Clifton Tackett
Vancouver,WA
Summary
Experienced professional seeking a position as a Purchasing Manager or Forecasting/Supply Chain Planning Specialist. Committed to effectively managing supply chain management systems in alignment with corporate objectives. Utilizing extensive purchasing experience in the manufacturing industry, along with expertise in supporting the master production schedule and cultivating vendor relationships. Well-equipped to excel in the role of a Forecasting/Supply Chain Planning Specialist.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Manager
Bake Works, Inc.
01.2025 - Current
- Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and brokers
- Worked with accounting to confirm vendors are current to term
- Ensures all FDA, HACCP, SQF, OSHA compliance, ensuring safety and regulatory processes are followed
- Ran production KPI's including OEE, Schedule Adherence and Attainment, First Pass Quality, Waste/Yield
- Set clear expectations and goals for supervisors and team members, provides training and support for team, measuring and monitoring performance against goal and objectives and providing feedback, mentoring and support
- Administered coaching and progressive disciplinary action as needed per the company handbook and attendance policy
- Collaborated with Maintenance and Production to ensure adequate time for preventative maintenance is scheduled
- Created and kept daily weekly, monthly and annual production plans/schedules
- Created and kept work orders in ERP System to ensure the accounting system is accurate
- Maintain finished goods inventory to adequately cover forecasted sales and orders
- Forecasting, sourcing, analysis and procurement of ingredients, commodities and packaging materials for spot buy and/or long-term contracts and purchase agreements
- Work with Sales and R&D on new projects, providing accurate cost estimates
- Evaluate cost variations of company products and assess
- Built and maintain a smooth, reliable, and accessible supply chain for all domestic and imported components
- Supervise/analyze inventory usage and investigate and report significant discrepancies, damages, loss and at-risk inventory
- Oversee and ensure the accuracy of inventory system, including keeping an effective cycle counting program
- Ensure all vendors are set up through the QA team as Approved Suppliers, including claims processes
- Respond appropriately to issues of Food Safety and Quality
- Manage and develop direct reports
- Performing all other duties as assigned
Supply Chain Manager
Trailblazer Foods
07.2021 - 12.2024
- Maintain strong relationships with suppliers and brokers
- Worked with accounting to confirm vendors are current to term
- Ensures all FDA, HACCP, SQF, OSHA compliance, ensuring safety and regulatory processes are followed
- Ran production KPI's including OEE, Schedule Adherence and Attainment, First Pass Quality, Waste/Yield
- Set clear expectations and goals for supervisors and team members, provides training and support for team, measuring and monitoring performance against goal and objectives and providing feedback, mentoring and support
- Administered coaching and progressive disciplinary action as needed per the company handbook and attendance policy
- Collaborated with Maintenance and Production to ensure adequate time for preventative maintenance is scheduled
- Created and kept daily weekly, monthly and annual production plans/schedules
- Created and kept work orders in ERP System to ensure the accounting system is accurate
- Maintain finished goods inventory to adequately cover forecasted sales and orders
- Forecasting, sourcing, analysis and procurement of ingredients, commodities and packaging materials for spot buy and/or long-term contracts and purchase agreements
- Work with Sales and R&D on new projects, providing accurate cost estimates
- Evaluate cost variations of company products and assess
- Built and maintain a smooth, reliable, and accessible supply chain for all domestic and imported components
- Supervise/analyze inventory usage and investigate and report significant discrepancies, damages, loss and at-risk inventory
- Oversee and ensure the accuracy of inventory system, including keeping an effective cycle counting program
- Ensure all vendors are set up through the QA team as Approved Suppliers, including claims processes
- Respond appropriately to issues of Food Safety and Quality
- Manage and develop direct reports
- Performing all other duties as assigned
Project Manager
Columbia Fruit
09.2020 - 07.2021
Production Coordinator
Columbia Fruit LLC
02.2017 - 07.2021
- Plans and prepares production schedules for frozen food plant: Draws up master schedule to establish sequence, production goal levels and lead time of each line to meet shipping dates according to sales forecast or customer orders
- Planning workflow production
- Demand Planning
- Inventory management for packaging supplies
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff
- Create work orders and determine material or setup requirements
- Confer with department supervisors to determine progress of work and problem with production
- Works with logistics teams to make sure customer orders are meeting deadlines
- Track plan to actual through KPI metrics
- Purchases all shipping materials such as boxes and packages
- Coordinate with Senior leadership with special projects as needed
Operational Trainer
Harry and David, LLC
09.2016 - 02.2017
- Train workers on Forklift and warehouse safety
- Used SAP software
- Worked with receiving and shipping
- Work with Human Resources
- Fork lift operator
Buyer
Erickson Incorporated
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Buyer for Erickson Air crane, purchased parts and components for the Aviation industries
- Used ERP (Dax)
PURCHASING MANAGER
Johnson Industries Inc
05.2009 - 05.2016
- Communicating shortages, lead times, forecasting issues
- Leading, and managing a team
- Advanced skill level and use of Microsoft Office Suite and Sage 100 (CRM Software)
- Developing and maintaining strong vendor and customer relationships
- Purchasing inventory using target-price strategy and delivery schedule negotiations
- Establishing, monitoring and purchasing inventory to maintain minimum/maximum stock levels, master production schedule, and unplanned demand
- Providing solutions to customers (troubleshooting) while adhering to policies and procedures
- Sales via phone, ebay, email, face to face customer sales
- International sales
- Parts deliveries, pick up, packaging, shipping, and receiving
- Warehouse detail - inventory location, cycle counts, cleanliness, organization and identification
- Fork lift operator
PARTS ASSOCIATE
Johnson Industries Inc
01.2005 - 05.2009
- Inventory control & reporting
- Warehouse detail - inventory location, cycle counts, cleanliness, organization and identification
- Fork lift operator
- Customer service
- Parts deliveries, pick up, packaging, shipping, and receiving
PARTS SALES
Advance Auto Parts
07.2002 - 01.2005
- Customer Service
- Inventory Control
- Cashier
- Stock and delivered parts
- Store maintenance
CREW TRAINER
McDonalds
10.1999 - 07.2002
- Collecting and preparing training materials
- Holding crew trainings
- Maintaining training records
- Customer service
- Cashier
Education
Associate - Business Management & Childhood Development
University of Phoenix
12.2006
University of Pikeville - undefined
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY06.2003
Skills
- Supply chain management
- Logistics
- Process Improvement
- Vendor management
- Sales Experience
- SAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Continuous improvement
- MRP
- Project Management
- Communication skills
- Manufacturing
- Sourcing
- Negotiation
- Project Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Account Reconciliation
- Budgeting
- Lean manufacturing
- Procurement
- Purchasing
- Production planning
- Project planning
- Pricing
- Customer Service
- ERP Systems
- Team Management
- Microsoft Windows
- Procurement management
- Forecasting
- Sage
- Leadership
- Management
- Product Development
- Supply Chain
- Lean
- CRM Software
- Production management
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Supply Chain Manager
Bake Works, Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Supply Chain Manager
Trailblazer Foods
07.2021 - 12.2024
Project Manager
Columbia Fruit
09.2020 - 07.2021
Production Coordinator
Columbia Fruit LLC
02.2017 - 07.2021
Operational Trainer
Harry and David, LLC
09.2016 - 02.2017
Buyer
Erickson Incorporated
05.2016 - 08.2016
PURCHASING MANAGER
Johnson Industries Inc
05.2009 - 05.2016
PARTS ASSOCIATE
Johnson Industries Inc
01.2005 - 05.2009
PARTS SALES
Advance Auto Parts
07.2002 - 01.2005
CREW TRAINER
McDonalds
10.1999 - 07.2002
University of Pikeville - undefined
University of Pikeville
Associate - Business Management & Childhood Development
University of Phoenix
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