Supply Chain Management

Robert J Ball

**** * ******** ** **** Grande, AZ 85122 520-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Objective:

Supply Chain/Materials/Planning/S&OP/Inventory/Warehouse Management

Transferable Job Knowledge:

S&OP development and Optimization, Strategic Sourcing, Tactical Procurement, Supplier Management, Demand Planning, Master Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Materials and Production Planning, Production Activity/Shop Floor Control, International Operations Management, Shipping, Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Receiving, In-coming Inspection, Consignment Management, Key Performance Indicator development and execution, Lean principle deployment, ERP/MRP implementation and management, Low Cost Country (LCC) product transfer and sourcing, contract initiation and review, Direct report staff recruiting, development and management.

Career Summary:

Fortune 50/500 Companies – Successfully developed and managed highly efficient Supply Chain processes in Fortune 50/500 companies such as Hewlett Packard, Flextronics, Honeywell and UTC. Demonstrated expertise in developing and maintaining a Supply Chain center of excellence domestically and in Global mult-site operations. Adapted cutting edge Lean and six sigma applications utilizing leadership skills to effective manage cross-functional teams for value-stream enhancement and bottom line results – waste elimination, reduced variability, flexibility and true value-add activities for customers.

Small Cap Companies – Demonstrated continuous process improvement attainment utilizing dynamic problem solving and creative thinking skills for Supply Chain enhancements. Focused Business and Financial acumen to articulate and communicate skilled leadership direction to superiors, peers and subordinates. Utilized Project Management skills in driving Supply Chain enhancements, serving as the key Change Agent for Supply Chain execution.

International Experience: Responsible for rapid product transfer to LCC and Mid-cost regions including Japan 3PL operations, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Puerto Rico, France, Spain, Ireland, Mexico and China. Performed supplier management responsibilities in countries such as China, Hong Kong 3PL, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan 3PL, Canada, UK, Ireland, Scotland, Puerto Rico and Brazil. Lived in Australia for 2 years. Prefer International exposure and responsibility.

Industry Overview: Attacked Supply Chain issues and demonstrated dynamic total cost of ownership (TOC) solutions in Computer, Semiconductor, Medical, High-tech manufacturing including PCA’s/PCB’s, Computers, Hard-drives, Capital Equipment, printers, chemicals, Aerospace, Construction and Metal fabrication to include casting, forging, rolling, pressing, punching, bending, electro-plating, anodizing and painting. Manufacturing environments included Make-to-stock, Make-to-order, Engineer-to-order, Configure-to-order, Assemble-to-order and EMS/CM management.

Education:

MBA Boise State University Boise Idaho 1991 Business Management

BBA College of Idaho Caldwell Idaho 1988 Finance and Management

AS Utah Technical College Provo/Orem Utah 1986 Radiology

Milestone Achievements:

· Inventory Reduction – Slashed $6M, $7M, $1.2M, $6.2M, $4M and $30M for previous employers

· 2 ERP/MRP system implementations (Oracle and SAP) for Supply Chain excellence and financial performance tracking.

· New Process development – S&OP process, Kanban, Capacity, Production Planning, Supplier Performance tracking, Lean Initiatives, Service Material Development, KPI’s, Multi-site collaboration, and International Transfer process/checklist.

· Developed and revised multiple department procedures for operational improvement and consistency

· Supply Chain Enhancements – Supplier Hub, 3PL, VMI, In-house stores, P-card, Blanket PO’s, EDI linked forecasts and performance, vendor consolidation, Strategic partner development and numerous process automations.

· Multiple International Product transfer and Outsource management for bottom line improvement

· Department and People development – Achieved World class Supply Chain performance per Benchmarked metrics

Employer Summary

Hamilton Sundstrand Materials Manager Phoenix, AZ 2007-2009

Lighthouse Financial Dir. Materials/Ops Hood River, WA 2006-2007

Honeywell Supply Chain Manager Spokane, WA 2005-2006

MKS Instruments Materials Manager Rochester, NY 2004-2005

Flextronics International Sr. Materials Manager Portsmouth, NH 2003-2004

Carboline Inventory Manager Lake Charles, LA 2001-2003

SCP Global Technologies Sr, Operations Planning Manager Boise, ID 1998-2001

Micron Electronics International Business/Outsource

and Materials/Operations Mgrs Nampa, ID 1995-1998

Megahertz Sr. Master Scheduler Salt Lake City, UT 1993-1994

Hewlett Packard Planner Boise, ID 1989-1993

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