MARCEL N. LUSSIER
Lewiston,ME
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Facilities and Procurement
SML USA
Lewiston, ME
01.2021 - Current
- Oversee and facilitate physical plant maintenance 10 locations across the state from Bridgton to Presque Ilse
- Successfully coordinated the completion of three major capital projects
- Kitchen remodel at the Androscoggin Hospice House, Boiler replacement in the Strawberry Ave location as well as a rooftop air exchange unit
- Managing major upgrades and remodel to the Hospice in Auburn
- Projects include repainting the interior, remodel of the living room and nurses station
- Completing a negative air pressure project for the Hospice House including the creation of four dedicated negative pressure rooms
- Successfully managed relocation an office in Wilton to the new Farmington location
- Currently researching and planning the relocation of the Bangor office
- Responsible for fire safety and emergency preparedness for all locations.
Sourcing, Purchasing and Pricing Manager
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Responsible for pricing all in-house production orders to maintain gross profit objectives
- Coordinated outsource vendor quotes for salespeople
- Checking quote requests for accuracy and assisting in production questions
- Coordinate and maintain vendor qualification forms for corporate database of approved US vendors
- Manage and backup the Purchaser by processing production orders, raw material orders and inventory management within company ERP system
- Maintain efficient inventory levels of raw material
- Extensive experience in Excel
- I Computerized multiple costing sheets to streamline the quoting process as well as reduce use of paper charts
- Developed a weight calculation spreadsheet to assist in estimating shipping cost
- The spreadsheet accounted for product type, size and quantity while estimating ship weight and carton count.
SML USA
Lewiston, ME
01.1990 - 01.2020
Service Bureau Manager
01.2006 - 01.2013
- Successfully transferred the daily operations and production of Service Bureau department (an in-house variable input print department) from NJ office to Maine for multinational company
- Responsible for the daily workflow, order processing, inventory and management of Service Bureau department
- Communicated with other SML offices in Peru, Dominican Republic and China to schedule and process international orders
- Communicate directly with major customers such as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein to ensure prompt production and delivery of their orders
- Successfully coordinated the Service Bureaus second move to a new production facility in North Carolina.
Director of New Product Development
Bell Manufacturing
Lewiston, ME
01.1999 - 01.2006
- Coordinated internal and external resources for development of new products while maintaining daily workflow
- Managed an average of 10 projects in different states of completion
- Serve as technical support on 6 target accounts with potential sales of $750 million
- Researched and solved unique problems associated with label production
- Successes include the introduction of a non-scuff finish, flame retardant finish, new ground weaves and tubular (double-sided) labels
- Developed a method of inserting security yarn into the warp of a woven label
- Identified four security devices for brand security and authentication
- Computerized internal forms saving order processing time and money
- Conducted four-hour training classes for all new office employees on label technology and development
- Evaluated ‘Predictive Index’ scores for all new employees and assisted managers in hiring decisions
- Conducted both individual and group tours for new employees and customers.
Director of Operations
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Directly responsible for the Order Processing, Scheduling, Shipping, Art and Design departments
- Maintained daily workflow and managed all personnel issues including hiring and firing of 12-person department
- Installed conveyer system to utilize unused space and create efficiencies for the shipping department.
Art and Design Manager
01.1994 - 01.1997
- Managed four full-time employees including hiring/firing, reviews and schedules
- Hired and trained additional artist and reduced turnaround time for artwork from 5 days to 24 hours
- Trained all new employees on woven label technology as well as updating sales department on new products
- Worked directly with salespeople to create artwork for customers
- Updated art and design CAD computers to maintain productivity.
01.1995
- The first manager to receive the Irving M
- Bell award (employee of the year).
Education
B.S - Business Administration, Art
Anna Maria College
Skills
- Service Planning and Scheduling
- Supplier Contracts Management
- Employee Supervision and Task Delegation
- Performance Assessments
- PPE Use
- Planning & Organizing
- Supervision & Leadership
- Training & Development
- People Skills
- Team Management
Timeline
Manager of Facilities and Procurement
SML USA
01.2021 - Current
Sourcing, Purchasing and Pricing Manager
01.2013 - 01.2020
Service Bureau Manager
01.2006 - 01.2013
Director of New Product Development
Bell Manufacturing
01.1999 - 01.2006
Director of Operations
01.1997 - 01.1999
01.1995
Art and Design Manager
01.1994 - 01.1997
SML USA
01.1990 - 01.2020
B.S - Business Administration, Art
Anna Maria College