Relations Manager Resume Profile

Summary

Business professional with broad experience in production planning, inventory control, purchasing and integrated business systems. Proven track record of accomplishments while leading and managing personnel in solving complex business, manufacturing and IT problems. Effective team leader with strong communication skills, known for accomplishing objectives on time and within budget.
Personnel Management Cost Controls Training/Development
Production Control Oracle 11i Strategic Planning
Budget Development Multi-task Management Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Global Supply Chain Business Relations Manager,

Supported worldwide IT activities in the area of purchasing, inventory, planning and quality. Managed projects focused on global footprint rationalization and low cost producers. Directed support activities of six geographically dispersed employees including contract resources.
Provided project management and application support for existing and new software and business process solutions through alignment with sector and corporate strategic plans.
Completed Six Sigma Black Belt training, documented projects and awarded Black Belt Certification in 2002.
Projects and support included footprint rationalization and outsourcing, MFG/Pro business system order management, manufacturing and financials , Productivity Solutions financial and business integration, purchasing and retail initiatives, Configurator, CRM. Service and Support, Quality and Warranty.
Manufacturing lead on 2005 IR Oracle project team implementing first sector manufacturing site on Oracle in Unicov, Czech Republic.
Managed ITS Oracle project for conversion from MFG/Pro to Oracle for an additional manufacturing facility and distribution center within project plan

Confidential

Provided project, implementation and standardization support for business systems projects throughout the group. Organized and coordinated group efforts to consolidate Order Management activities and implement a standard MFG/Pro application across various facilities.
Team member focused on developing strategic plans for hardware/software consolidation, IT co-location and the IT Shared Services Organization.
Involved in post implementation issues and knowledge transfer on ERP projects.
Developed scripts, organized testing and documented certification of group applications for 2000 audits.

Confidential

Directed activities in purchasing, planning, scheduling and inventory control including storeroom inventory control and cycle counting. Established policies, procedures, and inventory parameters to reduce inventory and improve customer deliveries.
Reduced inventory by 23 and improved on-time performance by 20 percentage points.
Managed department of seven exempt and twenty-five hourly employees.

Confidential

IT project included the selection and implementation of an integrated business system and hardware. Managed an MIS department and budget of six people along with cross functional team of seven individuals created for software selection and implementation.
Completed the analysis of various packages, the development of an overall project plan, including budgets, and the preparation of a proposal, justification and contract negotiation. Project was implemented in 10 months.
Symix ERP project included development of a conversion plan, training, establishing hardware and software policies and a start-up plan.

Confidential

Supported hardware and software at the Security, CO location including network administration, business system analysis, operations and planning.
Projects included the upgrade of the local area network, conversion from the centralized mainframe to a distributed client/server environment, and the installation of a Worker Compensation Management package.
Functioned as Security site team member on teams for Manufacturing Strategic Plan, inventory reduction and company wide Strategic Information System Plan for business process re-engineering and implementation of Oracle for integrated business application.

Confidential

Responsible for the application of software in the manufacturing environment and for distribution center replenishing scheduling. Managed three analysts, a Network Administrator, and three data entry/operator/programmers.
Developed a Manufacturing Systems Strategic Plan, participated in developing a Strategic Information System Plan and proposed an accepted project methodology.
Developed and monitored department and project budgets.