JEFFREY MINIHAN
South Berwick,ME
Summary
Driven Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading the execution of global supply chain activities and resolving various types of technical issues. Successful at managing supplier efforts, delivering comprehensive client and employee compliance and acting as point of contact for numerous suppliers. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Supplier Manager (North America)
Novocure
09.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Managed availability of supplies from 10 vendors by ensuring core items were on hand to keep inventory values low and consistently moving.
- Coordinated supply orders to meet consumer demand and minimize costs of storing and transporting goods.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Teamed with sales and marketing teams to confirm that product availability meets customer demand.
- Monitored supplier performance for compliance with contract terms and quality standards.
- Created and implemented comprehensive supply chain management strategies.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Developed and implemented actionable improvements to increase inventory replenishment efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Built exceptional rapport with suppliers and transportation companies to create seamless operations.
- Provided supply chain guidance to team of 110 employees.
Scheduler / Material Planner / Logistics Coordinator
Hutchinson Sealing Systems
03.2018 - 06.2020
- Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
- Generated department orders and accompanying documentation.
- Monitored and optimized inventory, and reordered materials as required.
- Optimized organizational processes by effectively managing crew schedules while adhering to contractual restrictions.
- Conferred with managers, sales teams, and engineering personnel to revise plans and achieve demanding targets.
- Coordinated expedited orders with manufacturing affiliates to meet demand.
- Sourced, purchased and scheduled movement of raw materials and finished goods in support of operational needs.
- Tracked placed orders to identify and resolve problems impacting on-time delivery.
- Facilitated collaboration between production, warehouse and technical personnel to meet procurement needs.
- Reviewed system-generated error reports and manually input order corrections.
- Oversaw procurement process from cradle to grave and sought out opportunities for permanent systems improvements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align production plans with customer requirements.
- Inspected stocks to identify shortages, replenish supply and maintain consistent inventory.
- Forecasted production schedules and adjusted plans to accommodate changes in demand.
- Devised and implemented efficient processes for production tracking and inventory control.
- Planned production schedules, taking employee production rates, company needs and seasonal changes into account.
- Created and implemented tracking systems to monitor progress and meet deadlines.
Operations Manager
Solid Machine
07.2016 - 03.2018
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Developed and maintained a robust Quality Management System to support the production of aerospace, military, and medical parts
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Implemented and successfully obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Created a vendor scorecard to monitor and evaluate the success of the partnership.
Scheduler / Material Planner / Inventory Manager
Fiber Materials Inc.
09.2015 - 07.2016
- Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
- Generated department orders and accompanying documentation.
- Monitored and optimized inventory, and reordered materials as required.
- Oversaw and verified adherence to government regulations by maintaining sensitive data and complying with international laws.
- Reorganized product process flows, cutting wait time by 50% through LEAN practices and increased interdepartmental communication and buy in through the effective mediation, conflict resolution techniques
- Oversaw the construction of a one million square foot warehouse, and lead the organization and management strategy, motivating the team to maintain strict protocols for continuous success
- Took ownership of three under producing product lines and made them profitable within nine months through lean practices, clear production schedules, and strict management of efficiencies and inventory levels
- Monitored vendors and suppliers to ensure they were on track to meet deadlines.
- Tracked progress of goods during manufacturing.
- Updated management and clients on progress of production.
- Tracked progress of manufacturing orders using Sage 100 ERP software.
- Met production goals and formed action plan to constantly raise bar to higher standards.
- Flagged potential issues by monitoring timelines.
- Decreased production downtime by accurately scheduling maintenance and production crews.
- Planned production schedules, taking employee production rates, company needs and seasonal changes into account.
- Forecasted production schedules and adjusted plans to accommodate changes in demand.
Scheduler / Material Planner
Hunting Dearborn
12.2013 - 04.2015
- Tracked and monitored parts through multiple work centers and vendor services, providing guidance and prioritizing of work in order to meet on time delivery
- Tracked production progress and made changes for efficiency.
- Established best practices quality product manufacturing and timely production.
- Created and monitored production schedules from start to finish.
- Created capacity graphs to show where bottlenecks where expected to appear in the future
- Developed a monthly ship plan to monitor WIP and determine daily/weekly shipping.
- Generated department orders and accompanying documentation.
- Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
- Completed logs and reports detailing production data such as volume, materials used and quality assurance results, helping management make accurate operational decisions.
- Monitored and optimized inventory, and reordered materials as required.
- Oversaw and verified adherence to government regulations by maintaining sensitive data and complying with international laws.
- Answered customer questions and fulfilled specialized client needs.
- Communicated with manufacturing floor and scheduling teams to determine production plans.
- Directed strategies for procurement of raw materials and complete parts.
- Supported plant lean, safety, quality and continuous improvement efforts.
CNC Operator
Green Mountain Rifle Barrel
07.2013 - 12.2013
- Maintained tight tolerances with design specifications.
- Moved finished work to correct staging area for disposition.
- Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
- Adhered to high level of safety by following company rules and regulations to prevent injuries.
- Performed daily cleaning to keep machines in good working condition and prolong equipment lifespan.
- Input instructions to program CNC machines to control machine movement and produce parts to specification.
- Inspected finished parts by checking for defects to meet quality standards.
- Kept accurate operating records by documenting machine usage, production numbers and any issues that arose.
Facilities Supervisor
Berwick Academy
07.2011 - 07.2013
- Worked within budget guidelines to accomplish routine repairs, maintenance and special projects.
- Helped select, schedule and oversee contractors.
- Maintained physical condition of facilities, applying available resources and personnel to achieve safe, clean, and functional environment.
- Collaborated with other departments to foster efficient use of facility space and resources.
- Scheduled, coordinated and supervised all facility-related tasks and activities to monitor performance.
- Conducted regular facility inspections to identify repair needs or improvements.
Master Scheduler / Project Manager / Vendor Manager
Mid State Machine Products
09.2005 - 07.2011
- Epicor Vantage ERP software
- Successfully worked with multiple vendors, forging strong relationships, and better understanding their operations, creating secondary options to respond to increases in demand
- Developed and implemented a vendor scorecard system based on vendor performance, pricing, and quality to effectively identify and award high performing partners with more work
- Managed sourcing of raw materials to support customer orders, working with material suppliers for the best price and quantity while minimizing stock in inventory
- Communicated with manufacturing floor and scheduling teams to determine production plans.
- Tracked progress of goods during manufacturing.
- Set schedules for 150 staff by planning and designating shifts and hours.
- Updated management and clients on progress of production.
- Maintained accurate records and handled purchase orders.
- Developed scheduling for certain tasks so that goods will be available when needed.
- Met production goals and formed action plan to constantly raise bar to higher standards.
- Flagged potential issues by monitoring timelines.
- Decreased production downtime by accurately scheduling maintenance and production crews.
- Tracked progress of manufacturing orders using Epicor ERP software.
- Troubleshot production problems, machinery malfunctions and staff shortages.
- Resolved accuracy issues by implementing software to pinpoint areas of weakness and address concerns.
- Inspected stocks to identify shortages, replenish supply and maintain consistent inventory.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align production plans with customer requirements.
- Forecasted production schedules and adjusted plans to accommodate changes in demand.
- Prepared and maintained comprehensive production reports to highlight production developments for management review.
- Planned production schedules, taking employee production rates, company needs and seasonal changes into account.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wells High School
Wells, ME06.2000
Skills
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Team Leadership
- Relationship Building
- Demand Forecasting
- Staff Management
- Process Improvement
- Logistics Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Risk Management
- Problem Solving
- LEAN Manufacturing
- ISO 9001: 2015
- Project Management
- Master Scheduling
- Capacity Planning
- Vendor Scorecard Creation & Monitoring
- KPI Creation & Management
- Leadership, Team building, & Coaching
- ERP Trainer (Infor, Epicor, Sage100)
- Operations Management
- Domestic & International Logistics Management
- Contract Management
- Time Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Demand Planning
- ERP Systems (Infor, Epicor, Sage, SAP)
- Crystal Reports
- QuickBooks
- Zoom
- Outlook
- Microsoft (Project, , PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Supplier Manager (North America)
Novocure
09.2020 - Current
Scheduler / Material Planner / Logistics Coordinator
Hutchinson Sealing Systems
03.2018 - 06.2020
Operations Manager
Solid Machine
07.2016 - 03.2018
Scheduler / Material Planner / Inventory Manager
Fiber Materials Inc.
09.2015 - 07.2016
Scheduler / Material Planner
Hunting Dearborn
12.2013 - 04.2015
CNC Operator
Green Mountain Rifle Barrel
07.2013 - 12.2013
Facilities Supervisor
Berwick Academy
07.2011 - 07.2013
Master Scheduler / Project Manager / Vendor Manager
Mid State Machine Products
09.2005 - 07.2011
High School Diploma -
Wells High School
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