JAKE SULLWOLD
Woodbury,USA
Summary
Experienced materials manager specializing in optimizing inventory systems and enhancing team performance. Strong background in supplier negotiations and logistics coordination, consistently achieving operational excellence while maintaining compliance with best practices and industry standards.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse and Materials Manager
LTS Lohmann
07.2023 - Current
- Oversaw material warehousing and inventory management to ensure timely availability of resources.
- Ensured the readiness and prompt staging of required BOM (Bill of Materials), MRO materials, tooling and consumables to meet the production schedule.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure prompt inspection, testing, and release of materials to meet the production schedule.
- Ensured compliance of warehouse policies and procedures with industry regulations and standards to maintain operational integrity.
- Maintained an exact material inventory in LTS ERP system.
- Utilized and updated ERP systems to maintain accurate data.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as Project Management, Buying, and Production to understand timelines, critical path materials, and risk remediation strategies.
- Managed team performance and activities which included coaching, reviews and proper feedback.
- Provided clear direction to team on material staging, shipping, and other activities.
- Dispositioning expired materials properly.
- Monitored and analyzed KPIs to evaluate and enhance team performance.
Buyer III
Tapemark/LTS Lohmann
06.2021 - 07.2023
- Coordinated and facilitated cross-department collaboration to resolve supplier-related issues and enhance product or equipment quality.
- Developed and executed sourcing strategies for raw materials, ensuring effective implementation to meet supply chain needs.
- Collaborate with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing on early product development and introduction to increase supply chain responsiveness, meet deadlines, decrease costs, meet quality requirements, and reduce supply risk.
- Evaluated suppliers against established criteria to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Monitored inventory levels to avoid excess or insufficient raw material purchases. of raw materials.
- Align purchases to improve material consumption and lower waste due to material expiry.
- Negotiate to achieve lowest total acquisition costs.
- Develops, negotiates, and manages supplier contracts.
- Created and maintained purchase orders to ensure accurate delivery information, specifications, and instructions.
- Accurately perform purchasing transactions in multiple company systems.
- Perform computer and/or manual computation for best material allocation.
- Developed cost-effective purchasing strategies to keep inventory levels and improve operational procedures.
- Computed and created purchase orders to watch stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and speed up customer orders.
Supply Chain Manager
Modernistic Inc.
10.2017 - 06.2021
- Managed 20 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, buying and customer service duties.
- Monitored and managed inventoried/bought materials to ensure goods are ordered and received to keep proven inventory levels.
- Partnered with suppliers to negotiate price, availability, and delivery options to hit project schedules.
- Conducted vendor meetings to negotiate pricing, availability, and delivery options, strengthening supplier relationships.
- Collaborated with production team to resolve material issues, minimizing disruptions to production schedules.
- Researched and qualified suppliers who meet company requirements along with evaluating performance of products and services.
- Managed consumption of raw materials, integration of information, and transportation of all inventories.
- Involved with process improvements to streamline workflow.
- Organized tradeshow and event logistics to ensure seamless execution and attendee engagement., logistics management and installation.
Supply Chain Manager
Ambassador Press
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Ensured timely coordination of materials from raw to finished products, aligning with customer needs and delivery timelines.
- Oversaw raw material consumption, integrated information across transportation and inventory processes.
- Partnered with suppliers to negotiate price, availability, and delivery options to hit project schedules.
- Coordinated flow of raw materials and finished goods, generating reports for tracking and analysis.
- Researched and qualified suppliers who meet company requirements along with evaluating performance of products and services.
- Managed and enforced customs policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
- Ensured product is sped up, shipped, delivered and payment received following customers' terms.
- Assisted in purchasing to streamline supplier selection and reduce costs. for review and reduction of complete supplier base, cost containment, savings and set up.
Materials Manager
Modernistic Inc.
09.2014 - 04.2017
- Managed consumption of raw materials and coordinated transportation of inventory to align with production needs.
- Monitored and managed inventoried materials to ensure timely ordering and receipt, maintaining optimal inventory levels.
- Monitor and manage activities of employees ordering, receiving, and shipping of materials and transportation.
- Collaborating with production team to resolve any material issues that affect production schedules.
- Train and coach warehouse employees to follow SOPs for products produced and outsourced.
- Conduct vendor meetings and keep vendor relationships to negotiate pricing, availability and delivery options of raw materials and transportation.
- Participated in process improvement initiatives to streamline workflow and enhance overall operational efficiency. to streamline workflow.
- Manage cost control using ERP/MRP systems.
Education
Supply Chain Management Certification -
St. Paul College
Saint Paul, MN01-2017
Skills
- Inventory and materials management
- Warehouse management
- Logistics coordination
- Supply chain optimization
- Strategic procurement
- Supplier negotiation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process improvement
- Team leadership
- Global sourcing strategies
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Timeline
Warehouse and Materials Manager
LTS Lohmann
07.2023 - Current
Buyer III
Tapemark/LTS Lohmann
06.2021 - 07.2023
Supply Chain Manager
Modernistic Inc.
10.2017 - 06.2021
Supply Chain Manager
Ambassador Press
04.2017 - 10.2017
Materials Manager
Modernistic Inc.
09.2014 - 04.2017
Supply Chain Management Certification -
St. Paul College