Manager Supply Chain

Joseph Kane ** Fraser Drive, Salem, NH *****

H 603-***-**** ***.********@*****.***

Manufacturing Leader

Experience

Analog Devices, Inc. – Nashua, NH Feb. 1999 to Oct. 2011

Analog Devices, Inc. is a $2.5B company specializing in high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing (DSP) semiconductors used in virtually all types of electronic equipment.

Production Manager

Front line manager directly responsible for master scheduling, purchasing and planning functions. The department supported seven different global product lines. Oversaw inventory levels of finished goods and raw materials. Prepared and presented purchasing reports based forecast and customer demands. Managed a number of surface mount Contract Manufacturers executing turnkey and consignment kits.

• Responsible for all aspects of the supply chain for existing products as well as assisting in new product development.

• Decreased total inventories by 33% over a two year period through combination of new MRP guidelines, supply chain management and master scheduling.

• Increased vendor on-time delivery performance by 15 points to 97% after the acquisition.

• Reviewed and maintained part information on commodities to ensure that sources of supply are uninterrupted.

• Redesigned and automated numerous business processes; realized immediate cost savings and improvements to planning and inventory tracking.

• Decreased the lead time and guaranteed inventory positions of raw material to fifteen days by sharing demand files with distributors utilizing Just in Time (JIT).

• Ensured products and services purchased were at the optimum cost of ownership.

• Assured that inventory levels supported company inventory turns.

• Created and maintained MRP data elements as it relates to all modules for both the SAP and the Max Exact MRP systems.

• Managed Contract Manufacturers to guarantee first pass test yields, quality levels, offsite inventory accuracy and competitive pricing.

• Negotiated long-term open contracts with key local and international suppliers. Initiated “release system” to communicate long- and short-term requirements.

White Mountain DSP – Nashua, NH Jan. 1997 to Feb. 1999

White Mountain DSP was an $8M company specializing in third party evaluation board solutions for a number of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) manufacturers including TI, Motorola, and Analog Devices. White Mountain DSP was acquired by Analog Devices in 1999 for its product offerings and professional production capabilities.

Production Supervisor

Tapped to spearhead the Purchasing, Planning and Bill of Material aspects of the Exact Max MRP software implementation. Led Production Planning, Inventory Management, and Procurement configurations.

• First responsibility was to create base line data required to correctly plan and action commodities and finished goods products for the MRP implementation.

• Initiated the purchasing and planning systems required to support the company’s explosive growth. Built the team and infrastructure that supported sales increases from $2m to $8m in first two years.

• Successfully implemented lean processing techniques allowing for lower inventory levels and quicker processing of active products.

• Lead role in the initial ISO 9001 certification of the firm and successful maintenance of ongoing accreditation.

• Department lead on continuous improvement initiatives. Effectively developed automated reports and notifications using database monitoring software (Event Manager) and Crystal reports to accurately notify employees and vendors of required actions.

Special Skills and Knowledge

• SAP/Exact Max Purchasing, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Production Master Data, Planning, Repetitive Manufacturing and Kanban.

• Yearly offsite training from Exact and their third party vendors on a wide variety of manufacturing topics and software updates.

Education

Lowell University – Lowell, MA

Electronic Technician Training Program – Lowell, MA

Shawsheen Valley Vocational High school – Billerica, MA

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