventory turns of 12+ and a year end physical vs perpetual inventory of less than .5%

 Member of the Quality team to disposition, notify vendors and return product

 Assisted in setting up a cycle count program to eliminate year end physical inventories

 Responsible for forecasting responsibilities with an accuracy rate of +/- 15%

 Worked closely with Engineers, Product Managers, document control, Quality and IS department to assure product meets quality standards and timely deliveries

 Planned and purchased for two buy-out products lines with direct ship to DC or customers

 Responsible for all planning and procurement of Rain Bird literature to meet inventory goals

 Member of the 8.9 PeopleSoft upgrade team for planning, production and inventory control

 Selected by senior management as the Subject Matter Expert for the planning, production and inventory implementation of the PeopleSoft MRP

 Trouble shoot and find solutions for identified PeopleSoft run/setup problems

 Led the development of the following materials-related information systems: real stock report, cycle count database, direct ship database, purchasing agreement database, customer service database

 Key player on installation and set-up of Fourth Shift Manufacturing system and PeopleSoft ERP

 Conducted Fourth Shift training classes for line leads and engineers

 Created Fourth Shift queries for various departments

1988–1990 Catalina Machine Works Tucson, AZ

Production Control Supervisor

 Managed production control department

 Planned and scheduled the machine shop and ten assembly lines for over 2000 finished good SKU’s and raw materials SKU’s

 Purchased raw material inventories of over $1.2 million

 Managed labor hours of temporary help and worked with agencies.

1975–1988 Hammond Valve Corporation Hammond, IN

Production Control and Distribution Coordinator

 Planned and scheduled production for the brass cast foundry, machine shop and ten assembly lines

 Supervised three people in the production control department

 Responsible for year end physical inventories and cycle count program maintained at 98% accuracy

 Key player in the implementation of the manufacturing system

 Maintained inventory levels at nine service centers for a 98% customer service level

Education and Continuing Professional Classes Purdue University Hammond, IN

60 credits – Undergraduate Studies – Major Emphasis: Business Management

Rain Bird PeopleSoft training for 8.0 and 8.9

Process Improvement Class – developing and leading teams for effective improvement

Oliver Wright Manufacturing Classes

APICS Certification Classes – Material and Capacity Requirements Planning, Basics of Supply Chain Management, Inventory Control

Attended APICS conferences and meetings

Fourth Shift MRP Training Classes – Manufacturing, Purchasing and Overall Focus

Computer Skills Knowledge of:

RF scanning software

Office Suite

Flow Charting

Fourth Shift MRP

PeopleSoft MRP

References Available upon request

Contact this candidate