SHANA L. ZINK
Thermopolis ,WY
Summary
Detail-oriented Materials Manager with over 25 years of experience in evaluating manufacturng production needs, executing purchasing strategies, managing material inventory and client and internal requirements to meet challenging deadlines.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Materials Manager
PLZ Corporation
10.2022 - Current
- Drive vendor management and purchasing activities
- Work closely with internal teams such as Project Management, Logistics, Customer Service, Quality and Finance
- Review and approve POs from direct reports
- Train and develop direct reports
- Management of inventory levels to meet production schedules
- Generate POs for new products from operating MRP/ERP system (SAP)
- Promptly address MRP signals and determine whether to pull in, push out or cancel POs as necessary
- Develop and maintain purchasing strategies to ensure inventory objectives and obsolescence goal are met
Master Scheduler
Woodward, Inc.
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Execute forecasting, capacity planning and inventory strategies (SIOP) for three product lines with highest part number count
- Identify, negotiate and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability
- Draw up production plan and coordinate with heads of Production, Engineering, Warehouse, Purchasing and Shipping for continuous supply flow through factory
- Collaborate with Engineering to flow ECO's internally and ensure smooth implementation
- Assist with PPAP and FFF scheduling
- Continually met scheduling metric set by management
Senior Production Planner
Blue Canyon Technologies (Raytheon)
11.2020 - 11.2021
- Draw up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to customer orders for each phase of satellite assembly and test
- Responsible for planning of two of largest satellites, one with DX United States government rating
- Create routing and BOM's in ERP system for each operation
- Release work orders according to project timeline and work with Purchasing to ensure material availability
- Presented updated production status to project managers and management weekly
- Drive resolution of NCR associated with production work orders including determining necessary routings
Supplier Manager
Vestas Blades Americas
04.2020 - 11.2020
- Continually analyze materials are optimized for vendor selection including cost, quality, on-time deliveries, transportation and packaging
- Drive cost out initiatives and improvements as needed
- Facilitate vendor improvements where key performance indicators (KPIs) are not met
- Supplier manager for top spend suppliers
- Collaborate and drive implementation of new and revised assemblies including ECOs, new and/or revised materials and BOM updates
- Manage ramp down of retired assemblies and all related materials to ensure minimal obsolescent stock or liabilities
- Work with purchasing team to validate that all Purchase Orders are placed per lead time and are in accordance with purchasing agreements/contracts
- Provide suppliers with forecast and communicate fluctuations and resolve effects of under or over consumption
- Creation and tracking of of freight budgets and analyze reports to ensure spend is appropriate and on target
Senior Buyer
Vestas Blades Americas
02.2009 - 03.2020
- Evaluate MRP and create Purchase Orders for suppliers both domestic and international
- Successfully managed $22 million in open Purchase Orders
- Determine and maintain core data for BOM and consumable materials including lead time, safety stock, min/max levels and release strategies (Kanban, JIT, consignment, etc.)
- Analyze historically usage data and trends and update supplier forecasts as needed
- Track open Purchase Orders and resolve late/incorrect deliveries and invoicing issues
- SAP Sourcing Super User
Education
A.A - Liberal Arts
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO05.1993
Skills
- ERP Systems
- SAP Sourcing Super User
- Purchasing strategies
- Planning/Scheduling
- Lean Manufacturing
- SIOP
- Inventory Management
- Supplier Relationships
- Drive/Implement Process Improvements
- Cost Reduction Initiatives
- Critical Thinker
- Excellent Communication
Timeline
Materials Manager
PLZ Corporation
10.2022 - Current
Master Scheduler
Woodward, Inc.
11.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Production Planner
Blue Canyon Technologies (Raytheon)
11.2020 - 11.2021
Supplier Manager
Vestas Blades Americas
04.2020 - 11.2020
Senior Buyer
Vestas Blades Americas
02.2009 - 03.2020
A.A - Liberal Arts
Aims Community College
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