Supply Chain / ERP

Summary of Qualifications:

Expertise in analyzing, designing and implementing solutions, which leverage available resources leading to improved information dialogue and reduction in cost across the supply chain. Define, develop, document and execute business processes, which utilize enterprise systems to improve efficiency at numerous levels across diverse responsibility centers.

Comprehensive supply chain management involving commodity strategies, inventory cost analysis, account reconciliation, warehouse space assessment, transportation evaluation, and quality reviews for domestic and foreign sources.

Employment Background

8/06 – 02/09 Senior Buyer – Solatube International, Vista Ca

• Successfully develop, negotiate and implement programs, which result in reductions of lead-time from oversea and domestic suppliers in conjunction with decrease of material cost by 10% and inbound freight cost by 15%.

• Establish procedure and manage all aspects required of inbound freight for over 200 TEUs originating from overseas locations. (Building container load to final stock put-away)

• Sustain continuous forecast and derive production schedule 6-12 months in advance, adjusting for sales, seasonality, marketing promotions and product revisions.

• Weekly, monthly and quarterly KPI analysis of finished goods and raw material including weeks on-hand, obsolescence, expected receipts, carrying cost, and target inventory levels across multiple global locations. Formulate and implement strategies to improve measurements.

• Responsible for implementation and management of KanBan program including data integrity in source and external systems, calculations, review of recommendations, and insure message flow is transparent from production to supplier.

• Instrumental in supplier collaboration resulting in projects with benefits to both the internal operations and external customers.

3/02 – 8/06 Senior Buyer / Analyst – Watkins Manufacturing Corp, Vista Ca

• Key member of ERP implementation team with a focus on process mapping-development and documentation, data validation, purchase and payables, manufacturing, inventory, distribution, plus collaborative reporting solutions involving accounting, purchasing, warehouse and quality.

• Development and execution of BI reporting solutions out of legacy and current ERP systems followed up by analysis of derived information. Present to buyers and management on identified opportunities.

• Lead technical associate for SAS Supplier Resource Management (SRM) project reporting back to Fortune 500 Parent Corporation.

• Historical and predictive analysis of purchases, inventory, and material utilization.

• Audit of production BOMs, recommend changes as required to reflect accurate utilization of material and cost structure in a standard cost environment.

• Evaluate and establish appropriate Min/Max inventory levels across 6,000 SKU locations to attain an inventory goal of 22-26 turns.

• Inventory management through efficient supply chain initiatives including Demand Driven Supply Networks, ABC analysis, and Kanban deployment, resulting in a $1 million dollar inventory reduction.

• Research, Identify and Implement material cost savings in excess of $400,000 through the first half of 2006.

• Oversee purchases of $25 Million dollars annually into three manufacturing locations.

10/99 – 3/02 Buyer II - APW Electronic Solutions, Poway CA

• Product Manager for divisions’ principal customer

• Responsible for all aspects of supply chain to support production of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging equipment.

• Working with manufactures, created life cycle roadmaps to insure smooth product transitions. Advised engineering on upcoming product changes of technology related peripherals. Based on requirements of customer and engineering, recommend suitable replacements.

• Data analysis of inventory including On-Hand, Work in Progress, Finished Goods.

• Develop, negotiate, acceptance, integrate and align inventory levels along the supply chain to support customers’ capacities and schedules.

• Continuous review supply chain structure, make changes to improve performance while realizing fixed cost reductions.

• Implement data management tools to develop commodity supplier analysis, which provided focus for influence and consolidation.

10/98-6/99 Account Development Representative – Sempra Energy Solutions, San Diego CA

• Research, qualify, present and close to potential clients using a variety of tools including the Internet, Phone, Email, Fax, and general mail.

• Refine and tailor product offering to exceed customer satisfaction.

• Develop target marketing list using thorough use of Excel filters and sorts, and queries in Avenue SQL database.

• Contact executive level management to determine feasibility of solutions and benefits of product offering.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), Excel, Access, Word, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, SQL, Visual C#, Analysoft, CA MANMAN, Syspro, Fourth Shift, Monarch, TradeBeam Inventory Management Blueprint (I-Supply), Lotus Notes,

Macintosh and Windows operating systems

LAN and WAN topology, RFID technology, GIS

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix – Bachelors of Science Information Technology

REFERENCES Furnished upon request

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