Certificate, CPIM - Production and Inventory Management

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As a talented and professional senior manager I’m looking for a manufacturing or distribution environment where I can use my experience and knowledge to make an impact.  My strong analytical and financial background is an extraordinary addition to my skills in the supply chain.  My core values:  integrity, hard work, precision, and accountability.

Manufacturing; Construction Industry.  Redlands CA
•	Lead a team to manage all material in a fast paced manufacturing environment
•	Champion Lean manufacturing elements for continual process improvement, JIT, 5S, Andon towers, Kanban, 2 bin systems, Heijunka leveling tactics, 2 second lean kaizen events, visual control boards, and established standard work cells.
•	Drastically increased inventory turns while improving service levels and eliminating stock outs.
•	Established a cycle counting system to improve process control and inventory accuracy.
•	Entrepreneurially manage vendor relationships and procurement to satisfy production demand.  Employ leveling tactics to smooth flow for 20 hours / 2 shifts per day production.  Oversea receipt process and manage open orders daily.
•	Manage budgets, controlling freight and tax.
•	Control perpetual inventory average and standard costs.

Purchasing Manager

Multinational Design, Marketing, and Distribution.  Redlands, CA   www.fiveten.com.
•	Provide leadership for Five Ten’s global business.  Responsibility included planning, monitoring, and management of sales, marketing, operations, and finance.
•	Established performance metrics to measure actuals against plan.
•	Implemented elements to foster a culture of accountability and communication. 
•	Managed resources through budget process and review that brought maximum impact to business goals.
•	Recruiting, training, coaching, and preparing an operational team for rapid growth.
•	Lead, mentor, and train a team of three accounting professionals
•	Directed budget/forecast process.
•	Attracted Private equity and strategic buyers; The company chose to be acquired by adidas AG.

VP, General Manager & CFO

•	Developed short and long term strategy, marketing plans, new products, advertising campaigns, and sales promotion programs to achieve corporate profit, volume, and share objectives.
•	Directed the activities of designers, manufacturer agents, and factory contracts.

Product Manager

•	Planned long range capacity for state-side factory.  
•	Scheduled daily production plans to support sales and target inventory levels.  
•	Created and managed buy plans.  
•	Formulated and implemented production leveling tactics resulting in cost savings and improved inventory performance

Inventory Analyst, Planner

Tim O'Brien is a Purchasing Manager at Caseworx in Redlands, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network for…

Tim O'Brien — Purchasing Manager at Caseworx — Redlands, CA

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UC Riverside

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University of Redlands