Regan Flemming

• Responsible for planning and implementing supply chain management process targeting demand management, material planning and purchasing operations. Initial baseline was an abused, conflicted materials program with negligible checks and balances. Stabilized operations and reduced overall material costs 20%+ within first 18 months.
• Assigned to locomotive manufacturing facility in Muncie, IN to upgrade material availability and component flow. Achieved 90+% material flow within first 4 weeks of assignment.
• Supervised 70 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing and customer service duties.

• Optimized internal supply chain infrastructure by initiating targeted changes to improve product flow, reduce prime product inventory and improve corporate cash flow. End game results - caused $500m reduction in prime product inventory over 12 -18 months.

• Accountable for $1b+ budget for purchasing steel to match CAT production needs.
• Managed diverse staff of 20+ professionals located in 7 key global regions purchasing standard and hardened plate steel, HR steel, bar stock and specialized steel products.
• Directly negotiated steel pricing with numerous foreign steel manufacturers resulting in multiple cost reductions of $45M / Yr. Established purchasing contracts to stabilize pricing fluctuations.
• Traveled extensively throughout world seeking new steel sources and growing relations with existing sources.
• Planned and executed local programs with US service centers to improve availability, flow and cost control.

• Accountable for on-time manufacture of Wheel Tractor Scraper prime product, managing multi-shift team of 250+ hourly and management staff. Hourly staff were UAW members.
• Raised production from less than 0.5 units / day to 3.5 units / day over 8 month period.
• Achieved set on line and shipment goals 75% of time, consistently achieving improved variable margins quarterly and annually.
• Assessed manufacturing processes and improvements to increase productivity. Planned and implemented "ironless" assembly line, through lean manufacturing and supplier sub-assembly processes.
• Improved product quality through variability reduction and in-line quality assessment by unit. Pareto analysis and customer feedback directly employed to determine priorities.

• Accountable for leading team of 25 mechanical engineers engaged in strategic assembly and production planning for multiple prime products.
• Planned, developed and executed lean manufacturing and material flow process for Motor Grader product, resulting in "just in time to line" process. Components fed through multiple sub assembly conveyors to specific delivery points.
• Employed ergonomics and air float processes to assure safety and capability of employees.
• Employed pre-assembly set-up to balance line flow.
• Program resulted in improved flexibility and line product flow.

• Served as Material Manager leading team of 35 people engaged in demand management, MRP planning, schedule validity, supplier performance and inventory reduction.
• Served as Purchasing manager for Decatur IL facility, negotiating cost contracts, material quality and availability. Managed team of 15 "buyers" engaged in this work.
• Held several non-management material planning positions at beginning of career.

Tactical officer, IL Military Academy. Trained enlisted persons to become officers in the US Army. Specialized in tactical strategy and the Military Honor Code.