John R. Dudleyjdudley777@ gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/johndudley777 (952) 220-2016

Purchasing | Production Planning | Inventory Management

SUMMARYRepeatedly recognized as quickly taking ownership of complex issues and delivering on results. Known for achieving positive results by improving on existing processes or creating new ones.

Please take note that the spaces in the timeline between positions is due to my working in retail, driving school bus and doing what was needed to do to take care of my family.

Proven Strengths Supply Chain Management Purchasing Production Planning Operations Management Warehouse management Customer Relations Order entry Contract negotiations Quality Management Procedural Instructions Project Management Forecasting

Tools and TechnologiesSeveral different hardware/software platforms, Warehouse / Inventory management,Order Entry, RFID Technology. Familiar with APICS CPIM, Lean Practitioner,MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access & Outlook)

Sample Successes Created a new inventory system reducing “search time” from 2 hours, to 2 minutes or less. Constructed the Purchase Order Management System of the database, for a 3M spin-off Mediated with vendors, engineers and sales people on the best strategies for R & D projects

Highlights

Tonka Equipment, Plymouth, MN Buyer (Consulting Contract), 9/ 2012 Ensured on-time deliveries to the subcontractors Collaborating with team members to review the Bill of Material for each project and ordered

parts and equipment. Achieved quicker turnaround to meet the accelerated timeline, having items available for

delivery and assembly when needed

Pearson’s Candy, St Paul, MN Buyer (Consulting Contract), 8/ 2012Brought in to purchase shop supplies, refilled stock-outs and found new vendors for non-stock items, reported to Senior Buyer. Collaborated with mechanics to find the parts/equipment needed to set up a new production line.

Fulfilled within 24 hours requests for MRO’s such as Hydraulic, pneumatic parts, motors, connectors (fluid, electrical components), all food grade material

Alerted vendors to the urgency of the project thus team was able to beat the “normal” delivery times

Organize the “open” inventory room, immediately improving everyone’s ability to find needed items quickly

Global Traffic Technologies, LLC, Oakdale, MN Buyer (Consulting Contract), 2008

John Dudley

Participated in training for new software to go “Live” before setting up Vendors Confirmed correct process; that each party had the legal documents needed to conduct

transactions before the first purchase order could be placed Compared for accuracy the imported databases of vendors previously used when the

company was a division of 3M, to the new list

Honeywell – SSEC, Plymouth, MN Inventory Control (Consulting Contract) 1/1998 – 1/ 1999 Created a new inventory system for product in all phases of production, which led

to: Shortened search time for parts in inventory, from two hours, two minutes or less. Reconciled two different hardware / software platforms which controlled the same inventory. Participated on a "Material Management Handling Team" to create new policies

and procedures for manufacturing.

Gustafson, Inc. (Now Bayer Crop Science) Buyer 7/1996 – 10/1996 Purchased raw material for the sheet metal and machine shops along with fittings,

pumps and anything else to set up equipment that would Treat, size and sort seeds before planting. Started the process to acquire ISO certification.

Research International, Eden Prairie, MN Production Planner 8/1994 – 3/1996 Started in the Assembly Department and moved to Production Control. Scheduled work for the sheet metal and machine shops along with outside services. Worked with production personnel to make sure that they had what they needed – when they

needed it. We went through the ISO certification process and became certified in February 1996.

Cherry – Textron, Mendota Heights, MN Buyer / Planner 1/1993 – 5/1994 Purchased raw material and services as required for manufacturing Set up a Poka Yoke “mistake proof” system for the assembly department Requested RFQ’s, purchased raw material, parts, assemblies and services for production. Developed technical instructions for the assembly process Designed and developed a new test fixture for the Statistical Process Control which resulted

in a 40% increase in the production of high quality product

Education and Professional Development

St. Cloud VoTech / Central Lakes College, Safety, Manufacturing Processes, Quality and MaintenanceManufacturers Alliance, classes taken towards the Lean Practitioner certificationNormandale Community College, classes taken toward APICS CIPM certificationHennepin South Vocational Technical School, Certificates for classes in:

Mechanical Drafting, Electronics and HydraulicsBemidji State College, 70 credits toward Bachelor’s Degree

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