Manager Management
Resume:
Jerry L. Krodel
**** ****** **., ******, ** *****
acu663@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Experienced and dependable Supply & Materials Planning Professional. Strong work ethic with a high desire to succeed. Major strengths working in SAP, Demand Solutions/Forecasting, MS Excel, Word, Visio, & PowerPoint, with a proven track record in Continuous Improvement across multiple functional areas. Very analytical, self-motivated, with high attention to detail.
THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
Procurement/Supply Chain Management Systems & Process Reengineering
Project Management & Continuous Improvement Logistics & Warehousing
Demand Planning/S&OP & Forecasting Materials Planning/Inventory Mgmt.
WORK HISTORY – KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Demand Management Manager – National Office Furniture, Jasper, IN 7/2010 thru 5/2016
oPromoted from previous Inventory Manager Role.
oResponsible for managing six employees. Areas included demand planning/forecasting, SAP Production Support, BI Report Writing, Inventory Management, key customer metrics, and Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
oSimplified & streamlined our monthly Sales Operations & Planning (S&OP) process. This included improvements in high level financial forecast estimating, charting history of bookings/shipments/open orders/5Q forecast, the number of SKU’s forecasted, the monthly S&OP cross functional meeting, and an overall reduction of cycle time for this process.
oBy eliminating inefficiencies and incorporating process improvements, was able to reduce the number of employees needed, even as sales continued to grow.
Inventory Manager & Logistics Liaison – National Office Furniture, Jasper, IN 2/2008 thru 6/2010
oResponsible for managing $7M in inventory and served as the liaison to Logistics.
oLed and project managed a cross functional Manufacturing & Sales effort in reducing raw materials & finished goods inventory by $8M (40% reduction).
oCoordinated the transformation of Made-to-Stock finished goods to Made-to-Order without impacting service levels to customers.
oSubstantially reduced Excess & Obsolete (E&O) Inventories and implemented management processes for continuous evaluation.
oParticipated in reduction of customer finished goods inventory stocking programs.
oSet up a Vendor Managed Inventory program with a key supplier of finished goods.
Inventory & Logistics Liaison – Kimball Office Furniture Group, Jasper, IN – 6/1999 thru 1/2008
oResponsible for working with Logistics, Manufacturing, and Sales Operations in coordinating process improvements, product moves, inventory & product cutovers, and warehousing/shipping process changes.
oParticipated in the planning & coordination of major finished goods inventory moves from warehouses to other warehouses to support plant realignments & efficiency gains.
oOversaw the conversion of multiple finished goods warehouses from passive to RF applications for the reporting of inventory & shipping movements (SAP)
oServed as the Logistics/Warehousing Lead in a company-wide order fulfillment effort.
Business Analyst (SAP Implementation) – Kimball Office Furniture Group, Jasper, IN–7/1995 thru 5/1999
oFunctional Lead on the implementation of SAP ERP Software for the master data, material valuation, & warehousing/inventory functions.
oManufacturing lead in the interfacing of SAP to legacy systems. Performed gap analysis to identify business processes which needed to be reengineered.
oReengineered warehousing processes in support of SAP rollout.
oDeveloped a SAP material valuation process for configurable products.
oInitiated the start-up of procurement in the Sales Area for the purchase of finished goods.
Procurement Coordinator – Kimball Office Furniture Group, Jasper, IN – 2/1994 thru 6/1995
oPromoted from my previous purchasing/materials manager role to coordinate purchasing cost reduction efforts across multiple plants/business units.
oSuccessfully negotiated Supplier relocations to the local area for improved service levels.
oCoordinated the reduction of the total number of corrugated suppliers, cost reduction in excess of 5% across all plants, and overall Supplier lead time reductions.
oSubstantially reduced the number of MRO suppliers, and moved the responsibility of MRO replenishment to a key supplier to assure supply at all times.
Purchasing & Materials Manager – Kimball Upholstered Products, Jasper, IN–7/1988 thru 1/1994
oPromoted from my previous Purchasing Agent role to manage the purchasing & materials departments. Managed five Purchasing Agents & one materials supervisor who had 15+ direct reports.
oResponsible for managing all aspects of the purchasing & material management functions; Supplier sourcing, contract development & management, lead time management, replenishment strategies, MRP, production planning, material flow, storage strategies, cycle counting & Supplier Quality Audits.
oSuccessfully reduced the overall number of suppliers, part costs, and lead times on key raw material components while meeting year over year targets.
oUpdated cycle count processes for year over year inventory accuracy improvements.
Purchasing Agent – Kimball Upholstered Products, Jasper, IN – 9/1981 thru 6/1988
oInitial role with the company out of college
oManaged over 50 suppliers within supply chain. Responsible for managing Supplier lead times, expediting parts to meet production schedules, raw material pricing, minimum order quantities, safety stocks, and E&O.
oTeam member in start-up of our main frame computer applications for manufacturing in the areas of MRP, Purchasing & Inventory Management.
oLed the master scheduling, inventory management, MRP, and procurement modules in CIM (Ollie Wight) efforts.
oParticipated on initial team of Manufacturing Excellence rollout.
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - 1979 – 81 (GPA – 3.8/4.0)
NAPM Certified (CPM - Certified Purchasing Manager), 1994
APICS Certified, (CPIM – Certified in Production & Inventory Management), 1998
Certificates of Completion in multiple managerial & leadership courses; 1995 thru 2016
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