Director Contract Manufacturing

Sam Chhuon

Union City, CA

510-***-****

*********@*****.***

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Managed 30 Contract Manufacturers and packagers

• Industries: Nutritional Food Supplements, Personal Care, Household Products, Frozen Foods

Vitamins Softgels, Tablets, Herbal Supplements, Nutraceutical Ingredients, Protein Powders, Protein Drinks, Nutrition Bar, Vegan, Raw, Organic, High Protein Low Carb, Tetra Pak Packaging, Edible Film Strips, full line of Personal Care, Household Products, Dehydrated Soup Mixes, Frozen Foods

• Supplier selection & evaluation, cost negotiation, contract development, project management, job costing and development of business plans for each supplier.

• Successes records in developing, implementing, controlling company-wide materials management, and contract manufacturing operations

• Excellent contract negotiation and contract administration skills

• Experience in implementation, the use and control of ERP/MRPII systems

• Advance Excel spreadsheets, IBM Prism A/S 400 and BPCS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Purchasing Contractor: Natural Formulas (Division of GNLD International)

• Director Inventory Planning & Management: Shaklee Corp

• Purchasing Agent & Cost Accounting Manager Natural Formulas (1997 - 2006)

• Materials Manager: Venezia Italian Foods(Co-Packer for Wolfgang Puck frozen foods division)

Feb 2011 to NATURAL FORMULAS, (A Division of GNLD International)

March 2012

Purchasing Contractor

• Sourcing & qualifying Contract Manufacturers, Co-Packers, Raw Materials and Ingredients (domestic and international) for new and existing products

• Documenting raw materials used in food applications and dietary supplements for regulatory compliance: U.S. FDA’s 21CFR, Part 111 for Dietary Supplements, U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002, and California’s Proposition 65.

2006 to SHAKLEE CORPORATION

2009

Director Inventory Planning & Management (Domestic and International)

Oversee the production planning and ordering of packaging components and finished goods to more than 30 contract manufacturers and packagers (over 500 sku’s) for Dietary Food Supplements, Personal Care, and Household Products. Ensure no stock-outs while maintaining minimum inventory levels

DOMESTIC:

• Sourcing and qualifying new suppliers, and contract manufacturers

• Implemented ERP, and controlled Purchasing, Planning, and Receiving modules

• Reviewed & approved plans for contract manufacturers to produce

• Reviewed & approved plans to purchase packaging materials and components

• Ensured on time delivery for raw materials and packaging components at manufacturing facilities

• Monitored production schedules vs. stock on hands & adjust plans accordingly

• Monitored orders, stock rotation, FIFO, LIFO, stop sells & expiration date

• Approved invoices for payment

INTERNATIONAL:

• Conducted weekly meeting with International Markets (China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, and Mexico) to go over inventory levels, inventory turns, stop sells date, expiration, extension, labels revision, production status, upcoming shipment, and shipment in-transit

• Supported and advised managers the ideal stocking levels to support corporate guidelines, new product introduction, sales promotion as well as plan to get rid of slow moving and overstock items

• Coordinate with Import/Export Dept. from Product availability, Shipment Plan, Shipment Schedules, packaging configurations, and legal documents

Contact this candidate