Manager Supply Chain

William Wenz

**** **** ****** ******, ******, Indiana 46901 / 765-***-**** /

abndd5@r.postjobfree.com

Materials Management / Production Planning Professional with 12

years of progressive experience applying Lean principles in

diverse manufacturing and supply chain environments, driving

bottom-line performance.

? Sales and Operations Planning ? Lean Manufacturing ?

Supply Chain ? Six Sigma Green Belt ? Inventory Planning

and Control ? Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing ? 5S ? SAP

Power User

Professional Experience

TRW Commercial Steering Systems / Lafayette, Indiana May

2009 - Present

Materials Manager - Lafayette Site

Responsible for all Materials-related functions for multi-plant

operations. Lead team of associates in all aspects of supply

management, customer service, inventory analysis and control,

shipping and receiving.

. Work closely with Purchasing in resourcing activities, including

negotiations of VMI and Consignment programs.

. Apply lean principles in sales forecasting and production

planning.

. Manage supplier delivery and customer demand to meet overall

business objectives.

Delphi Automotive Systems / Kokomo, Indiana

2003 - 2009

Materials Manager - Semiconductor Operations

2007 - 2009 Responsible for Semiconductor supply

chain (supplier to customer), including customer demand analysis,

supply base management, sales and operations planning(SIOP),

inventory planning and control, subcontracted processing, and shop

floor execution. Fundamentally transformed the planning and

control architecture of the supply chain, encompassing 6 distinct

fabrication and test facilities, 5 international subcontractors

and 20 suppliers. Accountable for $40M in inventory, reporting to

Global Director-Production Control and Logistics.

. Created and led implementation of customized lean toolset for

entire value stream. Defined core metrics and monitoring

processes to align with corporate business objectives, including

inventory turns, customer delivery, supplier schedule accuracy,

and subcontractor performance.

. Exceeded targets, reducing inventory by 30% within a 12-month

period, posting 20% favorable budget performance and improving

customer delivery to 99%.

. Generated annual savings of $2.6M in premium freight, inventory

carrying costs, and labor.

Materials General Supervisor - Sensors and Power Modules

2006 - 2007

Led the Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Chain, and Shop

Floor Execution Teams, responsible for $15M in inventory across 3

electronics assembly value streams.

. Implemented Delphi Manufacturing System (based on Toyota

Production System) standard toolset, reducing inventory with a

focus on avoiding excess and obsolete.

. Drove schedule attainment improvement of 25% by coaching and

guiding multi-functional plant management team.

William Wenz

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Materials General Supervisor - Shipping, Receiving and Material

Movement 2005 - 2006

Managed 8 salaried and 45 hourly UAW personnel, 6,000+ weekly

receipts and shipments, and raw material support for 12 value

streams. Restructured shipping, receiving, and warehousing

operations, including facility layout, SAP transaction processes,

internal delivery routes, supplier payment, carrier schedules, and

operator standard work.

Created and implemented closed-loop receiving process, adopted by

all manufacturing sites globally, closing inbound ASNs within 5

days, improving receipt accuracy by 45% and reducing supplier past

due payments by 80%. Earned Donald J. Almquist Extraordinary

Accomplishment Award, presented to 76 employees annually

worldwide.

Directed the relocation and consolidation of shipping, receiving,

and warehousing operations, reducing square footage by 14% and

realizing $450,000 in annual labor savings. Completed project

within budget and timeline while creating a safer and more

efficient manufacturing environment.

Materials General Supervisor - Electronics Assembly

2004 - 2005

Managed $12M inventory across 5 electronic assembly value

streams

Implemented level scheduling and standardized work across multiple

value streams to drive small lot/high velocity material and

information flow, reducing inventory levels by 15%

Materials Supervisor - Kokomo Site Shipping

2003 - 2004

Managed 1,000+ weekly outbound shipments, overseeing 25 hourly

union personnel

Simultaneously led SAP Implementation and consolidated 6 satellite

shipping/finished goods warehouse operations into 1 centralized

department

Intel Corporation / Hillsboro, Oregon

2002

MBA Intern - New Product Development

Analyzed and redesigned the new product development business

process, encompassing initial prototype design through trial

production phases. Eliminated redundant and unnecessary process

steps and assigned appropriate accountability, reducing overall

development cycle time.

Gallatin Steel Company / Ghent, Kentucky

1998 - 2001

Production Scheduling / Outside Processing Manager

Scheduled continuous-flow production of hot-rolled steel coil and

subcontracted steel processing, including inventory planning,

control and logistics

Contech Construction Products / Middletown, Ohio

1995 - 1998

Materials Manager / Assistant Plant Manager

Managed raw steel inventory and outbound shipping for multiple

production facilities

Education

Masters of Business Administration - Purdue University

2003

Bachelor of Business Administration - University of Cincinnati

1995

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