Material Supervisor (16 years) Empowerment, Safety, Teamwork, leader

 STEPHEN T. MONTEL

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Greenwood, IN 46143 *.******@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Performance-driven hands on professional offering over twenty years operation management experience in supply chain, materials, and manufacturing, packaging, and distribution environments. A solid history of utilizing innovative approaches to solving complex problems while adapting to new business environments. Recognized for ability to incorporate management techniques that result in enhanced business practices, increased productivity and profits.

Core Competencies Include:

 Leadership / Operations Management  Planning / Purchasing / Scheduling

 Staff Training / Development  Inventory Optimization

 Customer Relations / Satisfaction  Continuous Improvement Practices

 Budget Development / Management  Performance Reengineering

 Quality Control / Certifications  Safety Management

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 First materials and shipping department within global organization to achieve ACE certification.

 Led team charged with reducing scrap. Identified third party Company to haul scrap to recycling plant. Process was so successful that Carrier Corporation has mandated similar processes throughout all their plants.

 Developed and implemented successful programs including training programs, UPS Federal Express and LTL programs resulting in a 100% increase in output.

 Achieved nearly 100% inventory accuracy and zero assembly downtime.

 Improved Maytag division in Service Parts Shipment to #1 ranking within company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Allied Lawn Care Whiteland, IN

Labor 2007-Current

Quality Mowing and Lawn Maintenance, Mulching, Core Aeration, Landscaping, Shrub Trimming, Edging, Cleanup, Over seeding, Blowing off Clipping, and Blade Edging.

Carrier Corporation Indianapolis, IN

Materials Supervisor 1998-2007

Managed staff of 30 union personnel in the Materials division including in-house shipping, incoming receiving, outbound shipping, storeroom, delivery of component, subassemblies, and steel coils to the production floors.

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Entailed extensive knowledge of Bill of Materials, MRP systems, Supplier-Link/E-

Business, Glovia, Kronos, Business Objects, Kanban, 5S, JIT techniques, WMS/ RF, Master Link, Material, and Inventory Control.

Exposure to Kaizen, Six Sigma, SAP, Supplier Quality and ISO 9001, as well as, planning, purchasing, and scheduling.

 Ensured cycle counts, inventory audits, and reports were documented and completed on schedule.

 Determined inventory variances were accurately researched, reconciled and documented.

 Trained and monitor subordinates to achieve maximum operating elements on established procedures.

 Resolved problems connected to in house shipping with preservation, packaging, bar code stickers, specifications, trailer loading or blocking and bracing wide variety of residential heating product.

 On August 13, 2007 the company went through a down sizing process do to poor housing and remodeling markets and 14 salary employees and I were part of that layoff process.

Pratt Corporation Indianapolis, IN

Warehouse Supervisor 1996-1998

 Directed a $1.4 million catalog and fulfillment pick, pack, and ship operation.

 Ordered packaging supplies for each customer requirements and work with each customers on new ideas on packaging there product.

 Resolved inventory discrepancies, shipping/receiving and warehouse matters, and quality issues.

 Confirmed inventory accuracy, developed an updated cycle count procedure, and supported the purchasing department in planning and executing annual physical inventory.

Maytag Company (formerly Jenn-Air) Indianapolis, IN

Material Supervisor 1989-1996

 Controlled a seven million dollar inventory within a central storeroom.

 Monitored condition of storage facilities with regard to parts and utilization of space. Determined maintenance schedule for material handling equipment.

 Managed material movement with FIFO and established objectives in concert with business goals.

 Forecasting and master production

 Managed part service to meet the demands of the customer and ordered all packaging supplies.

Jenn -Air Indianapolis, IN

Production Supervisor 1986-1989

 Managed over 60 associates while meeting daily production schedules and goals.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Business Management

Indiana Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources and Biology

Ball State University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Institute for Supply Management & Material Handling and Management Society

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