Supply Chain Manager

JOE N. JAMES Jr.

• ***** Abrams Rd #***• Dallas, TX 75243 • 404-***-**** • 214-***-****

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Supply Chain Program Management Professional

SUMMARY

Performance driven Supply Chain Management professional with experience in Materials Program Management, Purchasing, Project management, Logistics coordination, Budget and Schedule tracking, customer relations, Quality inspections and Inventory control, proficient in Oracle and SAP computer systems. Sharp communicator with an ability to build internal and external relationship and to develop and execute sound strategies and processes to achieve desired results.

KEY COMPENTENCIES

• Purchasing/Scheduling • Operations Planning • Gross Margins

• Quality Inspections • Commodity Management • Vendor Management

• Government Customer Relations • Project Management • Process Improvements

MANAGEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Trained over 15 Logistics Dept. Managers and Supervisors in LTS(Labor Tracking Sys)

• Managed monthly material cost for manufactured trucks.

• Managed over 70+ Contracts in Logistics Labor functions.

• Managed coordination of Aircraft Materials shipped to Afghanistan for surveillance flight mission.

• Liaison between Government Customers and Program Office.

EXPERIENCE

L3 Communications Integrated Systems, (Mission Integrated Division) Nov 2009 – Present

Materials Program Manager/ Business Analyst Logistics Dept Greenville, Texas

• Managed a $90 million dollar materials budget for 4 Aircrafts.

• Liaison for Logistics Dept concerning contract budget and ETC(Estimated Time of Completion)

• Managed Aircraft deployment from inception to delivery of Aircraft to Customer.

• Bid on logistical function contracts, overseeing several Million Dollars of Defense Aircrafts.

• Developed cost saving strategies to Lean the supply chain process in the materials dept, reducing cost by 66 %.

• Assisted in contract negotiations; assessed supply resources for cost/price analysis.

• Supported Program Manager in organizing and preparation of in-process reviews, program status reviews with customers and logistics quarterly reviews with suppliers.

• Created Statement of Work for upcoming contracts and new proposed business functions.

• Assessed supply resources for cost/price analysis Participated in make/buy process; long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp up, end-of-life management and product line management

• Program Lead in forecasting and submitting requirements for maintenance and repair of material at Off-site locations.

• Coordinate with technical points of contact, program and supplier management to obtain Supply Chain dispositions .

• Work closely with Government customer and Lead Program manger to provide input during all phases of project development to ensure business objectives are met.

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Altec Industries Dec 2007 – Nov 2009

Purchasing Manager/ Quality Inspector Birmingham, Alabama

• Managed a $5.5 million purchasing budget that oversaw the activities of over 20 monthly deliveries of manufactured utility trucks.

• Streamlined the communication process of the materials department reducing turnaround time of critical job orders by three weeks.

• Developed, monitored, and coordinated multiple project schedules for internal customers and effectively coordinating activities between an internal department and material suppliers.

• Monitored spending per operations and projects in accordance with monthly purchasing budget.

• Planned inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill of Material (BOM) requirements.

• Analyzed purchased material supply /demand position using MRP tools.

• Purchased raw materials for manufactured utility trucks.

• Led in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs

United Parcel Service (UPS) Jun 2005- Dec 2007

Small Package Warehouse Manager Huntsville, Alabama

• Contributed to the increase in production in the small package departments by 25% within my first year as manager and accurately projected and implemented new methods of reducing volume overflow.

• Cross trained 30+ employees in the small packages department as well as in the building information technology specialties department.

• Serviced work groups to gain and/or disseminated information regarding nightly small package activities.

• Manage data management performance metrics

EDUCATION

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Normal, Alabama

B.S. Business Administration (Logistics/Supply Chain Management) May 2008

Southern Methodist University-Caruth Institute Dallas, Texas

Certification. Starting a Business Certification Program (Entrepreneurship) April 2011

Additional Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs

Ability to obtain a Government Security Clearance

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