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Director of Purchasing or Purchasing Manager or Director of Mate
Director of Purchasing or Purchasing Manager or Director of Mate
1996 a" 1998 ELSA, LLC (div. Sakamoto Industries, Japan), Elwood, IN
MATERIAL PLANNING AND LOGISTICS MANAGER
Executed shipping, receiving, traffic and inventory control functi
ons for growing Tier I automotive component manufacturer. Products included com
plete exhaust systems, fuel tanks and structural parts for SIA (Subaru-Isuzu Ame
rica), MMMA (Mitsubishi), Ford and AAI (Mazda) with $150+ million annual sales.
Supervised five team leaders on three shifts with 50+ total hourly staff. Main
tained inventory accuracy and material movement of finished goods, raw materials
and WIP valued at $12 million with MAPICS MRP II system.
* Implemented cycle count program improving raw material accuracy from 71% to ov
er 96%.
* Created bin location system combined with bar coding which greatly improved pr
oductivity and inventory accuracy.
* Developed department work instructions to comply with QS9002 certification.
* Oversaw daily shipments of EDI requirements to customers as well as transmitti
ng ASNas.