Materials Management

FRIEDRICH (FRITZ) FUCHS

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Peabody, MA 01960 sm7p8g@r.postjobfree.com 978-***-**** (cell)

PROFILE Hands-on Materials Manager with extensive experience in all phases of Material/Production Planning & Control, Inventory Management, Purchasing and ERP/MRP Systems. Six years recent experience sourcing, vetting, negotiating contracts with and managing Chinese vendors and managing a remote U.S. warehouse (PA) and ERP system in China.

INDUSTRIES Medical devices and equipment • Electronics • Lawn care products • Golf carts

ERP/MRP Visual Manufacturing • MS Dynamics (Great Plains) V10.0 • Syteline

DESKTOP MS Word • Excel • Project

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• In less than 18 months, eliminated more than 100 parts shortages that had completely blocked production, saved $750,000 in materials costs and reduced purchased parts lead times from 6 weeks on average to less than 2 weeks. (Datum) FR

• Successfully negotiated Vendor Managed Inventory, Kan Ban (VMI) agreements with three Vendors,representing more than $500,000? per year in purchases (Datum)

Initiated and implemented cost savings programs at 4 companies, saving $500K, $300K and $250K, respectively. (Jumpsource, Datum , Cynosure

• User expert in small-to-midrange ERP/MRP systems. Teamed with IT in 7 companies to implement, convert and/or add major new system capabilities, including one company’s manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. (Jumpsource, Datum, Kontron, Leeman Labs, Kurzweil, Cynosure, General Scanning

• Reorganized manufacturing area and established procedures within 3 months of hire to meet cGMP and ISO requirements. Six months later, passed FDA audit with no findings. (Cynosure)

• Teamed with Engineering, Production and Sales (Marketing) in companies in _4_ industries to meet tight new product release windows.

EXPERIENCE

10/2002 - Jumpsource, Danvers, MA

10/08 Materials Manager

Responsibilities included purchasing, warehousing, logistics, master scheduling and MRP for three business units. Primary point of customer contact regarding delivery schedules. Managed 4-person staff in Pennsylvania warehouse.

Additional accomplishments:

- Improved warehouse inventory accuracy to 98% from 50% and maintained this level, enabling company to comply with VMI agreements.

- Implemented Visual Manufacturing in the US and in China manufacturing plant.

Established and maintained Master schedule for China.

- Implemented MS Dynamics (Great Plains) ERP System

11/2000 Datum TT&M, Beverly, MA

4/2002 Purchasing/Materials Manager

Managed stockroom, production/inventory control and purchasing, through a staff of 5. Implemented Syteline MRP/Forecasting system.

Additional accomplishments:

- Saved more than $1.1 Million by renegotiating supply contracts for pc boards, modules and cable assemblies.

- Improved Inventory and WIP accuracy to 98% from previous 50%

- Teamed with Engineering on 5 new product introductions, enabling availability (ahead of Schedule; within market window). Managed all (production-related) parts of projects

- Successfully negotiated Kanban for major Parts in FY2002.

1998 to Cynosure Inc., Chelmsford, MA (hair removal lasers)

10/2000 Materials Manager ( Medical)

Hired to bring company into compliance with cGMPs and ISO9000 requirements. Accomplished this within 3 months.

Ongoing management responsibility for Production/Material Control, Shipping, Receiving and Stockroom with a staff of 6.

Additional accomplishments:

- Designed and supplied Field Service parts and equipment kits, modified MRP system to monitor kit contents inventories and track billing (usage) against Returned Materials Authorizations.

- Established company’s first production scheduling system, leading to 90% improvement in on-time shipments.

- Established procedures for handling and disposition of returned material. Chaired Material Review Board. Cleared backlog of returns and reduced review and disposition time to one day.

- Organized and supervised yearly physical Inventory

- Executed and evaluated daily cycle counts. Improved inventory accuracy from 60% to 95%.

1995 to Analogic Corp., Data Conversion/Health Care Group, Wakefield, MA (patient monitors)

1997 Materials Manager

Responsibilities included Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom, Production/Material Control and Master Scheduling. Staff of 8.

Additional accomplishments:

- Negotiated major supply contracts, 10 in excess of $500,000 per year.

1991 to Leeman Labs, Lowell, MA

1994 Materials Manager

Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom and Material/Inventory Control. Staff of 6.

- Wrote ISO 9000 procedures (first certification in 1993)

- Key member of NPI (new product introduction) teams

1986 to Kontron Instruments, Everett, MA (intra-aortic balloons and pumps)

1991 Materials Manager

Managed 13-person staff. Implemented MRP and purchasing modules; handled all vendor negotiations; drove inventory and cost reductions; established Materials procedures to meet cGMP

Previous employment: materials/production planning and supervisory roles at Kurzweil Computer Products and General Scanning, Inc.

EDUCATION

B.A. in Business Administration, concentration in Materials Management

State Business College, Karlsruhe, Germany

Certificate in Production and Inventory Control, Brandeis University, 1983

Certificate in “Quality Systems and US Current Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations for Medical Devices” International Regulatory Consultants, L.C. 1996

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