Roger A Morey

922 Garden Lane

Wheeling, IL 60090
Phone: (847) 541-0652
Email: rm5aaf02@westpost.net

OBJECTIVE
With my experience of being able to see the “big picture” and to communicate to team
s for understanding, using good materials management techniques and working with
plants and existing teams to reduce both raw materials and finished goods, succ
essfully shut down manufacturing operations and start up of a new plant keeping
teams focused on the project/issues using problem solving and team building tech
niques, I am looking for a manufacturing company and position where I will be ab
le to use my experience in materials, inv/prod control, inv systems and leadersh
ip of a professional staff.
SKILLS
Leadership (Expert Level, 26 Years Exp)
Global plant manufacturing (Expert Level, 11 Years Exp)
Global distribution (Expert Level, 11 Years Exp)
Inventory control (Expert Level, 31 Years Exp)
Project management (Expert Level, 11 Years Exp)

EXPERIENCE
Fenwal - Lake Zurich, Illinois
Sr Planner, Conversion projects
03/2007 to 04/2010
Due to the large quantity of projects and to ensure a smooth integration, partic
ipated in prioritized projects including:
• Managed and allocated production of needle assemblies from Baxter to Fenwal plan
ts in Puerto Rico & France;
• Managed conversion from Baxter needle to new supplier;
• Managed any component issue where supplier was providing materials to multiple F
enwal plant locations;
• Implemented consignment program for raw material inherited from sale;
• Set up and implemented global stocking logic for service parts which improved c
ustomer service;
• Reduced service parts inventory;
• Implemented and published a service parts back-order list which created visibil
ity and resolution;
• Scheduled exit production from Baxter plants;
• Developed supply budget numbers for service parts;
• Served as the Production Planning & Inventory Control representative to become S
CP Certified (Service, Capability and Performance);
• Participated in value-stream Kaizan event for service parts which improved multi
ple processes from customer order to customer receipt; and
• Maintained a 12-month rolling forecast for parts and finished goods purchased fr
om Baxter plants which ensured MSA (Manufacturing Service Agreement) contract qu
antities were met.
Results of Conversion Projects:
• Smooth transitions from Baxter to Fenwal ERP systems, distribution network, labe
l changes and plant production operations with minimum impact to customer servic
e;
• Control of consignment inventory;
• Reduction of service parts inventory of $2.5million in 12 months;
• Reduction of items on back-order by 70% in less than one year;
• Certification award from SCP in less than one year;
• Reduction of cycle time for customer order to customer receipt for service parts
from 139 days to 20 days;
• Increase of fill rate on service parts from 65% to 95%;
• MSA quantities were met with minimal issues.
Baxter Healthcare - Deerfield, Illinois
Manager Transfusion Therapies
05/2002 to 03/2007
Responsible for finished good products, including global planning and distributi
on. Manage planners who executed planning and purchasing processes. Provided inf
ormal leadership and executed strategic direction through management of planning
activities, processes, data/information and systems. Identified and implemented
continuous improvement initiatives that optimized inventory turns, service leve
ls and maximized profitability. Managed projects, identified required resources
and developed project plans. Coordinated the production of finished goods for pr
oduct groups while balancing plant efficiency, sales, distribution, customer ser
vice and inventory turn requirements.
Responsible for setting and monitoring operations plans for two Puerto Rico plan
ts, Singapore plant and for purchased complete finished goods from US suppliers.
Responsible for S&OP monthly meetings which addressed operating plans and commu
nication of potential strategic issues. Reviewed, monitored and challenged fore
cast for finished goods. Supported the creation of inventory budgets. Monitore
d product dating which ensured financial reserves and disposition of dated mater
ial.
ACCO - Wheeling, Illinois
Materials Manager
06/1984 to 09/2001
• Reviewed production controls and inventory management techniques at three major
manufacturing plants; identified opportunities to improve inventory turn rate an
d manufacturing flexibility resulting inventory reduction of $3.1 million and in
creased inventory turns from 15 to 52.
• Coordinated all issues related to the transfer of production and inventory contr
ol functions from plants located in New York, Toronto, New Jersey and Illinois t
o a new facility located in Nogales, Mexico; initiative saved $14 million/year
in production costs. Worked closely with external suppliers, including engineer
s, machine movers and internal production control units which insured coordinate
d U.S/Canada operation shut down and Mexico start up; project came in under budg
et and maintained 96% service levels.
• Provided operations support to four cross-functional Product Marketing teams. Co
ordinated operations planning, reviewed finished goods inventory and monitored s
ervice delivery across multiple manufacturing cells and sub teams.
Responsible for shipping, receiving, materials management, production pl
anning and inventory control for the Wheeling, IL manufacturing plant.
EDUCATION
APICS Certification - Wheeling, Illinois United States
CPIM
06/1985 to 08/1987

JOB PREFERENCES
Desired Job Type: Permanent
Desired Status: Full-time
Desired Salary: $95,000/year
OTHER DETAILS
DATE AVAILABLE: 04/05/2010
WILLING TO RELOCATE: No
LOCATIONS WILLING TO WORK: Wheeling, IL
WILLING TO TRAVEL: up to 10%
WORK AUTHORIZATION: US Citizen
US SECURITY CLEARANCE: No/Not Current
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30
CURRENT CAREER LEVEL: Management
DESIRED CAREER LEVEL: Middle Manager
HIGHEST EDUCATION LEVEL: High School
I AM SEARCHING: Actively