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Materials Manager

Chris Fong
604 Harmony Lane
Pleasantville, CA 94588
(925) 555-1234

PROFILE

• Comprehensive experience in materials planning, including responsibility of $2 million budget, inventory control, MRP, and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP).
• Proven ability to coordinate and continue normal daily production during corporate mergers.
• Skilled at effectively utilizing Internet to research, source and purchase materials resulting in reduced costs and improved delivery time.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Ten years experience in Materials Management in a manufacturing environment.

• Inventory control • MRP • Importing and Exporting
• Distribution • Licensing • Planning
• Cost analysis • Scheduling • Research
• Shipping • Warehousing • Vendor negotiation

EXPERIENCE

Goldman Publishers, Los Angeles, CA
1991 - Present
Materials Manager
Managed and controlled $1.5 million inventory. Established purchasing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving departments implementing an efficient customer returns procedure, export licensing and European shipping procurement policies.
• Served as liaison with engineering, manufacturing, and service department to insure compliance of procedures and timely, accurate dispersal of corporate-wide information.
• Brainstormed with engineers and vendors to implement a cost effective customer service system recognizing savings of $100,000 annually.
• Streamlined system to process customer returns and process export licenses through development of automated tracking program.
• Negotiated vendor contracts.
• Hired, trained, and supervised staff devising a "promote from within" program maximizing employee retention and improving productivity.

Doyle Printing, Long Beach, CA
1989 - 1991
Materials Controls Supervisor
Designed and implemented cost effective stockroom and quarterly inventory control system.
• Supervised all shipping and receiving personnel and managed stockroom operations including requisition of export licenses.
• Interacted with purchasing department to evaluate materials status and define efficient stock ordering procedure.
• Assisted with conversion of inventory control system from manual to automated IBM system 36.

Doyle Printing, Long Beach, CA
1983 - 1989
Buyer
• Planned, purchased, and expedited all electro-mechanical items recognizing significant cost reduction through effective vendor sourcing and negotiating. Interfaced with Manufacturing and Engineering departments as needed.

EDUCATION

Southwestern University, Pasadena, CA
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
Certificates
Human Behavior within the Organization
MRP-Inventory Control

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