Tina Gibson
Birmingham,AL
Summary
Results-driven Assistant General Manager/Senior Supply Chain Manager with expertise in daily operations management and team leadership. Proven ability to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. Focused on developing cohesive teams and implementing strategic initiatives that drive business success.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant GM/Senior Supply Chain Manager
International Automotive Components
Cottondale, Alabama
01.2024 - Current
- Managed daily operations for automotive component manufacturing processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve production efficiency.
- Oversaw inventory management and supply chain logistics for materials.
- Trained and mentored staff on best practices and safety protocols.
- Developed and implemented quality control measures for product standards.
- Coordinated communication between departments, enhancing workflow efficiency and collaboration.
- Assisted in budgeting and financial planning, contributing to effective allocation of resources for departmental projects.
- Provided training, guidance, and support to staff members on proper procedures and policies.
- Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Ensured that customer service standards were met or exceeded at all times.
- Motivated and led team members to work together to achieve targets.
- Managed and mentored staff to carry out operational directives with high productivity and accuracy.
- Controlled business inventory to keep numbers beneath targets through expert oversight and usage monitoring.
- Coordinated monthly budgets, managed profit and loss and consistently met desired margin targets.
- Implemented safety protocols to protect both customers and employees from potential hazards.
- Communicated regularly with suppliers regarding product delivery timelines, pricing information.
- Identified opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiencies, supporting overall operational objectives.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for employees to ensure quality standards were maintained.
- Met business targets with streamlined operations strategies.
- Applied knowledge of coverage needs and individual employee strengths to produce successful team schedules.
- Analyzed financial data and prepared reports for senior management.
- Collaborated with other departments within the organization to coordinate projects.
- Supervised critical budget implementations, employee reviews, training and scheduling for projects.
- Ensured compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Initiated cost-saving measures to optimize operational expenses and increase profitability.
- Coordinated product launches, ensuring supply chain readiness to support market entry strategies.
- Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
- Managed end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring timely delivery of products.
- Facilitated risk management within the supply chain, developing contingency plans to mitigate potential disruptions.
Assistant GM / Supply Chain Mgr.
Fehrer Automotive
Gadsden, AL
11.2020 - 10.2023
- Responsible for overseeing the inventory management process, defining departmental strategies for appropriate inventory levels, eliminating obsolete and off-spec material, and reduce aging material.
- Develop methods and procedures for scheduling of raw materials from suppliers to support manufacturing in achieving customer demand and minimizing cost impact. Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
- Managed production planning and scheduling to ensure on-time delivery. Monitored job order execution and adjusted schedules to meet deadlines, addressing equipment malfunctions, material shortages, and factory problems via daily report reviews.
- Coordinate with other Department Managers to develop company policies and procedures. Create policies or procedures for logistics activities. Plan and implement material flow management systems to meet production requirements.
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports, exports, and customer issues. Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, and performance evaluation. Monitor product import and export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. Ensure carrier compliance with company policies and procedures for product transit or delivery.
- Directed distribution center operations to achieve cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness objectives. Negotiated transportation rates and services while supervising materials, buyers, logistics specialists, planners, and schedulers. Coordinated and enforced operational policies and procedures for receiving, warehousing, and distribution.
- Collaborated with departments to integrate logistics with business systems, including customer sales and order management. Analyzed financial impacts of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, and carriers.
- Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation, warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management. Direct and coordinate comprehensive logistical and reverse logistical functions for product life cycles, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation and delivery.
Supply Chain Manager
Fehrer Automotive
Gadsden, AL
10.2018 - 11.2020
- Managed the inventory management process by defining strategies for inventory levels, eliminating obsolete materials, and reducing aging materials.
- Developed scheduling methods for raw materials from suppliers to support manufacturing and align with customer demand, while establishing supply chain performance measurement systems.
- Coordinated with Department Managers to create and implement logistics policies and material flow management systems to meet production requirements.
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports, exports, and customer issues. Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, and performance evaluation. Monitor product import and export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. Ensure carrier compliance with company policies and procedures for product transit or delivery.
- Direct distribution center operation to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness objectives. Negotiate transportation rates and services. Supervise the work of materials, buyers, logistics specialists, planners, and schedulers. Maintain receiving, warehousing and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing program operational and personnel policies and procedures. Negotiate with suppliers and customers to improve supply chain efficiency and sustainability.
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business system processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, and shipping. Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, mixes, and carriers.
- Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation, warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management. Direct and coordinate comprehensive logistical and reverse logistical functions for product life cycles, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation and delivery.
Material Planner
Fehrer Automotive
Gadsden, AL
07.2017 - 10.2018
- Schedules and forecasts the right volumes of materials, goods and products inbound to the business from its supply chain companies. To ensure that the supply of materials meet the production schedule and minimum stock levels to ensure operational and production continuity.
- Able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Work under general supervision, reviewed by Management.
- General and Task Management: Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels.
- Planned, developed, implemented, and evaluated processes for material delivery from supplier to point of fit, managing day-to-day order and delivery management while mitigating risks to maintain production schedule.
- Executed processes to align with established standards and targets, while promoting continuous improvement. Managed Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems to ensure data accuracy.
- Monitored integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and managed inventory accuracy, ensuring inventory levels aligned with agreed targets through effective communication and relationship management.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the costs, production, manufacturer and customer order fulfillment Results orientated and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines. Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detail skills.
Master Scheduler/Production Planner
Sanmina Corporation
Huntsville, AL
10.2015 - 07.2017
- Master Scheduling; responsible for loading customer orders, master scheduling the orders in the system, running MRP and adjusting the shop schedule as needed to support customer requirements. Production Planning; generating pick lists for assembly kits, working material shorts from the production floor, expediting kits through the production process to insure on-time shipments.
- Managed daily problem solving and scheduling decisions, ensured customer commitments for on-time delivery, and reviewed inventory goals monthly, reconciling inventory and approving write-offs bi-annually.
- Expedite deliveries, resolves discrepancies, and manages returns. Compile and analyze material requirements and plant inventory objectives to reach resolution that satisfies all goals and objectives. Bi- Annual Inventory-Support the manufacturing area as needed.
- Reviewed variance reports for recounts to reconcile inventory, ran reports, obtained approvals, and posted new inventory counts, submitting variances to executive management for final approval.
- Managed day-to-day activities and communication with the selected customer base.
- (Electronic Manufacturing)
Strategic A/R Team Lead
Sanmina Corporation
Huntsville, AL
01.2003 - 10.2015
- Managed day-to-day A/R functions for company's top strategic customers globally, overseeing a portfolio valued at $100 million with 8,000 line items.
- Accounting Team Leader, providing direction and support for group collections analysis & 1 admin. Coordinate & work weekly conference calls to resolve any issues for account discrepancies with customer & internal contacts.
- Determined status on all items of the customer's account and elevated any potential collection disputes according to the policies and procedures. Maintained reporting for daily distribution to all management levels involved with accounts.
- Handled audit requests from KPMG for all customers, provided necessary documentation, supported A/R supervisor in auditing adjustment and write-off forms, and assisted with A/R analysis and staff training.
- Monitored customer account balances and reconciled AR sub-ledger with posted invoices and cash receipts to general ledger monthly, ensuring compliance with Standard Reconciliation and Sub Ledger Validation Procedures while preparing documentation for accounts requiring legal involvement.
- Conducted scheduled calls to identify and resolve issues impacting accounts receivable.
Strategic Account Collections/ Claims Analyst
Sanmina Corporation
Guntersville, AL
09.2002 - 01.2003
- Shared Service Center Accounts Receivable research and applications (including for Invoicing disputes, customer debits, credits, & payments) Customer A/P and internal Program Management/CSR communications to resolve discrepancies. All aspects of administrative functions to support large strategic customer base accounts. Maintaining accounts receivable records and collections reporting for audit proposes.
- Analyzed claims data to identify trends and potential discrepancies.
- Evaluated documentation for accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex claims issues.
Education
Associates - Applied Science in Business Management
Snead State Community College
Boaz, AL01-1995
Skills
- Supply chain
- Production planning
- Inventory optimization
- Warehouse Management Systems
- SAP
- Oracle 11i
- Oracle 1103
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Report analysis
- DAS
- Cash tool program
- QAD
- AS400
- KPI development
- Lean Management
- Supply Chain Certification
- Management proficiency
- Risk management
- Cost reduction
- Financial Analysis
- Decision Making
- Team leadership
- Employee Development
- Workforce Training
- Client Relationship Management
- Information Security
- Ethical Awareness
- Problem solving
- Workforce Training
- Cost reduction
- Financial Analysis
Timeline
Assistant GM/Senior Supply Chain Manager
International Automotive Components
01.2024 - Current
Assistant GM / Supply Chain Mgr.
Fehrer Automotive
11.2020 - 10.2023
Supply Chain Manager
Fehrer Automotive
10.2018 - 11.2020
Material Planner
Fehrer Automotive
07.2017 - 10.2018
Master Scheduler/Production Planner
Sanmina Corporation
10.2015 - 07.2017
Strategic A/R Team Lead
Sanmina Corporation
01.2003 - 10.2015
Strategic Account Collections/ Claims Analyst
Sanmina Corporation
09.2002 - 01.2003
Associates - Applied Science in Business Management
Snead State Community College