CAREN GILMORE
885 Cheney Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153
(215) 583-3952
Cellular: (215) 567-5678
e-mail:CG2008@msn.com
A materials management professional with hands-on experience in purchasing, inventory control, production control, warehouse systems, accounting, quality assurance and information systems for an $800 million, 11-division light manufacturing NYSE company.
Expertise includes excellent planning, scheduling, cost accounting and problem solving skills.
TEK-Air Inc. 1993-1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Production Planning Supervisor (1995-1996)
Performed master scheduling, forecasting and production and inventory control; managed shipping, receiving and warehousing for a vertically integrated manufacturer of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning blowers.
- Increased on-time shipping by 38% through the use of master scheduling techniques.
- Improved vendor on-time delivery by implementing a proactive scheduling system.
- Created 300% additional warehouse capacity using a modified Manhattan Inventory Control System.
- Guided the introduction of 11 products through the initial production startup and ongoing manufacturing.
- Negotiated with several freight carriers increasing discounts and speeding up delivery. Savings were in excess of 11%.
- Designated team leader for the ISO 9002 documentation and implementation process in materials management.
- Trained the Materials Department staff in the use of MRP II software.
- Developed the 1995 overhead rates that accurately captured manufacturing costs.
- Scheduled six assembly lines, 15 injection molding machines (75-500 tons) and machining operations.
- Directed two physical inventories with 1,800 stocking units.
Senior Planner/Staff Accountant, U.S. Gauge Division, Sellersville, Pennsylvania (1994-1995)
Reported inventory and cost data to the Materials Manager and the Vice President of Finance. Ordered long-lead time components for aerospace instruments. Tracked work orders through all levels of production.
- Directed a $3 million inventory buildup in anticipation of a possible work stoppage.
- Achieved 100% on-time shipping for a new instrument package.
- Developed inspection criteria for screen printed dials that lowered rejections by 50%.
- Developed a manning plan that determined monthly staffing requirements based on budget.
- Participated in setting correction plans for rejected components.
Cost Accountant, Westchester Plastics Division, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1993-1994)
Prepared monthly financial statements for a $25 million division compounding plastic resins.
- Developed a scheduling system that increased productivity by 15%.
- Established pricing guidelines that assured that profit targets were met.
- Reduced aging of accounts receivable by two days.
LaSalle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Master of Business Administration, 1995
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Accountancy, 1993
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, American Software, Integrated Business System (AS400), E-Mail, Microsoft Schedule+ and MRP II
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
American Association of University Women