Boone County, Illinois, United States
CAREER SUMMARY: Eighteen years of professional experience in Supply Chain related management. Extensive experience in purchasing, warehouse operations, inventory control, and production control. I have experience with Lean Manufacturing and with Mapics/AS400 and Oracle computer systems. Computer literate (programs include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). Specialties: assembly language, budgeting, contract management, government, human resources, inventory management, iso, iso 9000, leadership, mapics, modeling, mrp, negotiation, new business development, oracle manufacturing, pricing, procurement, proposal writing, purchasing, quality, receiving, recording, reports, shipping, strategic planning, upgrades,
Run inventory status report to review stock levels and production requirements. Placed orders based on item analysis for weekly foam needs, fabric for each sales order, custom table tops, legs, drums, cubes, table bases. Process daily purchase requisitions for factory Work with existing suppliers, select new suppliers for new product development. Prepares bid requests, reviews bid proposals and negotiates short term agreement. Process all packing slips for delivered product into SAP.
Work with existing suppliers, select new suppliers, coordinate and maintain all internal supplier support functions. Develop and maintain excellent working supplier relations. Obtain products and services that provide optimum combination of price, quality, features, lead times, delivery and benefits. Review daily requirements, analyze recommendations and place supplier orders. Maintain spreadsheets for all open orders and review routinely for needs requirements. Review and establish rules for changes/cancellations and lead time management with suppliers. Develop, maintain and report supplier ratings. Provide forecasts and other management reports as needed or required. Participate in internal continuous improvement, Lean and profit improvements and communicate and monitor continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain budget and delivery of site cost reduction targets. Support achievement of site cash and other budget targets. Site quoting, ordering, negotiation and supplier management process, capture and document detailed analysis to support the process.