OBJECTIVE: To become an integral part of a materials organization within a progressive manufacturing environment and assist in providing the link between the master schedule to the external supply chain achieving monthly on-time delivery and inventory goals for the purpose of customer satisfaction and corporate cost savings.

SKILLS

• Developed and implemented lean purchasing policies and procedures within the supply chain network.
• Twenty years of experience working with MRP Planning system methodologies and logic.
• Purchasing of required materials considering lead-time constraints to meet production needs and requirements for domestic and overseas operations
• Experience in SAP ERP Supply Chain Planning processes.
• Strong ability to identify any possible troubleshooting required beyond the planning horizon and perform the proper adjustments to eliminate any potential raw material shortages.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in building strong external supplier relations
• Dedicated and focused on the company's goals and objectives with regards to operational strategy and established performance measurements.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Utilized lean initiatives and development of supplier pull systems in procurement reducing overall raw material inventories from 9.7 mil to 5.2 mil.
• Managed total annual raw material purchases of 18 mil for both domestic and over seas operations. Worked extensively with suppliers on open order reconciliation, invoice issues and delivery performance measurements.
• Assisted in the conversion of planning system to SAP, serving as lead resource for creating and maintaining master data records implemented in MRP.
• Engaged key Senior Management on monthly inventory reduction results vs. plan.
• Effectively managed the integration and flow of new products during the commercialization process to ensure a smooth transition to manufacturing.
• Coordinated efforts with Value Engineering on identification of obsolete and slow moving materials for possible work away in the production cycle.
• Initiated and arranged shipments for raw materials to Callaway's Asian golf ball manufactures from both domestic and overseas suppliers coordinated with 3rd party logistics.
• Developed a tracking system for close monitoring of both perpetual inventories and in transit raw material shipments for 3rd party manufacturing facilities to assist in identifying any potential material short falls.
• Developed strong relations and respect among the supplier network.

EMPLOYMENT

Confidential Chicopee, MA

Manufacturer of Golf Balls.

Raw Materials Buyer Planner 9/07 - Present
Skills developed in this position: Responsible for the management of all purchases of direct raw materials and packaging needs in support of domestic and off shore operations, Worked extensively with suppliers world wide on providing long range forecasts as well as ensuring timely deliveries of current raw material requirements taking into consideration lead time and industry constraints. Negotiated pricing on multiple sourced products realizing a cost savings of 500,000 in four-year period.

Confidential Springfield, MA

Manufacturer of flexible stainless hose for use in aerospace, automotive, and industrial products.

Sales/Applications Engineer 1/05 to 9/07

• Skills developed in this position: Responsible for the technical support of Titeflex Aerospace products in the marketplace. Served as the primary point of contact for several large contracts and recurring business for all phases of the contract cycle (proposal through delivery of products after qualification). Reviewed all quotations and contracts for quality assurance, engineering and manufacturability requirements; assessed the ability to comply and the cost for compliance.

Senior Planner General Electric/Standard Weld Cell 4/92 to 12/04

• Skills developed in this position: Designed and executed the master plan for production assembly cells operating as individual business units. This included firming up and monitoring forecasted items in MRP; the timely release and completion of schedules with daily intervention with department supervisors; expedited orders as needed to meet internal and external customer demand. Worked closely with the sales organization on recurring and potential new customer sales and adjusted planning parameters and stocking points systems to minimize the cost of inventory impact and ensured that on time deliveries were met.

Applications Engineer 4/91 to 4/92

• Skills developed in this position: Manufactured process flow of customer contract requirements as they related to Titeflex manufacturing processes, including the necessary quality specifications and tolerances required within the Titeflex internal work order instructions.

Production Scheduler/Expediter 9/87 to 4/91

• Skills developed in this position: Processed customer critical orders throughout the manufacturing process in order to meet customer expectations and maintain on-time delivery standards.

Draftsman 4/80 to 9/87

• Skills developed in this position: The design and accuracy of blue prints for manufacturing and product engineering.

EDUCATION

• Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Concentration in Machine and Tool Design
• Completed 3 Materials Management Courses

• Production Control/Capacity Management
• Inventory Management
• Materials Requirement Planning

Completed 6 APICS instructional courses.
Completed and successfully passed CPIM certification courses: Supply Chain
Management and Master Planning of Resources.
Currently working towards complete CPIM certification.
Kaizen, Kanban and 5S audit trained