Materials/Planning/Purchasing Resume

Desired Industry: Management	SpiderID: 15750
Desired Job Location: Cincinnati, Ohio	Date Posted: 9/21/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 10/1/07
Desired Wage: 90,000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, More Than 75%
Highest Degree Attained: Other	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
I seek a Management or "hands on" position in Production Planning or Materials Management.

Experience:
CAREER PROFILE

25 years’ experience in Production Planning, Materials Management, Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Inventory Management, and Training. Extensive knowledge of MRP and ERP Systems (including MAPICS and Oracle) with proven results and successful implementations. Supported diverse environments by authoring standard operating procedures and establishing training curricula.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Batavia Transmissions LLC (Ford Motor Co.) – Batavia, OH Present
A contract position through SourcePRO and Kelly Services

Inventory Analyst
• Source, procure and maintain raw materials and consumables to support the manufacturing of automobile transmissions
• Expedite and de-expedite purchase orders as required
• Resolve inventory discrepancies and maintain accuracy in the SAP database
• Initiate inventory sell off strategies to support the future decommissioning of the plant

Alkermes, Inc. – Wilmington, OH 2004 – 2007
A Biotechnology company partnered with Pharmaceutical giants to develop and provide unique drug delivery platforms for the treatment of schizophrenia, alcoholism and diabetes.

Material Planning Manager 2006 - 2007
• Sourced, procured and maintained raw materials, consumables and API to support commercial product lines, clinical production, polymer production and R&D
• Managed the Oracle OPM Inventory Control system for accuracy and quality compliance; including item category definition and set up, cycle count and planning variables and purchasing/supplier links
• Prepared annual materials budget and long range cost projection plans
• Identified and developed potential new suppliers to mitigate supply risks and minimize the overall cost of materials

Site Purchasing Manager 2004 - 2006
• Managed all aspects of raw material planning and replenishment
• Managed purchasing and planning teams
• Key participant on Product Development, Manufacturing and Launch teams
• Successfully mapped business processes, identified control points and authored procedures for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Alkermes, Inc. – Cambridge, MA 2001 – 2004
Materials Supervisor 2001-2004
• Managed the globalization of practices and procedures for three manufacturing locations, resulting in harmonization of commercial and clinical standard operating procedures
• Successfully led teams to implement Oracle/OPM functionality for clinical materials management
• Key contributor to product launch and commercialization teams

BARBARA A. McFARLANE

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. – Cambridge, MA 2000 – 2001
A company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases.

Senior Buyer and Planner
• Managed all materials requirements to support pre-clinical , clinical and commercial projects
• Directed Material Specification initiatives resulting in the development of purchasing specifications and the elimination on non value added QC inspection and lead time
• Achieved significant cost savings on raw materials through effective negotiations based forecast model utilization.

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Becton Dickinson Labware – Cambridge, MA 1997 – 2000
This division produced cell biology products including fluid handling and cell culture ware.

Buyer, Planner and Scheduler
• Managed the procurement, planning and production scheduling for all finished goods
• Key member of the MRO, ISO and Operations corporate and division team initiative
• Reduced finished good inventory value by 33%

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Digilab Division – Cambridge, MA 1980– 1997
The manufacturer of Spectroscopy Instrumentation for life science and materials research.

Senior Production and Inventory Control Planner 1992 - 1997
• Managed all materials and supervised the purchasing, receiving and shipping departments in support of Manufacturing, Field Service and world wide customer service organizations
• Decentralized stocking locations in support of JIT, reducing overhead expenses, queue and transit times
• Established bar coded transactions in MAPICS to simplify inventory transactions and expedited the flow of product through multiple operations

Production Control Analyst 1990 - 1992
• Streamlined all internal transaction through the MRP/ERP system utilization
• Coordinated all new product introductions
• Initiated, reviewed and approved engineering change orders and implemented those changes in a timely and cost effective manner

Material Control Analyst 1988 - 1990
• Key member of the MRP/ERP MAPICS implementation team
• Reduced quarterly inventories to an annual event as a result of improved methods to insure inventory accuracy
• Supervised stock room staff

Material Control Coordinator 1984 - 1988
• Managed all work order to the in-house machine shop and assisted in capacity planning
• Managed the cycle count program

BARBARA A. McFARLANE

Logistics Coordinator, Field Service 1980 - 1984
• Provided parts support to field service engineers, International Division and US Customer base
• Maintained Field Service stockroom and submitted material forecasts for replenishment of service parts
• Coordinated trade show shipments and support

Education:
Oracle Training Courses: Purchasing, Financials and Planning

Simmons College (with South Shore Community College), Boston, MA
Advanced Studies in Manufacturing, Certificate Program (720 hours)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
School of Multidisciplinary Studies
(21 credits shy of attaining a B.S.; Triple Major in Psychology, Sociology & Communications)

Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Associates Degree

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