Chris Wright
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Experience
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IPL Macro
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United States
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Demand Planner
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Procurement Analyst
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Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
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Jabil
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Materials Supervisor
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Jun 2020 - Mar 2021
Started new outgoing shipment program using reusable, returnable packing resulting in recurring cost savings/cost avoidance of $ 55,340 per month.Created purchasing process in SAP for all production consumables and tools. Set up automatic trigger for purchasing requisitions based on re-order point. Eliminated manual entry of purchase requisitions. Updated production scheduling methodology resulting in a 25% increase in productivity.Operations Responsibilities included:Managing all site Supply Chain processes including shipping, receiving, inventory management, and purchasing.Supervising 16 hourly direct reports in the Inventory Control department, one salaried Logistics Supervisor, one salaried Production Planner, one salaried Inventory Analyst, and one salaried off site Buyer located at Jabil Central Procurement. Creating all SOP’s for Materials and Purchasing functions for site.
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IPL Macro
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United States
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Production Analyst/Planner
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Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
Started Sharepoint site for division-wide monthly production forecasts.Changed production reporting process to include scrap production which reduced inventory write ups/write downs.Managed all contract molders and vendors company-wideManaged all Materials and Purchasing functions for the Shelbyville, KY production facility.Operations Responsibilities included: Leading monthly S&OP meeting.Creating and maintaining yearly and monthly production forecasts for RPS division.Executing all transactions related to European manufacturing including year-end reconciliation.Dynamics GP accomplishments and duties:Created contract molding and purchasing function for Macro Services U.K. division in Europe.Updated production routings to reduce daily production entries by 33%Process owner for all manufacturing data including creating new machines, work centers, items, bills of materials, and routings. Process owner for all production and inventory reporting processes.
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SAP Business Analyst
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2017
During 2013-2014 was the on-site manager for a full SAP implementation. This included creating Business Process Documents for current state, outlining future scope, assisting in design configuration, writing test scripts, designing UAT, creating training documents and schedules, and implementing cut-over/go live support. Managed a team of 5 Off-Shore contractors and consultants. Areas of concentration include PP, SD, MM, and QM modules with basic experience in CRM and FICO.SAP Responsibilities included: Creating and maintaining all standard operating procedures for all SAP processes. Developing and implementing any improvement or change requests as needed by business.Business owner for all SBU level IT infrastructure needs.Project work with Global IT departments throughout organization. This includes design and testing of transactions, reports, databases, and processes.
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ORBIS Corporation
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United States
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Materials Manager
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Nov 1997 - Aug 2013
Materials Manager (2009-2013)PIC Manager (2007-2009)Production Scheduler (1997-2007) Implemented a raw materials storage change and leveraged payment processes with bulk resin vendor to reduce perpetual on-hand inventory by $ 400,000 in 2008.Managed materials department during a production shutdown in 2009 and a full blown re-start in 2010 which included recruiting, screening, and hiring multiple salaried and hourly employees in various departments. During 2009 and 2010 served as materials manager at 2 manufacturing facilities managing two salaried buyers and two salaried shipping supervisors (each with 3-6 direct reports); and 2 hourly cycle counters and 2 hourly production coordinators.In 2011 reduced inventory days on hand to 21 days from 30 days in 2010 with change in production scheduling ideology after getting buy-in from Operations, Sales, and Marketing. In 2012 created road map plan for one product line build out and move and then the installation of a new 1000 ton press and replacement product line. Was the site-manager of two software implementations; one in 2003 and one in 2007; and facility level Process Owner for all PP, SD, and MM processes in SAP.Responsibilities included:Managing all planning, purchasing, shipping/receiving, and inventory functions at the Georgetown, KY manufacturing facility. Forecasting daily, weekly, and monthly raw materials demand including virgin/natural material and recycled and reprocessed material. Directing weekly and monthly cycle counts and yearly physical inventory; reconciling each. Sourcing and managing all non-inventory items for one-off samples and custom prototypes and then coordinating with the Engineering/Design team and manufacturing departments to produce finished product.
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Materials Coordinator
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Feb 1995 - Nov 1997
Responsibilities included:Ordering raw materials and sub-components using Kanban/Min-maxCoordinating plating and logistics of components at 3 vendorsScheduling production of finished goods and sub-assembliesProducing daily production updates and forecasts for plant managementScheduling daily and weekly mold changes to meet Toyota Kanban requirements. Responsibilities included:Ordering raw materials and sub-components using Kanban/Min-maxCoordinating plating and logistics of components at 3 vendorsScheduling production of finished goods and sub-assembliesProducing daily production updates and forecasts for plant managementScheduling daily and weekly mold changes to meet Toyota Kanban requirements.
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Education
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Morehead State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, General