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Production Planner / Scheduler

Engineering & Production

Exceptionally detail-oriented and adaptable Production Planner with an excellent work ethic and customer satisfaction record. Skilled at managing multiple production schedules across a wide variety of large and small projects. Highly motivated self-starter, able to work independently, and as a team player.

•	Created and built KANBAN system to analyze monthly and yearly history usages to determine KANBAN needed for all Make and Buy parts which results in cost reduction of expedited parts and provides future forecast quantities for Purchasing department to better negotiate on vendor pricing 
•	Analyze MRP reports and production rates for sheet metal parts to plan work-orders with detailed operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change noticed, and other engineering releases
•	Responsible for reviewing the master production scheduler planning per MRP for the company’s projects by coordinating with purchasing, inventory material control, shipping and receiving, and other departments to achieve on-time shipment and production schedule performance objectives
•	Utilize ERP software and supporting worksheets that support production planning, capacity planning, and operational management
•	Develop, select and/or customize continuous improvement methods to effectively implement lean manufacturing for varied production and business processes
•	Identify and resolve problems, such as parts shortages, capacity and technical failures, with appropriate department to assure a smooth orderly production schedule
•	Schedule customer order line items for shipment considering customer request date, present order backlog, daily line capacity, material availability, etc.
•	Prepare and host the daily Master Schedule Production meeting with status for all planned products

•	Applied Pareto’s law of 80/20 to increase productivity and reduce on average of $100,000.0 in costs and liability daily 
•	Expertly supported and managed day-to-day purchasing operations as well as managing existing vendor relationships for all indirect materials, services, and equipment
•	Served as a subject matter expert in SAP and internal processes / procedures; often called upon by senior management to provide training and support to other team members
•	Skillfully extracted data for reporting and maintained all necessary records in SAP, critical in supporting accurate manufacturing resource planning functions for projects to support an expanding business project
•	Ensured compliance by contract manufactures via daily output reports which support strategic cost reduction initiatives.
•	Tracked, analyzed, and reported on all cost increases, cost reductions, and inventory revaluation at contract manufacturers.
•	Demonstrated capacity and aptitude for engaging and collaborating with internal/external business partners in providing solutions and accomplishing assigned goals

Supply Chain Analyst

Created Bill of Material from drawings; planned material resources for production schedule. Planned safety stock for spare parts to satisfy sale orders and resolved backlog. Coordinated with supply chain to ensure parts are delivered on time. 

•	Established forecast for safety stock to improve delivery of parts, which resulted in a decrease of backlogs from 400 late items to 100 within six months. Consequently, improving punctual delivery from 80% to 92%
•	Performed proper material ordering and decision making; monitored MRP performance
•	Supported Material Manager by managing inventory to exceed monthly targets using ‘KANBAN’ system 
•	Created and organized reports to identify short term and long term results of timely customer delivery for Operations Manager
•	Participated and trained in problem solving workshops and Lean Process Management

Material / Production / Spares Planner

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Nathan Nguy: Production Planner / Scheduler in Garden Grove, CA

Nathan Nguy

Argosy University

Orange High School