Kathryn Skupski
Gilbertsville,PA
Summary
Driven Production Planner dedicated to continuous process improvement in the face of rapidly evolving and changing markets. Extremely results-oriented, proactive, and customer focused in finding effective solutions to production problems. Versatile and creative professional skilled at seeing the “big picture” while still also focusing on the details. Accomplished in streamlining production processes, project planning, and training and development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer/Planner
Viant Medical
Trappe, PA
08.2017 - 08.2020
- Responsible for planning production for product families in two separate value streams; including precious and high value medical implantable metals.
- Responsible for outside vendor processing services.
- Gauged production progress to inform leaders of performance concerns.
- Ensured value stream operations met targeted OTD of 93% or higher.
- Created production capacity charts for organization to visualize production and manpower demands in all value streams.
- Collaborated with Sales and Operations leadership to create and implement a sales and operations planning process for the organization.
- Implemented weekly production scheduling meetings for responsible value streams, which highlighted demand, availability, manpower, material requirements and milestones.
- Improved OTD of high value medical implantable product line from 0% to 100% and sustained improvement.
- Collaborated with OPEX team to improve yield of high value medical implantable product line to increase revenue by $300k+.
- Collaborated with QA to problem solve non conformance issues with product lines that affected OTD.
- Key team member of OPEX team to improve planning & scheduling processes for the organization. Resulted in reduction of backlog hours and implementation of capacity planning tool.
- Implemented visual managed frozen schedules on the floor to increase awareness and accountability of schedule to operators. Resulted in schedule adherence of 90% and greater.
Buyer/Planner
Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
Logan Township, NJ
07.2014 - 08.2017
- Planned, created, and managed the MPS for current product line to meet external and internal customer demand for sales between $40M-$80M Implemented overall Sales & Operations Planning Methodology within the business unit.
- Calculate and review production capacity availability and bottlenecks to ensure 100% customer on time delivery Prepared production schedules and schedule ERP production requirement calculations based off of current S&OP plan Coordinated work with production personnel to ensure timely and proper processing of manufacturing work orders In charge of purchasing all direct materials, parts, equipment, and supplies that flow into the product line with a budget between $4M-$10M Monitors and adjusts indirect material budget to fall in line with yearly sales.
- Implements plans to reduce budget as needed.
- Generated monthly procurement heat maps for corporate In charge of operations KPI's, such as supplier on time delivery, customer on time delivery, inventory accuracy, material efficiency, part shortages, etc.
- Implemented corporate initiatives such as FOCUS, to improve operational efficiency.
Production Inventory Control Coordinator
Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
Logan, NJ
04.2004 - 07.2014
- Implemented process changes through lean improvement activities that increased productivity of JBR area by 22% and decreased cut WIP queue by 80%.
- Oversaw work order management and accuracy for month end closing process in a deadline driven environment.
- Tracked data accuracy issues of personnel and schedules training based on accuracy issue trends.
- Prepared and maintained production reports via Hyperion and Excel Reviewed production schedules and production work orders concerning inventory requirements, accuracy, and time constraints.
- Managed 4 Lean Workshop Projects in FY14; Facility Layout Design, JBR Reconfiguration Design, Forms Reconfiguration, & WIP Design.
- Managed documentation of and training on M3 production procedures and work instructions.
- Created and updated Operations M3 work instructions and reports on a regular basis.
- Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed for lean workshops.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to other team members for lean activities dealing with the facility layout.
- Collaborated with a strategic team to create the Problem Escalation via Andon Conditions Process.
- Rolled out Andon System to five Operations work centers/teams.
- Collaborated with Continuous Improvement Team to develop a three year strategic plan.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Development & Leadership
Widener University
Chester, PA01-2016
Professional Training Lean Coaching Fundamentals - Change Management Associates - undefined
01-2011
Apollo Root Cause Analysis Methodology - World Interplay - undefined
01-2010
Winning Teams Certification - DVIRC - undefined
01-2006
Skills
- ERP Inventory Management & Planning Process Improvements
- Sales & Operations Planning
- Oracle R12 ERP System
- INFOR ERP System
- Monitor ERP System
- Hyperion & Crystal Reporting
- Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, & Change Management
- Inventory Control Methodology
- Structured Problem Solving - 5 Why's, 7 Step, A3 Intuitive People Management Skills
- Group Facilitation Skills Training and Development
- Apollo Root Cause Software Facilitator
- SOP & Work Instruction Development
- Intuitive People Management Skills
- Training and Development
Timeline
Senior Buyer/Planner
Viant Medical
08.2017 - 08.2020
Buyer/Planner
Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
07.2014 - 08.2017
Production Inventory Control Coordinator
Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation
04.2004 - 07.2014
Winning Teams Certification - DVIRC - undefined
Apollo Root Cause Analysis Methodology - World Interplay - undefined
Professional Training Lean Coaching Fundamentals - Change Management Associates - undefined
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Development & Leadership
Widener University