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Kyle Lewis
Plymouth,MN
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Summary
Procurement & Operations professional with 5+ years building supply chain, inventory control, and demand planning systems across high-complexity manufacturing and high-volume e-commerce environments. Deployed MRP-driven demand plans that slashed the stockout rate from 9% to under 1% across 2,500+ SKUs, and led a company-wide NetSuite ERP integration that compressed month-end close time by 67% and boosted OTIF delivery by 20%. Managed $54M+ in order flow, $9M+ in purchase orders, and 70+ vendor relationships while sustaining a 99% same-day ship rate. Consistently builds scalable SOPs, cross-functional data systems, and supplier accountability frameworks that turn operational chaos into repeatable performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Planner & Inventory Control
Evolve Additive Solutions
Minnetonka, MN
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Architected and deployed a NetSuite MRP-driven demand plan covering 2,500+ SKUs in a high-complexity additive manufacturing
environment, driving stockout rates from 9% down to under 1%. - Overhauled monthly production work order management across 5–10 orders per month for consumable service parts and materials, lifting tracking accuracy by 15%+ and producing measurably more stable, predictable forecasting cycles.
- Purchased $2.5M in production parts and materials across 750 purchase orders guided by the newly implemented MRP system, sustaining a 96% on-time delivery rate throughout.
- Redesigned 3 physical inventory zones to enforce FIFO compliance and scalable slotting logic, cutting pick/pull cycle times by an estimated 30% and reducing fulfillment errors by 10%.
- Eliminated overdue purchase order line items by 15% across roughly 40 suppliers by instituting proactive accountability protocols and real-time PO monitoring, compressing average issue resolution time from 5 days to 1 day.
- Standardized 25 core Operations functions, including MRP execution, MRB processing, and monthly Work Order reporting, by authoring and deploying SOPs that eliminated 15+ recurring process errors and freed up measurable team capacity each cycle.
- Spearheaded Operations SME responsibilities for a NetSuite ERP integration involving 7 total departments, configuring and validating inventory, procurement, and production workflows that delivered compounding post-go-live gains: month-end close time reduced 67%, billing errors down 30%, order fulfillment time down 40%, OTIF delivery up 20%, and manufacturing overhead rate down 15%.
- Recovered $150K in supplier credits across approximately 50 return/credit transactions by systematically processing rejected materials through
MRB and quarantine workflows, converting nonconforming inventory into recoverable value. - Executed 300 international sample order shipments to 40 countries, ensuring full customs compliance via HS code classification, pro formainvoices, certificates of origin, and customs declaration, with zero compliance issues on Evolve's end across the full shipment history.
Order Manager
DecksDirect.com
Minneapolis, MN
06.2020 - 03.2023
- Processed and approved 25,000+ customer orders totaling $45M via NetSuite ERP, maintaining delivery standards across a 4,000 SKU catalog while sustaining a 99% same-day ship rate.
- Drove 15,000+ spot-buy and non-inventory purchase orders totaling $9M across 70+ suppliers, eliminating stockouts across all inventory channels and defending a 99% same-day ship rate.
- Sustained a 98% on-time delivery rate across 70+ nationwide vendors by actively coordinating purchase order status and resolving approximately 20 shipping and invoice pricing discrepancies per month.
- Built a new "Customer Solutions" department from the ground up by onboarding and training 10+ team members, authoring 50 SOPs, and establishing KPI benchmarks that drove a 20% increase in department throughput within 12 months of launch.
- Managed inventory across 2 company-owned distribution centers, a vendor-managed inventory program, and non-stock/out-of-stock sourcing
channels, providing end-to-end supply coverage across all fulfillment types.
Inventory Lead
Peli BioThermal
Maple Grove, MN
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Sustained 96% inventory record accuracy across 1,900 SKUs in an SAP ERP system by executing daily item tracking, location transfers, and real-time data reconciliation in a single-warehouse environment.
- Directed a 6-person Fulfillment team, resolving an estimated 15 inventory discrepancies per week and coordinating material distribution across internal demand points to maintain a 99% on-time internal fulfillment rate.
- Negotiated and booked freight across 6–8 carriers for roughly 45 monthly shipments, preparing BOLs and commercial invoices while reducing average monthly freight spend by approximately 10% through competitive quote comparison.
- Preserved $40K in inventory value by overseeing batch-level shelf-life tracking across 40 product lines, flagging 3 at-risk lots before expiration and enabling timely redeployment, reducing the facility's scrap rate to nearly 1%.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WISkills
- ERP/MRP Systems (NetSuite & SAP)
- Process Design & SOP Development
- Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
- Inventory Management & Control
- Demand Planning & Forecasting
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Lean/Continuous Improvement (5s & Kaizen)
- Logistics & International Trade Compliance
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Contracts & Negotiation
Timeline
Production Planner & Inventory Control
Evolve Additive Solutions
05.2023 - 05.2024
Order Manager
DecksDirect.com
06.2020 - 03.2023
Inventory Lead
Peli BioThermal
02.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
University of Wisconsin