Kyle C. Buckles
Medina, Ohio 44256
abnav1@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
To obtain a position in a company where my business skills
can be utilized effectively to increase overall profit
margin.
Work Experience
Cost Planning & Development Coordinator
1/2005 - Present Newman Technology, Inc, Mansfield, OH
Progressively increased landscape of responsibility in a
manufacturing environment over six year period.
Managed $48 million in Power Sports sales for two
production facilities.
Managed $30 million in Power Sports purchasing for two
production facilities.
Managed cost planning / development of 14 new model
launches from print to mass production (including BOM,
process, & tooling development).
Played a key role in cultivating new business relationships
which resulted in 14M increase in revenue.
Increased profitability by assisting in implementation of
lean activities including 5S, PDCA, standardization,
process mapping, batch size reduction, value stream
mapping, and work space optimization.
Assisted in development and implementation of value added
ideas to improve parts for customers and parts from supply
base.
Increased company profitability by dramatically reducing
necessary supply chain.
Assisted in developing supplier capabilities within
established supply chain.
Managed purchasing (cost side) of supply chain by
negotiating lowest possible purchase price for component
parts and sales side of customer base by negotiating
highest possible sales price.
Database Administrator / Production Stager
2/2003 - 1/2005 Newman Technology, Inc., Mansfield, OH
Served as liaison between production and shipping to stage
partial loads according to customer requirements.
Prepared bills of lading, customs invoices, packing lists
and other paper work for appropriate loads being shipped.
Assured that all parts were shipped in a timely manner to
the correct location at 100% accuracy.
Implemented system for production lines to receive labels
from shipping dept. when needed.
Trained new / replacement associates for production.
Management in training
8/2001 - 10/2002 Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Columbus, OH
Analyzed accounts for daily cash flow calculations.
Developed and trained other associates.
Developed new corporate accounts and car sales.
Sold rental services to existing / new customers.
Marketing Analyst - Internship
6/2000 - 8/2001 Chemical Abstracts Services, Columbus, OH
Performed systems and acceptance testing on company's
intra-net web sites.
Maintained and improved marketing and customer databases to
support sales, direct mailing, and promotional activities.
Created sales review databases for company's largest
revenue producing customers.
Performed market research to update customer databases.
Education
9/1996 - 3/2001 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Oh
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration.
Major: Marketing
3.3 GPA within major.
Skills
Skill Name Skill Level Last Used / Experience
Microsoft Office Intermediate Currently used / 10 years
Plexus Beginner
Currently used / 1 year
Languages
English
Spanish (Basic - Familiar)
References
Available on request