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TIMOTHY SHANNON

Sadieville

Summary

Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, manufacturing, and distribution management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, perfected by 17 years of experience in leading organizational business units.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Planner (Reusable Respirators)

3M
10.2022 - Current
  • Promotion to Supply Planner for Reusable Respirators after 10 months in previous Supply Planning role
  • Supply Planning role with personal safety division in 3M
  • Responsible for the Reusable Respirators Portfolio
  • Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
  • Implemented an Inventory Hit Squad with a cross functional team including Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Planning and Demand Planning
  • Goal to reduce inventory as well as backorder dollars
  • Inventory was reduced at the Distribution Center by 19% and backorder dollars fell from a high of $7MM to $1.5MM
  • The lowest backorder has been in this profit center since before the Covid pandemic
  • OTIF during the time of the Hit Squad project has been raised from 49% to 83%
  • Conduct weekly Manufacturing Supply Reviews with production facilities
  • Currently working with three manufacturing facilities located in the United States and Canada
  • Provide insight and schedule priorities for sub-contracting locations
  • Currently working with five sub con locations
  • Resolve non-working inventory
  • I work with marketing on plans to sell excess or slow inventory at a discounted rate
  • Also work on scrapping anything that has become dead inventory
  • Non-working inventory was reduced by a total of $500,000 in 2023, a 24% reduction.

Supply Planner (Welding & Scotchlite Reflective Materials)

3M
01.2022 - 10.2022
  • Supply Planning role with personal safety division in 3M
  • Responsible for Welding and Reflective materials portfolios
  • Deliver cost savings by right sizing inventory levels at distribution center
  • Successful in leading reduction in finished goods inventory project resulting in 25% reduction in finished goods stored at the distribution center
  • Worked closely with manufacturing facilities on projects to reduce backorder
  • Working on better change over wheels, appropriate safety stock levels and determining if skus should be make to stock vs
  • Make to order
  • Reduced backorder on finished goods skus by 85% in 2022
  • Dropping from $4,600,000 to $700,000
  • Led successful project to remove allocations on all Welding and Reflective materials that are stocked at the distribution centers
  • Daily data monitoring on 300+ finished goods skus
  • Reporting on items with low days of stock or backorder status
  • Updating expected recovery dates in the system to give customer's correct product information
  • Working closely with manufacturing locations and value stream leadership to resolve supply constraints
  • Manufacturing facilities were located across the United States and Canada (4 locations) as well as a main distribution center in each country
  • Manage daily exceptions to resolution in order to allow product to flow through the 3M supply chain effectively
  • Worked with upper management, to the executive level on resolution to backorders and stocking strategies
  • Work with cross functional teams on demand plans and portfolio management for new product introductions and phase in/phase out activities.

Supply Chain Analyst/Buyer

3M
06.2011 - 01.2022
  • Dual role in Post-It/Scotch Packaging Tape factory as a buyer and a production planner
  • Use analytical models and mathematical analysis to create and maintain key performance metrics
  • Suggested improvements to cut costs and improve supply chain process, incorporating asset utilization, performance measurement and outsourcing approaches
  • Organized and maintained correct inventory levels to drive highest turns possible on inventory
  • Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory targets for finished goods
  • Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma
  • Led on average 2 projects per year with annual cost savings of $100,000 per project
  • Conduct quarterly TQRDC scorecard review with suppliers
  • Manage daily interactions with suppliers of packaging items for both the Post-It Notes and Scotch Packaging Tape Focus Factories
  • Purchasing representative accountable for corrugated, fiber cores, pallets and blades with yearly spend of 20MM dollars
  • Process RFQ to suppliers to ensure new packaging items are procured from best priced option
  • Production planner for seven fast paced production lines in the Post-It Notes Factory
  • Manage phase in/phase out for packaging to minimize scrap material
  • Optimize execution of supply chain by scheduling orders and balancing inventory levels for 200+ finished goods across three distribution centers
  • Build seasonal inventory and production schedules to fulfill customer orders
  • Responsible for Supplier Managed Inventory levels
  • Conduct on site quality reviews of suppliers
  • On board new suppliers
  • Discuss business trends and opportunities for cost savings
  • Work with suppliers on print specification of new packaging items
  • Work with suppliers, site engineers, and team leads to find process improvements and ways to make material work better for our process.

Sr. Purchasing Specialist

Lockheed Martin
06.2010 - 06.2011
  • Role within Lockheed Martin was result of corporate transition from L-3 Communications
  • Commodity manager overhead items such as computer components and office supplies
  • Leader on SAP implementation.
  • Input, analyzed and reported on data covering all aspects of procurement operations.
  • Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal terms for purchases.
  • Establish blanket purchase agreements for various departments for the procurement of overhead purchases
  • Purchasing department subject matter expert (SME)
  • Prepare material and train purchasing personnel for all audits to include Contractor Purchasing System Review, AS9100, Sarbanes Oxley and Material Management Audit System
  • Develop purchasing procedures, task instructions, and flow charts to ensure processes are documented
  • Establish rapport and excellent relationships with suppliers
  • Mentor new suppliers on requirements to become a successful vendor
  • Conduct monthly meetings with the Accounting department
  • Manager of cell phone acquisitions and billing inquiries
  • Write Price Analysis and cost comparisons on purchase orders in order to stay in compliance with requirements for Purchasing Agents.

Sr. Purchasing Specialist

L-3 Communications
11.2008 - 06.2011
  • Promotion from Purchasing Specialist.
  • Commodity manager of overhead items such as computer components and office supplies
  • Establish blanket purchase agreements for various departments for the procurement of overhead purchases
  • Input, analyzed and reported on data covering all aspects of procurement operations.
  • Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal terms for purchases.
  • Mentor new suppliers on requirements to become a successful vendor
  • Purchasing department subject matter expert (SME)
  • Prepare material and train purchasing personnel for all audits to include Contractor Purchasing System Review, AS9100, Sarbanes Oxley and Material Management Audit System
  • Develop purchasing procedures, task instructions, and flow charts to ensure processes are documented
  • Conduct monthly meetings with the Accounting department
  • Manager of cell phone acquisitions and billing inquiries
  • Write Price Analysis and cost comparisons on purchase orders in order to stay in compliance with requirements for Purchasing Agents.

Purchasing Specialist

L-3 Communications
11.2007 - 11.2008
  • Commodity Manager for Wire and Cable.
  • Work closely with specific projects in order to ensure timely delivery of needed components.
  • Resolved vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers.
  • Analyzed customer engineering drawings, specifications and RFQ requirements to perform purchase analysis.
  • Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
  • Tracked inventory shipments and prepared spreadsheets detailing item information.
  • Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality, and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.

Operations Unit Manager

JP Morgan Chase
10.2005 - 11.2007
  • Manage a team of 25+/- employees and all related processes in a high volume loan-servicing site
  • Participate in the recruitment, interviewing and selection of candidates during mass-hiring phases and serve as a mentor to new employees
  • Consistently provide coaching, development and disciplinary action to staff
  • Conduct monthly, mid-year and annual performance appraisals and make salary adjustments according to each individual's fulfillment of expectations
  • Communicate operational changes to staff and ensure that applicable training and resources are available
  • Develop ideas to enhance and consolidate data entry process within Chase custom loan tracking systems
  • Control unit labor cost by verifying employee payroll entries and limiting overtime expenditures
  • Promote interdepartmental teamwork throughout ongoing cross training of and communication with peers.

Education

Bachelor's - Business Management

Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA
05.2001

Skills

  • Sourcing
  • Vendor Management
  • Negotiations
  • Production Planning
  • Supply Planning
  • Production Planning
  • Capacity Planning
  • Materials Management
  • Logistics Management
  • SAP experience
  • Multi-plant experience
  • New Vendor Setup

Timeline

Supply Planner (Reusable Respirators)

3M
10.2022 - Current

Supply Planner (Welding & Scotchlite Reflective Materials)

3M
01.2022 - 10.2022

Supply Chain Analyst/Buyer

3M
06.2011 - 01.2022

Sr. Purchasing Specialist

Lockheed Martin
06.2010 - 06.2011

Sr. Purchasing Specialist

L-3 Communications
11.2008 - 06.2011

Purchasing Specialist

L-3 Communications
11.2007 - 11.2008

Operations Unit Manager

JP Morgan Chase
10.2005 - 11.2007

Bachelor's - Business Management

Bluefield College

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