Experience

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  Anika Therapeutics

  • Bedford, Ma, USE

  • Master Scheduler

    • Feb 2017 - Present
    • Bedford, Ma, USE

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  MERSEN USA

  • Newburyport, MA

  • Supply Manager

    • Jun 2014 - Present
    • Newburyport, MA

    Drive efficiency, process and technology improvement in a mixed-model manufacturing environment.N.A. Supply Chain Manager• Supply Chain Planning for - SKUs >30k, Production > 30 million units, shipments >500,000 lines per year • Principle owner for all Supply activities- Inventory & Production Planning, Capacity Planning , Constraints Management and S&OP Process, • Responsible for implementing material processes & improvements to support business goals with emphasis on OTDP to customers, supplier performance & inventory management• Manage a Team of SC Analysts & Master Schedulers providing focus on metric driven results in a mixed model Manufacturing environment, with high volume make to stock & high mix make to order manufacturing • North American Project Leader implementing effective use of JDE/Cognos ERP• Responsible for Team’s coordination of Suppliers to plants in El Paso, Juarez Mexico plus 3PL in Louisville & Distribution Center and Manufacturing plant in Toronto• Provide coaching and support for supply strategy to planning and scheduling staff & guidance to achieve objectives• Responsible for inventory budget Plan to Actual • Responsible for formal monthly Internal Business Process (IBP) KPI review of Customer OTDP, Inventory turns, Cycle Counting, Capacity Management • Responsible for Nafta requirement , E&O reviews, SC coordination of new products and end of life products

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  Beaver-Visitec Int'l

  • Sr. Sales and Operational Planner

    • Nov 2011 - Present

    • Responsible for finished goods plan, scheduling & developing project tools to supporting global operation • Work closely with Production, Sales, Logistics, Procurement ensuring supply plans align with demands• Responsible for Logistic resourcing 175+ products, 50mil. units with offshore Supplier• Responsible for MPS, setup & analyzing finished goods forecasts and inventory levels• Assembly & Analyze data supply plans to increase efficiencies, improve line fill, reduce waste and costs• Continuously trying to improving forecasting techniques, method and approach to plan• Work with Procurement to support off shore raw material requirements• Responsible for metrics, sales line fill and reporting, Production plan to actual• Provide analysis of IFS data for higher efficiency to other team members

  • Operational Consultant

    • Dec 2010 - Nov 2011

    • Supported ERP implementation for IFS S/W project from SAP• Analysis of EDI issues for sales orders and purchase orders in high volume environment • Supported startup of third party logistic warehouse for shipments and inventory reconciliation. • Did Inventory analysis and trouble shooting for balanced WMS

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  Microscan

  • Material Manager

    • Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

    - Directed Inventory Mgnt., SCM, Procurement, Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse and Facility for site for Production Customer service and Engineering using 4th Shift Business System. · Supervised material transfer of all product lines to new facility in Washington State and Thailand.· Coordinated monthly Backlog/Forecast Mgnt. and Production Schedules for Operation of site.· Worked with IT, Product Mgnt., Inside Sales, Finance, Engineering & Operations in transferring Business system to Washington State.· Reported daily to Senior Mgnt. on monthly production targets to monthly goals.

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  Siemens

  • Manufacturing Manager plus all Material Management responsibilities

    • Oct 2005 - Sep 2008

    Focused was on rapid change, integration and compliance from RVSI procedures into the Siemens Performance Management programs.· Provided leadership and direction to 24 employees in Material Planning, Inventory Management, SCM, Procurement, Facility Mgnt., Production, Mfg. Engineering, Shipping and Receiving.· Part of Mgnt. Team, which implemented ISO to certification, wrote, edited and approved procedures for Operations using 4th Shift, DBA or SAP business systems. · Member of Siemens Mfg. excellence program which drove best practices to company operations.· Supervised OSHA compliance program and safety requirements. · Managed product cost standards, Dept. cost saving program and Dept. expense budgets.· Part of Mgnt. Team that moved NER Light Division from Weare, NH to Nashua, NH and integrated people, equipment and business system into site.

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  RVSI Acuity/CIMatrix

  • Manufacturing Manager plus all Material Management responsibilities

    • 2001 - 2005

    Rehired organization & move Machine Vision Manufacturing to Nashua, NH. · Interviewed and rehired 12 individuals to following positions. Purchasing, Planning, Mfg Engineering, Facilities, Production Supervision, Assemblers, and Technicians.· Part of Mgnt. Team which implemented Demand Flow Technology/ Kanban in Operations· Moved RVSI Auto ID business from New Jersey to Nashua, then integrated into Machine Vision Operation· Drove high inventory turns using Demand flow techniques.Material Manager, Canton, MA RVSI down sized Nashua NH to Canton, MA 1998 to 2001.· Managed Dept of 11, Buyer/Planners, Master Scheduler, and Inventory Clerk, Shipping and Receiving. Dept. · Integrated Nashua Machine Vision Group Supply Chain into Canton Operation using 4th Shift · Complied with all domestic/international shipping regulations,

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  RVSI Inspection

  • Director of Material

    • 1998 - 2001

    Guided team which Managed Supply Chain plus planned & scheduled production

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  Acuity Imaging

  • Material Manager

    • Feb 1992 - Sep 1998

    · Managed Dept of 7. Buyer/Planners, Master Scheduler, Inventory Clerk, Shipping and Receiving. · Managed Supply Chain plus planned & scheduled production using Growth Power, Manman or Macola.

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  Automatix

  • Material Manager

    • 1981 - 1992

    Promoted through the following positions - Production Planner, Master Production Scheduler, Supervisor to Material Manager.