Ian Farquharson

Material Control Manager/Property Administrator • Aerojet/Rocketdyne 05-11 to Present • Management of all receiving, storage, kitting, shipping, import/export, and traffic processes; manage stockroom and delivery of completed shop floor kits. • Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, completing audits, physical inventories and maintaining cycle counts; achieved 99.5% inventory accuracy. • Drive operational excellence through development and implementation of improvements in production control processes, including review and updating of operational procedures focused on improving efficiencies. • Utilize Continuous Process Improvement tools (Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and 5S) to train employees, improve receipt process and delivery to end users. • Responsible for preparing monthly inventory reports for all on hand Government /customer owned inventory. • Facilitated annual property audits focused of FAR 52.245-1 Government Property Management. • Disposition excess property in accordance with DOD/Aerojet procedures. • Responsible for preparing annual department budgets and expenditure forecast. • Coordinate cross-functional meetings with internal/external customers to ensure seamless execution of program requirements.

•Supervised 20 to 40 Material Handlers in their day-to-day operations; coordinate and schedule all inbound shipments; manage pickups and deliveries from rail, LTL and OTR carriers. •Established operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming, outgoing shipments, hazmat identification/handling and workplace incident reporting. Conducted safety inspections, coordinated safety meetings and completed annual safety recertification training for warehouse personal. Reduced OSHA reported incidents by 80%. •Investigated all workplace incidents and created detail metrics showing trends and root causes. •Interviewed, mentored, hired, and trained new employees. Planned assigned and directed work; appraised performance; rewarded and disciplined employees.