Material Planner/Scheduler

PROFILE

Success-oriented; positive attitude; exceptional problem solving skills; strong sense of responsibility and leadership; excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills; creative; flexible and proficient; conceptual thinker;

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Ferrero Canada Ltd, Brantford, Ontario 2009 to present

• Production

DBG, Woodstock, Ontario 1997 to 2008

• Production Planner

• Selected to pilot and implement the new PeopleSoft system

• Utilized a computerized MRP system to plan, order and expedite production materials to ensure on time delivery

• Involved in Lean Manufacturing workshops which resulted in reduced inventory from 10 days to 5 days

• Validated computer information to ensure accurate inventories

• Coordinated preventative maintenance and rework into the production schedule

• Organized and implemented semi-annual physical inventories

DOMINION CONTROLS, Stratford, Ontario 1995 to 1997

• Materials Supervisor

• Supervised 20+ warehouse employees in an unionized environment

• Planned and coordinated the flow of raw materials through receiving into stores and through production

• Responsible for the movement of finished goods into the warehouse, through shipment selection and on to the loading of trucks

• Worked closely with the materials and production managers to coordinate the work schedules for material handlers (shipping, receiving, stores)

• Worked with the materials group at the Milan production facility; support their material requirements through the timely expediting of materials on a weekly basis

DOMINION CONTROLS, Stratford, Ontario 1993 to 1995

• Materials Coordinator

• Used MRP to control all incoming inventory

• Responsible for weekly releases to vendors

• Expedited material

• Regulated Engineering changes

KING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CORP, Woodstock, Ontario 1988 to 1993

• Production Planner

• Responsible for inventory control through the use of MRP & JIT

• Compiled and evaluated information into an accurate and accessible master schedule by effectively using the IBM system 36 and MAPICS software

• Implemented a new flow type manufacturing which reduced lead time on a utility body from 6 weeks to 3 weeks and also reduced inventory by 75%

• Reduced service order lead times by implementing Order Entry and Invoicing and also focused manufacturing

• Analyzed and processed engineering changes in manufacturing to minimize the amount of obsolete Inventory

• Supervised stockroom - union employees

ROBERT HUNT CORP, London, Ontario 1983 to 1988

• Senior Planner

• Established stocking levels for branches based on overall corporate investment strategy which resulted in fewer backorders

• Forecasted market requirement and tracked actual sales to arrive at a corporate production plan

• Scheduled production to meet market demand and corporate inventory levels

Education/Certifications

Peak Performance Systems, Mississauga, Ontario 2006

• High Performance Management Training (Brian Tracy)

Fanshawe College, London, Ontario 2000

• PMAC - Purchasing

Franklin Covey, Cambridge, Ontario 2000

• Time Management

ExecuTrain, London, Ontario 1999

• Microsoft Office – End User Certification

American Production Inventory Control Society 1989

• Just in Time Inventory

• Inventory Management

Canadian Association for Production & Inventory Control 1987

• Material Requirements Planning

Fanshawe College, London, Ontario 1981 to 1983

• Marketing Major – 2 year Business Program

East Elgin Secondary School, Aylmer, Ontario 1976 to 1981

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