Angel Brown-Ludden
Holyoke
Summary
Dedicated professional with proven performance in inventory management, production planning and communication. Detail-oriented in problem-solving and work flow prioritization. Ready to make an immediate contribution to your organization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Planner
US Tsubaki/Roller Chain Division
04.2023 - Current
- Review forecasts and direct customer sales orders and schedule production to meet customer needs and warehouse replenishment of stock orders.
- Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
- Submit purchase orders and coordinate subcomponents processed through outside vendors.
- Used Excel to provide relevant information, evaluations, and planning data for production.
- Worked with engineering, production, and testing departments to implement corrective actions for missed milestones.
- Reviewed inventories, tracked production statuses and ordered materials to foster consistent availability and production schedule adherence.
Inventory Planner
Yankee Candle / Newell Brands
10.2021 - 02.2023
- Determined inventory quantity needs, ordering more materials based on minimum or maximum levels.
- Confirmed proper and timely delivery of requisitions and orders.
- Responded to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
- Verified merchandise received against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages.
- Prepared purchase orders and sent copies to suppliers.
- Corresponded with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages and nonconformance to specifications.
- Contacted carrier representatives to make arrangements for shipping and delivery of materials.
- Review sales forecasts on Yankee Candles outsourced branded car and home fragrance items.
- Manage inventory levels using MPS.
- Issue purchase orders for finished good items and work with vendors for timely deliveries.
- Analyze inventory levels to ensure customer needs are met while levels of inventory are not excess.
Inventory and Production Planner
Yankee Candle/Jarden Corporation
01.2012 - 10.2021
- Reviewed forecasts and scheduled production of candles using MPS to meet customer needs.
- Purchased raw materials and worked with vendors to ensure timely deliveries.
- Determined time needed for order completion, developing production schedule to meet predicted completion date.
- Took corrective action for problem resolution related to unexpected parts shortages or defective inventory.
- Monitored material delivery dates to maintain on-time production schedule.
- Assisted production manager with staffing and manpower projections.
- Liaised with production manager to shift manpower as dictated by production needs.
- Conferred with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
- Planned production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
- Contacted suppliers to verify shipment details.
Material Coordinator
Yankee Candle
12.2009 - 01.2012
- Analyzed raw material needs in accordance to the Planners production schedule and placed PO’s.
- Worked with vendors to ensure timely deliveries to meet production demands.
- Requisitioned and maintained inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
- Distributed production schedules and work orders to departments.
- Revised production schedules when required due to design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering.
- Reviewed documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
- Arranged for delivery, assembly and distribution of supplies and parts to expedite flow of materials and met production schedules.
- Conferred with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
- Contacted suppliers to verify shipment details.
- Provided documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties and changes to cost estimates.
- Defined problems, collected data, established facts and validated conclusions.
Education
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Liberal Studies, Management, Marketing & Psych.
Westfield State
Westfield, MA12.2017
Associate of Science - Business Administration And Management
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA05-2013
Skills
- Inventory Coordination
- Creative Solutions
- Inventory Maintenance
- Order Management
- Critical Thinking
- Inventory Strategies
- Inventory Planning
- Oracle Inventory
- Time Management
Timeline
Production Planner
US Tsubaki/Roller Chain Division
04.2023 - Current
Inventory Planner
Yankee Candle / Newell Brands
10.2021 - 02.2023
Inventory and Production Planner
Yankee Candle/Jarden Corporation
01.2012 - 10.2021
Material Coordinator
Yankee Candle
12.2009 - 01.2012
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Liberal Studies, Management, Marketing & Psych.
Westfield State
Associate of Science - Business Administration And Management
Springfield Technical Community College
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