Materials Manager Resume Loves Park, IL - Hire IT People

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Materials Manager

Confidential, Loves Park, IL

Responsibilities:

Reduced labor / forklift spend by $200k first year thru efficiencies in traffic patterns.
Re - allocated expenses to direct materials, closing teh per pound make cost gap.
Took on Safety Manager role for six months while filling role.
Identified $1.2mm productivity for operations for 2018

Supply Chain Manager

Confidential, Little Chute, WI

Responsibilities:

Raw/Pack inventories reduced to 4.25 DOS from 6.0. Implemented a new standard for shelf life management.
Developed and co-led Export shipments direct to Canada - annual savings approaching $1mm.
Transportation routes identified as overspends over 2 years - annual savings $1mm.
Implemented many plant programs to improve safety and quality. HACCP certified.
Leader/key member of many plant teams, including leading teh Goal Alignment, Coaching Team, Material Handling Safety Team leader and Technical Master Plan.
Certified trainer of teh Everyday Coaching model

Supply Chain Manager

Confidential, Little Chute, WI

Responsibilities:

Cheese saving project with local vendor saving $1.2mm annually and more environmentally friendly.
2000-2007, achieved safety target of no recordable injuries five times. Implemented behavior based safety scans, Hazard Hunts (developed by a warehouse safety team)
Received a perfect score on ISO and Controls audit which demonstrates financial and quality controls are in place.
Implemented Crystal/Prism MRP and WMS system with no disruptions in production.
Company award for Materials Management Excellence. Measures were R/P/W inventory turns, R/P/W write-offs, Stock-outs, and major plant initiatives.
Satisfaction survey results increased 25%. Employee Involvement and Employee Appreciation were drivers.
Justified and implemented a finished good warehouse (layout, staffing, training, and education) annual saving to teh business $2.3mm annually.
Develop an energy savings of $95m to replace existing lighting within teh factory.
Justified and implemented a finished good warehouse - Annual savings $3.0mm
Reduced finished goods inventory by 3 days, while maintaining service levels. A one-time reduction of $3mm.
Received an Excellence award for an off-line packaging project. Redesigned teh line for operations, managed teh inventory off-line and met all service levels.
Developed and implemented a project to go from cases to trays, working through all financials and justification. Savings of $3.0mm annually.

Maintenance planner

Confidential,Woodstock, IL

Responsibilities:

Member of teh Central Region Purchasing Council, negotiating local spend categories.
Reduced maintenance inventory by 30% ($300m)
Reorganizing teh parts crib for better service and ease to maintenance and operations.
Assisted teh Materials Manager to implement teh contactor agreement and insurance program.
Achieved $50m annual savings lighting program
Developed teh concept of a new production line that was later implemented. Staffed and monitored for savings and ergonomic advantages
With teh Operations Manager, added a second shift team - increasing teh hourly workforce by 50%.