Materials Manager
Resume:
KENNY M. DAVIS
*** ********* ****** | Wake Village, Texas 75501
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kennymdavis
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Materials manager with 9 years experience in purchasing and production control in a heavy industrial environment. Seeking a position in materials management or production control to improve profitability and cash flow through inventory and lead time reduction as well as improved on-time shipment performance. Enhanced perspective on the information technology used in purchasing and manufacturing planning as a result of extensive involvement in implementing new systems in these areas. Strengths include:
• Problem solving • Analysis • Research
• Initiative • Flexibility • Team player
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALCOA MILL PRODUCTS, Texarkana, Texas 1999 – 2009
Master Production Scheduler
Managed inventory and production pace for a 350 million pound annualized capacity aluminum rolling mill to minimize inventory while maintaining the industry’s best on-time shipment performance. Calibrated newly implemented ERP system and data to enable achievement of plant inventory and on-time shipment performance goals. Facilitated inventory consignment program at customer warehouses per customer forecast.
• Sustained 95%+ on-time delivery performance for normal and short lead time programs.
• Achieved 3-day replenishment for make-to-stock inventory program.
• Employed lean manufacturing principles to reduce manufacturing flow time and control inventory to approximately 60 days on hand despite dramatically depressed sales volume as the economic downturn intensified.
Site Lead for Oracle ERP Implementation
Planning, Inventory, and Manufacturing Engineering tracks.
As part of a team of plant and business unit personnel, designed and implemented the first Oracle 11i based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system for an Alcoa aluminum rolling mill. Collaborated with U.S. and European counterparts to define requirements and design business processes, reports, and associated documentation for use with the new system. Designed customizations for processes that could not be supported with standard Oracle. Devised tests of the system for use in CRP (conference room pilot), UAT (user acceptance testing), and DITL (day in the life) testing. Assisted end users as first responder for system issues during startup and stabilization of the system.
• Overcame numerous obstacles which required diligent research, problem solving, and analytical effort.
• Managed 6 data conversions from the legacy AS400 system to Oracle over the course of the project for items, BOMs, routings, inventory, and related information.
• Resolved complications which arose due to the integrated nature of ERP systems through intense inter-track negotiations.
Buyer
Purchased maintenance, repair, and operating supplies, as well as contracted services and direct materials for two aluminum rolling mills in San Antonio and Texarkana, Texas. Utilized competitive bidding, corporate contracts, and local sourcing to achieve objectives set by Alcoa’s corporate purchasing group.
• First in the division to successfully use online bidding (formerly FreeMarkets; now Ariba) to issue a contract.
• First in the division to work remotely with Alcoa personnel in China to procure fabricated machine parts using an online bidding process which allowed domestic suppliers to compete directly with Asian suppliers.
• Managed the conversion from local sourcing to corporate leveraged suppliers for most goods and services, achieving 98% utilization of corporate contracts during my tenure in purchasing.
• Led the implementation of Oracle Purchasing and Inventory at our plant.
• Implemented optimized procurement processes to significantly reduce costs in purchase order and invoice processing, exceeding goals set by the corporate purchasing group.
OFFICE DEPOT, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Texarkana, Texas 1995 – 1999
Assistant Manager
WAL-MART STORES, INC., Crossett, Arkansas and Bastrop, Louisiana 1992 – 1995
Assistant Manager
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree, Business Economics, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)--ISO 9001:2000, Det Norske Veritas, December 2001
Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Institute of Supply Management, November 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Oracle E-Business Suite (11i/11.5.10) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management applications:
Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) | Demand Planning (ODP)
Manufacturing Engineering (Discrete / WIP) | Oracle Shop Floor Management (OSFM)
Purchasing | Inventory | Discoverer 10g
Microsoft Office 2003 / 2007
Purchasing procedures and procurement administration
Online competitive bidding (formerly FreeMarkets; now Ariba)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 3, Caddo Area Council
Volunteer Minister at the Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas
Available for relocation.
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