Mr. Dewey Sprague, CPIM
Resume:
DEWEY R. SPRAGUE, CPIM
**** ******* ****** ***********, ******** 49426
CAREER SUMMARY
Experienced business professional with a diversified background in the manufacturing, food and automotive industries. Extensive background in planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, and technical service. Skills include strong analytical abilities, organization, and recordkeeping. Consistent contributor to production goals and profitability.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
MAGNA DONNELLY, 128th South Plant, Holland, Michigan. April – August 2007. Contracted / K-Force Professional Staffing Source.
Production Planner / Scheduler
Managed the internal schedule for the inside rear view mirror lines.
Coordinated customer service for the inside electrochromatic cells that I scheduled; including creating pick lists and setting up the shipments. Responsible for sending out MRP releases for the weekly component orders.
BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE , Hagen Plant, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2006 – 2007. Contracted / Time Services Staffing Source.
Senior Production Scheduler
Managed the internal schedule for two Chrysler hot end exhaust lines.
Monitored finished goods workload and component inventory levels, scheduled overtime as required, ordered components as needed via EDI and fax, fulfilled all service order requirements.
ALTICOR, Ada, Michigan 2003 – 2005. Contracted / K-Force Professional Staffing Source.
Alticor Inc. is the parent company of Amway Corp. with manufacturing and logistics services in more than 80 countries and territories.
Production Scheduler
Managed both internal and contract customer orders in the Paper Products Finishing Department and the Corrugate Plant.
Monitored workloads, scheduled overtime, and controlled manning. Analyzed monthly workload reports and recommended capacity requirements as well as manning. Optimized finished goods inventory by maintaining minimal order lead times as well as minimal run sizes. Produced short lead time orders efficiently to satisfy fluctuating requirements for customer orders.
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, Michigan 1999 - 2003
A Fortune 500 company, the world's largest automotive interior systems supplier with annual net sales of $14.4 billion in 2002.
Planner/Scheduler/Receiving Supervisor, Walker, Michigan Plant 2001 - 2003
Managed internal schedule for welded torsion bars.
Pulled in daily customer requirements on EDI to ensure 100% on-time delivery. Implemented Kanban system for welded torsion bar area and a 5-S program ensuring that internal housekeeping standards were maintained. Closely filed and tracked carrier damage claims for incoming raw materials. Spearheaded raising the service level of all customer service orders as the plant Service Parts Coordinator. Generated bar code labels, cut shippers and customs paperwork as needed. Supervised employees on 1st and 2nd shift in the Shipping and Receiving Departments. Responsibilities included monitoring workloads, scheduling overtime, vacations and replacements for absent employees, and approving time cards.
Planner/Scheduler, Walker, Michigan Plant 1999 - 2001
Managed customer requirements for Chrysler and Subaru for the welding department.
Maintained a 100% customer service level in both areas. Successfully increased average inventory turns to 63. Used the Chrysler Smart System to maintain Chrysler requirements. Audited and maintained planning information and associated part/material data attributes in the MRP system. Maintained company driven month-end inventory levels and responded to changes in customer requirements. Assumed the added responsibilities of Receiving Supervisor as well as Service Parts Coordinator.
SARA LEE CORPORATION, Bil Mar Foods Division, Zeeland, Michigan 1996 - 1999
The leading producer and marketer of poultry, beef, and pork products in the US. Bil Mar is a division of Sara Lee, a $20 billion global
consumer packaged goods company.
Supplier Scheduler 1998 - 1999
Managed Material Requirements Planning (MRP) of purchased parts inventory levels. Analyzed MRP reports/action messages to
optimize release order quantities and delivery dates, minimizing inventory levels and reducing storage requirements/costs.
Administered actual and planned requirements to suppliers via purchase orders, telephone, fax, E.D.I., and the "supplier schedule".
Increased inventory turns by implementing an additional W.I.P. level for hotdog spices which reduced ordering lead-time and safety stock levels. Extrapolated data from the MRP system and analyzed/projected actual inventory that supported production schedules. Reduced inventory investment by analyzing and maintaining accurate/minimal safety stock levels without jeopardizing stock outs affecting production.
Production Planner/Scheduler, Bil Mar Foods, Zeeland, Michigan 1996 - 1998
Established and maintained optimal Master Production Schedule (MPS) inventory levels generated by the Sales and Operation
Planning process.
Achieved a 98% customer service level while efficiently utilizing plant capacities and manpower. Coordinated the further processing of finished products with co-packers which included related raw materials. Scheduled the weekly MRP and monthly S&OP planning of raw material, while working closely with Purchasing to buy and sell as necessary. Efficiently scheduled the bulk and retail frank plants while increasing the customer fill rate to 98%. Coordinated raw material requirements with Purchasing to ensure supply satisfied requirements without generating out-of-date inventories. Investigated sources of inventory errors and corrected the root cause of discrepancies.
ROOT-LOWELL CORPORATION, Lowell, Michigan 1992 - 1996
Production Planner/Scheduler
Utilized the MRP system to schedule requirements through the Assembly Department to meet customer demands using a mixture of
forecasted and customer demands to create the production schedule.
Scheduled department / manpower loads to maximize departmental capacity in various work cells. Expedited component parts from outside vendors through purchasing. Generated weekly reports. Employee of the Month out of 400+ employees.
NEWELL MANUFACTURING, Lowell, Michigan 1991 - 1992
Plant Production Clerk
Monitored hourly production on stamping presses and spot welders.
ATTWOOD CORPORATION, Lowell, Michigan 1984 – 1991
A Steelcase subsidiary, manufacturing marine parts for a global market and office furniture components for Steelcase.
Plant Production Control Planner
Responsible for interpreting master schedule requirements from M.R.P and scheduling W.I.P. and assembly departments to meet
required shipping plan for proprietary products. Scheduled all industrial parts complete thru shipping.
Scheduled all die cast departments. Scheduled all raw materials and final assemblies. Scheduled department and manpower loads for all production departments. Expedited component parts from O/S vendors through purchasing. Scheduled all industrial shipping. Received and coordinated via phone or written release all industrial requirements. Relayed production promises to industrial accounts. Expedited assembly components from plastic and die cast departments. Relayed information to sales and marketing for out-of-stock parts. Coordinated and made necessary changes to the master schedule. Reduced process lead times by 75%. Implemented daily schedule completions for each department. Also served as a Plant Production Control Planner for a short time before being promoted to the Planner.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
AS, Business Administration, Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1990
Certificate, CPIM, APICS, 1996
Certificate, Automotive Servicing, Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1979
Continuing education coursework and seminars include Industrial Processes, Leadership Training Class, Business Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Business Statistics, Business Law 1 & 2, Business Communication, Leadership Skills Training, Organizing for Cycle Counting, Effective Scheduling, Inventory Management, and Basics of Statistical Control.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Lotus 1-2-3, Word, Excel, EDI, Crosstalk, and GroupWise Version 5.2, Lotus Notes 6.0, CMI, Trans4M, SAP, Baan, Outlook, Chrysler Smart System, and have Mastered 7 different MRP Systems over the past 21 years.
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